The St. Paul Port Authority has chosen the lead developer for a housing project in the city’s Greater East Side neighborhood.
Wednesday, the port authority said Sherman Associates will lead development for the $400 million housing project at The Heights, which is the $550 million redevelopment of the former Hillcrest Golf Club.
Project plans call for more than 1,000 housing units to be built on the 112-acre site, which will also feature parks, trails, wetlands and open space. Under the public-private partnership, the mix of housing units is set to include workforce market rate, affordable and deeply affordable housing, as well as options for rent and sale.
The port authority and city have gotten community input for the project since 2019, and Sherman says it will partner with JO Companies and Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity for a portion of the housing units, with JO developing a multifamily building with 110-230 units and Habitat for Humanity developing 130-150 units, mostly townhomes.
