
Marshall Avenue Flats to feature 98 units of affordable housing near Marshall and Snelling
With a major boost from the city of St. Paul and other partners, PAK Properties and the HBG Group are moving closer toward starting work on a new six-story, 98-unit affordable rental housing development at Marshall Avenue and Fry Street.

Opara set to build affordable housing in Brooklyn Center
Local developer Johnny Opara is nearing construction on what he calls a “luxury affordable” apartment building that’s been long anticipated in Brooklyn Center.
JO Companies, led by Opara, is building Wangstad Commons on four city-owned parcels with an emphasis on creating high-quality living with affordable rents. The four-story, 54-unit apartment will be highly amenitized and include family-sized units.

Big-D Midwest begins construction at Malcolm Station Apartments in Minneapolis
Construction is underway on the Malcolm Station Apartments in Minneapolis, Minn., Big-D Midwest Construction’s latest housing project.
The seven-storey apartment building, part of a large-scale neighbourhood development by The Wall Companies, features 210 units and 6,878 square feet of retail space and will be a key piece of ongoing development in the city, converting a former industrial area into a modern, mixed-use centre of activity, indicates a release.
Mayor Carter Announces 41-Member Rent Stabilization Stakeholder Group
Today, Mayor Melvin Carter announced the formation of a 41-member Rent Stabilization Stakeholder Group. This group, convened by the University of Minnesota's Center for Urban & Regional Affairs (CURA), will meet February through May in virtual, live-streamed meetings to identify considerations on improving and enhancing rent stabilization in Saint Paul, with a final report completed by this summer.
Century-old office building sold in St. Paul Lowertown
Developers Rich Pakonen and Clint Blaiser have sold an office building in downtown St. Paul that they bought four years ago.

VSM Podcast Episode #32: Seeing the Potential Ft. Clint Blaiser
This episode of the VSM Real Estate Podcast welcomes special guest Clint Blaiser, President and CEO at Halverson and Blaiser Group Ltd. Clint draws from years of real estate experience and shares valuable real estate insight and wisdom.

Episode 26: Getting Into Development with Clint and Noah Blaiser
Mike Sowers talks to Clint and Noah Blaiser on his podcast about Commercial Real Estate.

Utah health-tech company opening office in downtown St. Paul
Central Logic, which helps health systems and governments manage patient loads, has signed a least for 10,700 square feet in the Osborn 370 tower at 370 Wasbasha St.

Duluth-based Maurices will open tech office in downtown St. Paul
Downtown St. Paul has scored an economic development win as Duluth-based retailer Maurices has confirmed it will open a technology center in the Osborn 370 tower.