Get the latest news about CommonBond—from spotlights on residents and updates on our progress in creating more homes, to the issues around affordable housing.
Media Inquiries
Contact: Alicia Cordes-Mayo
Director of Strategic & Internal Communications
651-290-6201
alicia.cordes-mayo@commonbond.org
Development Roundup: Wilder Square
1/14/2021 – St. Paul Monitor
Commercial Real Estate: Executives from Colliers, CommonBond among others reflect on historic year
12/22/2020 – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Helping people in a housing crisis
12/1/2020 – Southwest Journal
2020 Most Admired CEOs: Deidre Schmidt, CommonBond Communities
11/30/2020 – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Video: At Yorkdale Townhomes in Edina, learning from home is nothing new
11/25/2020 – Sun Current
People on the move
11/25/2020 – Affordable Housing Finance
CommonBond seeks approval for Wilder Square renovation
11/20/2020 – Finance & Commerce
Citing open space, Highland Park coalition files legal action to block Ford site building
11/9/2020 – Pioneer Press
Affordable housing: what it is, and why it matters
11/9/2020 – Rapid City Journal
Otto Bremer Trust announces second phase of emergency fund to focus on restoring small businesses and critical services
11/2/2020 – Filmore County Journal
A Milwaukee affordable housing community works with artist to help kids express their feelings about the pandemic
10/30/2020 – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Trail Point Ridge opens in Eden Prairie
10/21/2020 – Sun Sailor
CommonBond opens three affordable projects, including Eden Prairies first in 12 years
10/19/2020 – Minneapolis/Saint Paul Business Journal
City enters into development agreement with Le Sueur Meadows
10/19/2020 – Le Sueur County News
Otto Bremer Trust announces second phase of emergency fund
10/19/2020 – Daily News
Lunds & Byerlys commits to Highland Bridge
9/15/2020 – Finance & Commerce
Jamal Osman Settles in to Ward 6 Council
9/14/2020 – The Minnesota Daily
Millions of dollars allocated in Minnesota to assist renters and homeowners from losing their homes
8/26/2020 – KARE-11 TV
Jamal Osman leading in crowded special election for Minneapolis City Council
8/11/2020 – Star Tribune
St Paul nonprofit housing developer aims to grow with demand fueled by pandemic
8/4/2020 – Star Tribune
CommonBond buys land in Plymouth, Roseville for affordable housing
7/31/2020 – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Ryan Cos. moves forward with St. Paul redevelopment
7/16/2020 – Multi-Housing News
$100M housing assistance program coming for low-income Minnesotans, Walz announces
7/15/2020 – Pioneer Press
Ryan Cos. holds virtual groundbreaking for Highland Bridge, new name for Ford site
7/14/2020 – Star Tribune
Watch: Gov Walz, Lt. Gov Flanagan announce housing relief plan amid COVID-19
7/14/2020 – Grand Forks Herald
$100 million available to Minnesotans struggling with housing costs
7/14/2020 – Star Tribune
Gov. Walz announces $100M in housing assistance before Sept. 1 rent is due
7/14/2020 – Kare-11 TV
A $14.1 million redevelopment of a north side apartment community will preserve 90 affordable housing units
7/14/2020 – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Affordable senior housing planned west of Highland Village Center: CommonBond Communities requests three variances for five-story, 60-unit building
6/24/2020 – St. Paul Villager
Ryan outlines first project on Ford site: Apartments above a grocery store
6/18/2020 – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Grocery store, market-rate and affordable senior housing proposed for Ford site
6/17/2020 – St. Paul Pioneer Press
People on the Move
5/28/2020 – Affordable Housing Finance
Minnesota nonprofits boost mental health services during COVID-19
5/20/2020 – Star Tribune
Making rent on time has always been a challenge for many. COVID-19 just adds to the struggle
5/20/2020 – REJournals
City Council Briefs
5/8/2020 – Monticello Times
MSPBJ Announces Most Admired CEOs
4/30/2020 – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Candidates line up for Mpls. City Council vacancy
4/21/2020 – Star Tribune
Economic downturn hits affordable housing
4/10/2020 – Finance & Commerce
31% can’t pay the rent: ‘It’s only going to get worse’
4/8/2020 – New York Times
For thousands in Minnesota out of work, rent and house payments are coming due
3/31/2020 – Star Tribune
CommonBond buys Ford Parcel
3/20/2020 – Finance & Commerce
Locked Down: Coronavirus forces MN nursing homes to ban family visits
3/18/2020 – Pioneer Press
Minnesota housing groups sat sprinkler mandates require money
3/12/2020 – Star Tribune
Klobuchar, Smith announce NeighborWorks grants for affordable MN housing
2/21/2020 – Brainerd Dispatch
Klobuchar, Smith announce $3 million in grants for investments in affordable housing
2/21/2020 – KTOE
CommonBond plans housing, child care in former church
2/21/2020 – Finance & Commerce
Ryan to shuffle retail, housing in rezoning of Ford site
2/11/2020 – Finance & Commerce
Which way, Northeast?
