Kilbourne Group

Downtown development proposal includes 400-seat FMCT theater

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo City Commission held an informational meeting Wednesday to discuss a proposal for a mixed-use development downtown. The ownership group includes Kilbourne Group Apartments, Global Development, City of Fargo, and Fargo-Moorhead Community Theater (FMCT). The current proposal would allow for a 400-seat theater, 145 apartments with 2,200 square feet of retail space, and 450-480 parking spots…

Watch: City Commission approves sale of Fargo riverfront property to Kilbourne Group

ACTIVIST WESS PHILOME YELLED AT COMMISSIONERS AND WAS REMOVED BY POLICE

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo City Commission voted 3-2 to approve the sale of city-owned riverfront property to the Kilbourne Group. The developer purchased the property at 419 3rd Street North for $162,984.  Kilbourne is planning to build a $25 million, 115-unit apartment complex. Another developer had also sought the property for an affordable housing project. Community activist Wess Philome…

Block 9 partners reveal official name of community plaza

The community plaza has been named Broadway Square.

FARGO, N.D.–The Block 9 partners got together Thursday morning to reveal the name of the community plaza. The public-private partnership, made up of the Kilbourne Group, R.D. Offutt Company and the City of Fargo, announced Broadway Square as the official name. The Block 9 partners also revealed the logo and introduced the Block 9 plaza manager, Ana Rusness-Peterson. Once construction…

Block 9 Shut Down After Subcontractor Tests Positive for COVID-19

FARGO, ND — Construction on the Block 9 project in downtown Fargo has been shutdown temporarily after a subcontractor’s employee who visited the work site tested positive for COVID-19 McGough Construction Co., LLC, one of the general contractors on the Block 9 project in downtown Fargo, has confirmed that one of the subcontractors on the project tested positive for COVID-19….

Images of Block 9 Civic Plaza in Downtown Fargo Released

The Block 9 civic plaza is expected to be completed by the end of 2020.

FARGO, N.D.–Kilbourne Group showcased what the Block 9 civic plaza will look like on their Facebook page on Wednesday. The Block 9 civic plaza is expected to be completed by the end of 2020 and is inspired by Main Street Square in Rapid City, South Dakota. The Fargo Parks District will be in charge of the community programs that occur…

City of Fargo Celebrates Groundbreaking for New Parking Garage

The parking garage will be on the corner of Fourth Avenue North and Broadway.

FARGO, N.D. – The City of Fargo celebrated the groundbreaking of a new mixed-use parking garage in downtown. The project, known as The Mercantile, will replace a surface parking lot on the corner of Fourth Avenue North and Broadway. It will include 369 parking spaces encompassed by mixed-use and residential developments. Plans for the mixed-use space include a Fargo police…

Plans Move Ahead for New Development in Downtown Fargo

Construction could start on the parking garage next month with completion next fall.

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – Fargo city commissioners have approved a public-private development agreement for a long talked about mixed-use project at the corner of Broadway and Fourth Avenue North. The Mercantile Building project will be built on the site of the former Goodyear store. It will include a six-story apartment building with retail/commercial space built around a parking garage, similar…

Block 9 Site Workers Make Strides on Downtown Fargo Development

Crews are focusing on setting structural steel, concrete pours and putting the exterior together

FARGO, N.D.– What was once a parking lot will soon be an 18 story multi–use building in the heart of downtown Fargo. The Block 9 project will be a hub for condos, retail space, a hotel and an outdoor plaza. “It’s just great to bring that much energy back into downtown,” Block 9 project manager and Kilbourne Group VP of development and construction…

The Arts Partnership Gives Community Recognition for Art Involvement

The organization hosted around 150 people for the annual State of the Arts

FARGO, N.D.– The Arts Partnership is giving credit to those who work to add more art and culture to people here in the valley. The organization hosted around 150 people for the annual State of the Arts. Jade Presents and Office Sign Company took home outstanding business awards. Kilbourne Group was recognized for being an outstanding arts collaborator. The partnership…

Mystery Rock Downtown Turns Out To Be Concrete

A geologist said it appeared to be the largest glacial drop stone to be uncovered from Lake Agassiz sediments.

FARGO, ND – What was first believed to be a centuries-old rock discovered during excavation for the Block 9 development in downtown Fargo turned out to be a chunk of concrete. A geologist said it appeared to be the largest glacial drop stone to be uncovered from Lake Agassiz sediments. He said it supported the long thought belief that huge icebergs were…