Explore Minneapolis building permits, MPD offense reports and DT1 and DT2 zoning in Downtown West, including Nicollet Mall and Target Center.
Search this neighborhoodDowntown West is the commercial core of Minneapolis, between North Loop and Nicollet Island-East Bank on the north and Elliot Park and Loring Park on the south, with Downtown East to the east. Nicollet Mall, Hennepin Avenue, Marquette Avenue, Washington Avenue and 3rd Avenue South cross it, and Blue and Green Line light rail stations including Nicollet Mall and Government Plaza serve it.
The Foshay Tower and its observation deck, Orchestra Hall, the Orpheum and Pantages Theatres, the State Theatre, Target Center, Hennepin County Government Center and the Minneapolis Central Library are all here. Zoning is DT1 downtown center and DT2 downtown destination.
CivicScout counts Minneapolis Police offense reports inside the exact Downtown West 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 West boundary were mostly plumbing and mechanical (heating and cooling) work, followed by commercial building permits.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →About 60% of Downtown West 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 West addresses combine City of Minneapolis building permits, Minneapolis Police offense reports, open 311 requests, code violations, food inspections and the applicable zoning district.
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