Two squat brick buildings near Tires Plus on Snelling Avenue in St. Paul would be demolished to make room for 60 market-rate apartments under a proposal from a Forest Lake-based developer.

The Union Park District Council’s land-use committee reviewed preliminary plans this week.

The developer, Gaughan Cos., and the architect, BKV Group, have proposed parking on the first floor and underground, according to the district council.

The building at 304-308 N. Snelling Ave. would be four or five stories, stepping back toward Carroll Avenue. Related Articles Minneapolis and St. Paul to add 70 electric car charging stations

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The west end of Carroll Avenue is one-way headed westbound, and some on the land-use committee have suggested asking the city to reconfigure the street so that it is two-way to allow better ingress.

Retail is not part of the proposal. The two-story commercial structure at 304 Snelling Ave. was constructed in 1913, according to Ramsey County property records. Information about the adjoining structure was not immediately available.