Hot Property: Commercial redevelopment along Robert Street in West St. Paul

Address: 1675-1725 S. Robert St., West St. Paul

Type: Retail

Total new construction: 19,204 square feet

Developer: Venture Pass Partners

Architect: Pope Architects

Details: Three vacant buildings along West St. Paul's busy South Robert Street are being razed and replaced by more than 19,000 square feet of new retail construction in a project from Shorewood-based developer Venture Pass Partners.

Under plans approved this summer, the buildings targeted for redevelopment include the former SharePoint Credit Union at 1685 S. Robert St.; the one-time Sonic fast-food restaurant at 1701 S. Robert St.; and the shuttered Ideal Credit Union facility at 1725 S. Robert St. Together, the three vacant properties total 3.8 acres of frontage.

Some 12,000 square feet of the multitenant building will be occupied by Talecris/Grifols Plasma Resources, which is relocating from the nearby Southview Square shopping center. Its building materials include a combination of brick, glass, synthetic stucco, metal and precast concrete.

The Raising Cane's chicken fingers restaurant is slated for the southern end of the site, where Robert intersects with Lothenbach Avenue. The Louisiana-based fast-casual chain has three Twin Cities-area locations, including Minneapolis, Apple Valley and Shoreview.