Riversedge total budget: $788 million Requested public contribution: $80 million Towers: 4 Hotel rooms: 168 Condos: 56 Apartments: 350 Office: Approximately 950,000 square feet in two towers Retail: About 30,000 square feet Parking: Up to 1,600 spaces
The former West Publishing site has been a longstanding redevelopment riddle for downtown St. Paul. Plans have come and gone, but now Los Angeles-based AECOM has won the nod from the Ramsey County Board as the site’s preferred developer. AECOM has big plans for the project, dubbed Riversedge. In late July, it outlined just how big. One huge unknown: Will the entire project get financed and built? —Burl Gilyard