New Metal-Clad Apartment Complex Brings Public Access to Riverfront
From eyesore to public amenity – that’s the journey an unusual site has taken alongside St. Paul, Minnesota’s Mississippi riverfront as just one element in the city’s efforts to turn a former industrial area into a new center for housing and outdoor recreation. For a century, it was home to a coal-fired power plant, and now a recently completed 243-unit apartment building has taken its place in a development that has also added public access to the river for boaters, cyclists and pedestrians. The metal-clad façade creates a clean-lined appearance that allows the surrounding environment to take center stage.