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Four private individuals, in some cases with the help of partners, own a significant swath of St. Paul’s downtown skyline. Here is a brief introduction to those four men.

TED BIGOS, Bigos Management Inc.

​Owns 7.52 acres of downtown land:

Kellogg Square Apartments

Mears Park Place Apartments

Cray Plaza and Galtier Towers

Lowertown Lofts

Business headquarters: Golden Valley

Personal headquarters: Wayzata resident, Minneapolis native

On St. Paul: “What we have seen in St. Paul that we haven’t seen for many years is new apartment construction … In all the years I have been in St. Paul, it’s never felt as good as it feels today.”

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DAVE BROOKS, Brooks group

Owns 4.6 acres of downtown land:

Minnesota Club*

The Alliance Bank Center Building*

​7th Street Garage

The Railroader & Stevens Building

The O’Connor Building + a parcel that includes an unnamed building and parking lots

*Brooks co-owns the Minnesota Club and the Alliance Bank Center with James Kelly of Kelly Brothers Investments.

Business headquarters: St. Paul

Personal headquarters: White Bear Lake resident, St. Paul native

On St. Paul: “We are not Minneapolis, we never will be. We will never be New York or Chicago. … Everyone loves to live in St. Paul. It’s quaint. It’s beautiful. It’s historic. You don’t have that big hustle.”

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JAMES CROCKARELL, Madison Equities

​Owns 8.13 acres of downtown land:

The Lowry Hotel Building

Degree of Honor Building​​

U.S. Bank Center,

with the Old Minnesota Saloon

with the Old Minnesota Saloon First National Bank Building

375 Jackson Court

The Empire Building

Endicott Arcade

Park Square Court Building

Stadium Ramp

Business headquarters: St. Paul

Personal headquarters: North Oaks resident, Tennessee native

On St. Paul: “I think the biggest motor driving the prosperity of St. Paul is housing. … It feels like a small-town environment to people living here. The river promotes that, the historic buildings and lofts.”

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GEORGE SHERMAN, Sherman Associates

​Owns 3.88 acres of downtown land:

Printer’s Row Condo Lawn

Lyons Court

Sibley Court

Sibley Park Apartments

Straus Lofts

Rayette Lofts​​

Business headquarters: Minneapolis

Personal headquarters: Edina resident, Twin Cities native

On St. Paul: “St. Paul spends a lot more concentrated effort on design, fitting in their master plan. … In Minneapolis, a lot of the fabric is new, a lot of things are torn down.”

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