A Swervo-backed cannabis operator is gearing up to turn a big-box Blaine warehouse into a full-blown marijuana campus, with everything from growing to retail under one very large roof. The planned Redux Cannabis facility would convert a roughly 50,000-square-foot industrial building near Pheasant Ridge Drive into one of the region’s larger indoor grow operations, a move the developer says will bring about 40 jobs and a fresh wave of cannabis cash into the north metro.
According to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, Swervo Development Corp. bought the property at 4131 Pheasant Ridge Drive NE for roughly $5.8 million on March 18 and plans to run it as a Redux Cannabis site. The outlet reports that the campus is slated to house cultivation, processing, shipping and a retail storefront, with the company projecting about 40 new positions once the operation is fully up and running.
What’s Planned At The Site
City planning paperwork shows Swervo has applied for a conditional-use permit to operate what Minnesota regulators call a cannabis mezzobusiness at the address, a category that allows both production and retail under one banner in a Planned Business District, according to City of Blaine records. The application landed on a Blaine Planning Commission agenda in August 2025, indicating the developer has been working its way through the local review process for months.
Building History And Property Details
A 2024 commercial listing pegged the building at roughly 53,136 square feet and noted that the site covers more than 10 acres, according to a market listing archived by Moody’sCRE. Anoka County property records list Carlisle Fluid Technologies LLC as the prior owner of record for the parcel at 4131 Pheasant Ridge Drive NE.
How This Fits Minnesota’s Market
Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management this year rolled out a public market dashboard that tracks monthly plantings, harvests and retail sales as the state’s adult-use program ramps up, highlighting ongoing supply strains following the 2025 market launch, according to the Office of Cannabis Management. Those early numbers have come with reports of product shortages and roughly $31 million in retail sales since launch, figures that industry watchers say make additional cultivation space particularly attractive to retailers and processors, according to Axios Twin Cities.
Next Steps And Timeline
Before any plants go in the ground or customers walk through the door, Swervo still needs Blaine’s land-use approvals and state-issued licenses for cultivation and retail. Those reviews typically dig into security plans, traffic impacts and day-to-day operations. The company’s appearance on prior city planning agendas suggests it is already deep into that process, but no firm construction schedule or opening date has been publicly released…