From: "rashard zanders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Annie Young'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: [midtwon exchange] media advisory
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 10:25:11 -0500
Commssioner, I don't know how to post this on the issues list. I lurk
but never post....
Could you copy it to the list for me?
MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
For May 19, 2005
Midtown Exchange Building, Former Sears Building, Opens for Community
Tour
Get an Insider's Peek at the Model Condo Units
WHAT:
An open house for neighbors and community members will take place at 5
p.m. at Midtown Exchange on Thursday, May 19, showing the significant
progress that has been made over the past few months at the property.
Nearly 400,000 hours of labor has been invested thus far, with an
estimated 275,000 hours until the site is completed.
New walls, atriums, and elevator shafts outline the new floor plans
inside the historic 1928 building. Exterior brick restoration shines
with the addition of new windows that provide breathtaking views of
Minneapolis. The walls of the new structures (the Sheraton Hotel and
parking ramp) are also quickly rising. As the site continues its
evolution, the media is invited to take an inside look, including tours
of model condo units. Please note that if
5 p.m. on May 19 does not work, personal tours can be arranged at any
time.
BUILDING FACTS:
. With approximately one million square feet, this property is
similar in size to the IDS Center.
. The 1964 warehouse that straddled the Midtown Greenway is now
gone, bringing more natural light to the bike/pedestrian path. Continued
construction work also reveals the connections both the 1928 structure
and new hotel will have to the Greenway and to Abbott Northwestern and
Children's Hospitals.
. Two new atriums, now in the finishing stages, will add more
light to the building's interior, both in the office space and
residential units.
. More than 800 construction workers per day work on various
building features, keeping the project on schedule.
. Sears, Roebuck & Co. opened nine mail-order and retail centers
around the country from 1910 to 1928 and only one has been in continual
use. Three have been redeveloped, with Minneapolis soon to be the
fourth. Two have been demolished and two remain vacant.
PHOTO/INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:
. Insider's peek at the progress that has been made and the
scope of the work being done, including tours of model condo units that
show what living in the building will be like.
. Members of surrounding neighborhoods and communities viewing
construction progress from the inside and outside, commenting on the
progress to date.
WHEN/WHERE:
5 p.m., Thursday, May 19 Intersection of
Chicago Ave. and Lake St., South Minneapolis
Arrive on-site by 4:45 p.m. Tours will enter the building by 5 p.m.
(once the tours enter, there will be no safe way to catch up). Parking
will be available on the west side of the site, accessible from Chicago
Avenue north of Lake Street, until that parking is full. Additional
parking will be available north of the Midtown Greenway, accessible from
Chicago Avenue south of 28th Street, until that parking area is full.
Thereafter, no further reserved parking will be available. We will
break into groups of 10-15, depending on total attendance. Wear
comfortable shoes, without high heels.
CONTACT:
Kristin Heinmets / Sarah Voigt* on-site contact
Padilla Speer Beardsley
[EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Office: 612-455-1749 / 612-455-1784
Mobile: 651-335-1897 / 651-470-6187
Editor's Note: If you cannot make the tour at 5 p.m. on Thursday, please
note that a personal tour for you and a camera can be arranged at a
different time.
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Rashard Zanders
Community Editor
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
3744 4th Ave. S.
Mpls. MN 55409
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Annie Young
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 1:20 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Mpls] Rain and Trees!
As much as you personally may "not" be liking all this rain please
remember
that the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has just finished
planting
2600 new trees of 41 varieties throughout the city on parkways and
boulevards. The TREES are loving all this rain. Trust me on this one!
Annie Young
East Phillips
Seeking re-election to the Park Board - 2005
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