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City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />Appendix A: Community Background <br />Economic Snapshot of the Twin Cities <br />Introduction <br />This portion of the market research analysis presents a brief overview of key indicators about the <br />economy of the Twin Cities. With numerous sites that have strategic access to Highway 10 and the <br />planned Northstar Commuter Train, the profile of Ramsey will increase among the commercial/industrial <br />development community, though the timing and scope of development hinges on the regional economic <br />picture at the time individual sites are built -out. <br />Office and Industrial Space Absorption (Multi -Tenant Space) 1991-2005 <br />Figure 3-21 shows that the Twin Cities Metro Area has absorbed just over 56 million square feet of office <br />and industrial space' during the past 14 years, an annual average of nearly 4 8 million square feet, or an <br />annual growth rate of 5.2 percent. <br />Figure 3-21 - Occupied Office and Industrial Space (Twin Cities) <br />Square Footage <br />70,000,000 <br />60,000,000 - <br />50,000,000 - <br />40,000,000 - <br />30,000,000 - <br />20,000,000 - <br />10,000,000 - <br />0 <br />Occupied Office and Industrial Space in the Twin Cities <br />1991-2005 <br />Absorption' 91=05 <br />Total Annual <br />OfficeNVare 39,407,275 2,814,805 <br />Office 15,895,353 1,135,382 <br />Bulk 7,795,656 556,833 <br />Office/Show 4.051.184 289.370 <br />67,149,468 4,796,391 <br />Office qoace <br />&.lk Warehouse <br />Office/Warehouse <br />Office/91 room <br />56,073,802 <br />49,678,361 <br />15,637,141 <br />13,760,787 <br />1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 <br />11 Multi -tenant industrial space descriptions per Colliers Towle Real Estate: office -warehouse - buildings with at least 25,000 <br />square feet, 10%-20% finished office space and 16-20 foot clear ceiling heights; office -showroom - buildings of at least 25,000 <br />square feet, near freeways with good visibility, 30%+ finished office space and 12-16 foot clear ceiling heights; bulk warehouse - <br />buildings of 50,000 square feet or more, constructed after WWI, with no more than 10% finished office space and 20 -foot or <br />greater clear ceiling heights. <br />City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />Appendix A-28 <br />