Located in the historic Kutzky Park district in Rochester, MN near Mayo Clinic and the citywide bike path, the Cascade Creek Apartments bring much-needed affordable housing as a part of an overall reclamation master plan to update and invigorate the area. With 40 apartment units, first-floor commercial space and an outdoor playground, Cascade Creek creates neighborhood infrastructure while using distinctive design to establish a sense of place within the historic fabric. This attention to de ...

The spring of 1997 brought catastrophe to downtown Grand Forks, ND, unleashing widespread flooding from the Red River of the North. Ultimately 11 downtown buildings were destroyed by fire, and the entire downtown area was severely affected by floodwaters. When the smoke cleared, debris mucked out, and repairs had begun, local residents, business, and community leaders strove to not just rebuild, but to make downtown a vibrant place once again. Vitally important in this effort was the development ...

Cityscapes Plaza is a five-story mixed-use building located on a key site in downtown Fargo, North Dakota. The project is owned by Cityscapes Development, but the upper four floors are managed by NDSU for students attending the new downtown campus of NDSU and are comprised of 104 apartments providing 214 student beds. The 42,920 square feet ground floor is devoted to retail space, including a food court. The basement level provides parking for 75 cars in a heated parking garage. ...

Firehouse #1 Redevelopment is a multi-family development located in Duluth, on multiple sites within a city block. Historic tax credits and MHFA funding along with several other funding sources have been utilized to develop work-force housing in a neighborhood on the edge that is undergoing a unique transformation. A total of 40 dwelling units have been developed across two sites, with 12 units located in the rehabbed historic Firehouse No1 and 28 units located in the newly constructed Fireh ...

Located in the heart of downtown Grand Forks, North Dakota, the proposed project will provide an engaging and creative environment that will integrate commercial space with downtown housing and a community park space utilizing many of the existing art pieces currently on site, as well as make room for new art to be commissioned. This addition of commercial space and downtown housing will elevate an already active streetscape by attracting a variety of businesses and people and will assist in ...

A new kind of housing and commercial development surrounds the Grand Forks Park District’s newest amenity - an Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course. The development features a master planned community with housing schools and recreational parks. The development is being constructed in phases and will feature new urbanist planning concepts. Deacon’s Greens - the projects first phase will includes 71 residential lots on 37 acres. Large estate lots adjoin the course with street layouts designe ...

This 44-unit senior housing complex located on a vacant site in downtown Mandan, North Dakota is designed to fit the urban context and relate to the historic city library located next door. The four levels provide a mix of community spaces and amenities and a mix of one and two bedroom units. Ease of access, location to city services and a comfortable palette of materials will make this a desirable destination for seniors. Library Square was developed by MetroPlains Development, and receiv ...

The SGC Center is a new type of housing whereby private developers build student housing and lease space to a college or university. This mixed-use project contains 27,500 sf of retail space (including a campus bookstore and cafe), 75 apartment units and 75 underground parking spaces. It is designed in a collegiate style to relate to the nearby North Dakota State University campus. The apartment units are designed with large expanses of windows, high ceilings, and exposed ductwork to appeal ...

A regional hub connecting it to Duluth, the Twin Cities, and Wisconsin, the city of Cambridge, Minnesota has been seeing a steady rise in population since being identified as a potential future stop on the Northern Lights Express Light Rail Line and as jobs have increased in this manufacturing-heavy area. This rise highlighted the need not only for updated and accessible multi-family housing, but also for a response to the escalating homelessness trend, which has been more difficult to address ...

Located on a previously undeveloped outlot near Grand Forks’ regional shopping center, Mallview apartments attracts a unique clientele to the site- permanent residents. The complex consists of two four-story frame buildings with a total of 98 dwelling units. Two below-grade garages provide enclosed parking for residents, while additional surface parking is located within a courtyard. Market forces suggested a conventional apartment construction. However, a prominent location, and design approval ...

