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Teardowns, 'McMansions' and the changing character of Twin Cities neighborhoods

Teardowns
A large home is built on a lot previously occupied by a smaller home in Minneapolis.
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Teardowns.

It's one of those topics that seems to send people into a tailspin.

"They're ruining the neighborhood," is an oft-heard complaint as neighbors point to both the aesthetics and property value of new homes built on old lots.

But how much truth is there behind this assertion?

MPR News host Marianne Combs hosts a conversation with Edina City Manager Scott Neal; and Ryan Allen, director of the Humphrey School's Urban and Regional Planning program.