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<br /> MULTIFAMILY HOUSING
<br /> housing nearby would not have been in k g „ a',°,`''" project with a a mixed-use project,planners and develop-
<br /> keeping with that vision,"says Anderson, t r4 ;E_` *I I combination of ers are fully aware,as Fefercorn notes,that
<br /> who was part of a team that traveled the , '`" N •
<br /> p � � �� , � , z� � � � � ! uses that we residential cannot fully support the retail
<br /> country studying mixed-use developments. � z� 4'4,' think can do portion of an overall multi-use develop-
<br /> `And if you are going to have housing next A, z� �5 ° , that Adding ment.
<br /> to or in the development,having multifam new housing But Cunningham of TOLD says:
<br /> ily housing that is designed to be architec- •� -' - ' and having resi- "There's a saying that rings true and it's
<br /> turally in keeping with the area makes i n -. dential nearby, that pedestrian traffic begets even more
<br /> sense.It allows more people to be close to f °° i , i such as the pedestrian traffic.With a built-in base of
<br /> { I' "{ t t t t v { 4 z I "°4. r e f u r b i s h e d residents at Excelsior& Grand, many of
<br /> the retail shops and restaurants" �;( ( � „1 R � �_�� , - 7i-, { { { ( ( ��� _ y
<br /> Waibel,Maple Grove's director of { { ,{, { et-- _I ,, ! { apartment corn-
<br /> Bob whom will be mulling about,dining at the
<br /> community development, 1 -1- plex, adds a lot restaurants,walking through the parks and
<br /> says the multifamily units, t; -,,4 '4' -•''';:- - 24 $� .,,, to that" on the trails, even more people will be
<br /> developed by Hans Hagen r --- '-'�• In Mendota attracted to the area."
<br /> ,f-F, A . COURTESY OF RSP ARCHITECTS Heights, con- Daniel Hunt of Hunt Associates says,
<br /> Homes, also creates a transi-
<br /> tion between an undeveloped : ; The Village at Mendota Heights is being devel- struction contin- "There is not a housing development big
<br /> area next to Arbor Lakes that i `f '
<br /> oped by RHF Entities Ltd. ues on Village at enough to fully support retail within in a
<br /> will someday have a mixture M e n d o t a mixed-use project-but it can help."Hunt
<br /> of housing — thousands of r' / _ . mty amphitheater. Heights, a Associates is developing for-sale multifam
<br /> units. Nearby are office pro -,--, mixed-use project on the northeast side of ily in Brooklyn Parks Village Creek
<br /> �k t, : :{ planning years Paof rk Highway 110 and Dodd Road. There, mixed-use area,and is the developer of ver
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<br /> possible a community center, a � ���"�� g y p
<br /> �,� planning the Park
<br /> possible library,parks,ponds Fefercorn of RMF Entities is constructing tical mixed-use project called the Village
<br /> � � � Commons area, St
<br /> and other amenities. sue , 45,000 square feet of retail,40,000 square at St.Anthony in Minneapolis.
<br /> gotten p Louis Park approved feet of offices,75 units of for-sale residen- Burnsville's Tschumper says the people
<br /> "We've otten such posi- Eden Prairie-based
<br /> tive feedback on this—peo- tial units,including rowhouses,townhomes who move into Heart of the City will most
<br /> ple really enjoy living so TOLD Development and loft condos, and structured arkin likely do so because of all of the options
<br /> p y j y g " Co.'s plan for Excel- parking. y p
<br /> close to all of these options," The Dakota county HRA is also adding 60 nearby. "As a result,they will be some of
<br /> sior&Grand on 15 acres of the area.
<br /> Waibel says. "So far, one medical office senior apartments. the regular users of the coffee shops and
<br /> As far as TOLD's Bob Cunningham is
<br /> building has been developed, and another "A project like ours creates staying the other retailers," she says. "Of course
<br /> concerned, multifamily,in this case verti-
<br /> potential office site is in the area.We could cally integrated in the first four buildings power," Fefercorn says. "This small the retail will depend on people driving in
<br /> well have people who live,work and recre- amount of residential does not support the from other areas as well.But they'll have
<br /> ate right in the Arbor Lakes area." in the project,adds vitality to the area. retail,but it adds a backdrop and character. a nice base of customers to begin with."
<br /> In addition to all of the other things this
<br /> In Burnsville, the under-construction And for the people who live there,it brings And Sanjurjo notes: "In most cases,
<br /> Heart of the City redevelopment project project does,what the residential portion some services,including possibly two or where a project is well done and there's lots
<br /> does is bring a lot more residents to St.
