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<br /> Development boom is housing-commercial `hybrid' Burnsville town offices, has about 15 �"-a (, ....„,„„
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<br /> BY BOB SHAW new Minnesota Valley Town Offices. or in negotiation,"said CraigThornton,
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<br /> With its arts-and-crafts architecture, sales director for townoffice.com, ` r''''1' ':',( '
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<br /> If you can't work at home,now you homey you expect to see tricycles in the erties. � m t
<br /> can make your office look like home, driveway. ,J e _c = -
<br /> feel like home and appreciate in value The office condos are part of a build Btuhsville
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<br /> ing boom driven by low interest rates Offices,is set for next week.In Novem- :Y:•.F` °t,-, ,`a, i 4.,f _ -
<br /> You could buy—not rent—a new and a business exodus from cities to ber,work should begin in Burnsville on ”W ` ' -` r a; r
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<br /> ping up in the suburbs, blurring the "This is a unique little hybrid. It's tion with 12 residential townhouse •*'T=„ s
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<br /> and commercial,” units and 11 town offices. ,i'.` -tf` " -4
<br /> growing number of small businesses. said Tom Dunsmore, who has worked City officials like them. They would �. .} Y - f a
<br /> "I love this.I own it,"said Jack Gug- • with various partners to develop more rather see owners than renters, in sit '` '#
<br /> gisberg,in his comfortable office-home than 100 office townhome units in the homes as well as businesses, because Office condos are"anti-city,anti-mall,"says Craig Thornton,SCOTT sales directorR f
<br /> for Laker Software Inc. in Burnsville. metro area. fc
<br /> The businss is tucked into the brand- Arima LLC, which built the townoffice.com,which handles marketing for the owners of Minnesota Valle!
<br /> OFFICE CONDOS,2B Town Offices, above.Office condos allow businesses to build equity.-
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