Posts by growthzone

Building Buzz: Bridges, Bonds & Big Builds Across the Midwest From a massive mixed-use vision in Newport to affordable housing plans in Brooklyn Park, this week’s Building Buzz shows how cities across the region are juggling industrial growth, housing needs, and long-term community planning. Developers in Rogers are especially busy, with new market-rate apartments, a small-bay warehouse…

Building Buzz: Wellness, Waterworks & Worksites From new community hubs to ambitious redevelopments, October has shaped up to be a big month across Minnesota and beyond. In Minneapolis, plans are pouring in for a long-awaited water services facility and the first phase of the city’s bold Kmart site revival, complete with affordable housing, public art, and geothermal…

Building Buzz: Another Wave of Growth From memory care near Paisley Park to Rivian rolling into Edina’s Galleria, the region is buzzing with projects reshaping communities big and small. This week’s Building Buzz (covering projects from the end of August to the first part of September) spans everything from a 12-story mass timber apartment building in St. Francis…

Building Buzz: Community Centers, Concert Venues & More From billion-dollar redevelopment visions to smaller-but-mighty community center plans, this week’s Building Buzz is packed with projects that span the Midwest map and every stage of construction. Chanhassen’s proposed $80M community center is already bumping into budget walls, while Bloomington is charging ahead with a $101M health and wellness…