MINNEAPOLIS | The Nic on Fifth | 288ft | 26 fl | U/C

spectre000 · September 21st, 2011, 04:35 PM

Opus has unveiled plans for a new 33 story apartment tower at the former Powers Department Store site in downtown Minneapolis. It will have 330 apartments. About 25,000 square feet of commercial space on the first and second floors. It will have a 7-story podium (1st-2nd commercial, 3rd-6th parking, 7th will be the residential amenities floor). Construction is anticipated to start in spring 2012 and be complete by late 2013.

ESG is the architectural firm who is designing the project.

The current parking lot at Nicollet Mall and 5th Street.

kingsc · September 24th, 2011, 04:20 AM

How tall is it?

sweet-d · September 24th, 2011, 08:15 AM

nice good some thing proposed in Minneapolis

spectre000 · September 25th, 2011, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingsc

How tall is it?

Unknown for now. Probably 350-400 ft.

spectre000 · December 8th, 2011, 09:36 PM

The project is going before the city's Planning Commission next. Site plans posted, and the height is confirmed at 357 feet.

http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cped...an-BZZ5404.pdf

spectre000 · December 14th, 2011, 11:00 PM

The City Planning Commission voted to approve all variances and site plans for the project.

spectre000 · June 11th, 2012, 09:26 PM

This project is still very much alive,

http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/158462805.html

Mpls. apartment boom underway
Posted by: Eric Roper Updated: June 11, 2012

"...Opus Development says construction is expected to begin in October, and finish in mid-2014..."

***musiccity*** · June 11th, 2012, 09:35 PM

Good! Someone needs to change the title from 'Pro' to 'App'

spectre000 · June 20th, 2012, 01:09 AM

Height reduction,

"...where it's planning to develop The Nicollet Residences, a new $90M+ high-rise apartment tower.

The Nicollet has been scaled back to 250-units and 27-stories (taking out six floors), although the apartments will still have all the amenities and luxury aspects called for with the original design.

Opus is in "in the final stages" of securing its financing and scheduled to start construction in November, Menke said."

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincitie...a=twt&page=all

The original height was actually 365 feet not 357 in the title. Each apartment floor is 9' 8". So the new height will probably be around 307 feet.

spectre000 · August 23rd, 2012, 11:44 PM

Opus gets financing Nicollet Apartment

Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal by Sam Black, Senior reporter
Date: Thursday, August 23, 2012

"Opus Development has secured financing for the Nicollet Residences apartment tower, a 27-story project in Minneapolis that it announced last fall.

It will be the tallest building built in downtown Minneapolis in the past half decade.

"We have secured our financing and the ownership will be Opus and Opus affiliates," said Dave Menke, senior vice president and general manager of Opus Development.

Menke declined to identify the source of debt for the 250-unit luxury apartment project, but he described the provider as a "large regional bank."

"We are now scheduled for a demolition of a small building on the site in early October and then we will have construction start right after that, probably tail end of November and early December," Menke said.

The building will be complete in the summer of 2014.

Opus isn't disclosing the total value of the project, but sources have estimated the development costs at about $90 million.

The Nicollet Residences are next to the proposed $50 million to $60 million headquarters project that Opus is building for Xcel Energy Corp. at the corner of Nicollet Mall and South Fourth Street."

spectre000 · November 20th, 2012, 05:36 AM

Luxury apartments to rise 26 stories on Nicollet Mall

"Preparations will begin Tuesday along the barren northern stretch of Nicollet Mall to make way for a 26-story luxury apartment tower -- the first new high-rise rental building in downtown Minneapolis' core in nearly three decades.

Opus Development Corp. and Founders Properties, both of Minnetonka, recently shored up financing for the project, expected to cost about $100 million. The 253-unit apartment tower, called The Nic on Fifth, will begin leasing studios, one- and two-bedroom units and penthouses in the summer of 2014. Rental rates have not been determined..."

Not a fan of the new name.

