Transit-oriented development in St. Paul has almost exclusively been focused on the Green Line light-rail corridor in recent years. The Metropolitan Council estimated last year that at least 13,700 housing units have been built or are in the pipeline within a half-mile of the line’s total length.
A bus line far in St. Paul’s future caught the eye of some developers
It will bring affordable and senior housing, new Dutch street concept to central riverfront
A trio of developers is closing in on city approval for the two-phase Mill City Quarter project, which will bring 150 units of affordable housing, 150 units of senior housing and a new pedestrian-oriented street concept to the central riverfront.
A site near the Milwaukee Depot in downtown Minneapolis could become the latest in a flurry of apartment projects — but one of only a very few aimed at seniors.
Finance & Commerce reports on plans by Shoreview-based senior housing developer and operator Ecumen to build 149 senior apartments at 428 S. Second St. in Minneapolis. The site is adjacent to the Riverwest condo building and a planned apartment project called Latitude 45, developed by Alatus, and it’s kitty-corner from the MacPhail Center for Music.
