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<br />CASE STUDY
<br />City of Cambridge:
<br />Heritage Green
<br />Development
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<br />The Chy of Cambridge is
<br />developing 86 acres in the central
<br />city asS. mixed-use project that
<br />",ill. ir,.<;luqe, 292 mixed-income
<br />units.
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<br />Located on the old state hospital
<br />site, the highlights of this model
<br />project include:
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<br />. Combination of single-family
<br />homes, andfor-sale and rental
<br />townhomes for families and
<br />seniors;
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<br />. High-q\1a1ity home designs on
<br /><;omps.ct Iqts witl1alleys. , "
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<br />~. Pedestrian-friendly streetscape
<br />'with street trees,sidewalks a.n~
<br />linkages to . surrounding
<br />neigJ?,borhoods"..:
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<br />~ Inq()rporation of open space and
<br />, acentral J:>l3.1'k~ ~~~munity;,:nter
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<br />. Connections to the central city
<br />"i..nd existirig infrastructure. .
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<br />. . Th~.<;olIlmtlnity, .9ambridge city
<br />officials and the development
<br />teaniare committed to features
<br />of traditional neighborhood
<br />design,iJ:J.qluding the design
<br />. priJ:J.cip~e~...of GMHF's Building
<br />Better'Neighborhoods (BBN) .~
<br />program. With a commitment to
<br />making a substantial number qf
<br />uJ:J.its. affordable, the City will
<br />incorporate a new Community
<br />'Land TTust to keep a percentage
<br />of the owner-occupied units
<br />permanently affordable.
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<br />>, M:9reVthanISO community
<br />members have participated in a
<br />communitycplanning process that
<br />began in April 2001. GMHF is
<br />. assisting Heritage Green with
<br />"BEN Technical Assistance,
<br />funding for planning, and a $1
<br />million loan of McKnight
<br />Foundation Challenge Grant
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<br />Growth Corridor Iniliatiyp
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<br />funds for
<br />construction,
<br />financing.
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<br />land acquisition,
<br />and homebuyer gap
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<br />Heritage Green models best
<br />practices in community par-
<br />ticipation, mixed-use development
<br />planning, home design and
<br />partnerships among many
<br />philanthropic funders to help
<br />achieve a community vision for
<br />growth.
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<br />City leaders participated in the
<br />Central Minnesota Initiative
<br />Foundation's Healthy Communities
<br />Program and the Blandin
<br />Community Investment Program.
<br />The city ultimately received funding
<br />from the Blandin Foundation for
<br />further leadership development
<br />training and grant funds to purchase
<br />the site.
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<br />Development Team: City of Cambridge,
<br />MetroPlains Development, Central
<br />Minnesota Housing Partnership, Lumber
<br />One, Bright Keys Development, and
<br />Hoisington Koegler Group.
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