Eric Offereins · November 20th, 2012, 12:50 PM

Still a good filler. And another empty lot gone.

spectre000 · December 5th, 2012, 11:08 PM

The latest render, including the new Xcel HQ building planned to the north of the building (or left in the picture).

Also final height appears to be approximately 288 feet/88 m. So I guess this gets demoted to "General Urban Developments".

http://en.phorio.com/nic_on_fifth,_m..._united_states

spectre000 · December 22nd, 2012, 10:18 PM

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The Nic on Fifth under construction by spectre 000, on Flickr

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The Nic on Fifth under construction by spectre 000, on Flickr

John Nicollet Mall · December 29th, 2012, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spectre000

The latest render, including the new Xcel HQ building planned to the north of the building (or left in the picture).

Also final height appears to be approximately 288 feet/88 m. So I guess this gets demoted to "General Urban Developments".

http://en.phorio.com/nic_on_fifth,_m..._united_states

They took away the cantilevered crown which works better with the shorter height. All and all, it's a great project, especially with the beautiful street level design and how it relates to the intersection. However, I still think this location had much more potential: it really should have been a taller and a more architecturally significant building. I believe if the developers would have been a little more aggressive, it could have been a larger mixed use building with an added dimension of a hotel etc. The problem is the times we live in (coming out of a severe recession with financing tight and restricted), and the cautious nature of this conservative midwestern developer.

spectre000 · January 11th, 2013, 01:59 AM

Updates from http://tomabouttown.wordpress.com/20...ifth-progress/

spectre000 · February 16th, 2013, 09:00 PM

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DSCN1497 by spectre 000, on Flickr

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DSCN1499 by spectre 000, on Flickr

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DSCN1500 by spectre 000, on Flickr

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DSCN1501 by spectre 000, on Flickr

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DSCN1503 by spectre 000, on Flickr

spectre000 · March 5th, 2013, 05:51 PM

A new render from Damon Farber Associates.

http://damonfarber.com/projects/hous...et-residences/

tim1807 · March 6th, 2013, 12:31 AM

Much better than the parking lot. Maybe a bit fat for a residential building but it's not high.

Beware · March 6th, 2013, 01:54 AM

" BEWARE! This building might not like YOU calling it ' fat ' .

September 21st, 2011, 04:35 PM	#1
spectre000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Paul Posts: 5,021 Likes (Received): 142	MINNEAPOLIS \| The Nic on Fifth \| 288ft \| 26 fl \| U/C Opus has unveiled plans for a new 33 story apartment tower at the former Powers Department Store site in downtown Minneapolis. It will have 330 apartments. About 25,000 square feet of commercial space on the first and second floors. It will have a 7-story podium (1st-2nd commercial, 3rd-6th parking, 7th will be the residential amenities floor). Construction is anticipated to start in spring 2012 and be complete by late 2013. ESG is the architectural firm who is designing the project. The current parking lot at Nicollet Mall and 5th Street. Last edited by desertpunk; June 20th, 2012 at 04:28 AM.

September 24th, 2011, 04:20 AM	#2
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December 22nd, 2012, 10:18 PM	#14
spectre000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Paul Posts: 5,021 Likes (Received): 142	image hosted on flickr The Nic on Fifth under construction by spectre 000, on Flickr image hosted on flickr The Nic on Fifth under construction by spectre 000, on Flickr image hosted on flickr The Nic on Fifth under construction by spectre 000, on Flickr

March 6th, 2013, 12:31 AM	#19
tim1807 faster than buildings Join Date: May 2011 Location: Den Helder Posts: 6,797 Likes (Received): 649	Much better than the parking lot. Maybe a bit fat for a residential building but it's not high. __________________ ''how you doin''

September 24th, 2011, 08:15 AM	#3
sweet-d Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wolfwood Posts: 1,411 Likes (Received): 13	nice good some thing proposed in Minneapolis

December 8th, 2011, 09:36 PM	#5
spectre000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Paul Posts: 5,021 Likes (Received): 142	The project is going before the city's Planning Commission next. Site plans posted, and the height is confirmed at 357 feet. http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cped...an-BZZ5404.pdf

December 14th, 2011, 11:00 PM	#6
spectre000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Paul Posts: 5,021 Likes (Received): 142	The City Planning Commission voted to approve all variances and site plans for the project.

