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LS Black Building $88M Round Rock Affordable Rental Project
LS Black is building an $88 million rental community north of Austin, in Round Rock. None of the units are market rate apartments. The Preserve at Mustang Creek, will consist ...
Deeply affordable housing headed to State Highway 130 corridor
Deeply affordable housing is headed to the northern reaches of the State Highway 130 corridor. Minnesota-based LS Black Development will develop the project that is expected to bring 252 badly-needed ...
St. Paul permits up as $65M mixed-use projects nears construction
Commercial-industrial building permit activity in St. Paul was up sharply last month thanks in large part to a $65 million project that will bring more affordable housing and new office ...
Just Sold: LS Black buys site for housing, HQ
Three years ago partners Mike Hudson, Willy Boulay and Sterling Black launched LS Black Development in leased space in St. Paul. Now they’re getting ready to break ground on The ...
Officials execute agreement for affordable housing development in Round Rock ETJ
By unanimous vote, city officials authorized Round Rock Mayor Craig Morgan at a July 14 meeting to execute a development agreement with property owner LSBD Inc. regarding a future affordable ...
St. Anthony: Canvas Apartments in NE Minneapolis underscores need for more affordable units
Construction is underway in northeast Minneapolis on Canvas Apartments, a $71 million, 160-unit affordable housing complex of up to three-bedroom units. Read More on Star Tribune
LS Black Breaks Ground on $17M Affordable Housing Development in Minneapolis
LS Black Development recently broke ground on the $71 million Canvas Apartments affordable housing development in Northeast Minneapolis. Read More on REBusiness Online
LS Black Development’s vice presidents share a vision for the company – and a friendship
Willy Boulay and Mike Hudson were friends for close to five years before they became vice presidents in St. Paul-based LS Black Development. Read More on Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Q&A: LS Black Development takes off, despite pandemic
The COVID 19 crisis was just heating up in April when LS Black Development was officially launched. Read More on Finance & Commerce
LS Black pitches $45M mixed-use project in St. Paul
As part of an estimated $45 million project, LS Black Development hopes to bring nearly 130 new homes near St. Paul’s Lowertown neighborhood. Read More on Finance & Commerce
Interview: Michael Hudson and William Boulay, LS Black Development
Beyond the Skyline is a podcast about economic development, commercial real estate and construction in Minnesota. Above all, it’s a show about what’s next, creativity and the innovation in technology ...
Housing pitched on elevator site in NE Minneapolis
A one-time grain elevator location in northeast Minneapolis could be the launching point for a $40 million affordable housing development geared toward art studio tenants. St. Paul-based LS Black Development ...