Twin Cities' Central Corridor attracts $1.2 billion in real estate development

This week one of the more interesting articles regarding real estate in the Twin Cities comes from none other than Progressive Railroading, a site devoted to railroading professionals. Naturally. The Twin Cities’ Central Corridor light-rail route is scheduled to begin carrying passengers in 2014. The line, which runs west-east from Target Field Station to Downtown St. Paul, has attracted a lot of attention from developers.


Over $1.2 billion in developments are already underway, and in December the Metropolitan Council awarded development grants to continue “to spur job growth, housing and economic development along the corridor.”

This is great news for the real estate market in the metro Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Major upgrades like the Central Corridor can revitalize or add to a lot of area in a short amount of time.

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