The “Stella” coming soon?

Osborn Building
Eco Lab – Osborn building. Corner of 5th and WabashaStreet  Sculpture by Ron Fischer “Skygate”

There is a lot of vacant office space in downtown St. Paul and at the same time, there is more housing than ever before.  When I was growing up in St. Paul a million years ago, downtown St. Paul was where we went shopping. There were department stores. Dayton’s, Donaldson’s, Feilds, Grants, and more.

The retail started vanishing as people moved to the burbs and as I94 went around downtown.

The 16-story 197,692-square-foot former Ecolab building will house 174 apartments when the project is complete. Also included are 2,339 square feet of retail space, a coffee lounge, a mailroom, leasing office tenant storage, bike storage, a pet run, and other amenities.

The project is in the early stages as money is being raised. The developers are Kaeding Development and Inland Real Estate. Other buildings are or will be redeveloped in downtown St. Paul.

 

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