<br /> includes retail, housing, transit stations, three restaurant concepts, right to where of energy,the multifamily units sell out or
<br /> parks and other uses on 54 acres just off Louis Park than some other development they live. We're also adding a neat park rent out a lot better than more isolated res
<br /> Highway 13. Eventually,the area will be could have-eventually there will be more piece,with a water feature that will really idential developments.That's why it makes"
<br /> Cunning-
<br /> home to more than 700 units of housing,
<br /> than s 000 "Prior to the redevelopment, accent the area." sense from a developer's perspective.And
<br /> from rental apartments to owner occu- if an area is successful,with people alway -
<br /> there were 17 homes and a few older busi-
<br /> pied-townhomes,condos and rowhouses. Multifamily does not fully support retail out and about, retailers will do well as
<br /> nesses on this land."
<br /> Some of the residential units will be in ver- While multifamily is one of the keys to well.." J
<br /> tical mixed use buildings, with the apart In Woodbury,plans are still in the works
<br /> ments located above retail space lining the include the future Walk, which would
<br /> streets of the commerce area. nclude about t 30,000 square feet of retail
<br /> and up to 550 or so apartments in a wide
<br /> One of the ways in which Heart.of the:. range of sizes and rices includin smi'ie' I
<br /> City benefits Burnsville, says Judy g p g Comm Comm�rCldl"P�c7pe�ty°Spectalisfis' ' '° ' r Trans
<br /> affordable units. In addition to having its
<br /> Tschumper,the city's economic develop i �.
<br /> own retail areas and potential restaurants, e o {vim
<br /> ment director, is by bringing more resi �--
<br /> dents to the area and the city.Burnsville, inl h who move into City Walk would be Security Syste m s �---c=�-
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<br /> nearly fully developed and retail and restaurant options,such as a ne �/, ,- r�`
<br /> Heart of ity will add to and broaden Sam's Club and the Prime Outlets cent \.............the city's t"—base. which is visible from Interstate 94 and is L41u(m
<br /> "For one thing, such projects can really deled and
<br /> create an urban feel in what is otherwise m the process of being remodeled • Closed Circuit TV
<br /> known as a bedroom suburb,"Tschumper updated.
<br /> says. "The east of the City area used to "While retail will be a part of the pro- • Access Control Established 1966
<br /> ject,one of the keys to City Walk is that•
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<br /> urnsvil all was built, and then that will be right in the middle of many oth g g
<br /> kind of became the destination. But the options," Sanjurjo says. "And new subd • •U,L, Listed Sprinkler Monitoring
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<br /> mall area really isn't a downtown in the tra- • ADA Power Door Operators
<br /> In Brooklyn Park,work is progressing p
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<br /> generated. Or, if they work in downtown shopping mall,in order to open up views
<br /> Minneapolis,they'll just have a short walk and access to Shingle Creek,bring in new
<br /> to a transit station.And when they aren t "'
<br /> retail users for 70,000 square feet of space
<br /> working they'll have a lot of options at in Market Square, add about 100,000 Cunin ham Grou t/
<br /> their fingertips." square feet of offices, and to initially build g p s
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<br /> In St. Louis Park, the first phase of the 120 units of owner-occupied attached and , A.
<br /> mixed-use project Excelsior & Grand, detached homes and townhomes at Hunt N-- -
<br /> which is part of the city's larger redevelop- y j
<br /> ment concept called Park Commons, is Associates'Town Gardens,which is with Dlstmetwe Communities
<br /> p in walking distance of all of the new rode- p.
<br /> currently coming on line with 65,000 r _ .
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<br /> square feet of retail and popular restau- In order to inject the area with an initial 3 , ' f -
<br /> rants, 340 units of luxury multifamily shot of vitality, the city did a $3 million
<br /> housing,as well as plenty of outdoor corn- AK ¢` -
<br /> munity gathering spaces. Eventually, rehab of the 90-unit Creekside Gables mar „ ,,,
<br /> Excelsior&Grand,which is east of High
<br /> ket-rate apartment building. if
<br /> "The idea is to create an area where peo- � `k
<br /> way 100 on Excelsior Boulevard,will have x:
<br /> ple can walk about easily, gather in open
<br /> up to 660 units of residential,ranging from .
<br /> p spaces and the outdoor square,have access � ��
<br /> rental studio apartments to luxury apart- to amenities along the creek,as well as live t � ! = `
<br /> ment homes with multi-level floor plans, ° .w _ ;
<br /> 82,000 square feet of retail, and 37,500 and possibly work in the area," says Jason x� t'�
<br /> Aarsvold,Brooklyn Park's economic and t
<br /> square feet of offices.The total Park Com- redevelopment project facilitator."It is like -" - .17% , M t
<br /> mons area also has plenty of trails connect- ..
<br /> creating a downtown in an area that was - >� y s m ro.,,..,,,,..-�-�.-�-
<br /> ing to such amenities as the Minneapolis once considered a destination retail area. ""
<br /> chain of lakes, outdoor parks and recre- The idea is to have something that will ,t r�
<br /> ational spaces, and,eventually, a cornmu-
<br /> maintain itself over the years,and this is a
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