Below are links to the latest media coverage for CommonBond—from spotlights on residents and updates on our progress in creating more homes, to the issues around affordable housing.
Media Inquiries
Contact: Adam Faitek
Vice President of Development
651-288-9005
adam.faitek@commonbond.org
Milwaukee unsuccessful in $35 million federal grant application for near west side
3/31/2021 – Milwaukee Business Journal
Balloon drop, champagne and special guests: See 40 Under 40 winners celebrate
3/30/2021 – Milwaukee Business Journal
{ Monitor in a Minute } March 2021
3/10/2021 – Monitor Saint Paul
Thomas Adams: If we care about justice and repair, we have to care about housing
3/4/2021 – Pioneer Press
Covid worse than cold for MN homeless this winter
3/3/2021 – The Circle News
U’s CEHD America Reads mentorship keeps kids engaged despite COVID challenges
2/13/2021 – Star Tribune
A peek behind the fence: Here’s what’s happening at Highland Bridge in 2021
2/11/2021 – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
CommonBond Communities Names CFO
2/4/2021 – Affordable Housing Finance
St. Paul home lots overlooking river to go on sale at Highland Bridge
2/4/2021 – Pioneer Press
Lot sales begin for high-end Highland Bridge homes
2/4/2021 – Finance & Commerce
People on the Move: Angela Riley
1/28/2021 – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Development Roundup: Wilder Square
1/14/2021 – St. Paul Monitor
With Minnesota’s eviction moratorium set to end, renters brace for future
1/12/2021 – Twin Cities Pioneer Press
UnitedHealthcare Invests in Minnesota housing
1/8/2021 – Becker’s Hospital Review
Ramsey County to invest $9 million in affordable housing in 2021
12/27/2020 – Star Tribune
Commercial Real Estate: Executives from Colliers, CommonBond among others reflect on historic year
12/22/2020 – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
CommonBond gets funding for 250 units in four projects
12/21/2020 – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
5 things to do and know this week in Milwaukee: Dec. 7 to Dec. 12
12/7/2020 – Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
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: Andrew Babula
11/25/2020 – Affordable Housing Finance
People on the Move: Andrew Babula
11/20/2020 – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
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 Derek Madsen 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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