Essay On Nigo North Dakota - 718 Words

Fargo, North Dakota. Need I say more? Ok well, maybe Fargo isn’t exactly a city that never sleeps, especially considering most intersections are vacant come 10 pm, but while the adjacent suburbs are going through the motions of urban sprawl in the worst way the downtown area acts as an example other cities can learn from. North Dakota held two of the top five fastest-growing metro areas in the latest national census. Yahoo recently pegged Fargo as one of the hottest zip codes in America, citing the large influx of millennials and recent grads settling in the city. When you think of Fargo why you would is beyond me, you don’t think of a burgeoning tech industry or multimillion dollar apartment developments, but once you get past the man in†¦show more content†¦The term skyscraper here should be taken lightly. Needless to say, a 23 story multi-use building doesn’t exactly inspire the grandeur of the Manhattan skyline. As it is with every major project in a city, this one was met with harsh criticism regarding where the money was to come from and what this glass edifice towering over the surrounding brick shopfronts would do to the still-developing downtown fabric. However, once the building is completed it’s anticipated that the residents of Fargo will see that building bigger will not only bring bigger business but notoriety and growth as well. In other parts of the city, developers are already cashing in on the aforementioned tax breaks that come with asbestos-ridden and charming abandoned warehouses. Straddling one of Fargo’s many railways, the Union Storage Building is putting the finishing touches on its apartment complex set to open this fall. Built in the 1930’s, the Union Storage will soon be home to college students and young professionals. A storied past of a bison slaughterhouse in combination with exposed brick and floor-to-ceiling windows offers the potential for dinner party conversations to last well past the city’s 10 pm quiet hour restrictions. The 75,000 sq/ft building was purchased for nearly $400,000, not bad until you consider the estimated $600,000 asbestos removal process. However, the decontamination cost of the overall projected $9 million project will be easily offset by the $1.5 million in tax breaks