United Properties, Twins agree to transit hub deal with county
The Minnesota Twins, United Properties and Target Corp. reached a $3.75 million deal with Hennepin County -- approved Thursday afternoon -- to take over certain operations and other costs of the $85...
View ArticleJust Sold: U-Haul pays $3.6M for St. Paul warehouse
An affiliate of Phoenix-based rental giant U-Haul has paid $3.6 million in cash for a vacant 153,000-square-foot warehouse and 6.2 acres at 2520 Como Ave. in St. Paul, with plans to convert the site...
View ArticleLRT facility could chip away at tax revenue for Hopkins
The smallest city along the Southwest Light Rail Transit line has been chosen as the most likely host to an operations and maintenance facility. There’s just one problem: the city says it can’t afford...
View ArticlePanel has no recommendation on Southwest LRT plan
A Met Council committee on Monday stopped short of formally endorsing the latest iteration of the Southwest LRT project.
View ArticleWill Hennepin County get into the land business?
The county is considering establishing a strategic land acquisition fund for the sole purpose of holding land along transit lines and encouraging transit-oriented development.
View ArticleHennepin County advances library projects
The county’s 2014 budget offers $12.6 million for library projects, including the last pieces of funding for the new Walker Library and Excelsior Library.
View ArticleMinneapolis LRT opposition changes little
After a stormy meeting that began with a threat to vote down any Southwest light rail plan that puts freight rail and light rail in the Kenilworth Corridor, the Minneapolis City Council on Wednesday...
View ArticleHennepin County aims to buy L&H site
The county is in talks with the Minneapolis Public Schools system to purchase 6.4 acres at the Lake and Hiawatha Avenue intersection
View ArticleCounty taps brownfield fund for Southwest rail line
The Hennepin County Board approved using $5 million from the Environmental Response Fund over four years to clean sites along the future light rail line.
View ArticleTop Projects: Hennepin County Human Services Center
The Ackerberg Group, the Northside Residents Redevelopment Council and the county held multiple meetings to seek community input.
View Article$30M bond issue OK’d for Dominium project
Hennepin County commissioners on Tuesday preliminarily agreed to issue up to $30 million in bonds to back a 78-unit affordable housing complex in south Minneapolis.
View ArticleL&H Station project to start this fall
Hennepin County seeks construction proposals for a five-story office building that will anchor the long-anticipated L&H Station.
View ArticleU of M completes purchase of entire block
Putting another square block of property in its real estate portfolio, the University of Minnesota continues to squirrel away land within the East Bank campus area.
View ArticleGroup of 6 buys Lyndale Tap House building
The Lyndale Tap House in Minneapolis’ Lyn-Lake commercial district has a new landlord.
View ArticleHennepin County advances $66M NorthPoint project
The County Board agreed to transfer $18 million to the county’s Housing and Redevelopment Authority
View ArticleMinneapolis, Hennepin County seek proposals for ‘primo corner’
They're seeking proposals for a nearly 36,400-square-foot lot they jointly own
View ArticleCounty raises contracting program’s spending cap
The County Board increased the 2016 spending cap for its “consulting services program,”
View ArticleNew Midtown Greenway bridges to have familiar look
Hennepin County is preparing to rebuild two century-old bridges that carry Cedar and Portland avenues over the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis, a $4 million project that could be a roadmap for future...
View ArticleHennepin County to hold hearing on sales tax
Hennepin County will hold a public hearing Tuesday to discuss and receive comments on a proposed new sales tax of up to one-half cent for transportation and transit projects. The tax would replace the...
View ArticleCounty Board delays action on buying Thrivent HQ
Hennepin County is taking more time to consider a proposed $55 million purchase of the 17-story Thrivent headquarters in downtown Minneapolis. The County Board on Thursday voted to delay an up-or-down...
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