A bold approach to furthering density, vitality and desirability in downtown Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Downtown Alliance is leading an effort in partnership with public and private stakeholders to create a development strategy that furthers density, vitality, and desirability in downtown Saint Paul. The Downtown Investment Strategy will identify three to five priority development opportunities and/or initiatives based on stakeholder input, community engagement, market analysis, and an economic impact assessment.
Urban strategy consulting firm James Lima Planning + Development (JLP+D) has been hired by the Alliance to develop the Downtown Investment Strategy, along with the local Minneapolis office of global design firm Perkins+Will and Saint Paul-based real estate and engagement firm NEOO Partners.
Partner organizations
- City of Saint Paul
- Ramsey County
- Saint Paul Port Authority
- Saint Paul Area Chamber
- Saint Paul Building Owners and Managers Association
- Visit Saint Paul
- CapitolRiver Council
- Knight Foundation
- Metropolitan Council
- Downtown corporate partners
Steering committee
- Christophe Beck (co-chair), Ecolab
- Chris Hilger (co-chair), Securian Financial
- Mayor Melvin Carter, City of Saint Paul
- Commissioner Trista MatasCastillo, Ramsey County Board of Commissioners
- Todd Hurley, Saint Paul Port Authority
- B Kyle, Saint Paul Area Chamber
- Tina Gassman, Saint Paul Building Owners and Managers Association
- Charlie Zelle, Metropolitan Council
- Jon Fure, CapitolRiver Council
- Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, Saint Paul City Council
- Jai Winston, Knight Foundation
- Matt Majka, Minnesota Wild
Timeline
- Winter/spring 2023: Market and economic impact analyses
- Spring/summer 2023: Stakeholder outreach and focus groups
- Summer/fall 2023: Additional community engagement
- Fall/winter 2023: Additional market and economic impact analyses
- Final strategy: Early 2024
Engagement opportunities
If you'd like to provide input, please feel free to fill out our questionnaire here.