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Suburban World Theater for Sale

Suburban World Theater for Sale

The Suburban World Theater is listed for sale now that it is bank owned. What will become of this treasure?

Bennett Lumber Site changes hands

Bennett Lumber Site changes hands

National apartment-building owner/developer, Greystar, purchased the Bennett Lumber Site.

Potential Trader Joe’s wine shop boxed out? Update

Potential Trader Joe’s wine shop boxed out? Update

Trader Joe’s representatives presented revised plans for its proposed store at 27th and Lyndale, but a new liquor store proposal across the street may threaten the project’s viability.

A second project at 27th & Lyndale

A second project at 27th & Lyndale

A new proposal emerges for the southeast corner of 27th and Lyndale for a relocated Flanders Cycle and a new 11,000 square foot retail building potentially housing a liquor store, restaurant, and butcher shop/deli.

New plans for 2900 Lyndale

New plans for 2900 Lyndale

Greco Development, developer of Blue and Flux, has new plans for the site it owns at 2900 Lyndale Avenue. The site is now L-shaped and includes the parking lot behind the VFW. The plan calls for 176 apartments, 9,000 square feet of commercial space, and parking for the VFW and the building.

Cowboy Slims redevelopment revisions

Cowboy Slims redevelopment revisions

Cowboys Slims is still anticipated to be redeveloped into a six-story, retail/restaurant/apartment building. The 92 unit building will also have 23,800 square feet of retail/restaurant space along with 212 parking stalls. The project is located between Lagoon Avenue and Lake Street on the east side of Girard Avenue. Clark Gassen is now working with BKV [...]

Trader Joe’s on Lyndale: Suburban Box in City?

Trader Joe’s on Lyndale: Suburban Box in City?

A neighborhood group outlined their support of Trader Joe’s coming to the neighborhood, but concerned over the suburban-style design.

Jane’s prescription: mixing the old with the new

Jane’s prescription: mixing the old with the new

Jane Jacobs’ famous tome, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, has long been required reading for students of urban planning, sociology, and many related fields. It’s also a fantastic read, and has remained a staple on the urbanite’s bookshelf for the fifty years since its publication in 1961 (happy birthday!). While Jacobs wrote in [...]

Flux giving away apartment

Flux giving away apartment

Greco is giving away a free year’s worth of rent to its new Flux apartment project at this year’s Uptown Art Fair. Flux has a booth at the Uptown Art Fair (August 5-7) and will be giving away special key cards that may open a one-bedroom apartment at the project. The value is approximately worth [...]

Uptown Construction Update – 7/2/2011

Uptown Construction Update – 7/2/2011

Construction sites appear to be commonplace in Uptown these days. See what’s going on.