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June 2018 issue

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Primrose Schools

Primrose Schools/ADA Architects

4061 Lexington Ave. N., Arden Hills

Primrose Schools, a national system of accredited private

preschools providing child care and early education, in May was

considering purchasing a bank property in Arden Hills and

converting it into a daycare center. The 18,000-square-foot, two-

story bank and office building is located at 4061 Lexington Avenue

North and is currently owned by Bremer Bank. Under the plans,

Primrose would complete extensive renovations to the interior of

the building to create a 176-capacity daycare center. This would

include constructing seven rooms for young infants, toddlers, and

early preschool on the first floor and five rooms for preschool, pre-

kindergarten, and explorers (school-aged children) on the second.

The basement floor would be utilized for food preparation, staff

space, a conference room, and storage.

Project contact: John Finnemore, Primrose Schools, 770-310-8755

Timeline: Undetermined

ARDEN HILLS

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Harbor Freight Tools

HJ Development/FRCH Design Worldwide

11727 Ulysses Lane N.E., Blaine

HJ Development proposed to construct a Harbor Freight Tools

hardware retail building located on the northeast corner of 117th

Avenue and Ulysses Lane N.E., just north of the existing Goodwill

store in Blaine. The building would be 16,225 square feet in size.

The current elevations include stone, glass and decorative metal on

only some portions of the building, falling short of the city’s

Highway 65 Overlay District Standards for building materials.

Project contact: Chris Moe, HJ Development, 952-476-9400

Timeline: Unspecified

BLAINE

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Blaine Family Entertainment Center

Kami Inc./Blaine Entertainment Partners/Amcon Construction

10650 Baltimore Street N.E., Blaine

Plans were submitted in May to remodel part of the 66,000-square-foot former Gander Mountain store

in Blaine into a 22,500-square-foot indoor entertainment and recreation facility. The plans for the

overall building were filed by Gonzalo Medina of Woodbury-based Kami Inc. It would be subdivided into

three tenant spaces, including one for the Blaine Family Entertainment Center. The center would consist

of a variety of activities including bumper cars, laser tag, a climbing wall, laser tag arena, mini bowling,

an XD theater, a ropes course and several other games. Also included would be a casual food restaurant,

where the proprietors intend to serve beer and wine to adult patrons.

Project contacts: Jim & Marilyn Webber, Blaine Entertainment Partners, 763-354-4923


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Bloomington Acura relocation

The Luther Company/Baker Associates Inc.

511-515 W. 78th St. & 7801 Lyndale Ave. S., Bloomington

The Luther Company submitted a site plan application to allow the

Bloomington Acura/Subaru auto dealership to relocate its Acura

operations from its current building at 7801 Lyndale Avenue South

to an existing warehouse at 511 78th Street West. The north 40 feet

of the warehouse would be enhanced to create a showroom. South

of the showroom would be sales and support offices with additional

offices, employee locker rooms, an employee break room and a

training room on a partial second floor. Approximately 4,000 square

feet of the building on the south would be removed. The remaining

spaces would be used for 20 major automotive service bays, six

auto detail repair stalls, trash collection, storage, and a private car

wash.

Project contact: Kendra Lindahl, Landform, 612-638-0225


BLOOMINGTON

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Public Storage

Public Storage Inc./Galloway

8124 Lakeland Ave., Brooklyn Park

Public Storage, which has operated a self-storage facility at 8124 Lakeland Avenue in Brooklyn Park since 1979, proposed to demolish three one-level buildings added in 1999 and replace them a three-level, climate-controlled building. Project contact: Dan Matula, Public Storage, 972-591-2669


BROOKLYN PARK

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Nystrom & Associates Medical Office Building

Nystrom & Associates/Wilkus Architects/Heritage Construction

116XX Round Lake Blvd., Coon Rapids

Nystrom & Associates, a behavioral health and chemical

dependency treatment practice, sought site plan approvals for a

20,540-square-foot, two-story office building and associated parking

in Coon Rapids. The 2.3-acre site is on the northwest corner of

Round Lake Boulevard and Coon Rapids Boulevard. The building

height is staggered. Horizontal and vertical variations are provided

by a raised stone tower at the southeast corner. Exterior materials

include two types and colors of fiber cement siding and cultured

stone. There is a precast veneer base.

Project contact: Kevin Green, Wilkus Architects, 952-941-8660


COON RAPIDS

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Pizzey Flax Seed Facility

Pizzey Ingredients Inc./Bauer Design Build

McKinley Pkwy., Delano

Manitoba-based Pizzey Ingredients sought site plan approvals for a

new flax seed milling facility at Delano’s West Metro Business Park.

The proposed site plan is for a 15,000-square-foot manufacturing

facility. The building plan shows the exterior of the building to be

finished with precast concrete, with a maximum height of 29 feet, 8

inches. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic

Development (DEED) is supporting the project with a $196,969

grant from its Job Creation Fund. Pizzey Ingredients is investing $3.2

million and plans to hire 14 people as part of the project.

