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Several updates for Rochester. 1. City has selected a St. Paul non-profit for the affordable housing development above the new ramp behind the downtown Hilton. The building is expected to be an additional 8 stories above the ramp. https://www.medcitybeat.com/news-blog/2019/city-selects-developer-ram...

https://www.postbulletin.com/news/business/developer-files-plans-for-two-discovery-square-complex/article_b250ce46-b7a4-11e9-b35a-7b6f4360851a.html Mortenson has submitted plans for Two Discovery Square. The five story building is to be directly south of One Discovery Square, potentially connected ...

Mayo announced plans to build a new 4 story research building downtown after a $32 million donation from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen foundation. Groundbreaking is expected in 2020. The building is expected to be around 64,000 square-feet and will be located just north of the Opus Building. htt...

Groundbreaking took place on April 11th for the Civic on First hotel. Expected completion is Summer 2020. https://dmc.mn/new-hyatt-house-breaks-ground-in-downtown-rochester/ In other EKN news, the hotel near St Mary's will be going before Planning and Zoning on the 24th. https://66.media.tumblr.com/...

The DMC Board approved Graham Park and the Mayo Clinic West Parking Lot near Cascade Lake as the locations for their "Transit Villages". More than park-and-rides, which provide transit service only during peak commuter periods, the mobility hubs are being designed to be what DMC leaders ca...

EKN won final approval for its plan to build an 8-story Hyatt House hotel on the north end of downtown. The building was originally proposed as 12 stories, but has been losing floor count with each new presentation. Either way it is a much needed addition to that area. Ground breaking should be happ...

The Bloom saga continues. In a letter to city staff, Bloom claims they felt "blindsided" by the new hotel being built atop the Gonda Building and weren't sure if Rochester could support two luxury hotels of that size. However, they want to go forward with the project and say they are willi...

North Rock Real Estate, who's also proposing the 6 story apartment project along 1st Avenue, is proposing a 6 story, 109 room Marriott at the intersection of Second Street and Sixth Avenue SW. The lot in the NW corner of the intersection is currently vacant. https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews....

The city of Rochester has sent out a second RFP to build above the new ramp being built behind the Titan/Harbor Bay Hilton Hotel. This time the city is asking for proposals where at least half of the units be affordable. It sounds like several developers are interested in this RFP, Last month, Assis...

The Bloom towers won over final approval last night from the city council. The south tower is expected to see construction this coming spring with the taller north tower to break ground 18 months later. The south tower is now 20 stories instead of 21 and the city is still working on selling the land...

How exciting! I wish they could've added an additional 10 feet to get the Gonda Building to 500 feet tall though

New micro-apartment project in the works for downtown. Micro-apartments may be on the way for a high-profile street corner in downtown Rochester. North Rock Real Estate is proposing a 50-unit apartment complex for the former Creative Salon site, located at 324 1st Avenue Southwest. Initial plans cal...

The final development plan goes before Planning and Zoning on August 22nd and City Council October 17th. The south tower is to reach 255' and the north tower will be at 370'. Combined, the two phases will reach 883,829 sq ft. 26,800 will be for restaurant space and 9,553 for retail. The south tower ...

Pittsburgh Blue steakhouse is set to open in the new Hilton downtown. "Not only will Pittsburgh Blue in Rochester be the first out-of-town location for this concept, it will also be the city of Rochester's first true steakhouse and a premier private dining and meeting venue," Phil Roberts,...

After the idea was struck down during the initial planning process, the DMC board wants to know more about the financial feasibility of building a deck over Highway 52. The board approved a feasibility study regarding the deck at their meeting Thursday after a report on the future of transit from R...

Update from the DMC board meeting today.

The DMC website has posted renderings for the Wells Fargo renovation. It looks substantially better than before. https://78.media.tumblr.com/5aee1f1c3513abe494426d4aff465f03/tumblr_paj0cvJZKi1vha8jgo1_1280.jpg https://78.media.tumblr.com/2161d02fce3cd1748eeb6dc18398133b/tumblr_paj0cvJZKi1vha8jgo2_12...

Some news regarding the renovations of the Wells Fargo building downtown. Ryan Companies, which purchased the building earlier this year, is planning a $26.5 million renovation of the space. The updates will include a transparent glass replacement of the facade, plus a glass addition to the lobby th...

Bob Hauser and CRW are proposing a four-story, 26 unit apartment development along 2nd Street. The building would be directly to the west of where Tyrol is. 12 studio units, 14 one bed room units, and 11 parking stalls in the underground parking garage. https://78.media.tumblr.com/3a38ffe3844d7745c7...

The start of construction was just announced by Titan and Opus for their Urban on First project in downtown. They expect to finish in August of 2019.

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