Explore Minneapolis building permits, MPD offense reports and DT1 and DT2 zoning in Downtown East, on the Mississippi riverfront.
Search this neighborhoodDowntown East covers the Mill District and the riverfront east of the downtown core, between Marcy Holmes on the north and Cedar-Riverside and Elliot Park on the south, with Downtown West on the west. Washington Avenue, 4th Street, Park Avenue and Chicago Avenue cross it, and the West River Parkway Trail follows the Mississippi.
The Guthrie Theater, Mill City Museum, Mill Ruins Park, Gold Medal Park, the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, The Loft Literary Center, Open Book, the Mill City Farmers Market and The Commons are here, along with the US Bank Stadium light rail station. Zoning is mostly DT1 downtown center and DT2 downtown destination.
CivicScout counts Minneapolis Police offense reports inside the exact Downtown East neighborhood boundary, using the neighborhood tag Minneapolis publishes with each report. The public data withholds the location of some violent offenses, so counts here understate violent crime and are not a measure of overall risk. Traffic crash data is not published for Minneapolis, so crashes are not shown.
View safety data →Over the last 12 months, permits issued inside the Downtown East boundary were mostly plumbing and commercial building work, followed by mechanical (heating and cooling) permits.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →About 75% of Downtown East is zoned DT1 Downtown Center, with DT2 Downtown Destination making up much of the rest.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Downtown East addresses combine City of Minneapolis building permits, Minneapolis Police offense reports, open 311 requests, code violations, food inspections and the applicable zoning district.
Search an address →Search an address in Downtown East to see building permits, safety data, zoning details, and AI-powered neighborhood reports.
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