Project contact: Tucker Osterberg, Bauer Design Build, 763-972-

0000

Timeline: Summer 2018 start

DELANO

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Insolutions Manufacturing facility

Insoultions Manufacuring/Bauer Design Build

Delano Metro West Business Park, Delano

Insolutions Manufacturing, maker of Polar Barrier cellulose insulation and Top Seed hydroseed products,

is purchasing a parcel at the Delano Metro West Business Park and has submitted applications to

construct a 20,000-square-foot industrial building. A future expansion of another 15,000 square feet is

also in the plans. The site plan shows the exterior of the building to be finished with tip-up concrete

panels. The building will have a parapet extending above the roof providing some screen of the roof top

equipment.

Project contact: Tucker Osterberg, Bauer Design Build, 763-972-0000


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Sienna on the Park

Chase Real Estate/Kaas Wilson Architects

77th Street, S. of Fred Richards Park, Edina

Chase Real Estate, working with property owner Hillcrest

Development, sought preliminary approvals to convert a 10-acre

portion of the 27-acre Pentagon Park North redevelopment site into

Sienna on the Park. Chase’s proposal calls for a pair of five-story

residential buildings with underground parking. They include a 360-

unit market-rate, all-age apartment building; and a 225-unit

continuum of care senior building. The existing four 1960s-era office

buildings on these parcels would be demolished. Units in the

market-rate property would average 900 square feet, most with

balconies. The senior property would include 125 independent

living units, 50 assisted living units and 50 memory care units.

Project contact: Joe McElwain, Chase Real Estate, 952-898-5600


EDINA

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Pentagon Park South

Solomon Real Estate Group/RSP Architects

77th St., Computer Ave., Viking Dr. & Normandale Blvd., Edina

Solomon Real Estate Group in May sought re-zonings for the south parcel of the Pentagon Park

redevelopment project area in Edina to facilitate the coming of Pentagon Park South, a 12.5-acre mixed-

use project. The site is currently owned by Hillcrest Development. The first phase would include 11,800

square feet of retail space, a 193-room hotel, a 153-room hotel, and a parking ramp. The second phase

would be a pair of five-story office buildings, a parking ramp and 19,000 square feet of office/retail. At

full development build-out, the Pentagon Park South project would include 225,000 square feet of office

space, two hotels (346 rooms), 30,800 square feet of retail and two parking structures with a total of

1,545 spaces.

Project contact: Jay Scott, Solomon Real Estate, 952-852-2339


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708 Offices

Friese Properties/Kroll & Associates Architecture

708 Second St., Hudson

Friese Properties applied for a conditional use permit and final development approvals for a new office/parking mixed-use building to be located on what is now a parking lot at 708 Second Street, just north of downtown Hudson. Project contact: Hans Friese, 715-386-1737


HUDSON

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Adelaide Landing 2nd Addition

Excelsior Group

N. of 130th St., E. of Hwy. 61, Hugo

The Excelsior Group sought final plat approvals for the second

phase of Adelaide Landing, a single-family home neighborhood of

319 residential lots on 216 acres in Hugo. Excelsior proposed to

construct it in five phases, generally starting from the south along

130th Street and heading north. The first phase from 2017 included

platting 81 lots with a combination of single-family homes and villa

homes with access off 130th. The second addition, submitted in

May, calls for 70 more lots.

Project contact: Ben Schmidt, 952-525-3200

Timeline: Spring 2018

HUGO

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IGH Corporate Center

Industrial Equities LLC/Architects Professional Association

Auburn Path & Argenta Trail, Inver Grove Heights

Industrial Equities sought final development approvals for the IGH

Corporate Center, a 110,000-square-foot office/warehouse building

along Argenta Trail. The expected occupancy of the building is 50

percent warehouse, 30 percent manufacturing and 20 percent

office.

Project contact: John Allen, Industrial Equities, 612-332-1122


INVER GROVE HEIGHTS

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Holiday Stationstore

Holiday Stationstores LLC/Architectural Consortium

7020 S. Robert Trail, Inver Grove Heights

Holiday Stationstores submitted plans to raze its existing 2,400-square-foot service station/convenience

store in Inver Grove Heights and replace it with a new version. The new facility would include a 5,700-

square-foot convenience store, an attached 1,600-square-foot car wash, a 6,200-square-foot canopy

and 16 fueling positions. New double-wall fiberglass fuel tanks, double-wall piping, state-of-the-art fuel

dispensers and other structures would be installed. The rebuilding would be done in conjunction with a

scheduled complete closure of Hwy. 3 at 70th Street for the construction of a new roundabout.

