City of Minneapolis Online Tool: Neighborhood Sales Finder
Have you ever wanted to lookup the homes sales in your neighborhood?
I've never had great success finding this info with national online tools, such as Realtor.com (too few results) and Zillow (I don't exactly understand the results).
And for-sale listings? That's not exactly the same as actual sales prices.
The Assessor's Office (City of Minneapolis) has released […]
There is a Lot of Money Mortgaged on Homes
The Washington Post has printed a very interesting article entitled, "Mortgage Moms' May Star in Midterm Vote".
The article primarily focuses on the potential impact of ecomonic concerns on the upcoming mid-term elections. In doing so, they provide some intriguing bits of information on mortgaged debt in the US (page 2, online edition).
For instance:
"The amount of […]
Twin Cities News Links
Feature on the Foshay Tower and its upcoming renovation into a W Hotel (SW Journal)
Is cheaper always better? Downtown Minneapolis condos under $200,000 still selling well (SW Journal)
Alley Walkers and Dumpster Divers rejoice: Mpls City Council rejects proposal to make loitering in alleys illegal
How affordable is it? Wells Fargo organizes Affordable Home Tour: 200 residences, […]
Art of Change: Photo Exhibit at the Stevens Square Center for the Arts
If you're around Minnesota this weekend, you might want to check out Art of Change.
Art of Change is a photo exhibit that highlights local artists examining the issues of the working poor, civic engagement, the contributions of the local immigrant and refugee communities, and small businesses. There is an urban-feel to the work (and much of it is B/W), […]
The Music Mural in Downtown Minneapolis
A wonderful public mural is located near the corner of 10th street and Marquette Avenue in downtown Minneapolis (adjacent to the Young Quinlan Building).
The mural is located in a prominent place in Minneapolis (on a busy, downtown street) and depicts a section from a musical score.
The music looks legitimate - like actual sheet music - […]
Ivy Tower: The Project Hits the MLS and September Construction Update
The folks construction / financing / marketing / selling the Ivy Hotel and Residences (aka the Ivy Tower) project have been very busy over the last month or so.
The project has begun to list units for sale on the Minnesota MLS (found via ziprealty and then via edinarealty).
What will units be resience units be sold […]
Community Forum (Minneapolis): How Art Projects Build Community
How Art Projects Build Community
September 19, 2006 7-9 pm @ the Stevens Square Center for the Arts
Panelists include:
Neal Cuthbert (McKnight Foundation)
Mary Altman (City of Minneapolis)
Peter Haakon Thompson (artist, founder, Ice Shanty Projects and the "A" Project)
Kathleen Kvern (Project Director, mnartists.org)
Photographs of the Rand Tower, Minneapolis, MN
I have uploaded several photographs of The Rand Tower, located on the corner of Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue in Minneapolis, MN.
Photoset of the Rand Tower (more photos)
According to the building's website and emporis, the Rand Tower was constructed (completion of construction) in 1929 by Rufus R. Rand. Mr. Rand was an avid airplane […]
A Clever Statement About Urban Space or Cheesy Condo Advertising?
Something seemed a little different on the way home after work the other day:
Grass? Here? I don't remember that. What was this? And why is it inside a box on the corner? What could this be?
Since BLDGBLOG, Urban Commons, and Me, My Life + Infrastructure have all written the REBAR group's fantastic urban project (they […]
Transit Use (Way) Up in the Twin Cities During August 2006
I just came across this press release from the Metropolitan Council
Press Release: Metro Transit August Ridership Highest Monthly Total in More than 23 Years
A couple interesting findings from the release:
August's ridership was 7 million
The Hiawatha Light Rail line recorded more than 1 million rides in August
The Hiawatha Light Rail line's ridership in August 2006 is […]