Dive summary:
- Sears is looking to bring development activity to the area around the Minnesota capitol in downtown St. Paul with a retail-office project.
- The plan for 111,700 square feet of retail space, 112,000 square feet of offices and 139 housing units goes up for review this week.
- The site now has 700 parking spots that will be replaced with 586 spots in a garage, and the whole thing is near a light-rail line that is helping to spur downtown redevelopment.
From the article:
The project will be built in three phases, with retail space built in the initial phase, followed by the office property and parking garage. ...