MINNESOTA
Star Tribune
By Jean Hopfensperger Star Tribune JANUARY 7, 2016
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis was back in bankruptcy court Thursday, where a judge approved the $4.5 million sale of an archdiocese building to the Minnesota Historical Society.
The St. Paul property was the first of four real estate holdings slated to be sold this year. There are signed bids on the other properties, including the archbishop’s home.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Kressel approved the sale of the Monsignor Hayden Center at 328 W. Kellogg Blvd, a former Catholic school that currently houses most of the archdiocese’s offices. In November, the Minnesota Historical Society signed a purchase agreement for the property, which sits across the street from the society’s museum and library.
Kressel, however, was critical about the length of time — more than six months — that the property was on the market. The center is a desirable piece of real estate, he said, located just outside downtown St. Paul.
“I feel like a lot of time and money went into marketing this,” he said.
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