In what was once a vibrant entrance to downtown, the area surrounding the former Grand Forks, ND Civic Auditorium had been replaced by a parking lot and broken sidewalks after the Auditorium had been vacated. Dakota Commercial & Development partnered with JLG Architects to transform the neighborhood into a place where the young and cool want to live and shop. In tandem with a complimentary mixed-use development across the street, a modern, sustainable and energy-efficient housing complex wit ...

The Phoenix Park Neighborhood revitalizes what was formerly the dilapidated North Barstow District, and has set the stage for a much-anticipated, large-scale downtown upgrade in a popular area known for its outdoor riverside concerts, bike trails, and Farmer’s Market. The building includes 33 one-and two-bedroom apartments units with first floor retail and underground parking that frees on-street parking for shoppers. Designed in collaboration with Lander Design Group, the structure keeps with ...

Responding to a need for housing and viability downtown, the University Flats incorporates many design ideas and responses into the development of community. The two-story brick structure includes eight for-sale condominium flats. Many small details are involved in the design reinforce the creation of community in the downtown. The scale of the development solidifies the very idea of downtown, while the architectural details uphold tradition, but are firmly set in the twenty-first century. ...

The 3828 mixed use is a demonstration that the possibilities are endless when vision and perseverance align with the goals for a neighborhood. The project, located at East 38th Street and 28th Avenue South, is a four-story mixed use property with 53 dwelling units and up to four retail spaces totaling 50,500 square feet. The first level is an 8,000 sf footprint that includes 3,000 sf of commercial space that can be divided into three tenant spaces along 38th Street. Visually along 28th Avenu ...

One of the major impacts of expansion work at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport has been to the single-family residential areas adjacent to the airport. Increased noise from a new runway has made it essential to re-envision the eastern edge of the City of Richfield. These challenges have given rise to opportunities for development that serve the future of the City of Richfield and help to mitigate the problems caused by the airport expansion. JLG Architects’ master plan for the area is based o ...

The renovation of the Our Lady of the Angels Academy converts a historic parochial boarding school into modern apartments with historic character. The project includes 24 units that are marketed to seniors. An attached stage area and gym space were transformed into a community gathering space and enclosed parking facilities, respectively. The project incorporates funding from the Central Minnesota Housing Partnership, USDA Rural Development, and Historic Tax Credits. The refurbished buildi ...

The Lightner-Young Doublehouse, begun in 1886, was Cass Gilbert’s first commission on Summit Avenue in St. Paul. The response was a stone complex of rock-faced jasper, two homes distinct but compatible, seamed by a common wall, in the style loosely known today as Richardsonian Romanesque. In the latter part of the 20th Century, the mansion was carved into multiple rental units and had recently fallen into a state of disrepair. JLG Architects was contracted to restore the structure to its form ...

In what was once a vibrant entrance to downtown, the area surrounding the former Grand Forks, ND Civic Auditorium had been replaced by a parking lot and broken sidewalks after the Auditorium had been vacated. MetroPlains Development partnered with JLG Architects to transform the neighborhood into a place where the young and cool want to live and shop. In tandem with a complimentary mixed-use development across the street, a modern, sustainable and energy-efficient housing complex for qualifi ...

Downtown Fargo has become the new hotspot for the trendsetters looking for upscale, walkable living. The Marks Apartments by JM Rentals offers 45 bold, modern apartments just off of Broadway and across from the Historic Ivers Building. Despite the tightness of the site, spacious units meet today’s living standards and are ‘pulled out’ from the façade to give the units more depth. Efficient systems and a vast use of daylighting through floor-to-ceiling windows lower energy costs and increase r ...

After an extensive housing study that examined the current and future housing needs for the campus, JLG designed University Place, a University of North Dakota housing project, provides a new campus quadrangle of housing on the west side along University Avenue. The residence hall was designed to elevate the entire housing mix for the University by bringing new amenities, services and architectural character to the existing housing stock. To that end, University Place features a food emporium ...

