Construction begins on 170-unit apartment, retail building along Shakopee’s First Ave

Construction is underway for the Riverfront Bluff Development in western Shakopee: a five-story, 170-unit market-rate apartment building with a restaurant and retail space along First Avenue and the Minnesota River. Greystone Construction, a local contractor based in Shakopee, broke ground on the building last week. The retail space, according to the developer Gaughan Companies, will […]

Schafer Richardson’s Timber and Tie development: Filling the affordable-housing hole in the Twin Cities

Schafer Richardson’s Timber and Tie multifamily development fulfills a major need in downtown Minneapolis: The project, which offers 175 studio through four-bedroom units in the city’s Northeast Arts District, is not only an example of much-needed affordable housing, it’s geared toward families. Timber and Tie’s larger apartments – those two- through four-bedroom units – give […]

Blaine’s Lexington Meadows Development

The Blaine City Council unanimously approved a conditional use permit for a new medical office facility July 7. The 50,000-square-foot, two-story, Lexington Meadows Medical Office Building will be located at 4181 108th Ave. NE, on the southwest corner of the intersection at 109th Avenue and Lexington Avenue. The tenants in the building have not been […]

RE Journals: 3D tour company content studios opens in Saint Paul

Content Studios, a Saint Paul, Minnesota-based startup, is a new company focusing on modern and engaging virtual commercial real estate tours. With the goals of creating quality, objective content; integrating 3D showcasing within content marketing; and giving viewers control of their virtual experience, Content Studios creates a virtual space that allows renters and buyers to […]