June 11th, 2012, 09:26 PM	#7
spectre000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Paul Posts: 5,021 Likes (Received): 142	This project is still very much alive, http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/158462805.html Mpls. apartment boom underway Posted by: Eric Roper Updated: June 11, 2012 "...Opus Development says construction is expected to begin in October, and finish in mid-2014..."

June 20th, 2012, 01:09 AM	#9
spectre000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Paul Posts: 5,021 Likes (Received): 142	Height reduction, "...where it's planning to develop The Nicollet Residences, a new $90M+ high-rise apartment tower. The Nicollet has been scaled back to 250-units and 27-stories (taking out six floors), although the apartments will still have all the amenities and luxury aspects called for with the original design. Opus is in "in the final stages" of securing its financing and scheduled to start construction in November, Menke said." http://www.bizjournals.com/twincitie...a=twt&page=all The original height was actually 365 feet not 357 in the title. Each apartment floor is 9' 8". So the new height will probably be around 307 feet.

August 23rd, 2012, 11:44 PM	#10
spectre000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Paul Posts: 5,021 Likes (Received): 142	Opus gets financing Nicollet Apartment Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal by Sam Black, Senior reporter Date: Thursday, August 23, 2012 "Opus Development has secured financing for the Nicollet Residences apartment tower, a 27-story project in Minneapolis that it announced last fall. It will be the tallest building built in downtown Minneapolis in the past half decade. "We have secured our financing and the ownership will be Opus and Opus affiliates," said Dave Menke, senior vice president and general manager of Opus Development. Menke declined to identify the source of debt for the 250-unit luxury apartment project, but he described the provider as a "large regional bank." "We are now scheduled for a demolition of a small building on the site in early October and then we will have construction start right after that, probably tail end of November and early December," Menke said. The building will be complete in the summer of 2014. Opus isn't disclosing the total value of the project, but sources have estimated the development costs at about $90 million. The Nicollet Residences are next to the proposed $50 million to $60 million headquarters project that Opus is building for Xcel Energy Corp. at the corner of Nicollet Mall and South Fourth Street."

November 20th, 2012, 05:36 AM	#11
spectre000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Paul Posts: 5,021 Likes (Received): 142	Luxury apartments to rise 26 stories on Nicollet Mall "Preparations will begin Tuesday along the barren northern stretch of Nicollet Mall to make way for a 26-story luxury apartment tower -- the first new high-rise rental building in downtown Minneapolis' core in nearly three decades. Opus Development Corp. and Founders Properties, both of Minnetonka, recently shored up financing for the project, expected to cost about $100 million. The 253-unit apartment tower, called The Nic on Fifth, will begin leasing studios, one- and two-bedroom units and penthouses in the summer of 2014. Rental rates have not been determined..." Not a fan of the new name.

November 20th, 2012, 12:50 PM	#12
Eric Offereins The only way is up Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rotterdam Posts: 35,635 Likes (Received): 642	Still a good filler. And another empty lot gone.

December 5th, 2012, 11:08 PM	#13
spectre000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Paul Posts: 5,021 Likes (Received): 142	The latest render, including the new Xcel HQ building planned to the north of the building (or left in the picture). Also final height appears to be approximately 288 feet/88 m. So I guess this gets demoted to "General Urban Developments". http://en.phorio.com/nic_on_fifth,_m..._united_states

January 11th, 2013, 01:59 AM	#16
spectre000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Paul Posts: 5,021 Likes (Received): 142	Updates from http://tomabouttown.wordpress.com/20...ifth-progress/

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March 5th, 2013, 05:51 PM	#18
spectre000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: St. Paul Posts: 5,021 Likes (Received): 142	A new render from Damon Farber Associates. http://damonfarber.com/projects/hous...et-residences/

March 6th, 2013, 01:54 AM	#20
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