Demolition means a fresh start for the corner of Snelling and University in St. Paul, Minnesota, with the vacant CVS store now gone. About a month after leveling the building, the City of St. Paul announced private development plans for the empty lot.
The city says 499 Snelling Realty Company will “bring market-rate apartments and new retail services” to the spot. Bill McGuire, an owner of the Minnesota United, is leading the development. He’s also invested in other projects around Allianz Field.
“This project will build on the historical importance of the Midway area and add to the vitality, excitement, and opportunity present in this diverse and important neighborhood,” McGuire wrote in a statement. “The CVS location sits on the high-profile Snelling Avenue corridor and is at the center of a vibrant community, directly across from the iconic sculpture The Calling, that so magnificently represents our state.”…