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A condominium unit just across the Mississippi from downtown Minneapolis is on the market for $2.2 million.

Located in the Phoenix on the River building at 222 2nd Street SE, unit No. 901 has views of the Minneapolis skyline, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. It also has a large covered and recessed terrace and a second terrace off the bedroom suites.

The 2,740-square-foot condo, designed by architect Thomas Whitcomb, was last sold in February 2009 for $1.6 million, according to Hennepin…

Catellus, which turned Austin's old airport into the Mueller neighborhood, is the frontrunner to develop Colony Park, which could have more than 3,000 homes. Now it's asking residents who live nearby for input.

The museum and visitor center has been expanded by 46,000 square feet and includes revamped exhibits called Colonial St. Louis, Jefferson’s Vision and the Riverfront Era.

Like the local real estate market, commercial construction is thriving in Central Ohio these days. Cranes have become normal background elements in many areas of the region.

Need some numerical proof? The 25 companies at the top of this year’s list of the region's busiest construction firms reported contracts worth $3.94 billion awarded to their local offices.

Compare that to a total of $1.7 billion in contracts reported by the top companies on this list in 2013.

This year’s five busiest…

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett handed out his 2018 design awards on Thursday, recognizing big projects such as Northwestern Mutual’s Tower and Commons, and smaller projects like a playground renovation at Enderis Park.

This is the 21st round of the Mayor’s Design Awards, which recognize significant projects in the city. See the attached slideshow for a full rundown of the winners, who received their awards at an event hosted at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban…

With its aluminum-smelting plant shut down and a long-shot bid to land Amazon's second headquarters extinguished, Sandow Lakes Ranch could become a green energy hub, a large-scale commercial development or even homes. More than 31,000 acres cut a dramatic swath across ranch land an hour east of Austin.

More Denver-area residents were looking at homes in other metro areas than the other way around during the first quarter, according to a new study that could undermine the belief that the region will always be a popular place to relocate.

Denver now joins tech hubs San Francisco and Seattle, which have experienced even bigger real estate prices increases, in the column of fading popularity, at least with potential homebuyers, according to an analysis of Redfin’s website traffic.

“That first caught my eye. Why would people be looking to leave now rather than come?” said Taylor Marr, a senior economist with Redfin who has tracked where people are looking for homes in relation to where they currently live for the past five quarters.

Marr is careful to weed out people searching homes in Hawaii during the dark days of winter or those who stalk celebrity listings. People have to search on listings in another region at least 10 times. And while looking doesn’t equal buying, Census Bureau r..

Two recent events in Denver — a Five Points coffee shop sign that appeared to celebrate the effects of gentrification and the unraveling of a city-run homebuyers’ assistance program — have spurred new discussions about the lack of affordable housing options locally and the challenges in addressing the problem.

Six months after an Ink! Coffee shop blew the lid off a long-simmering controversy by putting out a sandwich-board sign appearing to celebrate gentrification, it’s clear people haven’t forgotten about the issue. They’re plotting new strategies and taking steps to push back on the negative effects of what happens when once-neglected neighborhoods like Five Points become the center of attention.

At a recent panel organized by the Denver Metro Association of Realtors titled “Gentrification or Revitalization?” City Councilwoman Robin Kniech told the room full of real estate brokers about the city’s recent efforts to stem the tide of people being priced out of their neighborhoods. T..

Turn at the giant, sunglasses-wearing pug.

That bit of directional advice will soon make sense to motorists passing through central Denver thanks to a paint job planned for an office building at the corner of Speer Boulevard and 14th Street.

Speer Office Centre, the 8-story, red brick building at 1391 Speer Blvd., is being remodeled and re-branded to better blend with its Art District on Santa Fe surroundings. It will be renamed the Vibe Art District building and be home to a variety of arts attractions including a lobby gallery populated with work by local artists, according to a news release.

The most notable addition will be a 7-story mural of a pug wearing sunglasses that will take up most of the building’s northeast facing wall. Los Angeles-based artist Robert Moore is creating the piece, according to the news release. He is expected to begin work in June and wrap up in mid-July.

Local artists Jason Garcia and Stephen Kruse will be contributing to the building and plan to hold..

As Airbnb and other vacation home rentals continue to grow in Colorado and across the nation, Jefferson County is shaping up as the state’s next flashpoint for communities intent on getting ahead of an industry often perceived as flying under the radar.

Golden this week passed a set of short-term rental rules that calls for licensing homeowners who rent out a room or house in the city for 30 days or less. One of the biggest and the most controversial among them is a stipulation that the property for rent must be the owner’s primary residence.

The Lakewood City Council held a study session on the topic Monday and plans to work up regulations of its own later this year, noting that it currently has upward of 300 homes involved in unregulated short-term rentals. Wheat Ridge has similar plans.

“It’s a priority for council discussion this year,” Wheat Ridge city manager Patrick Goff said.

The regulatory forays on the metro area’s western flank come in response to the explosive growth — ..