Project contact: Casey Beaton, Holiday Stationstores, 952-832-8694


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Inver Grove Heights Apartments concept plan

McGough Development LLC/Kaas Wilson Architects

W. of Hwy. 3, S. of Amana Trail, Inver Grove Heights

McGough Development requested a comprehensive plan amendment for the future construction of an

apartment project located in the Argenta Hills Shopping Area of Inver Grove Heights. The site is a vacant

area west of an existing Target store. The city turned down an earlier proposal for the spot calling for

400 multifamily units on a pair of outlots, citing concerns about density and loss of commercially guided

land. The revised concept plans now call for approximately 225 high-end units in a four-story building

with a pitched roof and a residential blend of brick, stone and high-quality siding materials. The building

is to include high-end finishes and a rich amenity package.

Project contact: Mark Fabel, McGough Development, 651-248-3024


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Nature’s Refuge

Preferred Builders Inc.

N. of Main Street, W. of Lino Lakes Elementary School, Lino Lakes

Minnetonka-based Preferred Builders in May sought PUD

development stage and preliminary plat applications for a revised

version Nature’s Refuge, a 62-lot single-family “conservation”

subdivision near Lino Lakes Elementary School. The area totals

approximately 95 gross acres. The Nature’s Refuge concept was first

presented in 2006 including 232 acres and 278 single-family units

but was never built due the decline in the housing market. The

current smaller version has a net density is 1.66 units per acre. Only

six lots in the plat are less than 80 feet wide.

Project contact: Pete Kocisak, 952-595-5242


LINO LAKES

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Tri-Care Property Auto Body Repair concept plan

Oppidan Holdings

NE corner, 96th Ave. N. & Dunkirk Lane N., Maple Grove

Oppidan Holdings sought concept-stage approvals for a plan to

erect an approximately 18,000-square-foot auto-body repair shop

on part of the Tri-Care property in Maple Grove. The site is

immediately west of the Menards home improvement store on the

north side of 96th Avenue. The overall master plan for the Tri-Care

Property identifies the site to be used for retail-type uses. The store

would conduct auto body and glass repair but would not include

engine repair or work involving automobile fluids.

Project contact: Jim Hornecker, Oppidan Holdings, 952-294-0353


MAPLE GROVE

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Wings Financial Credit Union

Wings Financial Credit Union/Doran Companies/Pope Architects

Outlot L, The Village at Arbor Lakes, Maple Grove

Doran Companies and Wings Financial sought development-stage approvals for a 3,200-square-foot

credit union in Doran’s Village at Arbor Lakes in Maple Grove. The building and a personal teller machine

drive-through are slated for a 19,000-square-foot lot to be carved out of an existing outlot east of the

development’s established retail area. The architecture of the small building includes a curved metal

roof, with the primary exterior materials being brick and glass with a secondary use of metal.

Project contact: Brent Lindstrom, Doran Cos., 952-641-9473


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The Grove Multi-Tenant Retail Building

TLH Holdings/Reprise Architecture

9805 Maple Grove Pkwy., Maple Grove

TLH Holdings, an affiliate of Hempel Companies, sought final permissions to construct a 4,700-square-

foot, dual-tenant building with a drive-through at The Grove retail development in Maple Grove. The

proposed building is on a one-acre parcel. It would be immediately adjacent to the recently constructed

Bobby and Steve’s Auto World and share the south entry drive with it. The known user is Caribou Coffee,

occupying approximately one-half the space. The other user is not yet determined. The architecture

features varying parapet heights, along with brick, stone, glass and dryvit (stucco-like material) exteriors.

Project contact: Ben Krsnak, Hempel Cos., 612-355-2600


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Morrie’s Mercedes-Benz

Morrie’s Automotive Group/Gries Architectural Group

2780 Maplewood Dr., Maplewood

Morrie’s Automotive Group proposed to tear down its existing car

dealership building along Hwy. 61 in Maplewood and build a new

one for its Mercedes Benz dealership. As proposed, the existing

35,041-square-foot building would be removed and a new 47,685-

square-foot building would be built and shifted further south on the

site. As part of this project, Morrie’s has purchased an auto body

shop southwest of its current site -- this building will be razed and

the land incorporated into the overall site.

Project contact: Lynn Robson, Morrie’s Automotive Group, 952-544-

0376


MAPLEWOOD

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Centre Point Business Park VIII

Roseville Properties Management/Sherburne-Slater Construction

1179 Centre Pointe Circle, Mendota Heights

Roseville Properties Management, owner of the Centre Point

Business Park in Mendota Heights, sought approvals for a new

office building within the development. The property consists of

3.58 acres and is currently vacant land. The plans call for the

construction of a new 30,000-square-foot professional office

building, with 128 parking spaces. Roseville says it is looking to

relocate an unidentified local high-tech engineering firm with

approximately 80 fulltime employees to this new stand-alone office

building. The developer says the firm is planning to add

approximately 20 employees as part of this relocation and new

office facility.

