The University of Saint Thomas’ effort to alter the Ford site master plan to make way for a new sports complex at Highland Bridge begins in earnest on June 21. The Highland District Council (HDC) Community Development Committee will be…
Representatives of the University of Saint Thomas and Highland Bridge master developer Ryan Companies met on January 18 with the Highland District Council (HDC) Community Development Committee to discuss the possible construction of a new hockey arena and baseball and…
Work continues at Highland Bridge on new rowhouses, a new medical office building, new senior housing and supportive housing and the nearly completed Weidner Apartments/Lunds & Byerlys mixed-use development. However, the construction of all other new apartment buildings has been…
A six-story, 115-unit apartment building is being proposed for the southwest corner of Snelling and Randolph avenues. Developer Oppidan hopes to start construction next fall after obtaining a conditional use permit and other city approvals.The Community Development Committee of the…
By Jane McClure A plan to expand the area where tax increment financing (TIF) from the 122-acre Highland Bridge development may be spent was unanimously recommended for approval by the Saint Paul Planning Commission on September 4. The plan now…
Applicants asked to focus on mayor's goal of making St. Paul safer By Jane McClure About three dozen submissions from Saint Paul citizens and neighborhood groups are in the running for funding through the city’s 2021 Capital Improvement Budget (CIB).…
Changes would affect infill homes, additions in Highland, Mac-GroveBy Jane McClureYears of discussion may come to an end this fall when the Saint Paul City Council acts on revisions to residential design standards in the Highland and Macalester-Groveland neighborhoods. The…
Villager Inbox Open space sacrificed at Ford The Saint Paul City Council voted 6-1 on July 22 to approve zoning variances for development at Highland Bridge (former Ford site) that were previously denied by the Saint Paul Board of Zoning…
Four-story building to be built into bluff near West 7th-Saint Paul AvenueBy Jane McClureA 36-unit, four-story apartment building for low-income seniors is being proposed near West Seventh Street and Saint Paul Avenue. The Highland District Council’s Community Development Committee agreed…
CommonBond Communities requests three variances for five-story, 60-unit buildingBy Jane McClureCommonBond Communities’ plan to build a five-story, 60-unit apartment building for low-income seniors at 830 S. Cretin Ave. will be reviewed by the St. Paul Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA)…
Ryan Zappa of American Masonry Restoration grinds mortar joints on the side of the historic Highland Water Tower. The 92-year-old landmark is undergoing a face-lift with the help of a $250,000 grant from the Minnesota Historical Society. Masonry work, tile…
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