The Waldorf Apartments, located on St. Paul’s historic Summit Avenue, was converted to upscale condominium flats, restored to the building’s original historic character. The flats range from 749 s.f. to 2,395 s.f. and feature hardwood floors, high ceilings, dramatic kitchens and restored face brick in the classical building preserving its columns, large porch balustrade, sculptural stonework, carvings and mosaics. Updated systems include sound barrier between floors, stainless steel appliance ...

The new Jackson Place Development, located in historic downtown Elk River, replaces a public parking lot in the heart of the city. The new building provides underground parking, on-grade commercial and retail tenant space, and two levels of rental housing. In addition to supporting the existing businesses through increased population density, the three-story structure provides critical massing in the urban fabric, enhancing the existing one- and two-story historic storefronts by simply balan ...

In 2010, the city of Williston, North Dakota boomed. The discovery of oil brought with it great opportunity, wealth…and a massive housing shortage as workers poured into the area in search of black gold. With the population growing at an astounding 13.4%, residents - including students at Williston State College - were being forced to sleep in shifts in the few apartment complexes available in town or outside in campers, or worse, in -40 degree weather. Williston State College knew it needed ...

Lakewood Townhomes is an affordable multifamily development consisting of seven buildings located at 2921 40th Ave. SE in Mandan, ND. There are twelve three-bedroom units and twelve two-bedroom units; eight of the one bedroom units are a single level, the rest are two-story units. Unit amenities include central air, energy efficient furnace, washer/dryers, attached garages, private porches, and high-quality interior design including decorate room separation, eat-in kitchen, and open concept ...

Responding to a serve housing shortage as a result of the Bakken oil boom in western ND, Catholic Health Initiatives retained JLG Architects and Dakota Commercial and Development, Inc. to develop a 66-unit mixed-use project in downtown Williston, ND. CHI’s intent is to provide affordable housing options to recruit and retain staff for their hospital, Mercy Medical, and for other key employers like the City of Williston and the Williston Public School District. One block off main street, the ...

Located in downtown East Grand Forks, MN, this 39-unit mixed-use project marries modern day materials and detailing with traditional massing and proportion to fit seamlessly into the downtown fabric. The design solution complies with the EGF Downtown Design Guidelines and helps to set the standard for downtown housing development in a community that continues to move forward and re-imagine itself after devastating flooding in 1997. First floor commercial space along Demers Avenue lends act ...

JLG Architects designed the renovation to Shoemaker Hall, a 100 bed residence hall on the St. Cloud State University Campus. The new design incorporates private shower spaces and enhanced toilet/washing facilities that provide a mix of privacy and built-in social space for students. The residence hall is configured so that it may be easily converted from co-ed to single-sex occupancy with no retrofitting of the facilities. The project goals included creating an atmosphere where students can c ...

The Metropolitan Opera house was constructed in 1891 as the premiere entertainment venue of its time. It was known as the finest Opera House between Minneapolis & Seattle. The land for the project was donated by the Great Northern Railroad’s James J. Hill to a local investment group, headed by Alexander Griggs and E.J. Lander, who put up the $91,000 to construct the building. The Met as it became known provided live opera, symphony, plays and stage acts for the Grand Forks region for over 50 ye ...

A new four-story multi-use building now graces the downtown Elk River landscape. The Bluffs of Elk River injects eight new first-floor retail storefronts along Main Street, and brings more people to the downtown area by providing 67 for-sale condominium units. Two levels of below-grade parking accommodate 110 cars. New residents will be an integral part of the downtown neighborhood, while also being able to enjoy dramatic views of the Mississippi River and connection to the city-planned river wa ...

Cedar Crest Apartments is a 45-unit senior housing project located on a former farmstead in Cedar Rapids, IA. The plan solution was derived as a response to the contours of the site, the location of the existing farm house, and the scale of the surrounding residential neighborhood. The three-story building tucks into the contours of the site, reducing the perceived building height where it’s in closest proximity to its residential neighbors and providing at-grade access to the lower level parkin ...