Saint Paul Downtown Alliance

A big moment is upon downtown Saint Paul as the City Council will soon vote on an important proposal to include Lowertown in the Downtown Improvement District. If approved, this would be a massive step in enhancing and connecting the downtown experience as this measure would add key resources like safety ambassadors, street cleaners and other tools to further the quality of this vibrant part of downtown. Ultimately, approving this proposal will mean more developments, more investment and more people to our great city. 🌆   We ask for your support by contacting your city council member to encourage them to support this new Downtown Improvement District to serve all of downtown. Read more about this issue in the Star Tribune: https://lnkd.in/gMgKeW3K

Summer in downtown StPL is in full swing, and that’s evident by all the exciting activities this week  — check out just a few happenings below and find more details in our weekly newsletter, Around (down)town!   🎻 Saturday: grab a blanket or a chair, there’s going to be music in the air! Ordway Inside Out is at Rice Park.    🥙 Also Saturday: The Saint Paul Food Truck Festival returns to satisfy all your cravings at the Union Depot.   🌆 Coming Tuesday, the City of Saint Paul is hosting a downtown cleanup 10am – 12:30pm at various locations, including Rice Park, Mears Park and LRT Central Station.    🎶 Looking ahead to next weekend, the inaugural Minnesota Yacht Club is coming to the heart of downtown at Harriet Island Regional Park.   https://lnkd.in/gbTmUj6N

Join us for our next free Happy Hour Speaker Series event on June 26 featuring special guest speaker Michaela Neu from Green Cities Accord, a nonprofit conservancy with a mission to foster climate resilient communities through investments in tree canopy infrastructure. This event will be a prime opportunity to learn about the Twin Cities Climate Resiliency Initiative, and the urban tree carbon offset project recently launched in partnership with the City of Saint Paul.   RSVP by June 18 and enjoy this engaging conversation along with drinks and appetizers: https://lnkd.in/gNygd7WH   🗓 Wednesday, June 26 🕰 5-7 p.m. 📍 475 Grand Hill

There's no place like summertime in Saint Paul — where you can unite with friends to ice up your latte, soar the Capitol, spice up lunch, cool off with beers and have a kickin' time! 🌆 #FindYourPlaceStPaul 🎶 Music: Heiruspecs, “Supposed to Win” 🏙️ Locations: Golden Thyme on Selby, Leather Works Minnesota, Minnesota Helicopters, Inc., Handsome Hog, Saint Paul Brewing, Allianz Field and Minnesota United FC ⭐️ Featuring: Tony Sanneh, The Sanneh Foundation

A vital goal of our Downtown Investment Strategy is to transform and convert the right mix of StPL’s under-utilized commercial buildings into residential spaces to inject the city with more people, which will naturally bring in added vibrancy and activity.    One project that is on its way to making this goal a reality is the work done by Sherman Associates, who is in the process of a significant and exciting transformation project at Landmark Towers — a skyscraper built in 1983 and on the National Register of Historic Places — into 187 residential units.   Landmark Towers is in a prime location adjacent to Rice Park and Mississippi River Valley, and has notable neighbors including the The Saint Paul Hotel, George Latimer Central Library, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts and Xcel Energy Center.   Sherman Associates has been an excellent partner for the City of Saint Paul and is eyeing April 2025 to welcome residents who will enjoy larger than average unit sizes with stellar views, plus amenities including a sauna, fitness center, club room, spa, pool and a rooftop lawn. What’s more, Sherman Associates will beautify the streetscape with extra greenspace.   It’s these projects that get us excited about the future of Saint Paul and we are looking forward to future conversions to breathe new life into our city. 🌟

The news of Madison Equities listing its properties for sale in Saint Paul sets up great opportunities for our downtown to transition from a 9-to-5 business district to a 24/7 space that’s more vibrant and dynamic with residential and commercial uses. ✨   Importantly, Madison Equities’ cluster of buildings — including the historic First National Bank Building — deliver key locations and give us ability to put our Downtown Investment Strategy to work, such as incentivizing conversions from office space to residential. Ultimately, this development can help Saint Paul continue to build up a diverse group of people coming and going through the city at all hours of the day.    Read all about this news in the Star Tribune, which includes comments from SPDA President Joe Spencer: https://lnkd.in/gY5rM-7U

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Thank you to Kstp Tv-Channel 5 for shining a light on our new Downtown St. Paul Investment Strategy. ✨   We have big goals with this initiative:  —Triple the population in downtown by adding 20,000 new residents —Increase downtown visitation by 20% —Add 20,000 jobs —Make downtown more walkable overall   Watch KSTP’s report to learn more about our Downtown St. Paul Investment Strategy: https://lnkd.in/g9PRC6_6

Introducing the Downtown Investment Strategy! After a year of community engagement, research and analysis, and extensive input from downtown Saint Paul stakeholders, we have put together a visionary report that spotlights three key priority areas for the public and private sectors to work on together to dramatically increase density, vitality and desirability in downtown Saint Paul. ✅   A big thank you to everyone who helped shape this strategy and participate in downtown Saint Paul’s future – which, if we commit to this collective approach, will be very, very bright. 💡   https://lnkd.in/g4eqDhzy

Join us and take a journey to the tourney! 🏒 The Minnesota State High School League Boys State Hockey Tournament skates through Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center and it’s your time to let down your hockey hair and get to downtown #StPL for the action! ✨