urbanMSP

Income required to support that rent would be about $240k annually, so if you're a couple, that's two $120k salaries. Which is good money, but certainly not outrageous for a couple of professionals doing well in their careers.

After more than a decade of planning and construction on one of the largest redevelopment projects in city history, Gateway Park became the first portion of St. Paul's Highland Bridge site to open to the public...

...Apartments, a grocery store, roadways and a second city park are slated to open later this summer on the site, which is undergoing a multimillion-dollar transformation into what officials have dubbed an "urban village."...

...The site's first residents will move in later this summer when a 230-unit luxury apartment building opens in August. An adjoining Lunds & Byerlys is slated to open in early fall. Uŋči Makha Park, second of four public parks planned for the development, is also scheduled to open later this summer, city officials said.

Tired of begging their parents for rides to skate parks and restless after days of distance learning, Highland Park buddies Luke Hanno and Theo Miller put their heads together and acted on Miller’s dad’s advice. They contacted those in the know about all things parks and planning at St. Paul City Hall with a request...

...Little did they expect exactly how elaborately those dreams would come together. On Tuesday, the boys — now 13 and 14 — joined Stewart, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, Parks and Rec Director Andy Rodriguez, representatives of master developer the Ryan Cos. and others in debuting the city’s first “skater trail” at the new Gateway Park, a linear park that weaves from Mississippi River Boulevard at Bohland Avenue to Ford Parkway at Woodlawn Avenue. The 3.6-acre park also features game tables, picnic tables, walking paths, a viewing platform and a water fountain...

...Parks officials were determined to fill unmet needs in the city by programming each of the four future parks accordingly. Later this summer, the city will debut Unci Makha Park at the southern end of Highland Bridge, across from Hidden Falls Regional Park. It will feature sand volleyball courts and a nature play area for the very young. Also on the horizon are a medical office building, currently under construction, and thousands of units of housing.

Community members have questioned whether, as university property, the sports facilities would be exempt from property taxes. On Thursday, Ryan Cos. confirmed that they would be, as is the current Canadian Pacific Railway property.

The Pioneer Press article confirmed the railroad does not pay taxes for that land. I'm not sure of the reason however.

Community members have questioned whether, as university property, the sports facilities would be exempt from property taxes. On Thursday, Ryan Cos. confirmed that they would be, as is the current Canadian Pacific Railway property.

https://www.twincities.com/2022/07/07/s ... ll-remain/

There's also a TON of lumber staged on site. I was wondering if that got delivered the day the CC exempted new construction from the rent control...