Project contact: Hugh Cullen, Roseville Properties Management,

651-633-6312

MENDOTA HEIGHTS

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Bassett Creek East

Schafer Richardson/UrbanWorks Architecture

747 3rd St. N., Minneapolis

Schafer Richardson in May sought final approvals to redevelop the

site in Minneapolis’ North Loop into the Bassett Creek East

Apartments. The site on Third Street North currently

accommodates a surface parking lot primarily serving the Bassett

Creek Business Center at 901 N. Third Street. The proposed

redevelopment will be a new six-story building with two levels of

underground parking for a total of 204,000 gross square feet. The

U-shaped building will have approximately 139 market-rate

apartments with a mix of studios, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and

penthouse units centered on a common courtyard. There will be

approximately 3,600 square feet of retail space on the northwest

corner of the first floor facing Third Street. The underground

parking structure will accommodate approximately 164 vehicles for

both the residential and commercial uses.

Project contact: Maureen Michalski, Schafer Richardson, 612-359-

5842


MINNEAPOLIS

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Snelling Yards Redevelopment concept plan

Lupe Development Partners/Ecumen/Pope Architects

3601 44th St. E., Minneapolis

A team of Lupe Development Partners and nonprofit builder Ecumen submitted concept plans for the

Snelling Yards Redevelopment. The plans call for a pair of five-story buildings and a total of 251

affordable housing units. Ecumen is to develop a 130-unit affordable senior housing facility at the corner

of Snelling and 45th Street; while Lupe would develop 121 units for affordable workforce housing along

44th Street. The buildings would provide units that ranging from studios to two bedrooms. The 3.5-acre

Snelling Yards site has been owned by the City of Minneapolis for decades with its most recent use being

storage for Public Works. It is located approximately two blocks from the 46th Street Light Rail Station.

Project contact: Steve Minn, Lupe Development Partners, 612-436-3210


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S.E. 8th Street Redevelopment concept plan

Unidentified/DJR Architecture

633-715 8th St. S.E., Minneapolis

An unidentified developer represented by DJR Architecture floated concept plans for the redevelopment

of a parcel in Minneapolis’ Marcy Holmes neighborhood into combination of new mixed-use buildings

and renovated existing commercial space. The site along 8th Street S.E. currently holds a one-story

industrial building originally constructed in 1900 for the Despatch Oven Company. Two large,

subsequent additions to the building were constructed along 9th St SE in the 1960s. The redevelopment

plan calls for the newer additions to be demolished while the older portion would be converted to office

uses. Meanwhile, the new buildings would include a five-story mixed-use building with a 61-room hotel,

offices, a commercial kitchen, and warehouse space; and a four-story mixed-use building with 61

dwelling units and ground-floor commercial space (most likely a coffee shop) along 8th Street.

Project contact: DJR Architecture, 612-676-2700


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Minneapolis Lakeside Self-Storage

Jacobs Management Corp./Colliers Architecture

434 Lakeside Ave., Minneapolis

Jacobs Management Corp., owner of a self-storage facility in Minneapolis’ North Loop, proposed to

renovate and expand the existing building. The proposed addition would add 33,534 square feet of new

gross floor area exclusively dedicated to self-storage space. The project is also proposing to alter the

existing structure’s facade through the replacement of exterior materials and the addition of new

windows on the Lakeside elevation.

Project contact: Todd C. Jones, Jacobs Management, 952-345-3450


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Graze Provisions & Libations

Derived Development Group LLC/ESG Architects

525 3rd St. N., Minneapolis

An entity related to Denver-based Alberta Development Partners sought final permissions for a 14,000-

square-foot restaurant/café/bar concept called Graze Provisions & Libations in Minneapolis’ North Loop.

The project site is a vacant lot bounded by North 4th Street to the southwest and North 5th Avenue

along the southeast. It is currently part of the Bookmen Lofts’ ‘Master Declaration’ area. The concept

includes six kitchens, two dining spaces, two bar spaces, a first-level coffee bar with walk-up window

access from North 4th Street, passive and active outdoor areas on the ground level, and, on the second

level, a large outdoor, rooftop terrace offering views of the surrounding area and downtown

Minneapolis. The building will be constructed utilizing two levels of steel-framed construction. Exterior

materials will consist of brick, wood, cement board, metal panels and glass.

