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When it comes to the size of the project, ESG and CA Ventures have pulled together a large amount of data from the following plans in order to influence the decision to go taller rather than the standard six stories found elsewhere in the neighborhood. However, even with the project not having to abide by the strict design guidelines it likely will still draw inspiration from the historic buildings surrounding the site.

The reason why is that all four sites that are to be redeveloped as a part of the project are not part of the DInkytown Historic District, hence why the tower could stand 25 stories to begin with. When design work continues on the project it will be quite interesting to see what the final design for the project ends up actually being. Once that meeting occurs ESG will continue to refine the design of the project further. They’re presenting their schematic plans to the Minneapolis Planning Commission Committee of the Whole at their August 22nd meeting for feedback. THE DESIGNĬA Ventures is working with Minneapolis-based ESG Architecture and Design to design the new building. Long story short, option A would be a slender, taller tower with a smooth facade and option B would be a shorter, chubbier tower with a varied facade. This would result in a building that would need more articulation and relief along its facades (just think of a more complex facade) in order to break up the overall mass. Due to the fewer number of floors, the floorplates within this option would need to be around 26,000 square feet each in order to make the project feasible. The second option being explored ( option B) would be for a 16-story building that would feature a mezzanine and larger floorplates.

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The small floorplates, many of which would only be 13,000 square feet, would allow for the building to take up less of the full site as it rises which also means that it would also be less visible from the street level. The first option ( option A) that developer CA Ventures is exploring is a 25-story building that would feature a slender design. We do want to mention before you students begin to freak out over the loss of not only McDonald’s, but also Dinkytown Wine and Spirits, that it is very likely that many of the displaced businesses would find a new home within the ground floor retail space of the new building.

The site where the new tower would be built is currently home to six different businesses including Five Guys, Himalayan, Pagoda, McDonald’s and Dinkytown Wine and Spirits. ĭeveloper CA Ventures is currently exploring two different development options for what today is four parcels of land located at the corner of 4th Street SE and 15th Avenue SE. Planning work is underway on what could become a 25-story building in the heart of Dinkytown.

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