2/6/2020 – MSP Business Journal
With boomers in mind, Catholic Eldercare expands creative programs for seniors
1/18/2020 – Star Tribune
Eppstein Uhen principal and shareholder John “Chris” Gallagher dies
1/15/2020 – BizTimes
Federal funds approved for Coon Rapids apartment rehab
1/1/2020 – ABC Newspaper
Recently homeless in Minneapolis, former businesswoman grateful for studio apartment
12/23/2019 – Star Tribune
Gateway Northeast financing closes
12/20/2019 – Finance & Commerce
Ryan Companies close $61 million deal for former Ford plant
12/20/2019 – Ford Authority
Developer finalizes deal to buy 122-acre plot at former Ford site in St.Paul
12/19/2019 – KTSP
Ryan Companies closes on purchase of Ford Plant site
12/19/2019 – Minnesota Public Radio (MPR News)
Ryan closes on $61M purchase of Saint Paul Ford site
12/19/2019 – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Ryan Cos. acquires Ford site for $61 million. announces housing partners
12/19/2019 – Star Tribune
Ryan Companies closes on 122-acre former Ford site
12/19/2019 – Yahoo Finance
Ryan closes on Ford factory site (Updated)
12/19/2019 – Finance and Commerce
‘We can go toe to toe with profit-motivated buyers’ says CommonBond’s Deidre Schmidt
12/10/2019 – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Plan for housing atop Rochester parking ramp may lack support- from the ramp
11/27/2019 – Minneapolis Saint Paul Business Journal
Ramp woes threaten Rochester apartments
11/26/2019 – Finance and Commerce
Consultant raises concerns about ramps’ (in)ability to handle housing addition
11/26/2019 – Med City Beat
Housing atop Rochester’s new parking ramp is on hold
11/26/2019 – Star Tribune
Ford Site project moves ahead in St. Paul
11/15/2019 – Star Tribune
St Paul City council approves array of affordable housing initiatives
11/13/2019 – Pioneer Press
Minneapolis City Council committee approves $18 million for Affordable Housing trust fund projects
11/13/2019 – Star Tribune
Ryan, St Paul finalize Ford development deal
11/12/2019 – Finance and Commerce
Final development deal reached on Ford site in St. Paul
11/12/2019 – Star Tribune
Dakota County art projects get grants
11/10/2019 – Sun ThisWeek
CommonBond wraps up record-setting year
11/06/2019 – Finance and Commerce
New owner will preserve affordable housing in historic Minneapolis building
10/30/2019 – Star Tribune
The truth about gentrification: The Panel
10/26/2019 – Milwaukee Courier
‘Somewhere to lay my head’: 100M Dorthy Day campus set to open in St. Paul
10/24/2019 – Star Tribune
Parishes help provide leadership for affordable housing
10/18/2019 – The Catholic Spirit
Former middle school is transformed
10/04/2019 – Pine Knot News
Minnesota’s CommonBond heads for record affordable-housing development year
09/24/2019 – Star Tribune
South St.Paul Scrambling After Manager of Public-Housing-High-Rises Steps Away
09/13/2019 – Star Tribune
South St.Paul Seeks New Public Housing Provider After CommonBond Pulls Out
09/13/2019 – Pioneer Press
Minneapolis Foundation Announces $500,000 in Grants to Boost Resources for Renters
09/12/2019 – Star Tribune
The Minneapolis Foundation awards first grants from OneMPLS fund
09/11/2019 – Minneapolis Foundation
Olmsted County home prices skyrocketing, affordable housing
09/09/2019 – KTTC
Nonprofit plans to build eight stories of affordable housing above downtown Rochester ramp
09/06/2019 – Med City Beat
2019 Affordable Housing Forum highlights new study on ex-offenders’ access to stable housing
09/5/2019 – Journal Sentinel
Developer chosen for 127-unit Rochester Apartment Complex
09/04/2019 – KIMT3 News
Affordable Housing Forum
09/04/2019 – Shepard Express
Running for Shelter to take part in one last race
08/16/2019 – Affordable Housing Finance
Just Sold: Work starts on Eden Prairie senior housing
08/02/2019 – Finance & Commerce
Housing challenges remain as metro area growth continues
07/30/2019 – Sun Current
OURS: Housing shortage fixes both a risk and opportunity
07/28/2019 – Rapid City Journal
CommonBond buys Hastings affordable apartments
07/16/2019 – Finance & Commerce
Raynetta Hill of CommonBond joins WHEDA board
