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The project is one of the largest ever outside downtown and led by veteran businessman Tim Baylor, Catalyst Opportunity Funds, private investors and local government.
A developer will break ground next month on a $68 million retail and housing complex in north Minneapolis — the biggest project the area has seen in years.
The community development corporation will receive a $700,000 city loan to buy the crime-plagued property on West Broadway.
Amid a surge in violence, developers and business leaders in north Minneapolis pour energy and money into economic expansion.
Daniel hands out monikers like quarter-pounders with cheese. “He really puts a smile on my face,” a laughing Emily Rabe says from her driver’s seat. “When I’m having a mental breakdown as a student, he really brightens my day.” Credit: Chad Nelson, KARE Daniel spots a convertible pulling up to his window. “Woohoo!” he says to the owner. Making friends comes as naturally as ketchup goes with fries. But that’s not the way it's always been for Daniel. “I was different from a lot of people,” Daniel says. The teasing started in elementary school, about the time Daniel was di...