THIS WEEKEND IS YOUR CHANCE
TO EXPLORE NOT JUST THE SIGHTS,
BUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE
DOWNTOWN.
KYLIE IS LIVE IN DOWNTOWN
MINNEAPOLIS TO EXPLAIN.
KYLIE, ARE YOU ON A ROOFTOP, THERE?
Reporter: I AM ON THE POOL
DECK OF MILL AND MAIN.
NOT BAD.
WE HAVE THE LOUNGE CHAIRS SET OUT.
INCREDIBLE VIEW OF THE SKYLINE
WE ARE GOING TO SHOW YOU,
FIRST, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW
YOU CAN COME WITH 29 OTHERS.
I HAVE YOU BRENT WEST WITH US.
TELL ME A LITTLE ABOUT THIS
EVENT.
IT STARTED OF THE DOWNTOWN
COUNCIL TO HELP DOUBLE THE
POPULATION DOWNTOWN.
THE WHOLE EVENT WAS TO HAVE
PEOPLE HAVE AN EASY EXPERIENCE.
SO, IT'S EASY TO SIGN UP.
GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND REGISTER,
CAN YOU ACTUALLY PICK UP THE
GUIDES AT ANY OF THE
PARTICIPATING WHOLE FOODS.
OR SHOW UP AND PICK UP YOUR
FIELD GUIDE
Reporter: AND YOU CAN GO AND
CHECK IT OUT.
WOE BOTH KNOW, WE HAVE LIVED
DOWNTOWN, PARKING AT THE WORST
WHEN YOU COME DOWN, BUT YOU
GUYS ARE MADE IT REALLY EASY.
WE HAVE A FEW PARKING
PARTNERS WHERE YOU WITH PARK
FOR FREE DOWNTOWN.
THE WHOLE EVENT WAS SUPPOSED TO
BE EASY FOR ANYBODY TO
EXPERIENCE DOWNTOWN.
BRENT, RIGHT NOW, WE ARE
LOOKING OVER THE SKYLINE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S PART OF THE UNIQUENESS OF
LIVING DOWNTOWN, YOU CAN HAVE A
VIEW OF THE SKYLINE OR YOU ARE
LIVING RIGHT INSIDE OF IT.
PEOPLE DOWNTOWN CAN CHECK THIS OUT.
THE COOL THING, IT'S ALL
FIVE NEIGHBORHOODS DOWNTOWN,
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT TO
THE NORTH TO WHERE WE ARE AT
SAINT ANTHONY MAIN, ALL OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS WITH ALL OF THE
DIFFERENT PROPERTIES WITH
DIFFERENT VENDOR PARTNERS THAT
PEOPLE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AS WELL.
Reporter: WHAT DO YOU THINK
IS THE ADVANTAGE OF LIVING DOWNTOWN.
IT'S THE WALKABILITY.
NOT HAVING TO DEAL WITH
CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC.
BUT THERE IS A REAL SENSE OF
COMMUNITY, FAMILIES LIVE
DOWNTOWN AND IT'S COOL TO HAVE
THIS VIBRANT SCENE, NOT ONLY A
PLACE TO WORK, BUT ALSO
EXPERIENCE THE ENTERTAINMENT
WHEN I THINK OF THE
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY, A LOT OF
TIMES PEOPLE WILL THINK OF OUT
OF COLLEGE, YOUNG
PROFESSIONALS.
THERE HAS BEEN A RESURGENCE
LATELY, EMPTY NESTER.
WE DID THIS, A MAJORITY OF
THE PEOPLE THAT CAME TO THE
EVENT WERE EMPTY NESTERS.
WE ARE SEEING THAT WITH NOT
ONLY PEOPLE THAT ARE TOURING,
BUT PEOPLE MOVING DOWNTOWN TOO.
IT'S EXCITING.
Reporter: IS THERE A FUN
PART FOR YOU THAT STICKS OUT
WHEN YOU DO THIS EVENT EVERY DAY.
I THINK SEEING ALL OF THE
PEOPLE DOWNTOWN.
YOU FOE THESE PEOPLE ARE HAVING
A GREAT DAY, BEING THERE TO
EXPERIENCE ALL OF THE THINGS
DOWNTOWN HAS TO OFFER.
