This conceptual image shows what Flaherty & Collins’ vision for a 20-story tower and a skyway-connected six-story building on the Central Station site in downtown St. Paul could look like.

It is a fantastic opportunity. The Master Redevelopment Plan calls for a mixed-use development, which can maintain 200,000 square feet, or 300,000 square feet of light industrial.

Those who have spoken against a previous proposal to redevelop the former Kmart plaza site at 60 Western Ave. as a self-storage business now say a new proposal to redevelop the prominent site with ...