Despite social unrest and a pandemic-induced economic recession, builders large and small kept on building last year in St. Paul.
Property owners pulled $692 million in building permits in 2020, up from $550 million the year before and 2 percent above the citys six-year average, according to a Pioneer Press analysis.
New multi-family apartment buildings led the way, and properties along the Green Line saw a flurry of activity, six years after the light rail was extended to the capital city.
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