Jan 18, 2022 - Business

Plan to redevelop St. Paul's Hillcrest Golf Course takes shape

Nick Halter

An aerial photo of the former Hillcrest golf course on St. Paul's East Side. — The former Hillcrest Golf Course on St. Paul's East Side. Image via city of St. Paul

St. Paul officials will soon take up a master plan that would turn the former Hillcrest Golf Course into an industrial area, neighborhood and city park.

Driving the news: The St. Paul Planning Commission will hear staff present the plan for the 112-acre site on Friday and then begin a public hearing process.

Why it matters: If approved, the project would bring:

1,000 housing units on the north side, with the highest density at the McKnight and Larpenteur intersection.
54 acres of light industrial land that would be home to 1,000 jobs.
A five-acre public park.

What they're saying: The master plan comes after months of public meetings and several rounds of input from neighbors.

"We got to a place of consensus. Everyone compromised a bit here and there," said Monte Hillman, senior vice president of real estate development at the St. Paul Port Authority, which owns the site.

What's ahead: City approvals could come as soon as April, which would allow for site work to begin in August. Buildings could start going up in late 2023, Hillman said.

After a $47 million investment in site work and infrastructure, the Port Authority expects the project to generate about $250 million in private investment.

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Plan to redevelop St. Paul's Hillcrest Golf Course takes shape

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