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3/27/2024
The Metropolitan Council and St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) have begun a search for a developer for a prime, undeveloped property in the heart of downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.
A request for proposals for the Central Station Redevelopment Site was issued this week, with responses due July 25.
"The vision is for a high-density, mixed-use development that both maximizes the development potential of the site and increases transit ridership," Metropolitan Council Chair Charlie Zelle said in a press release.
The Met Council and HRA separately own parcels on the Central Station redevelopment site and are offering them, along with air rights above the Metro Transit's light-rail Green Line, as one development opportunity. The 1.66-acre site sits on Cedar Street, between 5th and 4th streets, and is bisected by the Green Line and its Central Station.
A vacant building on the site was demolished to make way for the Green Line over a decade ago. As part of the light rail construction project, an environmental cleanup effort occurred on the site. Future development could include the restructuring of the adjacent stairway-elevator tower, skyway and bus stop, and incorporation into a building or buildings.