07/16/2019 – Milwaukee Community Journal
Roseville ousts planning chair over refusal to rescue himself
07/15/2019 – Finance & Commerce
Coon Rapids apartment rehabilitation project funded
07/08/2019 – Home Town Source
Here is what we know about the three housing proposals for Parking Ramp No.6
06/25/2019 – Med City Beat
Associated Bank secures construction financing for age-restricted property in Madison,WI
06/12-2019 – ReBuisness
Associated Bank provides financing for senior housing in Madison
06/11/2019 – ReJournals
Nonprofit to help with affordable housing in Rapid City
06/06/2019 – SDPB
Nonprofit developer working to bring affordable housing to Rapid City
06/06/2019 – New Center
Affordable Housing Study
06/05/2019 – Black Hills Fox
Affordable housing pitch OK’d by city
05/31/2019 – Star News
Joaquin Altoro to lead WHEDA
05/15/2019 – Urban Milwaukee
Evers appoints Town Bank executive Joaquin Altoro to lead WHEDA
05/14/2019 – BizJournals
Gov Evers appoints Joaquin Altoro to serve as WHEDA Executive Director
05/14/2019 – Madison365
Right track to place 32 midway youth into summer jobs near St. Paul’s Allianz Field
04/18/2019 – Pioneer Press
520 new affordable apartments planned
04/04/2019 – Urban Milwaukee
Eden Prairie workforce housing up for TIF
04/01/2019 – Finance & Commerce
Suburbs embrace affordable housing efforts as rents rise in Twin Cities
03/31/2019 – Star Tribune
Klobuchar, Smith announce more than $3M in grants throughout MN for critical investments in affordable housing and community development
03/20/2019 – Smith Senate
List Leaders: Largest senior living operators in the Twin Cities
03/08/2019 – Residential Real Estate
State to offer free training to help landlords defuse tension with mentally ill tenants
03/06/2019 – Star Tribune
Do renters’ past crimes matter? Study says often not
02/28/2019 – Finance & Commerce
Ex-offenders generally pose no greater threat to landlords than overall affordable-housing renters
02/27/2019 – Star Tribune
Proposed affordable housing development sparks reaction from Common Council Members
02/18/219 – La Crosse Tribune
North Side affordable-housing project raises concentration concerns
2/18/2019 – La Crosse Tribune
Letter: Edina needs an effective policy for permanent affordable housing in the city
2/1/2019 – Sun Current
Large Nonprofit Developers Unite in New Tax Credit Fund
1/29/2019 – Housing Finance
La Crosse commission OKs TIF funding for North Side apartments
1/26/2019 – La Crosse Tribune
Saving our Democracy: Jan 24-30, 2019
1/22/2019 – Shepherd Express
Shutdown could stall affordable housing funds
1/16/2019 – Finance & Commerce
Our view: Affordable Housing: New apartment projects will boost prosperity
11/2/2018 – The Free Press Editorial Board
State announces $87 million for affordable housing
11/2/2018 – Finance & Commerce
Le Sueur Meadows expansion backed by state funding
11/2/2018 – Le Sueur County News
Funding paves way for more affordable housing projects
11/1/2018 – The Free Press
Grand opening of new affordable housing complex in Mankato
10/30/2018 – KEYC Mankato News
Dublin Crossing brings workforce housing to Mankato
10/30/2018 – The Free Press
A Step Above: Developers finding new housing options for moderate-income renters
9/13/2018 – Affordable Housing Finance
More places to call home: New report highlights housing as single best investment for Minnesota’s economy
9/13/2018 – Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundations
Eden Prairie church redevelopment would bring affordable senior housing
9/11/2018 – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
New housing vs. used: Nonprofits try new tactic in affordability wars
8/31/2018 – Pioneer Press
Subject Matter Expertise
Looking for an expert to comment on an issue?
Contact Alicia Cordes-Mayo to schedule an interview.
Our staff members have expertise in these areas:
• Affordable Housing Development & Financing
• Community Development
• Community Revitalization
• Eviction Prevention
• Long-Term Homelessness/Supportive Housing
• Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH)
• Social Impact Investing
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