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Old Posted Dec 14, 2012, 9:07 PM
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A few days ago it was announced that Ryan Companies is working a deal to buy 4 city blocks from the Minneapolis Star/Tribune newspaper next to the new Vikings stadium site. More info has come out today. Whatever it becomes, it sounds like it's going to be big. 1 million+ square feet of office + potential residential/commercial + public park.

From the articles it sounds like Wells Fargo would be the primary tenant. They are looking at the site for a new campus to consolidate downtown employees who are not already in the Wells Fargo Tower (which would remain as the regional HQ).


MinnPost Article

Business Journal Article

What this will hopefully do is psychologically connect the stadium to the core and get rid of 3 blocks of surface parking. In any case it will radically change Downtown East when combined with the new stadium and the Viking's plans for the blocks surrounding it. All told, it means an area equivalent to nearly 15 city blocks will be redeveloped.



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