The controversial Uptown Project sounds like it will be eight stories
(9 by the city's counting), not the original 12 (13), according to
today's Council vote.
The condo building will drop from 148 feet to 112 feet high.
Voting no: Ostrow, Zerby, Goodman and Lane. Rybak said the council
D.B. says;
I should note that my prediction from the git-go was the developers would
propose 12 as a way to get 8 in an area zoned for 4.
That's how to bargain and compromise, something our legislators could learn
how to do.
Anne McCandless
Jordan
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1. Be civil! Please read the
I want to apologize to the forum readers and real estate developers in general
for some of the coarse language I used in describing them in my posting about
the Lagoon project.
I'm sorry.
It was late and I was suffering a bad headache, so I will plead that I wasn't
thinking straight, by the
Chris Johnson wrote:
In the former vein, there is David Greene's statement: We have a
million more people moving into the area over the next 25 years and they
have to live _somewhere_. Wow. It sounds like darn near a crisis, and
gosh, well, many of those million people will need to live in
David Greene wrote:
Chris Johnson wrote:
In the former vein, there is David Greene's statement: We have a
million more people moving into the area over the next 25 years and
they have to live _somewhere_. Wow. It sounds like darn near a
crisis, and gosh, well, many of those million
Chris Johnson wrote:
This is a question of urban planning. Do we really want to increase the
already excessive land area of the metro? It is extremely expensive
to run services (bus, sewers, etc.) out into the exurbs. Our metro area
is going to be in for a major change over the next
Several Forum writers, not of our area, are adamant that the developers in the
Uptown area should not be constrained in any way. However, this is clearly a
case of developer profit vs.. the public good. A 13 story building and other
developments that far exceed the zoning heights are great
Just playing devil's advocate here...given my previous general opinions on
area traffic.
Gary Farland writes:
A 13 story building and other developments that far exceed the zoning
heights are great for developers, in that they can sell lake views. But,
in the process the rest
of us have to
There seems to be a lot of myopia and mischaracterization going around with
the so-called Lagoon Project. I think most people are missing the bigger
picture, although I do think Mr. Goldman and Mr. Zuckman probably have a grasp
on the big picture but are not yet articulating it.
First,
The city zoning map (www.municode.com) says the property at 1320 is zoned
C3A. That allows for one unit per 400 sq foot as part of mixed use
building. The site is 2.8 acres according to a Skyway news article, at
43,560 square feet per acre that yields 121,968 square feet. This would
Strib's Dan Mitchell writes:
Council member Gary Schiff indicated during the commission meeting that a
10-story tower might be acceptable.
[Developer Stuart] Ackerberg said he will probably come back with just such
a proposal. To make it work, he said, he might have to drastically reduce
the
David Brauer asks: Question for opponents: how do you feel about 10 floors
versus 13? Is that a magic number?
My opposition to this project is not specifically about this particular
development. There is not magic number.
VISION-There needs to be some very serious discussion about the future of
Anyone know what the fate of the original Walker library will be
as this project goes forward?
The concept drawings in the Southwest Journal seem to show
the condos right where the (former) library is...
Madeline Douglass
Kingfield
REMINDERS:
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MD asks:
Anyone know what the fate of the original Walker library will be
as this project goes forward?
The concept drawings in the Southwest Journal seem to show
the condos right where the (former) library is...
The old Walker Library is not touched. The condos rise behind the Library,
if
Nathan Hunstad wrote:
I'm not absolutely pro-development, but this development makes sense in
a lot of ways. Fearing change because it's change will not allow our
neighborhoods and city to mature.
I agree with Nathan and Nick, especiallyu about the horrible waste of
space caused by the
...From the SW Journal Story (as forwarded by D. Brauer)
Lagoon Project moves on up
Planning Commission opts for Uptown height, density as neighborhoods
split on condo/retail complex between the Greenway and Lagoon Ave. near
Hennepin.
http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2005/06/03/news/news01.txt
Pros: The project would do a lot to further justify transit in the Greenway.
It would also really help other local business, which I would expect would
create some new jobs. At $75 million it would help build the taxbase or
ease pressure on existing properties. An overall increase in housing
I live near this project, and given the details I know so far, I have
absolutely no problem with it. Development is going to happen. That's
a simple reality. Either it can happen in the far-flung 'burbs, like
Chanhassen or Blaine, where there is no hope for much transit and more
highways will
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