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Nick Halter
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Axios Twin Cities reporter.
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 18h
Why the investors who bought the old Seven Steakhouse building on Hennepin Ave a year ago have put it up for auction again.

Hint: Look up

www.axios.com/local/twin-c...
Why the Seven Steakhouse building is for sale a year after it last sold
The buyers own a billboard company and wanted to lock in rare downtown advertising.
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 2d
It seems like we haven't had a classic Minnesota fall day when it's sunny and 65.
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 5d
The staff memo does outline a way for the City Council to approve the addition, with stipulations.
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 5d
Edina city staff are recommending denial for the proposal to add a second floor to the current Barrio building at 50th and France, which is slated to become a Daniel del Prado restaurant.

They say the addition requires them to find more parking since it will increase capacity.
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 6d
Link: www.axios.com/local/twin-c...
Why a Normandale Lake office tower sold at a 96% discount
An out-of-town investor's complicated maneuver has caused Normandale Lake Office Park to fall into distress.
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 6d
There's a growing concern that Normandale Lake Office Park – one of the most valuable properties in MN — is going to deteriorate because of a maneuver by an out of state investor.

One of the five Bloomington towers just sold at 4% of its 2022 sale price. Expect more of that
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 7d
Clever way to tell us you can bike 20 mph
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 8d
Is there a corner in Minneapolis where businesses turn over more than Lyn-Lake?

I know a couple recent spaces have remained vacant (Herkimer & Bikes & Boards), but for the most part it's a revolving door.
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 12d
I know this will never happen, but if ever there was a time for Minneapolis and St. Paul to merge into one city, now would be that time.
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 14d
Sat. Dec 6: Wolves host the Clippers on black tree jersey night

Sun, Dec. 7: Vikings host the Commanders

Seems like the perfect weekend to retire Kevin Garnett's No. 21 and Randy Moss' No. 84.
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 14d
I haven't grown a third leg (yet)!
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 14d
I have been swimming in the Mississippi my whole life.
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 19d
I LOL'd at this in @racketmn.com and I promise it wasn't me!

But also, I very disappointed that the local alt-weekly folks aren't experts on this topic (based on their story about trying edibles a ways back)
But that easy access doesn't come cheap, as Axios Twin Cities reporter Nick Halter notes. The 3.5-gram containers of flower at that Eagan location cost $40 to $50—and that's before the state's hefty new cannabis tax, which brings the total closer to $49.95 to $62.44. Axios reports that a "friend of Nick's" (suuuuure) says that 3.5 grams, or roughly an eighth of weed, can be yours for under $30 if you're buying in bulk via... other sellers in the city.
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 19d
I wonder if that's still the case. Is Uptown still the bro capital of the Twin Cities?
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 19d
Rents (in most areas) have not increased much or at all in the last several years. Uptown at the bottom of rent growth in the metro.

Other factors: Interest rates make borrowing more expensive and there's concern over rent control.
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 19d
If you are someone who wants to invest in Twin Cities apartments, why would you invest in a new building when you could buy this one for half the price?
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 19d
Why local developers aren't building apartments anymore. A case study.

Flux Apartments in Uptown (pictured here). 216 units

2019: Sold for $54M
Tuesday: Sold for $36.1M

That's $167,000 per unit.

If you wanted to build Flux today it would likely cost in the ballpark of $71M or $330K per unit.
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · Sep 8
This would be Glen Taylor selling something to A Rod and Lore
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · Sep 4
It seemed like during the pandemic everyone was getting rid of shit and I got stuck in some long lines. Been a breeze the last couple times I went.
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · Aug 20
Is this the local version of Bush Sr. taking over for Reagan?
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · Aug 6
Live look at the Twins clubhouse after today's game

#itshappening
a man wearing an indians jersey stands next to a woman
ALT: a man wearing an indians jersey stands next to a woman
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · Aug 4
Which is what it originally was.
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · Aug 1
“Not just in the short term.”

I mean, come on. Does he expect anyone to believe these moves help in the short term?
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · Jul 31
Assuming the Twins get new owners (not assured), I am glad Correa's contract will be off the books. Let them choose who to spend the big bucks on.
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Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · Jul 31
By living on a yacht
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