Project contact: Gregory Cuda, Alberta Development Partners, 303-771-4004


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NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center expansion

Hennepin County/Collaborative Design Group

2200 Plymouth Ave. N. & 1313-19 Penn Ave. N., Minneapolis

Hennepin County sought land use approvals for an expansion of its NorthPoint Health & Wellness Clinic

at Plymouth & Penn avenues in North Minneapolis. Previous approvals elsewhere at the intersection

include the new Thor Construction headquarters, office space for Hennepin County, retail and a

principal parking facility. Additionally, Estes Funeral Chapel is relocating to the southwest corner of the

intersection, allowing for the expansion of NorthPoint on the northwest corner. The expanded facility

will allow for an increase in the clinic size from 66,000 square feet to almost 170,000 square feet,

incorporating both the NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center and NorthPoint Inc. human services

functions. The clinical programs include medical, dental, behavioral and programs specifically for women

and children. The clinic programming also includes a pharmacy, optometry, radiology and labs. There

are large open spaces proposed, including a wellness courtyard, meditation gardens and several plazas.

Project contact: Bill Hickey, Collaborative Design Group, 612-371-6414

Timeline: Late 2018 construction start

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Thrivent Corporate Headquarters

Thrivent Financial/HGA Architecture

Block bounded by Portland Ave., 6th St., 5th Ave., and 7th St. S., Minneapolis

Thrivent Financial in May sought final approvals for its new headquarters plan in the Elliot Park

neighborhood of downtown Minneapolis. The proposed eight-story office building has a total of 264,139

square feet with a first-floor coffee shop/café, chapel/meditation space and a credit union. The coffee

shop/café is located on the first floor at the southeast end of the building with proposed outdoor

seating. Skyways are proposed on the 2nd floor to connect to the parking ramp/residential development

previously approved to the west, HCMC to the east, and the future apartment/hotel project to the

south. Two levels of underground parking would serve the needs of this building and the residential

development proposed at the south end of the site. The total number of parking stalls would be 164.

Project contact: Bill Blanski, HGA, 612-758-4000


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Legacy Oaks Condominium Building

Ron Clark Construction

300 Parkers Lake Rd., Minnetonka

Ron Clark Construction in May submitted revised plans for its

Legacy Oaks condominium development in Minnetonka. In 2015,

the city approved the first of three planned 20-unit condo buildings,

which was subsequently built. The second 20-unit building was

approved in 2016 but never built. Now the builder has reevaluated

its plans for the remaining two 20-unit condominium and is instead

proposing to construct just one, 38-unit, “L-shaped” building. The

proposed three-story building would have a footprint of roughly

26,700 square feet and total floor area of roughly 103,000 square

feet. Common spaces would be located on the first floor and would

include an exercise room and club room.

Project contact: Mike Roebuck, Ron Clark Construction, 952-947-

3000


MINNETONKA

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Ridgedale Executive Apartments

Rotenberg Companies/Momentum Design Group

12501 Ridgedale Dr., Minnetonka

Rotenberg Companies in May sought approvals to redevelop a former restaurant (RS Sports Grill,

previously Redstone) at 12501 Ridgedale Drive into the Ridgedale Executive Apartments. The plans for

the spot just south of Ridgedale Center calls for a four-story, 77-unit luxury apartment building. An

existing office building also located on the same property would remain under the plans. The proposed

unit mix includes upscale one- and two-bedroom apartments “designed to the highest condominium-

caliber standards” with on-site amenities such as fitness facilities, a community room. an outdoor patio

and pool area. Two levels of structured indoor parking are also proposed. City planner staffers

recommended denying the application, contending the site is too small for the building’s “massive”

footprint.

Project contact: Richard Rotenberg, Rotenberg Companies, 952-545-9059


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11001 Bren Road Apartments

Dominium/BKV Architects

11001 Bren Rd. E., Minnetonka

Dominium in May sought re-zonings and site plan approvals to redevelop the existing commercial

properties at 11001 Bren Road East in Minnetonka. The plans call for the redevelopment of an existing

office building to construct 482 units of affordable rental housing within three buildings on the 9.4-acre

site. Building A is a proposed four-story, 83-unit, workforce housing building; Building B would contain

137 workforce units; Building C would be six stories and contain 262 affordable, independent senior

units. The existing site includes an office building and associated surface parking lot. Adjacent to the site

is the future Green Line light rail transit extension and Opus Station. The station platform is immediately

across Bren Road East from the proposed housing.

Project contact: Ryan J. Lunderby, Dominium, 763-354-5500


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Haven Ridge sketch plan

Marc Schulte

Edmonson Ave. N.E., Monticello

A homebuilder identified as Marc Schulte submitted concept plans

for a single-family home development called Haven Ridge in

Monticello. The plans call for the annexation of 216 acres south of

the city’s current border into the city of Monticello and a

preliminary plat of 359 housing units. In total, the plan proposes

229 units of R-1 single-family; 44 units of R-A single-family; and 76

units of townhouses -- a total of 359 units on the 216 acres, making

for a very low gross density of less than 1.7 units per acre.

