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1 Aerial view of The <br />Heights from the corner <br />of Larpenteur Avenue <br />and McKnight Road. <br />Rendering by LHB. <br /> <br />2 Xcel Energy’s TKDA- <br />designed St. Paul Service <br />Center employs an aquifer <br />energy storage system. <br />Rendering by TKDA. <br />community developments. Carter says <br />that just 10 or so projects nationwide <br />have reached any level of certification <br />using LEED for Communities, none in <br />the Midwest. <br />Ever-Green Energy has studied <br />district energy systems operating on <br />HVAC from the earth for both projects. <br />Solar will also play a significant role. <br />Plans call for walking and bicycling <br />options and retail and services to reduce <br />residents’ need to travel. Public areas, <br />homes, and apartments will have access <br />to electric chargers. <br />hvac at the heights taps <br />underground water <br />The Heights stands on a former golf <br />course that opened in 1921 and in 1945 <br />became exclusively Jewish during <br />a time of growing anti-Semitism. A <br />diverse neighborhood grew around it <br />over several decades during the club’s <br />operation, which ceased in 2017. After <br />the St. Paul Port Authority purchased <br />the land, environmental mitigation <br />efforts began to remove mercury <br />contamination. The St. Paul City <br />Council approved the Hillcrest <br />2 <br />Both projects are seeking LEED for <br />Communities Platinum certification <br />from the U.S. Green Building Council, <br />the program’s highest designation for <br />community developments. <br />392025 | ENTER MAGAZINE382025 | ENTER MAGAZINE