forksandspoons Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Good to see the new, 89 room hotel downtown is still in motion. Sounds like it is scaled back a bit with less office space. https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/government-and-politics/7321501-Grand-Forks-advances-tax-break-for-scaled-down-hotel-redevelopment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 3 hours ago, forksandspoons said: Good to see the new, 89 room hotel downtown is still in motion. Sounds like it is scaled back a bit with less office space. https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/government-and-politics/7321501-Grand-Forks-advances-tax-break-for-scaled-down-hotel-redevelopment only potential upside to this is maybe there is more room for the st johns block project to proceed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksixpack Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 On 12/14/2021 at 8:23 AM, forksandspoons said: Good to see the new, 89 room hotel downtown is still in motion. Sounds like it is scaled back a bit with less office space. https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/government-and-politics/7321501-Grand-Forks-advances-tax-break-for-scaled-down-hotel-redevelopment Scaled back?…I wonder why and what was scaled back. Tax incentives weren’t scaled back I’m sure. Always perks my ears when I hear scaled back; never a good indicator. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 Maybe after construction has started they'll "rescale" is back up like the hospital. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 i see some nice new windows going up at the St Johns Block...is this finally the start of that reno? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SIOUXFAN97 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 ICON put a sign on the window calling this project Block V.... Any links to what the final results will be.. Assuming scaled down from what it was originally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Old muddy rivers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksixpack Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 On 3/11/2022 at 1:31 AM, SIOUXFAN97 said: Old muddy rivers Anyone know why work has halted here since about the time this photo was taken 2 months ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 23 hours ago, ksixpack said: Anyone know why work has halted here since about the time this photo was taken 2 months ago? wondering the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfNDfan Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 The car wash on 17th and Columbia (Old Hardees) is in the same weird state of construction LIMBO -- nothing happening there either. The strip mall with House of Punjab/Noodles/Erbs and Gerbs has some new construction going on cutting their parking lot in half - guess what it is? ANOTHER STRIP MALL in the least shocking news of all time. Just what GF needs...now with LESS parking for businesses what don't move in. Perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Banner Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Strip malls and apartments that's what Grand Forks does! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kab Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 I keep wondering why people complain about building things in Grand Forks.‘what’s wrong with a strip mall, you don’t want the services? isn’t it nice to be able to pull into a strip mall and purchase things without going to a huge Walmart or target or Costco to get something you need? please keep building these things and maybe Grand Forks can start catching up to Fargo and Bismarck, I also see the Sanford purchase of land as a good thing for Grand Forks, it will bring a surge in development and won’t hurt Altru just my 2 cents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 7 hours ago, gfNDfan said: The strip mall with House of Punjab/Noodles/Erbs and Gerbs has some new construction going on cutting their parking lot in half - guess what it is? ANOTHER STRIP MALL in the least shocking news of all time. I thought I heard that was to be an EV charging station, although my first thoughts were either strip mall or a reconfigured drive-thru for perma-closed McDs. Either way, there really isn’t going to be much parking left for the original building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 17 minutes ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said: I thought I heard that was to be an EV charging station, although my first thoughts were either strip mall or a reconfigured drive-thru for perma-closed McDs. Either way, there really isn’t going to be much parking left for the original building. Regardless, if the Columbia Mall owners don't fix the frontage road, nobody will want to go there anyway. Surprised some of those businesses aren't making a bigger deal out of those road conditions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 46 minutes ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said: I thought I heard that was to be an EV charging station, although my first thoughts were either strip mall or a reconfigured drive-thru for perma-closed McDs. Either way, there really isn’t going to be much parking left for the original building. The engineer that laid out that parking lot should be shot. Worst design I’ve ever experienced. Bottlenecks everywhere and a ridiculous slope to enter off a tight turn. Garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Banner Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 1 hour ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said: I thought I heard that was to be an EV charging station, although my first thoughts were either strip mall or a reconfigured drive-thru for perma-closed McDs. Either way, there really isn’t going to be much parking left for the original building. Mayor Bo confirmed it was a strip mall yesterday on KNOX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 3 hours ago, Kab said: I keep wondering why people complain about building things in Grand Forks. They forget there's something worse than building things ... it's not building things. Building shows hope and progress. Not building shows the opposite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 10 hours ago, tnt said: Regardless, if the Columbia Mall owners don't fix the frontage road, nobody will want to go there anyway. Surprised some of those businesses aren't making a bigger deal out of those road conditions. Amen. There are lunar craters jealous of the size of some of the potholes in front of PetSmart. Come to think of it, the lot near Petco is utter dog s#!t, too. That solves it! GF hates your pets. And your vehicle's suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 12 hours ago, Kab said: I keep wondering why people complain about building things in Grand Forks.‘what’s wrong with a strip mall, you don’t want the services? It's trendy to be a hater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Strip malls are fine - and obviously serve a purpose - but I submit that primary retail corridors need a balance between thoughtfully planned strips and open footprints for free-standing casual dining restaurants and other businesses. There was a stretch in GF when it seemed that every inch of frontage along various roads was being hastily filled with cookie-cutter strips that subsequently sat vacant. In some cases, those vacancies lasted YEARS. (Looking at you, former Golden Corral site.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said: Strip malls are fine - and obviously serve a purpose - but I submit that primary retail corridors need a balance between thoughtfully planned strips and open footprints for free-standing casual dining restaurants and other businesses. There was a stretch in GF when it seemed that every inch of frontage along various roads was being hastily filled with cookie-cutter strips that subsequently sat vacant. In some cases, those vacancies lasted YEARS. (Looking at you, former Golden Corral site.) the jimmy johns on washington and 11th....2/3 empty for years now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfNDfan Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 45 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: the jimmy johns on washington and 11th....2/3 empty for years now. That's exactly it - I don't have a problem with building strip malls I have a problem with how they can't fill them. The old Golden Corral is just now starting to get tenants after how many years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfNDfan Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 53 minutes ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said: Strip malls are fine - and obviously serve a purpose - but I submit that primary retail corridors need a balance between thoughtfully planned strips and open footprints for free-standing casual dining restaurants and other businesses. There was a stretch in GF when it seemed that every inch of frontage along various roads was being hastily filled with cookie-cutter strips that subsequently sat vacant. In some cases, those vacancies lasted YEARS. (Looking at you, former Golden Corral site.) Missed this earlier - what he said:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 13 hours ago, Cratter said: It's trendy to be a hater. You are correct in that assessment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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