Project contact: Jim Kalkes, Carlson McCain, 763-489-7900


MONTICELLO

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Greenway North sketch plan

Pulte Homes of Minnesota

18405 County Rd. 47, Plymouth

Pulte Homes submitted a sketch plan for a new subdivision in

Plymouth to be called Greenway North. The plan calls for 20 single-

family lots and 101 townhomes on 22 acres in the city’s

northwestern corner. The builder was seeking a comprehensive

plan rezoning of the area to allow for the higher density called for in

the sketch plan.

Project contact: Paul Heuer, Pulte Homes, 952-229-0722


PLYMOUTH

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Parkhaven at Pike Lake

Parkhaven Holdings LLC

E. of County Rd. 21, W. of Pike Lake, Prior Lake

Parkhaven Holdings LLC in May applied for PUD approvals for its

Parkhaven at Pike Lake low-density residential plans. The

preliminary plat calls for 55 lots on 44 acres west of Pike Lake in

Prior Lake. The majority of the lot sizes range from 8,400 to 14,000

square feet. The average lot width is 70 square feet, making for an

overall density of 3.1 units per acre. Five new streets within the

development will provide access to Hwys. 42 and 21.

Project contact: Terry Forbord, 952-470-5121


PRIOR LAKE

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Lyndale Gardens Apartments

Cornerstone Group/North Bay Cos./DJR Architects

6330-6346 Lyndale Ave. S., Richfield

The Cornerstone Group and partner North Bay Companies sought

approvals for a two-part redevelopment of the northern portion of

the former Lyndale Garden Center site in Richfield. One of the

elements is a new, three-story building to be called the Lyndale

Gardens Apartments. The plan calls for 66 apartment units and

eight townhome units with walk-out entries. Apartment mix will be

57 studios and nine one-bedrooms. The townhomes will include six

three- bedroom units and a pair of two-bedroom units. Amenities

will be shared among all units and will consist of a large commons

area with a patio, two fitness rooms and a bike storage and repair

station.

Project contact: Lawrence Black, Cornerstone Group, 612-991-8372

Timeline: Fall 2018 construction start, Summer 2019 completion

RICHFIELD

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Lakeside at Lyndale Gardens

Cornerstone Group/North Bay Cos./Cermak Rhoades Architects

6330-6346 Lyndale Ave. S., Richfield

The Cornerstone Group and partner North Bay Companies sought approvals for a two-part

redevelopment of the northern portion of the former Lyndale Garden Center site in Richfield. One of the

elements is the Lakeside at Lyndale Gardens, a 30-unit condominium building on the shores of Richfield

Lake. The mix of units will be eight one-bedrooms (around 1,400 square feet), 16 two-bedrooms (also

around 1,400 square feet) and six three-bedrooms (around 2,500 square feet). The design plans show 42

underground parking spaces, with an additional 13 surface spaces and eight in a proposed exterior

parking structure.

Project contact: Lawrence Black, Cornerstone Group, 612-991-8372

Timeline: Fall 2018 construction start, Summer 2019 completion

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Civic on First Hotel

EKN Development Group/HKS Architects Inc.

315 1st Ave. N.W., Rochester

California-based hotelier EKN Development filed revised plans for a

new hotel in downtown Rochester to be called the Civic On First.

The plans call for the razing of an American Legion Post currently on

the site. Since first submitted in late 2017, the changes include

reductions in the number of proposed hotel rooms (168 from 175),

building height (eight floors from nine floors), and the amount of

loading area. Its façade includes modulating elements that appear

as separate massing elements. Primary building materials are

proposed as Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete or composite metal

panels for the hotel portion of the building and the parking

structure.

Project contact: Ebbie K. Nakhjanvani, EKN Development Group,

949-467-9008


ROCHESTER

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Bridgewater Bank Corporate Center

Bridgewater Bank/DJR Architecture

4400-24 Excelsior Blvd., St. Louis Park

Bridgewater Bank proposed an office development housing its

corporate headquarters at a site in St. Louis Park which had once

been proposed by Dominium for a mixed-use residential project.

The Dominium proposal was denied by the city after much

controversy over added traffic on Excelsior Boulevard and other

concerns. Now Bridgewater Bank is seeking permissions for a four-

story, 84,000-square-foot office building, with three levels of

structured parking, on the same spot. Also included in the plans are

a public plaza; ground-floor retail and restaurant storefronts on the

east side of the plaza; and a 4,700-square-foot shared lobby. The

remaining 7,152 square feet of the ground floor will be used as a

commercial branch for Bridgewater Bank. Floors two through four

are each approximately 20,000 square feet in size and will be home

to the office headquarters of Bridgewater and an entrepreneurial

co-working hub.

