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St. Cloud Considers Allowing Apartment Buildings Downtown and Along Commercial Corridors

(KNSI) – St. Cloud is moving to make it easier to build apartments downtown and along the city’s busiest commercial roads. The St. Cloud Planning Commission will take its first look Tuesday at a zoning change that would allow stand-alone apartment buildings in three commercial districts. Right now, apartments are only allowed on the second floor and above in those areas.

St Cloud, MN · 1d
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3 Minnesota Cities Now Ranked Among The Midwest's 10 Best Places To Live

Minnesota had more cities in the top 10 than any other state in a new ranking of the Midwest’s 10 best places to live. See which three made the list, where they ranked, and what makes each one stand out.

Minnesota · 2d

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Demolition of ‘hazardous’ home on First Avenue begins at owners expense

After years of back and forth over the property at the end of First Avenue, demolition on the “hazardous” home began Thursday afternoon. The next of kin of the property owners will be billed for the $44,000 demolition, Faribault Fire…

Faribault, MN · 3d

CBS Minnesota

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Klobuchar eyes capping land rent increases for mobile homeowners

Gwen Elliott has loved her mobile home in Blaine, Minnesota, for eight years, but she does not love the rent increases.

Blaine, MN · 55m

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St. Paul's 900-Ton Mansion Crawled Five Blocks to Dodge the Wrecking Ball

A 900-ton Victorian duplex once crept through downtown St. Paul at a crawling 20 feet per hour, lifted with hydraulic jacks and conveyed on wheeled dollies past onlookers, to escape a date with the wrecking ball. Twenty-five years later, the Armstrong-Quinlan House still stands in the Irvine Park neighborhood — though its path there, and the years of struggle that followed, make for one of the stranger chapters in the city's preservation history.

St Paul, MN · 2d

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The buyer of a Minneapolis skyscraper has skipped paying property taxes

The local company that bought the Ameriprise Financial Center skyscraper nearly two years ago for a shockingly low price of $6.25 million has missed both property tax payments this year, according to county data. Why it matters: This is another sign of distress for downtown Minneapolis' office market and helps explain why buildings are trading for so little. You can buy a 31-story tower for $6.25 million, but then you have to pay a property tax bill of $1.5 million, plus energy, maintenance and security costs. The intrigue: It's unclear why Minnetonka-based Onward Investors didn't make two $777,118 tax payments that were due in May and October. It also owes $155,438 in late fees, according to Hennepin County records as of Friday. The firm is current on its taxes for the nearby iconic Wells Fargo Center, which it bought around the same time. Onward did not respond to multiple requests for comment. What they're saying: The city said it wouldn't comment because there's an appeal filed by the landlord in Minnesota Tax Court. However, the city did not provide a case number when asked. Between the lines: It's easy to see why Onward is appealing the valuation. The city's 2026

Minneapolis, MN · 1d

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Minneapolis Nonprofit Faces Loss of $2.6M Gale Mansion to Foreclosure

The historic Gale Mansion on Stevens Avenue in Minneapolis, bought for $2.6 million in 2022 by Somali Community Resettlement Services, now carries a pending notice of foreclosure and could be sold at auction before the end of the year. The nonprofit, which listed the mansion as its headquarters, recently reported having zero employees and has not responded to multiple requests for comment about its properties or its organizational status.

Minneapolis, MN · 3d

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A retired couple’s dream home in Minneapolis with Mississippi River views

Olson Kundig lifts the living spaces into the tree canopy, just across from the Mississippi River. This dream home in Minneapolis was designed by Olson Kundig for a retired couple who moved back to Minnesota from Colorado. They had wanted to build a house with an architect for most of their lives, and the husband had long admired the work of Tom Kundig. They found their lot on the river bluff, with the Mississippi River parkway right across the street and the downtown skyline just a few miles away.

