Minneapolis’ shuttered Star Tribune printing plant could become a 20-megawatt data center with housing or retail mixed in.

Pioneer Acquisitions will spend about $15M to add a hospitality lobby, Japanese lounge and simulator amenities at 100 Washington to boost leasing.

Golden Valley filed a missing‑middle study exploring duplexes, triplexes and townhomes as suburbs rethink zoning. Residents' concern and high construction costs mean change will likely be gradual.

Oakdale gave the Tanners Lake developer until July 28 to show financing or risk losing the deal. The deadline clouds plans for 126 apartments and 12 townhomes.

Costco paid $5.5M for the former TGI Friday’s lot on Riverdale Boulevard and will move its gas operation there, planning a 20‑pump island and roughly 128 extra parking spots.

A former Ecolab office tower at 386 Wabasha Street North is being converted into The Stella, adding roughly 174 apartments to downtown St. Paul with a complex financing stack.

A TREND‑backed crowdfund is offering North Minneapolis residents a chance to co‑own Hawthorn Crossings starting at $1,000, with a limited neighborhood matching grant. Organizers say the move is meant to keep capital and retail control on the North Side.

Monarch Development closed financing and crews have started site work on an 89‑unit, five‑story apartment at 931 Marshall St. NE, reviving a plan first approved in 2022.

A developer‑backed Black Business Village Experience will host a free Aug. 15 land‑launch in Brooklyn Center to raise funds for a planned 30,000‑sq‑ft event and business hub.

Riverview Intermediate’s original 1969 HVAC is being replaced in a two‑year, $21.9M project. Crews are working on the north wing and gym this summer; the district will start school Sept. 8.

Goldman Sachs and R2 Cos. sold Studio 15 in downtown Minneapolis, the 131,000‑sq‑ft building known for a Bob Dylan mural. The property was about 65% leased and reportedly sold below the 2014 purchase price.

Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth and Families will relocate to 106 Water St. at Farwell‑on‑Water, taking about 92,000 sq ft and bringing roughly 400 staff to the riverfront.

A HireAHelper analysis finds only Louisiana, Iowa and Minnesota meet the 30% mortgage-to-income test. High prices and rising rates leave most states out of reach.