“Buy By the Acre Ton, Sell By the Square Foot Ounce” No, I’m not calling the housing bottom. But, I’m willing to predict that Yogurt Lab, the new self-serve yogurt shop on Excelsior Blvd. near Uptown, is going to be a hit. How do I know? It was mobbed — on a recent weeknight! —...Read More
Here’s Hoping There Are No Construction Delays First, this acknowledgement: “Flux Apartments” — a new, upscale development at 28th & Fremont — appears to be a well-conceived, well-marketed property, and generally a fine addition to the area’s (growing) stock of luxury rentals. So, their impressive Web site touts “resort living/uptown attitude”; the management company is running...Read More
Well, yes, that’s one kind of off-road biking (pictured below). But the kind I had in mind was actually on Hennepin Ave. in Uptown. Biking from The Wedge to Lake of the Isles yesterday with my two sons, traffic on Hennepin Ave. was just a little too congested to compete with on our (non-mechanized) bikes. So, we switched...Read More
70% Off! Where: 30xx Colfax Ave. South in Minneapolis’ Uptown neighborhoodWhat: Uptown Triplex with 2,700 FSFHow much: $166,250When: listed yesterday (9/30) with Coldwell Banker Burnet Once upon a time — like 2006 — this Uptown property was listed for $550,000. Today, it can be purchased from its bank-owner for $166,250. It comes with a $7,000...Read More
Busy Thursday Night What’s up with Uptown? A lot, it turns out. Last night, I wandered around the newly redesigned Calhoun Square (BIG improvement) while noshing on all the free food vendors were giving out; went across the street for some great Thai food (not free); and heard a new hip-hop group, called “No Bird...Read More
Home Amenities: Floor Plan, Updates . . . ‘Walkability’ How “walkable” is any given neighborhood? You can find out by going to http://www.walkscore.com/ and typing in an address. The site, which covers 40 U.S. metro areas, generates a map of nearby services (restaurants, groceries, book stores, coffee shops, dry cleaning, etc.), and calculates both a...Read More