Project contact: Dean Dovolis, DJR Architecture, 612-676-2700

Timeline: Late 2019 completion

SAINT LOUIS PARK

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Snelling & St. Clair Apartments

TJL Development LLC/Momentum Design Group

246-58 Snelling Ave S., St. Paul

Local developer Jim LaValle of TJL Development in May sought a

conditional use permit for a proposed a 118-unit building of five and

four stories at the St. Paul intersection Snelling and St. Clair

avenues. Also included is 4,000 square feet of retail space on the

first floor. Covered at-grade parking and a 70-stall, below-grade

ramp would be provided. In 2017, LeCesse Development also

proposed razing the one-story commercial buildings now on the

same site to make way for a mixed-use project with 128 residential

units and 1,900 square feet of retail. That proposal, however, never

moved forward after neighborhood opposition.

Project contact: Jesse Hamer, Momentum Design Group, 952-583-

9788

Timeline: July 2018 demolition of current buildings

SAINT PAUL

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Tobasi Stop

Abdalla Tobasi/Carlsen & Frank Architects

801-809 Selby Ave., St. Paul

St. Paul retailer Abdalla Tobasi in May sought permissions to raze his existing Tobasi Stop gas station and

convenience store along Selby Avenue and replace it with a new version. The existing store was built in

the late 1950s. The new building would be 6,646 square feet, larger than the original, and would offer

new products such as fresh produce, coffee and lunch sandwiches, along with a separate area for

tobacco products. The existing gas tanks would remain as they are on the site.

Project contact: Carlsen & Frank Architects, 651-227-4576


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JAX Building rehabilitation

VoR Jax LLC/ Kaas Wilson Architects

247-253 Fourth St. E., St. Paul

The owners of the JAX Building in downtown St. Paul’s Lowertown district sought historic preservation

approvals for their project to convert the structure from its longtime use as artists’ studio and

commercial space into 48-unit residential building. The plans call for 49,000 square feet of apartment

uses within the 70,000-square-foot, six-story building, which was constructed in 1909 as the Michaud

Brothers Grocery Building. The rehab plans sought approvals for the creation of 19 new window

openings and new roofing materials.

Project contact: Ryan Dupuis, Kass Wilson, 612-223-7960


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900 Albion Senior Community

J.A. Wedum Foundation/Pope Architects

900 Albion Ave., St. Paul

Philanthropists the J.A. Wedum Foundation sought approvals for a project to turn the site of a shuttered

former St. Paul public school building into a senior housing building of approximately 165 units. The

irregularly-shaped, 5.5-acre parcel near the intersection of Lexington Parkway and West Seventh Street

is the site of the former Riverview School, which was demolished in 2017. A reconstruction of the

intersection is in the works which will split the former school parcel; the 165-unit, five-story 900 Albion

building will occupy one the resulting parcels, while a future second phase is planned for the other. The

Wedum Foundation has a purchase agreement with the school district for the site. The project calls for a

mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care units, with amenities such as a “town center”

including a kitchen, dining areas, bistro, exercise room, theater and library.

Project contact: Greg Woollums, Pope Architects, 651-642-9200

Timeline: Fall 2018 construction start

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The Liffey Apartments

Gaughan Companies/Momentum Design Group

304 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul

Gaughan Companies sought site plan approvals for the Liffey Apartments, a proposed 73-unit

multifamily building along St. Paul’s Snelling Avenue. The site, located two blocks north of Interstate 94,

currently holds a one-story commercial building which would be razed as part of the plans. The unit mix

includes 30 “micro-units”; 16 one-bedrooms; 16 two-bedrooms; and eight alcove units. Materials on the

building facade include be masonry, fiber cement panels, corrugated metal panels, fiberglass windows,

and pre-finshed metal storefront at the Snelling Avenue grade. Some 26 parking stalls are planned in a

first-floor garage with the living spaces located in the five stories above.

Project contact: Dan Hebert, Gaughan Companies, 651-255-5558

Timeline: August 2018 start

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Beacon Bluff Light Industrial Building

Opus Group

999 Wells St., St. Paul

The Opus Group submitted site plans in May for an 86,973-square-foot speculative light industrial

building in the St. Paul Port Authority’s Beacon Bluff Business Center. The vacant East Side parcel is

along Wells Street, north of Phalen Boulevard -- a 5.5-acre lot which Opus purchased in 2016. The $4.1

million spec building will boast 24-foot clear ceilings heights and come with 92 parking stalls.

Project contact: Jay Fourniea, Opus, 952-656-4830


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Morning Star Senior Housing

Premier Housing Management/Mesaba Capital Partners/InSite Architects

739 Selby Ave., St. Paul

The Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church teamed with Mesaba Capital Partners and Premier Housing

Management to seek final approvals to redevelop an existing church along Selby Avenue in St. Paul. The

project would see the razing of the current building and the construction of new, 6,660-square-foot

church as part of a 101-unit, four-story senior housing project at the intersection of Selby and Grotto

Street. The $24 million project would include independent, assisted and memory-care units with

common areas featuring dining room & commercial kitchen, club room, coffee shop/bistro, wellness

center, library, community room and theater. The new church would boast an enlarged sanctuary to

support a congregation of 240.

