The Minneapolis City Council has lifted the moratorium on teardowns and new construction. We believe this is a wise move for all involved. Under the lifted moratorium, property owners can once again tear down their old home and build a new one, thereby seeking to improve their property and its value. Minneapolis homeowners should have the right to do this as long as applicable codes are followed, in our opinion.

Neighborhood residents also benefit from increasing property values, because "a rising tide lifts all boats," as they say. Lastly, the City benefits from a higher tax base, so this appears to us to be a "win-win-win" for everyone.

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Famous Daves in Linden Hills is now closed for business

This is a new construction Minneapolis condo project going into the neighborhood of Linden Hills

  What was once a staple in the popular Linden Hills neighborhood of Minneapolis has now closed for good. 

  Last week, Jon Swenson, the owner of Famous Daves shut the small restaurant down and has plans to sell the land to local developer Mark Dwyer.  The site will wind up as a boutique condo project called Linden Crossing.  There will be 16 luxury Minneapolis condo units for sale ranging in price from the $600s to well over 1.5MM.  The first floor will feature 6000 square feet of commercial space with a handful of retail tenants similar to the fabric of the Linden Hills business community.

  So far, 9 of the 16 condos are under contract and pended.  Mark Dwyer says the construction…

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