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Top 10 Saint Paul Real Estate Blog Posts of 2011
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011 at 3:26pm. 362 Views, 0 Comments.
There is always something interesting happening in the world of Twin Cities real estate. And we've written about many of those events and stories here at the Homes of Minnesota Saint Paul Real Estate Blog! Read on to find out what our most popular posts were for 2011.
Saint Paul & Minneapolis Residents Happier Than Most
In November, Men’s Health Magazine released a list of 100 American cities and the overall level of happiness of the citizens who live there. Both of the Twin Cities ranked in the top 20, with St. Paul receiving an A- for an overall grade and Minneapolis a B+.
Mid-Century Modern Home Tour in the Twin Cities
Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area have many home tours that occur between spring and fall. Seven mid-century modern homes around the…
Homestead Pride in Saint Paul's Summit Hill Neighborhood
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 at 6:33pm. 761 Views, 1 Comments.
The first mansions of Summit Avenue in Saint Paul started going up nearly 150 years ago, evolving over time to become one of the city's swankiest neighborhoods. Residents want to celebrate that history with house plaques that display when their homes were constructed.
The Summit Hill Association plans to connect homeowners with vendors and contractors qualified to install house plaques on their properties. Association members have said the plaques would likely resemble the markers typically associated with the National Register of Historic Places, regardless of whether the home actually sits within one of the area's two federally defined historic districts. The association — one of the city's 17 official planning districts — floated the idea in its…
Extreme Makeover: Moorehead Edition
Monday, October 11th, 2010 at 10:40pm. 1046 Views, 0 Comments.
The Bill and Adair Grommesh family was surprised last week with news their Moorehead home would be replaced as part of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." On Sunday, they set eyes on their brand new house.
The Grommeshes have two children with special needs. Their 10-year-old son, Garrett, was born with spina bifida and must use a wheelchair. 11-year-old daughter Peighton has a pancreatic enzyme deficiency known as Axenfeld-Reiger's syndrome. While they vacationed in the Bahamas, their former house was relocated and a new handicapped-accessible home was built in its place within the span of just 106 hours.
The 5,200-square-foot residence includes three bedrooms, five bathrooms, a two-car garage, an elevator and an indoor pool with a lift for Garrett.…
House Boat - Er, Condominium Boat?
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 at 8:28pm. 767 Views, 0 Comments.
Minnesotans take their boating and fishing seriously. Even in the wintertime, with our ice houses and snowmobiles, we practically live on the water. St. Paul developer David Nelson wants to appeal to Minnesota residents by building a 180-unit floating condo community that will navigate the waterways and rivers of the United States.
He's selling the units using various ownership models, including partial ownership. Prices range from $55,000 to $1.8 million. A one-bedroom unit will go for about $400,000. The boats will cover more than 10,000 miles on all the major rivers of the U.S. He hopes to start building next year.
Nelson is in the presale stage of the marketing process and has built out model units to show prospective buyers. He is floating his model…
Thanksgiving in Minnesota
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 at 2:34pm. 631 Views, 0 Comments.
It’s Thanksgiving again! Hope you have your turkey on hand for tomorrow! About 46 million turkeys were eaten last Thanksgiving.
Many Minnesota turkey farmers can be thanked for that! Minnesota hatches and raises more turkeys than any other state, producing about 45 million yearly. The rest of the top 5 states are North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, and Virginia.
One of the main reasons why Minnesota's approximately 600 turkey farms are as successful as they are is because of two other major exports for the state: corn and soybeans. Minnesota's turkey industry supports about 1,800 corn and soybean farmers.
What's more, over the years the University of Minnesota and the College of Agriculture and Animal Sciences and the College of Veterinary Medicine have…
Saint Paul "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Finished
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 at 6:10pm. 1290 Views, 0 Comments.
In the blog last week, I wrote about the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" that was taking place in St. Paul. Now the new home at 226 Prescott Street on St. Paul's West Side has been finished! A crowd of more than 1,500 people were there on Friday to greet Sandy Morris and her two children, Catricia and Mychal, and to watch their reactions as they saw their new home for the very first time.
Saturday, the Morris family was still amazed.
“It’s a beautiful house, it’s amazing, it’s a beautiful house,” said Sandy Morris. It’s what went into the house that makes it so special for Morris and her children – lots of labor and love. “The amount of volunteers that came through here throughout the week… on cold rainy days and nights and were here all night long and all…
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Descends on Saint Paul
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 at 10:08pm. 758 Views, 2 Comments.
Expect there to be a lot of noise and a flurry of action on St. Paul's West Side this week due to a taping of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." While the Morris family of 226 Prescott Street is off on a cruise courtesy of the show, thousands of volunteers have been working around the clock to complete the new home in less than 100 hours.
On Sunday, the house was demolished. On Monday, the basement wad been poured, framing put in place and working on the roof. The weather hasn't been helping matters.
"We can work with a little drizzle," said Tom Budzynski, owner of TJB Homes — the Blaine company spearheading the building of the Morris' new 2,800-square-foot home that will include three bedrooms, three baths and a separate area for the day care center that…
A New Look and New Features
Monday, October 5th, 2009 at 10:50pm. 367 Views, 0 Comments.
Much like our Barker & Hedges website, there have been some changes around here at the Saint Paul Real Estate site. It, too, has been completely redesigned, reorganized, and revamped.
This Saint Paul Real Estate Site has more features, search methods, more ways to share what you find, and easy ways to save your favorite properties. Also, we can now e-mail new listings to you that fit your needs as homes become available on the market. More options will be added to this site to aid you in your search for a home in Saint Paul, Minneapolis, and the surrounding Twin Cities metro area.
On the whole, we aim to become the most comprehensive resources for Twin Cities real estate information. The old site was outdated and too restricted. This new site's…
Gifts for Saint Paul Arts Groups
Monday, November 17th, 2008 at 10:01pm. 393 Views, 0 Comments.
Saint Paul, and the Twin Cities in general, really love the arts. The arts scene right here in our neck of the woods, as it turns out, is loved by others from outside Minnesota, too! Eight Twin Cities arts organizations will share about $5.3 million worth of grants from the New York-based Wallace Foundation. The money is meant to grow audiences and encourage student participation. In addition, the foundation will give $1.6 million to Arts Midwest and the Minnesota Community Foundation over four years to create a learning network to available to all Twin Cities arts organizations. The total sum of $6.9 million is the largest single-year commitment Wallace has made to local arts organizations.
Six groups will receive grants of $750,000 over four years.…
Moscow on the Hill
Friday, November 7th, 2008 at 11:49pm. 450 Views, 0 Comments.
The other day, one of my friends had a birthday. As is customary, the birthday boy got to choose the activities. What did my eccentric friend want to do? Have dinner at Saint Paul’s Moscow on the Hill, the city’s finest, and only, Russian restaurant. Chefs at the Moscow on the Hill restaurant prides itself on offering authentic and traditional Russian food and drink. I thought that because I went to St. Paul’s only Russian restaurant recently, my Friday post this week would be a review of the lovely experience I had there.
We had dinner early, with everyone arriving at the restaurant by about 5:30. The servers were very attentive with keeping drinks flowing and water glasses filled. The atmosphere was laid back, with dimly-lit rooms, traditional…
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