replacement housing: The Economy of Home Size in Historic Urban Neighborhoods - 05/21/08 02:13 PM
Soapbox recently posted an article on the valuation of McMansions stating that "bigger houses are not always worth more than smaller houses". As a Realtor in Minneapolis, working in older urban neighborhoods I witness this phenomena all the time, and commend Todd Huttunen for writing about it.
In Southwest Minneapolis, Edina, St. … (0 comments)
replacement housing: Minneapolis, Minnesota, Fulton Neighborhood - 03/27/08 11:42 PM
Fulton Neighborhood Association In the southwest corner of Minneapolis, Fulton's boundaries are West 47th Street to the north, Penn Avenue South to the east, West 54th Street to the south, and France Avenue South to the west. Nearby neighborhoods include Linden Hills to the north, Lynnhurst to the east and Armatage to … (2 comments)
replacement housing: Minneapolis, Minnesota, East Harriet Farmstead Neighborhood - 03/27/08 11:06 PM
East Harriet Farmstead Neighborhood Association East Harriet Farmstead Neighborhood takes its name from both Lake Harriet, and Farmstead Park. The neighborhood is bordered by 36th Street on the north and 46th Street to the south. Lyndale Avenue is the eastern boundary; Lake Harriet and Lakewood Cemetery largely make up the western border of … (0 comments)
replacement housing: Minneapolis, Minnesota, Armatage Neighborhood - 03/27/08 10:39 PM
Armatage Neighborhood Association Minneapolis Neighborhood Profile: Armatage Armatage holds down the southwest corner of the city. It is bounded on the north by 54th Street West, on the east by Logan Avenue South, and on the south and west by the city limits at Highway 62 and Xerxes Avenue South. Originally … (2 comments)
replacement housing: Tear Downs will continue in Edina...for now - 12/05/07 12:27 PM
The Edina City Council (ECC) decided not to vote on the proposed moratorium on teardowns at last nights meeting. With respect for the massing and appropriateness concerns, a temporary ban helps no one. ECC will continue to research the issue and work on developing effective policy that balances neighborhood improvement with … (2 comments)
replacement housing: New construction in historic urban neighborhoods - 07/01/07 09:11 PM
From 1900-1940 people lived, for the most part in close quarters, families members constantly interacting, in homes with just a few rooms. The first suburbs were built around this ethic as well, middle class homes from 1945-1960 were small, by today's standards. These "first ring" suburbs, as they have come to … (2 comments)
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Soapbox recently posted an article on the valuation of McMansions stating that "bigger houses are not always worth more than smaller houses". As a Realtor in Minneapolis, working in older urban neighborhoods I witness this phenomena all the time, and commend Todd Huttunen for writing about it.
