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via KCCI Des Moines Des Moines, Iowa – A downtown Des Moines apartment developer is using virtual reality to help future residents see where they will live. The new Confluence on 3rd building is still under construction, but one look from inside the developer’s virtual reality goggles shows users the finished product. Read More
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via The Line Media Artspace Projects, Inc. doesn’t just create affordable live/work spaces for artists – it’s for their families, too. See what it’s like to raise or be a child in one of their communities, including UrbanWorks’ Artspace Jackson Flats project. Read More.
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via Pioneer Press Along the Green Line’s University Avenue entrance to St. Paul, an upscale new housing development – known as 2700 University – has opened. The six-story, mixed-income apartment building is located between Emerald and Berry streets near the Minneapolis border and Metro Transit’s Westgate light rail station. Read More
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via Minnesota Daily Project for Pride in Living (PPL) is one step closer to redeveloping the Bunge Tower site to a mix of artist and affordable housing for low-income residents. “This could be a space that really builds a community together,” PPL’s Mary Novak said. Read More
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via The Des Moines Register “Developers are testing the upper limits of downtown’s rental market, building apartments that feature high-end amenities such as pools, heated parking, stone counters and stainless steel appliances. Confluence on Third, an apartment complex near Court Avenue, boasts underground parking, a pool, a hot tub, a gym and yoga studio, and…
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via Finance & Commerce Minneapolis approved more than $9 million in funding for 10 affordable housing projects, including three UrbanWorks projects with clients Project for Pride in Living, YouthLink, and Sabathani Community Center. Read More
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via Finance & Commerce “The City of St. Paul has agreed to sell a parking lot near the Xcel Energy Center to Minneapolis developer Schafer Richardson for $2.96 million. The developer plans to build an apartment building.” Read More
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via Hastings Star Gazette “On Aug. 30, Artspace is inviting the public to a ceremonial groundbreaking [for Artspace Hastings River Lofts]. But this particular groundbreaking will be a little different than one might expect. Over the past few weeks, 20 local and area organizations have been working on converting standard shovels into art shovels.” Read More
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via Star Tribune “Another hurdle has been cleared to pave the way for an apartment complex for middle-wage workers near U.S. Bank Stadium.” Read More
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via Finance & Commerce “Work in Hastings that clean 1.03 acres in preparation for the construction of the 37-unit Artspace Hastings River Lofts on 1 acre on E. Second Street. DEED awarded the project $167,531 for the remediation of pollutants from manufacturing and leather tanning that took place at the site.” Read More
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