Edina picks development team for former public works site
The Edina City Council has selected a four-company development team to transform a 3-acre vacant lot on Eden Avenue into a mixed-use neighborhood featuring housing, dining, and public spaces in the Grand View District.
The city has tapped Hemple Real Estate, Monarch Development Partners, Jester Concepts, and ROOS Advisors to redevelop the former public works site. The plan calls for owner-occupied housing options including townhouses and condominiums, a standalone restaurant, and public gathering spaces designed to complement the neighborhood.
Developers emphasized that the site's most distinctive feature—its rolling topography—will shape the project's character. "The topography is the very unique thing about that site," a developer representative explained. "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."
The location near the busy 50th and Vernon intersection, with nearby food and entertainment options, makes the site attractive for development. The team plans to leverage these advantages while creating a cohesive village-style development rather than a generic project.
Before construction can begin, the development team must complete several approval steps. They will prepare detailed concept plans showing building types and site layout, then submit a draft sales agreement to the City Council for review. After the contract is finalized, developers will pursue rezoning approval and site plan approvals through Edina's standard development review process. The timeline for these next steps was not specified at the meeting.
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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.
Ordinances & Resolutions (5)
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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