Reporter: LET'S GIVE PEOPLE
THE DETAILS.
TOMORROW FROM 10:00 TO 5:00.
ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS STOP THE
DAY OF, AND THEN YOU CAN GO
TOUR DIFFERENT PROPERTIES.
WE HAVE 30 SEND ORBS THAT THEY
CAN PICK IT UP AS WELL.
JASON AND KIM, I HAVE AN
HOUR UNTIL I SHOW AWE LITTLE
MORE.
I NOTICE THERE IS AN EXERCISE
ROOM, A HOT TUB AROUND THE
CORNER, I THINK I'M GOING TO BE
IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.
GOING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
THIS WEEKEND, YOU CAN GET A
TEST OF WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO
LIVE IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS.
THAT'S ALSO PRETTY COOL.
YOU CAN GET FEE TOURS,
KYLIE IS LIVE.
YOU ARE AT THE MILL AND MAIN
APARTMENTS WITH A LOVELY POOL THERE.
HOW IS IT GOING IN
Reporter: BEAUTIFUL.
WE ARE GOING TO GIVE AWFUL VIEW
OF THE WHOLE DECK IN A SECOND.
I HAVE JENNIFER GORDON HERE
FROM THE DOWNTOWN COUNSEL THIS
IS AN INCREDIBLE EVENT, YOU GET
TO EXPLORE DOWNTOWN LIVING IN ONE DAY.
YOU GET TO EXPLORE THE
ENTIRE CITY.
WE ARE FEATURING 29 DIFFERENT
RENTAL COMMUNITIES THAT YOU CAN
YOU GO AND CHECK OUT DIFFERENT
OPTIONS, TOO.
REGISTER WHEN YOU GET THERE.
SHOW UP AND YOU ARE YOU GOOD TO
GO.
REGISTER ONLINE AT EXPLORE
DT LIVING.
COM.
AN EASY PROCESS.
YOU GET AN ALL ACCESS PASS THAT
LETS YOU INTO ALL OF THE
DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, BUT IT
GIVES YOU GREAT PARTNER OFFERS.
THERE IS DISCOUNTED EATS AND
DRINKS AND FITNESS CLASSES,
ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS, SO, IT'S
REALLY GIVING YOU AN OPTION TO
EXPLORE THE ENTIRE CITY.
ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE
LIVING DOWNTOWN, PARKING IS THE
WORST.
IT'S EXPENSIVE, HARD TO FIND.
YOU GUYS HAVE FOUND A SOLUTION.
YEP ON THE WEBSITE, CAN YOU
FIND FREE PARKING OPTIONS THAT
WILL GIVE YOU LOCATIONS OF
RAMPS AND PARKING LOTS BUT
THERE IS OFF STREET PARKING
ANYWHERE THAT YOU CAN GRAB A
METER.
WE HAVE MADE IT REALLY EASY TO
GET FROM PLACE TO PLACE ON THE
WEBSITE, IT SHOWS YOU HOW CAN
YOU GET TO EACH DIFFERENT
PLACE, BIKING, WALKING,
DRIVING, BY THE INTERACTIVE
MAP.
WHAT I LOVE -- SOMETIMES,
YOU THINK -- GORGEOUS ACTUALLY
ON SAINT ANTHONY AND MAIN,
RIGHT NOW, OVERLOOKING THE
BRIDGE, AN INCREDIBLE VIEW.
IT'S SO GREEN DOWN HERE.
WE HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS YOU CAN CHECK
OUT.
THERE IS WARREN PARK THAT
OVERSEES A 46-ACRE PARK.
WHO DO YOU SEE THAT COMES IN
FOR THIS EVENT?
ALL AGES AT ALL STAGES,
SOMETIMES, IT'S PEOPLE LOOKING
FOR AN APARTMENT TO LIVE.
AND SOME ARE SAYING "WE WERE
THINKING ABOUT IT SOMEONE MING
SEN SHUIEED IT WAS GREAT."
WE ARE SEEING EMPTY NESTERS
COMING IN, TOO.
LET'S GIVE YOU ALL OF THE
INFORMATION YOU NEED.
WHAT TIME DOES IT START?
10:00 TO 5:00 -- AND EXPLORE
DT LIVE SOMETHING WHERE YOU CAN GET REGISTERED.