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Retail roundup: Crunch Fitness to flex into former Lunds & Byerly's in St. Paul
A Crunch Fitness and Foss Swim School are coming to St. Paul's Highland Park neighborhood. Why it matters: The additions to the Highland Village Shopping Center on Ford Parkway will fill a high-traffic anchor store spot that has sat vacant since Lunds & Byerlys moved to the neighboring Highland Bridge redevelopment in 2022.
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Twin Cities suburbs look to address 'missing middle' with more dense, affordable housing
ListenTwin Cities suburbs look to address 'missing middle' with more dense, affordable housing. Golden Valley is the latest Twin Cities suburb considering zoning changes that could make it easier to build duplexes, triplexes and other dense housing. The idea is gaining momentum across the metro as communities look for ways...
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Newly opened Joey Mansion offers furniture and rare finds
Stepping into Joey Mansion is like walking back in time, and you never know what you’re going to find. One is immediately engulfed in a world where nearly everything has a deeper The post Newly opened Joey Mansion offers furniture and rare finds first appeared on St. Paul Voice | Downtown St. Paul Voice | South St. Paul Voice | La Voz Latina .
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Empty St. Paul Tower Springs Back To Life As Downtown Apartments
The midcentury office tower on Wabasha Street in downtown St. Paul that once trained Ecolab staff is getting a very different second act. Rebranded as The Stella, the 16-story building is in the middle of an office-to-apartment conversion that developers say will welcome its first residents later this summer. The project is set to deliver a mix of studios, one- to three-bedroom apartments and penthouses, plus ground-floor retail and shared amenity space, adding a sizable batch of new housing in the city’s core.
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Office-to-apartment conversions heat up
The yearslong effort to turn office buildings into apartments is finally breaking through this summer, with three projects bringing hundreds of new residents downtown. Why it matters: The conversions — two in Minneapolis and one in St. Paul — will provide a boost to local businesses that have long depended on office workers who are spending more time at home.
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Will anyone build another large shopping center in the Twin Cities?
It's been nearly 10 years since a large-scale shopping center opened in the Twin Cities, and despite a growing appetite for more space, there are no imminent plans for another. Why it matters: Retailers and restaurants looking to open shop are feeling the pinch. A recent JLL report says Twin Cities retail rents last quarter grew by 6.7% year-over-year, the largest hike in the nation. What they're saying: "It's gotten more and more difficult for retailers to execute on their growth plans with a lack of space," said Johnny Reimann, a broker for Mid-America Real Estate who helps retailers and restaurants find space. He notes that the Twin Cities ranks near the bottom in terms of new retail construction in the U.S. Flashback: Two big shopping centers opened in 2016 and 2017: Eagan's Central Park Commons and Woodbury's City Place . Since then, developers have built smaller strip malls and redeveloped other shopping centers, but nothing as large scale as the 434,000-square-foot Central Park Commons. Between the lines: It's an uneven landscape. Hundreds of thousands of square feet are vacant in downtowns, and landlords are basically giving away skyway storefronts . Indoor regional malls have also struggled. But it's much
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Twin Cities Habitat showcases new affordable homes at St. Paul’s The Heights
Michelle Delgado had long wanted to own a home. Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity helped her find a path to buying one. The organization showcased five affordable homes under construction Wednesday in St. Paul’s Greater East Side. Called “The Heights,” the project is Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity’s largest affordable housing project in Minnesota. The organization plans to build 147 homes on the 112-acre former Hillcrest Golf Course.
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City HRA to develop former Saxon Ford site
A land assembly project on University Avenue in Frogtown could entice a developer to that neighborhood. Or at least St. Paul City Council members, acting as the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA), hope so. The HRA voted June 10, 2026 to buy 259 University Ave. W. for $600,000 in federal...
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St. Paul tiptoes toward reforming its safety inspections process
Wes Burdine, the owner of a University Avenue bar in St. Paul, was pretty excited when construction was set to begin on his new outdoor tap building. His business, the Black Hart of Saint Paul, offers a unique combination: an historic GLBTQ bar that regularly hosts drag shows, and a soccer bar within walking distance of Allianz Field. It’s a juxtaposition on full display during the once-in-four-years collision of Twin Cities PRIDE and the World Cup soccer tournament.