The old Sears property near the Minnesota State Capitol could house an events center, charter school, and food court, among other ideas, according to its new owner, Asian Media Access. The old Sears property near the Minnesota State Capitol could house an events center, charter school, and food court, among other ideas, according to its…
About a dozen vendors lined the parking lot of the former Sears department store near the Minnesota State Capitol for a market event Sunday, selling everything from mochi doughnuts to apparel, gifts, lunch items and smoothies. The pop-up St. Paul Marketplace, the second weekend market event and the last for the fall, is an effort to…
New life is coming this weekend to the old Sears store parking lot near the State Capitol in St. Paul. More than 40 food and merchandise vendors gathered outside the closed retail store for an event called St. Paul Marketplace. The building has been vacant since 2019. The organization Asian Media Access purchased the building…
AABRN’s current plans include: Led by Asian Media Access, collaborating with Asian American Business Resilience Network (AABRN); we are honored to announce the ownership, and leading the repurposing and redevelopment of the former Sears site in St. Paul. Working with the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board (CAAPB) and the City of St. Paul, we…
The plan is to redevelop the site into a community hub space where people play, work and live. ST PAUL, Minnesota — The former Sears building has been vacant for nearly five years. Now plans are underway to redevelop the site into a community hub space. This summer, Asian Media Access (AMA) bought the property…