Minneapolis, MN · 17h

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Property taxes increase 3% in proposed Sauk Rapids 2027 budget

SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. — While the overall levy for the property tax in Sauk Rapids is planned to increase in 2027, the actual rate is planned to decrease slightly — which doesn’t mean taxpayers will pay less in the new year. The tax capacity for the city went up nearly 4% in the past year, Finance Director Jack Kahlhamer said during the Nov. 9 city council meeting, and the levy is planned to go up 3%. “But,” he said, “again, the tax capacity increase is really almost all existing homes.” The tax capacity can be impacted by new construction but also increases in existing property values, which could lead to higher costs for homeowners. According to the proposed budget, this is compared to 2026’s increased level of nearly 9% from the previous year with about the same increase to tax capacity. More: 3M agrees to pay billions over toxic chemical claims Utility fee increases in Sauk Rapids The other potential increase for homeowners are the public utilities and services fees. Utility fees overall will increase about 5% to 6% into the new year, according to the proposed budget. Most of the increase come from storm water fees, which will see

Sauk Rapids, MN · 9h

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Marcus & Millichap closes sale of 34-unit apartment property in Minneapolis

Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale of Pleasant View Apartments, a 34-unit multifamily property in Minneapolis. The property sold for $3.15 million, or $92,647 per unit. Michael Jacobs, Abe Roberts and Tommy Hartwell, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office, procured the buyer, a local family office. The buyer plans to hold the property as a long-term investment and implement capital improvements to enhance its appeal and overall performance.

Minneapolis, MN · 1d

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Stearns County Homestead Application Deadline Is December 31st

(KNSI) – People who bought or moved into a new home in Stearns County this year have until the end of December to make sure they aren’t paying more in property taxes than they should. The county is reminding new homeowners that homestead applications are due December 31st....

Stearns County, MN · 1d

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Minneapolis Price Cuts Are Rising as Homes Spend More Time on the Market

Minneapolis sellers are cutting prices and homes are spending more time on the market, making sharp pricing critical right now.

Minneapolis, MN · 1d

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Roundhouse Buys 346-Unit Tower in Minneapolis

This is one of the largest Twin Cities multifamily sales in two years. Roundhouse has purchased 270 Hennepin, a 346-unit community in Minneapolis, from a partnership between Diamond Realty Investments and Harlem Irving Co. JLL Capital Markets worked for the seller and also arranged a seven-year Freddie Mac acquisition load for the buyer. The building was 95 percent leased at the time of sale, according to JLL. The brokerage calls the deal one of the market’s largest multifamily transactions in more than two years.

Minneapolis, MN · 11h

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Saint Paul Council Rejects Neighbors' Appeal, Clears Four-Story Student Housing Near UST

2094 Goodrich Ave. — Approximate Site of Student-Housing Project. A four-story apartment building rising at 2094 Goodrich Ave. in Saint Paul will move forward as planned after the City Council voted 5-1 to deny neighbors' appeal of its building permit. The project, replacing what had been a two-bedroom single-family home, is designed to house students near the University of St. Thomas with three six-bedroom apartments stacked above a shared fourth-floor gathering space.

St Paul, MN · 7h

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State grant gave $1.5 million in taxpayer money for purchase of mansion now facing foreclosure

Minnesota taxpayers have a financial interest in the outcome of foreclosure proceedings on the historic Gale Mansion in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, MN · 4d

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Now open. Milton Square’s new Tamarack Room

Walk into the Tamarack Room, the recently opened event space at Milton Square, and you step into the past as well as the future. The past is reflected in the room’s impressive original 1914 river-stone fireplace, exposed heavy timber posts and beams, and stucco. The Tamarack Room’s webpage describes it as “character-rich.”

St Paul, MN · 11d

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3 Minnesota Cities Now Ranked Among The Midwest's 10 Best Places To Live

Minnesota had more cities in the top 10 than any other state in a new ranking of the Midwest’s 10 best places to live. See which three made the list, where they ranked, and what makes each one stand out.

Minnesota · 15d

CBS Minnesota

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"Right to repair" for renters measure on St. Paul ballot this election

With only five days until the midterm election, voters in St. Paul, Minnesota, will have a ballot question to boost protections for renters, who make up more than half of the city's residents.

St Paul, MN · 12d

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Ugliest building? That’s worth a walk. Welcome to Cityscape, mailbag edition!

I’m trying something new for Cityscape this week: a “mailbag” column to answer emails (edited for length and clarity) that I’ve received from readers over the last six months or so. Here goes! Thanks for all of your correspondence. Keep it coming. Too many of us...

Minneapolis, MN · 13d

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3 Minnesota Cities Now Ranked Among The Midwest's 10 Best Places To Live

Minnesota had more cities in the top 10 than any other state in a new ranking of the Midwest’s 10 best places to live. See which three made the list, where they ranked, and what makes each one stand out.

Minnesota · 15d