Katy Read

Former NHL player John Johannson built his 12,000-square-foot home near the Minikahda Club golf course.

Kyle and Andrea Vorachek are live-in flippers who remodeled the Twin Cities metro home in hopes of making a profit.

A couple rebuilt a mid-century Mound home in the same style along the Lake Minnetonka waterfront, which is now on the market for $3.15 million.

The home has 300 feet of lakeshore and looks out at Noerenberg Memorial Gardens, part of the Three Rivers Parks system.

Excelsior officials are debating the approval of a three-story, mixed-use building that’s too tall for the historic area’s regulations. Several other projects have failed to materialize at the prime spot, empty for 15 years.

The house’s location near Bde Maka Ska, Minikahda Golf Course and shops and restaurants makes it easy to enjoy outdoor activities.

Built in 1917 with a donation from the Gilded Age steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, the library went out of commission in 1991 and has since become a residence.

Mayor Gary Ringate called the the development project “a big step forward for the city,” but Wayzata-based developer Mithun Cos. has some changes to make before the final approval Aug. 4.

The 26th-floor unit in the Eleven, the state’s tallest and most expensive condo building, has floor-to-ceiling bay windows.

Jayme and Justin Frogner have enjoyed the lake views, walkable community and their home’s historic character.