Council asks administration to speed up implementation of rent control

More focus sought from rent control task force. Frustration with the slow pace of implementing Saint Paul’s new rent control ordinance prompted the City Council on March 23 to adopt a resolution asking the 41-member Rent Stabilization Stakeholder task force…

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Union Park committee recommends five-story Selby Flats

Merriam Park neighbors appear to have fallen short in their effort to influence a proposed five-story apartment building at 1708-16 Selby Ave. With a split vote on February 28, the Union Park District Council (UPDC) land use committee rejected the…

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Lexington Station loses financing

Major partner pulls out because of rent control and inflation concerns. Construction of the six-story Lexington Station apartment building at 411-417 N. Lexington Pkwy. has been put on hold. Minneapolis-based developer Alatus had hoped to begin construction early next year.…

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