Hennepin County’s housing authority approved about $19.2M across multiple programs and moved three north Minneapolis parcels toward affordable-housing redevelopment.

Roami has quietly opened the converted Century Plaza as an aparthotel across from the Minneapolis Convention Center, offering apartment-style suites and a soft opening ahead of summer.

A Tampa investor paid $3.8M for the First National Bank Building and says he’ll explore housing, relight the neon '1st' sign and revive empty retail.

Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold led a group that purchased the landmark St. Paul Hotel and says it will renovate rooms and add new food‑and‑drink concepts. The sale comes as private investors double down on downtown St. Paul's comeback.

A roughly 400,000-square-foot South St. Paul warehouse that long housed Sportsman's Guide is on the market as its lease winds down.

The City Council voted 3-2 to impose a one-year moratorium on data centers, pausing a proposed 55,000‑sq‑ft project while officials study noise, water and utility impacts.

Hempel bought a West End Office Park building and plans roughly 150 senior independent‑living units plus ground‑floor retail, while Terasă construction continues across the street.

A proposed mixed‑use project that would reopen part of the Dock Cinema has reignited a fight in downtown Excelsior after the Heritage Preservation Commission blocked a demolition permit. The decision pits housing and economic goals against preservation of the town’s historic character.

Minneapolis has moved to pause new data center projects while the council studies water, power and neighborhood impacts. A May 21 meeting will advance the debate.

The St. Paul HRA named JB Vang and DC Commercial tentative developers for a 60–80 unit affordable housing plan on Jackson Street, with 12 HUD Section 811 units and 100 parking spaces.

A developer filed a concept plan to remake Boston Scientific’s 24‑acre Minnetonka campus, proposing demolition and a large industrial replacement at 10700 Bren Road W.

The James J. Hill Reference Library has been reborn as Avalon, a restored event center overlooking Rice Park after a $5M renovation. The venue keeps the grand reading room while adding event infrastructure.

St. Paul planning commissioners got a May 1 update on Highland Bridge: construction has resumed, Block 2 is moving toward completion, and planners reviewed park and housing totals.