Nick Halter
@nickhalter.bsky.social
Axios Twin Cities reporter.
Don't think this stat is going to make it into the next Precarious State doc
October 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Don't think this stat is going to make it into the next Precarious State doc
I'm not sure who runs it, but it's this cage right here on 5th Street. I noticed it when biking to a Vikings game in Sept.
October 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I'm not sure who runs it, but it's this cage right here on 5th Street. I noticed it when biking to a Vikings game in Sept.
Edina city staff are recommending denial for the proposal to add a second floor to the current Barrio building at 50th and France, which is slated to become a Daniel del Prado restaurant.
They say the addition requires them to find more parking since it will increase capacity.
They say the addition requires them to find more parking since it will increase capacity.
October 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Edina city staff are recommending denial for the proposal to add a second floor to the current Barrio building at 50th and France, which is slated to become a Daniel del Prado restaurant.
They say the addition requires them to find more parking since it will increase capacity.
They say the addition requires them to find more parking since it will increase capacity.
There's a growing concern that Normandale Lake Office Park – one of the most valuable properties in MN — is going to deteriorate because of a maneuver by an out of state investor.
One of the five Bloomington towers just sold at 4% of its 2022 sale price. Expect more of that
One of the five Bloomington towers just sold at 4% of its 2022 sale price. Expect more of that
October 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
There's a growing concern that Normandale Lake Office Park – one of the most valuable properties in MN — is going to deteriorate because of a maneuver by an out of state investor.
One of the five Bloomington towers just sold at 4% of its 2022 sale price. Expect more of that
One of the five Bloomington towers just sold at 4% of its 2022 sale price. Expect more of that
I LOL'd at this in @racketmn.com and I promise it wasn't me!
But also, I very disappointed that the local alt-weekly folks aren't experts on this topic (based on their story about trying edibles a ways back)
But also, I very disappointed that the local alt-weekly folks aren't experts on this topic (based on their story about trying edibles a ways back)
September 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I LOL'd at this in @racketmn.com and I promise it wasn't me!
But also, I very disappointed that the local alt-weekly folks aren't experts on this topic (based on their story about trying edibles a ways back)
But also, I very disappointed that the local alt-weekly folks aren't experts on this topic (based on their story about trying edibles a ways back)
Why local developers aren't building apartments anymore. A case study.
Flux Apartments in Uptown (pictured here). 216 units
2019: Sold for $54M
Tuesday: Sold for $36.1M
That's $167,000 per unit.
If you wanted to build Flux today it would likely cost in the ballpark of $71M or $330K per unit.
Flux Apartments in Uptown (pictured here). 216 units
2019: Sold for $54M
Tuesday: Sold for $36.1M
That's $167,000 per unit.
If you wanted to build Flux today it would likely cost in the ballpark of $71M or $330K per unit.
September 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Why local developers aren't building apartments anymore. A case study.
Flux Apartments in Uptown (pictured here). 216 units
2019: Sold for $54M
Tuesday: Sold for $36.1M
That's $167,000 per unit.
If you wanted to build Flux today it would likely cost in the ballpark of $71M or $330K per unit.
Flux Apartments in Uptown (pictured here). 216 units
2019: Sold for $54M
Tuesday: Sold for $36.1M
That's $167,000 per unit.
If you wanted to build Flux today it would likely cost in the ballpark of $71M or $330K per unit.
By living on a yacht
July 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
By living on a yacht
Yeah that is certainly not the case at all.
I do think — as the numbers show — it did slow St. Paul development in the period between voters approving it (Nov. 2021) and interest rates skyrocketing (late 2022).
That was a prime time for developers to build in the metro.
I do think — as the numbers show — it did slow St. Paul development in the period between voters approving it (Nov. 2021) and interest rates skyrocketing (late 2022).
That was a prime time for developers to build in the metro.
June 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Yeah that is certainly not the case at all.
I do think — as the numbers show — it did slow St. Paul development in the period between voters approving it (Nov. 2021) and interest rates skyrocketing (late 2022).
That was a prime time for developers to build in the metro.
I do think — as the numbers show — it did slow St. Paul development in the period between voters approving it (Nov. 2021) and interest rates skyrocketing (late 2022).
That was a prime time for developers to build in the metro.
Mortenson has submitted plans for the first building in a planned 12-acre innovation hub near the U of M's Huntington Bank Stadium.
It's a 10-story office tower with ground floor retail
lims.minneapolismn.gov/download/Age...
It's a 10-story office tower with ground floor retail
lims.minneapolismn.gov/download/Age...
June 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Mortenson has submitted plans for the first building in a planned 12-acre innovation hub near the U of M's Huntington Bank Stadium.
It's a 10-story office tower with ground floor retail
lims.minneapolismn.gov/download/Age...
It's a 10-story office tower with ground floor retail
lims.minneapolismn.gov/download/Age...
Who put a car on the roof of Washburn High School?
May 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Who put a car on the roof of Washburn High School?
The Minneapolis neighborhood of Owatonna is getting a drive-thru Chipotle1
May 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Minneapolis neighborhood of Owatonna is getting a drive-thru Chipotle1
A plan for that dumpy building at 65th and Penn in Richfield
40 units of affordable housing.
40 units of affordable housing.
May 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A plan for that dumpy building at 65th and Penn in Richfield
40 units of affordable housing.
40 units of affordable housing.
Chet Holmgren as a 5th grader at Minneapolis' Burroughs Elementary in 2013.
May 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Chet Holmgren as a 5th grader at Minneapolis' Burroughs Elementary in 2013.
Should Minneapolis start inspecting every rental unit annually?
If so, it would charge landlords $1,152 per year (instead of $126) and it would need to find $18.9M in startup costs.
If so, it would charge landlords $1,152 per year (instead of $126) and it would need to find $18.9M in startup costs.
May 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Should Minneapolis start inspecting every rental unit annually?
If so, it would charge landlords $1,152 per year (instead of $126) and it would need to find $18.9M in startup costs.
If so, it would charge landlords $1,152 per year (instead of $126) and it would need to find $18.9M in startup costs.
Submitted without comment
April 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Similar vibes to 2025
April 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Similar vibes to 2025
As I wrote about this week, Minnesota is banning junk fees starting Jan. 1, but it looks like Ticketmaster is getting a bit of a head start because you now can see (almost) the full price of a ticket ahead of time
www.axios.com/local/twin-c...
www.axios.com/local/twin-c...
December 12, 2024 at 4:23 PM
As I wrote about this week, Minnesota is banning junk fees starting Jan. 1, but it looks like Ticketmaster is getting a bit of a head start because you now can see (almost) the full price of a ticket ahead of time
www.axios.com/local/twin-c...
www.axios.com/local/twin-c...