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CASE STUDY
<br /> City of Cambridge: funds for land acquisition, Heritage Green models best
<br /> • construction, and homebuyer gap practices in community par-
<br /> `Heritage Green financing. ticipation,mixed-use development
<br /> planning, home design and
<br /> Development
<br /> City leaders participated in the partnerships among many
<br /> Central Minnesota Initiative philanthropic funders to help
<br /> The City of Cambridge is Foundation's Healthy Communities achieve a community vision for
<br /> developing 86 acres in the central Program and the Blandin growth.
<br /> city as a mixed-use project that Community Investment Program.
<br /> will include 292 mixed-income The city ultimately received funding Development Team: City of Cambridge,
<br /> units. from the Blandin Foundation for MetroPlains Development, Central
<br /> further leadership development Minnesota Housing Partnership, Lumber
<br /> Located on the old state hospital One, Bright Keys Development, and
<br /> training and grant funds to purchase Hoisington Koegler Group.
<br /> the highlights of this model g 9 P•
<br /> project include: the site.
<br /> • Combination of single-family t ,` - -
<br /> homes, and for-sale and rental ,. ` -
<br /> townhomes for families and °'""" - -
<br /> seniors. °.a••uen11,.• a• r< pt a..• + -.
<br /> • High-quality home designs on ' - - - , I� _
<br /> compact lots with alleys. ,, e z s our '�,; - -
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<br /> • Pedestrian-friendly streetscape -'r•'�? a - f n
<br /> with street trees, sidewalks and F - �"' 1 ': -
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<br /> linkages to surroundingv �,r I , Arpanalen
<br /> neighborhoods. -=�F p� -
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<br /> •Incorporation of open space and ,_ c i ..-
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<br /> a central park, community center a__ ' ,!•
<br /> and library.
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<br /> • Connections to the central city Or r �� *� (''�' ,' I
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<br /> and existing infrastructure. / ^{ ", r
<br /> The community, Cambridge city _ _,,°cam. - a u •t t �r1 ea Lw•, y at sr sr ev
<br /> officials and the development _? r ki ,`,t.. _004 , f' ti
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<br /> team are committed to features e l a- , I S - - ,e -`1- .1 -d. .• ti 474:
<br /> of traditional neighborhood `
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<br /> design including the design d� , ` ` a$5 "_ t " °"_ s .r
<br /> principles of GMHF's Building �° .l tr'» r' ' 'r i. r n 1 1: '. as ea lea;atr � ar ra � . w ,Better Neighborhoods (BBN) M°° '_ :++ y a ':L ` ` .- - ^, /
<br /> program. With a commitment to 147 ; � =-'`mss 1 , j
<br /> making a substantial number of ,, '` 1t.I a.�Iiru sr r�
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<br /> units affordable, the City will ° - G: -
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<br /> incorporate a new Community �.•,., r �-., •
<br /> Land Trust to keep a percentage _ :, - .,t 1cA,c - °° � " i ` a, rL ` '^ ',
<br /> of the owner-occupied units ° 1 er €±n : , }�'_ ' fly_". a�r_,u"i 'oi,1i II :- ;„ i t - 'r -
<br /> permanently affordable. c • 4' u -3. "• "• ,6 . -..
<br /> More than 150 community r� Y - '° �•
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<br /> members have participated in a ':7- °' ` _ '1",' ,i M ,, a „r -„ - m a it 1 I
<br /> community-planning process that p� ' .r it _1 k-
<br /> 0 3 4an1a -- x y '.� o. �j-.r s4 ,I �,, x N a ce N:
<br /> began in April 2001. GMHF is ® - e' l j1 , .e - — „ -°' °` _ ! af, A
<br /> assisting Heritage Green with , f , °';, m u , 1 _
<br /> BBN Technical Assistance, ° ' `i 4 „1
<br /> All funding for planning, and a $1 is I'' a - �' - d' 14 "�, _ '
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<br /> lel million loan of McKnight
<br /> ..per'�/1, `�-. + I 1'"• i- „ e 'i ,
<br /> Foundation Challenge Grant / —
<br /> State Hospital Redevelopment Site-Concept Plan
<br /> Cambridge, Minnesota
<br /> "` Growth Corridor Initiative
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