RiversEdge is an innovative public-private project that creates jobs, revitalizes our capital city’s historic riverfront and expands direct public access to one of Minnesota’s greatest natural resources – the Mississippi River. The interwoven pieces of public park, office space and housing can position the region as a place where Minnesotans want to stay and where professionals from around the country want to move.
The Park at RiversEdge will be a signature public space and key component of Saint Paul’s Downtown Riverfront which includes a series of projects that will activate the river from the Xcel-anchored entertainment district down to Lowertown. A Downtown Riverwalk is being developed which will be a multi-elevation pedestrian loop connecting downtown Saint Paul to the Mississippi Riverfront through a series of parks, stairways, plazas, natural areas, and new businesses that activate the area. Features include:
Features:
9+ acres of new urban park space, including a community gathering space for public events.
Expanded public access to the Mississippi River from the downtown bluff to the shoreline.
Trails that connect to the Mississippi River, downtown Saint Paul and other regional trail systems.
First section of the proposed River Balcony, acting as a catalyst for several projects along Saint Paul's riverfront.
The County has undertaken significant steps to quantify the private development opportunity on the site, design the public infrastructure to create vibrate space and support and vertical development, and identify and address various financial, legal, and technical obstacles where possible. Schematic design for the infrastructure underlying the vertical development parcels is expected to be complete in spring 2025.
