Katy Read

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Andrea Vorachek said she and her husband, Kyle weren't really planning to move when they came across a 1951 California Modern house in Edina. But the "live-in flippers" - who buy homes in promising neighborhoods and live in them while renovating before selling for a profit - were looking for another project and decided to at least take a look. "We immediately fell in love with the lot, location and property," said Kyle Vorachek, a general contractor.

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Katy Read

John Johannson wanted a traditional home set in a charming, walkable, urban neighborhood. But he also wanted conveniences more commonly found in suburban houses, like big closets and a garage large enough to accommodate a Chevrolet Suburban and a Cadillac Escalade. He and his then-wife "wanted to have that heritage feeling, but we wanted the modern design," Johannson said. He found a property on a dead-end street nestled between Bde Mka Ska and Minikahda Club's golf course, with views of both.

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Katy Read

A lender has moved to foreclose on another tower in the Normandale Lake Office Park in Bloomington, saying the owner has defaulted on more than $35 million in loans. The lawsuit, filed in Hennepin County District Court, is the latest in a series of financial woes facing the owner of the largest multitenant office complex in the Twin Cities. Iowa-based MidwestBankOne last week sued the owner of the 281,552-square-foot property, Liberty 8300 Normandale LLC.

3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Katy Read

Katy Read writes for the Minnesota Star Tribune's Inspired section. She previously covered Carver County and western Hennepin County as well as aging, workplace issues and other topics since she began at the paper in 2011.

3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Katy Read

A real-estate investment company is suing the owners of Black Sheep Coal Fired Pizza for unpaid rent at the restaurant's former Eat Street location. According to Northpond, a Chicago-based investment firm operating in this case as NP Icehouse LLC, Black Sheep owners Colleen Doran and Jordan Smith failed to pay rent for eight months of the past two years, totaling more than $200,000. Doran disputes this, saying she and her husband were current on rent until the restaurant closed.