Multi Million Dollar Sales for Minneapolis Condos
Posted by Ben Ganje on
Last week was quite busy in the Minneapolis Condo market-two very large purchases were made. One in multiple offers at the Washburn Lofts in the MIll District and the other at Phoenix on the River.
Washburn Lofts was part of the Washburn-Crosby Mills from long ago that was turned to lofts in the early 2000s before the Minneapolis Condo boom took hold of the area--the Mill District was still coming together as a neighborhood from a previous life as a heavy industrial area. The extremely well appointed, multi million dollar unit under contract in the building is on the top floor which includes an outdoor terrrace that measures roughly 3200 square feet. The lot has fantastic downtown and riverviews of the city making it a rarity in the upper…
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 The sign of our times: another highly successful local company is in the works to develop a vacant city lot in the Mill District. Some of the most amazing ice cream in the twin cities through the years has consistently come from Izzy's Ice Cream. An icon to St Paul residents the owners of Izzy's have putin an offer to purchase a vacant lot at 1100 2nd Street South in the Mill District of downtown Minneapolis.Â
The landmark building of downtown Minneapolis is the IDS Center which opened its doors in 1973. If you include a 16 foot garage which houses the window washing equipment, at 792 feet it is truly the tallest building in the city. If you include the communications spires on the top of the roof the structure rises to a total of 909 feet. Originally developed for Investors Diversified Services which is now Aperiprise it now houses a collection of legal firms and family offices. The 57-story IDS became the tallest skyscraper in Minneapolis when it surpassed the height of the 30-story Foshay Tower in 1972 while under construction, ending that building's 43-year reign over the city skyline. Construction of the building was followed with great interest, and…