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St. Michael approves final plans for over 300 home development
At the May 14 St. Michael City Council meeting, the council approved the final site plans for a development called Gonz Lake West with over 300 homes. The council approved the overall plan along with the first portion of the development. The first addition will be located on the southwest corner of the subdivision off of Jamison Avenue NE and includes 77 single-family lots. Once all of the phases of...
Rogers OKs 2nd amendment to purchase agreement
The Rogers City Council on May 14 approved a second amendment to the city’s purchase agreement with NAI Legacy for the sale of city-owned property at County Road 81 and Church Avenue. On Oct. 24, 2023, the council approved a $300,000 purchase agreement for the sale of a 3-acre portion of city-owned property adjacent to Miller Chevrolet to Structure Real Estate for the future development of a small bay warehouse building. ...
Local Homebuyers Alert: Attorney General Sues Realtor Over Predatory Practices and Discrimination
On May 14, 2024, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit against realtor Chadwick Banken and his businesses in Hennepin County. The lawsuit accuses Banken of predatory lending, deceptive marketing, and discrimination against Muslim homebuyers. It claims that Banken's contracts for deed were designed to fail, trapping buyers with large initial and final payments they could not afford.
Lino Lakes real estate project that includes mosque could be paused under moratorium
LINO LAKES, Minn. — A real estate proposal in the north metro is drawing community opposition.Faraaz Yussuf with Zikar Holdings wants to develop 156 acres of land in Lino Lakes.The project includes hundreds of units of different kinds of housing, a variety of businesses and a mosque."There's a huge Muslim population in the north metro, Blaine for the most part," Yussuf said. "As we looked at creating a space that was friendly to the Muslim community, Lino Lakes just seemed like a natural kind of transition."Yussuf says the land, which is on a sod farm, is under contract and he'd...
Purple Plymouth mansion with secret rooms and giant murals lists for $2.795 million
This purple Plymouth mansion may be the wildest Minnesota home I've ever encountered — and it's now on the market. The big picture(s): Photos of the $2.795 million house, which has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, and sits on over 36 acres, include such details as:A secret board game room accessible through a vintage Coca-Cola machine, plus a hidden steel vault door that leads to a safe roomUnforgettably unique furniture, like a sawed-off classic car converted into a desk, a master bedroom featuring a villain-esque arched headboard, and a dangling humanoid sculpture in the hot tub roomHyperrealistic floor-to-ceiling murals depicting scenes from fantasy media, such as a steampunk "Alice in Wonderland."Plus: "The house greets you when you come home," as the entire mansion is well-equipped with smart home technology, realtor Nick Leyendecker told Racket.Take a look for yourself: All photos courtesy of Leyendecker Luxury Real Estate.
What $325K gets you in hot Twin Cities suburbs
Robbinsdale, Columbia Heights and Corcoran are the latest homebuying hot spots in the Twin Cities.The big picture: Those cities notched among the largest increases in the number of homes sold in March compared to a year ago, according to Minneapolis Area Realtors.What they're saying: It's not unusual for a Columbia Heights home to see multiple offers days after it's listed, real estate agent Tanner Hagen tells Axios.State of play: More people are shopping for homes in relatively affordable areas like Columbia Heights and Robbinsdale because of higher mortgage rates, David Arbit, director of research at MAR, tells Axios.Pricier locations —...
Rogers approves sale of 1.31 acres of city-owned property
The Rogers City Council has approved a $550,000 purchase agreement for the sale of 1.31 acres of city-owned property at 136th Avenue and Rogers Drive to Java Companies. A memo to the council from Rogers Community Development Director Brett Angell said the proposed buyer plans to develop a multi-tenant commercial building that would feature a quick service restaurant, coffee shop with a drive-thru, and one additional office-related tenant. The property, originally acquired via TIF1 (tax increment financing) funds in 2006, currently is undeveloped and maintained by the city, according to the memo. The site is bounded by Maynard’s restaurant on the west, a bank and multi-tenant commercial building on the north, a multi-tenant commercial building and movie theater on the east, and a drainage pond on the south.
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