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<br /> area that includes multifamily housing, retail, Heart of the City will not displace the
<br /> entertainment and a major office user. Burnsville Center district of the City as the
<br /> k , 1 However, it is only the new development that main retail area of the city. It can, however,
<br /> �� 'L F. is pedestrian-oriented and creates a distinc- be a smaller, more diverse business district.
<br /> tvitioittr`' ritiZiPrtt-t-- = tive sense of place. In that respect, it will evolve over time as an
<br /> :, ,, , , actual downtown, with a variety of housing,
<br /> - Heart o the Cit employment, retail hospitality, and o en
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<br /> — ,fir- i;, ,# '. � The City of Burnsville is creating a down- space uses.
<br /> 4 � a.. _ town area, Heart of the City, that seeks to
<br /> �1. �,- g redevelop an automobile-oriented section of Arbor Lakes
<br /> s 's Nicollet Avenue,south of Highway 13, into a Arbor Lakes in Maple Grove has received
<br /> - ,. a walkable, mixed-use town center. A variety much attention as a new suburban down-
<br /> of uses are planned for Heart of the City, town. However, the area would not likely
<br /> Arbor Lakes,Maple Grove including residential, office, hotel, retail and receive much attention without its two-block
<br /> open space. The initial redevelopment in main street, which consists of small stores in
<br /> housing. The mixed use development Heart of the City consists of several residen- two-story buildings with no setbacks. The
<br /> replaces less cohesive, automobile oriented tial projects, including Grande Market Place, Main Street itself contains stores that would
<br /> uses with a more pedestrian oriented envi developed by Sherman Associates. otherwise be located in a small strip center
<br /> ronment. The retail spaces are just beginning Construction began in August 2002, and first adjacent to or attached to larger, big-box
<br /> to open, including a Panera Bread shop. occupancy is expected in 2003. Grande retail. It is the form, the quaint Main Street
<br /> Although the apartments help generate traf Market Place will contain 113 units, 50 of design, that attracts attention,but it could not
<br /> fie, the retail users must rely on good access which will be affordable to individuals at or survive without the surrounding big box
<br /> from Excelsior Boulevard to bring in access below 60% of the median income. Located anchors to attract customers.
<br /> tional customers. along Nicollet Avenue, Grande Market Place
<br /> will also contain 15,000 square feet of retail The area around Main Street is a mixed-use
<br /> Is Excelsior and Grand a downtown? In space and a culinary school on the ground area,however,with rental housing and Maple
<br /> many ways, yes. It is part of a larger overall floor. Grove city offices also located within walking
<br /> continued below
<br /> distance of the Main Street. Furthermore, Sam Newberg
<br /> approximately 1,500 additional housing units ' , ,- Research Analyst
<br /> are planned for the area, to be located within it 1 Since 1983,
<br /> ' Xfleld Maxfield
<br /> a general walking distance to Main Street. It �� Research Inc.
<br /> � ,Scam Newberg joined Maxfield Research in lUovenzber, � 1 k T
<br /> is this overall area of Maple Grove that makes of 2000 and focuses on a wide variety of projects for Research Inc.
<br /> it the main business section of the City, albeit the firm.Projects include studies of mixed--use,transit has helped guide
<br /> spread out, and only a small portion actually oriented,,towrahonae and retail development as well as the real estate commu-
<br /> resembles a "downtown." urban/loft style and market-rate apartments. nity in realizing the full potential of its
<br /> public and private assets. Consulting
<br /> I o o k i n Ahead Sam is also involved with the Urban Land Institute and is curr enal y,serv-
<br /> services ea services provided by Maxfield Research
<br /> ing on the Executive Committee of the 171,I Minnesota District Council.He
<br /> Suburban town centers come in a variety of has written numerous articles for Urban Land magazine pertaining to support developers,planners and finan-
<br /> forms, and whether the term "downtown" is land use issues in both the United States and Europe.Articles of his have Biers of senior housing, multifamily
<br /> applicable is debatable. The one thing that is also appeared in Planning Magazine,the Minnesota Real Estate journal, housing, government-sponsored projects
<br /> certain is suburbs face a variety of market y g and commercial developments.
<br /> Y Me Star Tribune,and Preservation Monthly magazine.
<br /> possibilities when developing a town center.
<br /> A well designed downtown will provide an He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography from the University of
<br /> attractive gathering place for area residents Mary Bujold President
<br /> g g p Wisconsin, Madison. Other education includes several Appraisal Institute
<br /> and workers, and a variety of housing types, Maxfield Research Inc.
<br /> , courses and rntroductor°t course'at the Humphrey Institute of Public
<br /> as well as office and retail space, can be Affairs at the University of Minnesota. 615 First Ave.NE, Suite 400
<br /> incorporated in mixed-use developments to Minneapolis,MN 55413
<br /> create a sense of place. Phone: (612) 904-7977
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<br /> Elk River MN 55330
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