Employment:
President, St. Croix Real Estate, Inc.; a real estate development,
consulting firm and licensed real estate broker; 1987-present:
Significant projects as owner, general partner and developer:
- North Oaks Village Center, North Oaks,
Minnesota, 41,000 square feet of retail
space and 48,000 square feet of office space
- Parkway Place, Vadnais Heights,
Minnesota, 98,000 square feet of office/showroom
- 599 Cardigan Road, Shoreview,
Minnesota, 93,000 square feet of office/production facilities for Empi,
Inc., medical device manufacturer
- Woodlake Plaza, Richfield, Minnesota,
25,000 square feet retail center
- 55 Professional Building, Golden
Valley, Minnesota; 20,000 square feet of professional office space
- Allied Building Products facility, Brooklyn
Center, Minnesota, six acre site with 40,000 square foot
office/warehouse facility with full rail access and Industrial zoning;
acquisition and environmental remediation
- Corner Kick facility, Maplewood,
Minnesota, 52,000 square foot office/warehouse facility used as indoor
soccer facility; acquisition and remodeling; master lease to Alan
Merrick Soccer Academies, Inc.
- Macartney Estates, Mahtomedi,
Minnesota; single family subdivision with deeded access to White Bear
Lake
- Township Theater Shops, White Bear
Township, Minnesota, 25,000 square feet of retail space
- Rice Street Business Center,
Roseville, Minnesota, 25,000 square feet of office
- Vadnais Heights City Center, 7.18
acres of prime retail land for development
Current projects:
- Township Theater Shops, County Road J
and Interstate 35E;
25,000 square feet of new retail space
- Wildwood Station office townoffices;
19,200 square feet for sale office space
Stillwater Road and East Avenue, Mahtomedi
- Rice Street Business Center, Highway
36 and Rice Street, Roseville
- Vadnais Heights City Center East,
County Road E and 35E; 60,000 square feet of office
Significant Projects as consultant or
broker:
- Space planning study for Smarte Carte, Inc., White Bear Lake, Minnesota,
light manufacturing facility
- Reuse study for Bandanna Square, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for the Saint
Paul
Port Authority
- Financial Analysis for multifamily housing, Browns Meadow Manor project,
for
Sherman-Boosalis Corporation
- Planning, development, site acquisition and financing plan for
transitional housing project for East Metro Women's Council, White Bear
Lake, Minnesota
- Financial analysis of redevelopment alternatives and real estate data
assembly for Railroad Island Small Area Plan for Saint Paul Department
of Planning and Economic Development
- Financial Analysis of redevelopment alternatives for Apache Plaza for
First Bank N.A., Minneapolis
- Analysis of development alternatives and market feasibility study for
retail center at Bunker Lake and Hanson Boulevards, Andover, Minnesota,
for Kottkes’ Bus Service, Inc.
- Analysis and turnaround strategy for North End Center, Rice and Front
Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for North End Center Partnership
- Development Alternatives for Archer Heights Apartments, Minnetonka,
Minnesota, for Rainbow Development
- Construction management of remodeling of Riverview Business Plaza, Saint
Paul, Minnesota, for Wellington Management, Inc.
Project Manager, Saint Paul Department of Planning and Economic
Development, 1980-1987:
- Section Head, Neighborhood Commercial Development Division, 1984-1987
Significant development projects:
- Old Gillette Hospital Site
- Railroad Island Redevelopment area; Lincoln School Site
- Belvidere Park condominiums
- Spruce Tree Mall
- Hill Plaza; Selby and Western
- Ford Mall Development
- Seeger Square
- Park Avenue Office Building
- Site Selection for Minnesota History Center
Administrative Aid, Mayor George Latimer, City of Saint Paul, 1983
- Directed the City’s legislative package at the State Capitol and
coordinated the Mayor’s assignments as President of the National League
of Cities
Project Manager, Housing Division, 1980-1983
- Coordinated City’s involvement in financing, planning and construction
of major housing development projects
Research Consultant, Minnesota House of Representatives, 1976-1980
- Specialized in Local Government and Planning Issues, including Tax
Increment Financing and Economic Development legislation
Education:
- Bachelors of Science, University of Minnesota, 1975
- Masters of Public Administration, Humphrey Institute, 1978
Other Professional Pursuits:
- City of Mahtomedi, City Council member, 1991 to 1997
- City of Mahtomedi, Planning Commission member, 1983 to 1991
- Washington County, Steering committee member, Cost-effective Operations
Commission: Chair, Finance, Taxation and Support Services Subcommittee,
1991 to present
- Member, Wildwood Lions Club, 1993 to present;
President 2004-05
- Zone 2 Chair, District
5M6, Lions Clubs International 2006
- Region 1 Director 5M6,
Lions Clubs International 2007
- Chair, East Shore Place Board of Directors, a senior housing development
managed by CommonBond Communities in Mahtomedi
- Member, St. Paul Chamber
of Commerce
- Member, White Bear Lake
Chamber of Commerce
- Board member, North
Suburban Chamber of Commerce
- Vice President, Vadnais
Heights Economic Development Corporation 2006
- President, Vadnais
Heights Economic Development Corporation 2007
- Vice President, Vadnais
Heights Community Foundation, 2007
References:
- Steve Wellington, President, Wellington Management, Inc., Saint Paul,
Minnesota
- James Bellus, Piper Jaffray Companies and former Director of the Saint
Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development
- Al Emory, Manager, Western State Bank, Macarron’s Branch
Credit References:
- Cindy Carlson, Western State Bank, Mounds View Branch
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