Project contact: Jill Krantz, Insite Architects, 952-412-5546

Timeline: July 2018 start

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Frogtown Meadows

Hmong American Partnership/JB Realty/DSGW Architects

262 Sherburne Ave., St. Paul

The Hmong American Partnership and JB Realty submitted site plans to redevelop the vacant “Saxon

Ford” site in St. Paul into Frogtown Meadows, a 51-unit senior assisted living building. The location is on

Sherburne Avenue, a block north of University Avenue and a block east of Marion Street. The $5.5

million project will be a total of 30,000 square feet, including 10,000 square feet on each of its three

floors. The building will have 10 memory care units on the first floor and 41 assisted living units on the

second and third floors. Other amenities will include bathing room, on-site laundry services, dining

room, day room for visitations and events, offices and nursing stations and a secured outdoor area.

Project contact: Erik Sundmark, DSGW Architects, 651-784-7924

Timeline: July 2018 start

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Savage Apartments & Townhomes concept plan

Project for Pride in Living/UrbanWorks Architecture

147th St. & Virginia Ave., Savage

Project for Pride in Living presented concept plans for a new

affordable multifamily housing in Savage. The developer has

expressed interest in two vacant lot which were originally intended

as part of the Southpointe development plans. On one parcel the

concept calls for a three- or four-story affordable apartment

building of 57 units. The other lot is envisioned as a 20-unit

townhome development. The properties are owned by Premiere

Bank. PPL is planning to submit the plans to state officials for

possible tax credit financing in June.

Project contact: Faith Cable Kumon, PPL, 612-455-5100


SAVAGE

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U of M Fieldhouse renovations

University of Minnesota/Cuningham Group/Mortenson Construction

1800 University Ave. S.E., Minneapolis

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents considered plans for

a $7.4 million renovation of the U of M Fieldhouse. The project

includes rehabilitation of the exterior envelope and the installation

of 80,000 square feet of new artificial turf flooring suitable both for

rec sports and NCAA track-and-field competition events. The

exterior envelope improvements include the removal of the

fieldhouse’s current asbestos-containing cement exterior panels, to

be replaced by a new insulated metal panel and translucent glazing

system. Existing HVAC systems will be enhanced and brought up to

code to support events of up to 1,500 spectators within the

fieldhouse.

Project contact: Brian Burnett, U of M Finance & Operations, 612-

626-5800

Timeline: July 2018 start, Oct. 2019 completion

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

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Plant Growth Research Facility

University of Minnesota/RSP Architects/Loeffler Construction

St. Paul Campus, University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota approved plans for a new, 12,091-square-foot greenhouse to be

constructed on its St. Paul campus. The location is on the campus’ West Greenhouse District south of

Larpenteur Avenue. The new $6.6 million greenhouse will be furnished with modern temperature,

humidity and lighting controls. Four separate biome environments will be created to include

conservatory space for student, research and public access; each will be monitored via the master

greenhouse campus control system. Plant specimens now housed in the existing Biological Sciences

Greenhouse will be moved to the new facility.

Project contact: Brian Burnett, U of M Finance & Operations, 612-626-5800

Timeline: August 2018 start, Aoril 2019 completion

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West St. Paul Senior Housing concept plan

Real Estate Equities/Kaas Wilson Architects

1631-1645 Mathaler Lane, West St. Paul

St. Paul-based developer Real Estate Equities sought a

comprehensive plan amendment to accommodate the future

construction of an independent senior living project in West St.

Paul. The two-parcel site currently contains the DARTS (Dakota Area

Resources and Transportation) building on the 1645 Mathaler Lane

parcel, with a parking lot on the 1631 parcel. The developer has

floated concept plans for a 174-unit senior housing building on the

parking lot site while DARTS would maintain the existing building on

the southern portion of the site. The city is considering utilizing Tax

Increment Financing (TIF) to assist with funding the project.

Project contact: William Bisanz, Real Estate Equities, 651-389-3800


WEST ST. PAUL

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Aris Pediatric Behavioral Health Services

Aris Clinic Behavioral Health Services/Pope Architects/RJ Ryan

Construction

E. Century Ave., N. of Pouliot Pkwy., Woodbury

Aris Clinic Behavioral Health Services submitted preliminary plat and

site plans for a 15,841-square-foot clinic in Woodbury, located on

the southeast corner of Century Avenue and Pouliot Parkway. Aris

Clinic is currently located in a multitenant building on Currell

Boulevard in Woodbury, and the proposed new facility would serve

as a replacement. Aris Clinic houses two primary functions:

standard outpatient clinical services and an Intensive Out-Patient

program (IOP). The new facility will serve up to 40 children

maximum.

Project contact: Rob Stenger, RJ Ryan, 651-365-7002


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