Jon Lanners is a real estate investor. Onward is a 15-year-old collection of industry pros taking an “alternative” approach to CRE, targeting market inefficiencies. It has been all-in on downtown
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The Market at Malcolm Yards is the OG of the surviving local food halls and arguably the most successful. The genre has had its L’s locally (Keg & Case, North
Jim Montez is a name to know in commercial real estate. No newcomer, he was central in the marketing and development of the North Loop and is always on the
Serial tech entrepreneur Carson Kipfer co-founded Minneapolis-based youth-sports software firm SportsEngine, later acquired by NBC Sports Group. He has two new projects: Monoline, an insurance quotation platform, and The Lumber
Caroline Heinlein thrives when she can stick with a much-needed building transformation “from cradle to grave,” as she says. At Eagle Ridge, she leads teams responsible for major renovations at
NTH is a bit of a unicorn in commercial real estate, focused as much on advising and strategic planning as transactions. Anna Coskran, its new president, is just its third
Southdale Center’s $400 million makeover should be a positive for its next-door neighbor Galleria. But it’s become something of a David vs. Goliath narrative, with Southdale owner Simon Property Group
Alex Gese came to Minnesota to attend law school in 2003 and practiced for three years. But he really wanted to be a developer and endured a trial by fire,
Sean Sweeney has become a voluble presence on X, talking about his firm’s infill work and offering advice to would-be developers, but his backstory is just as interesting—including stints in
Johnny Opara emigrated from Nigeria to the U.S. when he was 3 months old. His family moved across the South before landing in the Twin Cities. Opara’s dad later suffered
As downtown St. Paul struggles to recover from the pandemic, there’s one long-underutilized landmark that has really rebounded. Union Depot is now fully leased, and that’s thanks to the vision
In November, commercial real estate broker Erin Fitzgerald closed on her first property since leaving JLL to form Willow Peak, a real estate company with a focus on downtown redevelopment.
Evan Doran is building on his father’s legacy. Kelly Doran built The Doran Group into one of the region’s top developers and managers of multifamily and student residences. The company
A veteran of more than 35 years in the real estate development industry, Dale Wills established Centra in 2011. Coon Rapids-based Centra Homes expects to build about 160 new homes
Commercial real estate vetran Collins has established a reputation for tackling some of the biggest--and trickiest--development deals in town. Collins was a key player in overhauling the long-vacant Sears site
The Opus organization was stung by the collapse of the commercial real estate indusrty during the reccession. Company and indusrty vetran Murnane rejoined the restructured Opus in 2010 and now
The real estate business was in the doldrums in 2008 when retail broker Sims left a large local firm (United Properties) to hang out a single for the local office
Madsen got her start with Minneapolis-based Ryan Companies as a receptionist more than 35 years ago. Today, she is recognized as an indusrty leader in property management. Madsen is a