Edina Selects Development Team for Former Public Works Site
The City of Edina has selected a development team to redevelop the former public works site on Eden Avenue, ending a 15-year search for a buyer of the 3-acre property.
The Housing and Redevelopment Authority chose a team comprising Hemple Real Estate, Monarch Development Partners, Jester Concepts and ROOS Advisors from among 11 proposals submitted this summer. The developers have offered $4 million for the site, with proceeds going to the city's general fund.
The development plan focuses on owner-occupied housing units rather than rental apartments, according to the proposal. The team will prepare concept plans for multiple townhouse and condominium buildings, plus a standalone restaurant operated by Jester Concepts. The project will include new sidewalks and public plazas in the Grand View District.
"The site's got great bones," a developer representative said during the meeting. "It's right near a whole lot of activity there at 50th and Vernon. It's got food. It's got entertainment. It's got great access to the road system." The developer noted the site's topography offers opportunities to create varying roof lines and elevations.
The draft sales agreement will go before the City Council this fall. After contract execution, developers will pursue rezoning and site plan approvals through Edina's standard development review process. The sale is anticipated to close in 2026 or 2027. The site has remained vacant since the city's public works department relocated to a larger property in 2010.
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You know, I like to say every site has certain advantages and certain disadvantages. And the key is to figure out what's unique about a site and then tailor your plan to meet that site. And in this particular instance, the site is got great bones, right? It's in in Westy Dina. It's right near a whole lot of activity there at 50th and Vernon. It's got food. It's got entertainment. It's got great access to the road system. Uh so just generally good bones for the site. The topography is the very unique thing about that site. And that was an opportunity in our opinion to work with the topography and create a village with a little bit of a rolling feel to it where you have varying roof lines and elevations and even the green space that can be tailored to meet that topography.
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Plans to be prepared by the development team, detailing building types and site layout.
Contract for the site sale, pending review by the City Council.
An approval process the developers will pursue post-contract execution.
An approval process the developers will pursue post-contract execution.
The official procedure developers will follow for approvals.
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