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via StarTribune Aeon, a Twin Cities nonprofit housing developer/manager, has signed final documents to proceed with construction on a $100 million-plus rental project in Bloomington. SoLo Apartments, a nod to its location in the city’s South Loop neighborhood, will include a new 172-unit rental building adjacent to a 306-unit apartment complex that’s also owned by…
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via AIA Minnesota Excellence Beyond Design Shown in 2020 AIA Minneapolis Merit Award Projects UrbanWorks Architecture’s Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) Center for Adult Learning, has been a true example of a universal design for all adult learners featuring flexible spaces for learning and gatherings of many sizes, and welcoming accessibility details. The MPS Center for…
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via Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Ranked by Architectural billings from the most recently completed fiscal year Businesses headquartered in the Twin Cities 24-county metro area reported architectural billings for all operations. Businesses headquartered elsewhere reported billings for metro-area operations only. Read More
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via Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal An affordable housing project proposed near a future Green Line station is nearing St. Louis Park City Council approval. Nonprofit affordable housing developer Project for Pride in Living received Planning Commission approvals last week for a 60-unit project with 120 beds three blocks from the Woodale Avenue Station that is…
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via Finance & Commerce Minnesota’s builders were bustling in 2019 as they remodeled or built hotels, libraries and a soccer stadium, among many other projects. From among this impressive collection of projects, an independent panel selected 50 honorees for Finance & Commerce’s annual Top Projects awards. Irvine Exchange 200 Exchange St. S., St. Paul Owner: Schafer…
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via Finance & Commerce Nonprofit developer Aeon is coming back to Bloomington. Minneapolis-based Aeon is planning to add 172 apartments on the northeast side of the Village Club Apartments, which Aeon bought in December. The existing 306-unit complex is at 1930 86th St. E. in Bloomington, just south of Mall of America. Read More
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via Southwest Journal After I graduated from college, I worked at an architectural firm in San Francisco for a couple years. The architects there used to make fun of what they called the city’s “beauty contest” for new development. Architectural renderings were submitted to the city by developers and then evaluated on how the proposed…
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via Sun Sailor With support for affordable housing making up part of its mission, Union Congregational Church has decided to work with nonprofit developer Project for Pride in Living to provide 80 such units on property owned by the congregation. The St. Louis Park church would maintain the building that contains its sanctuary on the…
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via Star Tribune When Mike Green’s youngest son went off to college, he swapped a five-bedroom house in Excelsior for a suburban apartment that’s about a third as big. Still, he managed to wedge his dining table into the space, but not his leather sectional. “It was humongous and looked really silly in here,” Green…
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via Architect Magazine Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) developed a new Center for Adult Learning located on Lake Street near Hiawatha Avenue. It is specifically designed for two of its programs: Adult Education, which connects individuals to the skills, supports, and opportunities they need to gain stability, self-sufficiency, a career path, and contribute to society as…
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