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Development Activity in St. Louis Park

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Development Activity in St. Louis Park
In St. Louis Park you will find an atmosphere supportive of business and economic development.  The EDA takes an active role in working with business and developers to create prosperity and success.  Through partnerships the city has helped businesses start-up, expand, relocate and thrive.  St. Louis Park's commercial and industrial sectors have experienced steady growth over the last several years. Not only do these new businesses provide goods and services to St. Louis Park's residents, they also provide job opportunities and a diversified tax base.
The following table shows the building activity over the past several years.

 Highlights:Development Activity in St. Louis Park


Projects Currently Under Construction

Project

Description

Total Units /   Sq. Ft.

Completion

Benilde – St. Margaret’s          2501 Hwy 100 S

Athletic Facility Improvements.  Reconfigure and reconstruct athletic facilities; improve stormwater

20 acre athletic facility

2011

Ellipse on Excelsior                  NW corner Excelsior Blvd & France

Construct 5 story mixed use residential/retail building.

132 apartment units            16,000 sq. ft. retail

2010

Groves Academy                        3200 State Hwy 100 S

Enlarge school facility on existing site.

14,000 sq. ft.

2009

Hilton Homewood Suites         5353 Wayzata Blvd

Construct 7-story extended stay hotel with green roof.

125-room hotel

Fall 2009

Hoigaard Village                         West 36th St between Xenwood Ave & Hwy 100

Mixed-Use Building with ground floor retail & 74 condos above, Apartment Building-220 units,  condos-58 units, 22 rowhouses, and Pond. 

154 condo units / 220 apartments
25,000 sq. ft. retail

Spring 2008 through       Spring 2010

Municipal Service Center         7333 Oxford St           

Construct improvements to the City’s Public Works and Parks maintenance facility.

24,000 sq. ft. expansion; overall facility remodel

Operational:     Fall 2009
Final: 2010

West End Office and Retail       SW corner I-394 & Hwy 100

40 acre mixed use redevelopment project including: lifestyle shopping center, movie theatre, and office space.  Retail portion under construction: utilities installed and garage foundation poured.

Phase I: 350,000 sq. ft. retail, 28,000 sq. ft. Office
Later Phase: 1.1 mil sq. ft. Class A office

Phase 1: 2009

 

 

 

 

Approved Projects – Awaiting Building Permit

Project

Description

Total Units /   Sq. Ft.

Completion

Oak Hill II Office Building    3340 Republic Ave

Redevelop 3.4 acre site.  Construct 2 story office

15,000 sq. ft.

2010

Wooddale Pointe                       3601 Wooddale Ave

Construct 5 story mixed use retail/senior assisted living

15,000 sq. ft. retail/
156 units

Spring 2010

Completed Projects

 

 

 

Project

Description

Total Units / Sq. Ft.

Completion

Aquila Commons Co-op
NW corner 33rd St & Texas Ave

Demo vacant school building. Construct 3& 4 story, senior co-op

106 units

Completed   Spring 2007

Brookside Lofts Annex              42nd St * Vernon Av

Renovate former school building into 27 condo units.  Construct 14 townhouse units and 5 single family homes. 

41 units

Completed Summer 2007

Cedar Pointe Retail                     5320 Cedar Lake Rd

Demo existing industrial building and construct multiple tenant retail building.

12,000 sq. ft. retail

Completed Summer 2008

Excelsior & Grand              Quentin Ave & Wolfe Park & Excelsior Blvd & Monterey Dr.

Redevelop 15 acre site to 7 mixed use buildings 4 & 5 stories each.  Includes 1.5 acre Town Green

644 units/ 87,000 sq ft retail

Completed   Spring 2007

Galaxy Drive In                               3712 Quebec Ave S

Renovate and improve drive-in restaurant.

500 sq. ft. drive-in restaurant

Completed     2009

Highway 7 Corporate Center  7003 W Lake St

Cleanup and redevelop 11.2 acre Superfund site.  Construct 20,000 sf office/tech building

79,000 sq. ft. building

Completed   Spring 2008

L.A. Fitness                              3555 Hwy 100

Renovate former auto dealership to L.A. Fitness

20,000 sq. ft.

Completed   Spring 2009

Lake Street Office Center                 7102 & 7104 W Lake St

Remove existing garage building and billboards.  Clean up site contaminates and build office building.

4,000 sq. ft.

Completed December 2008

Melrose Institute                         NE corner Monterey Dr & Belt Line Blvd

Construct 3-story eating disorders medical clinic and 2- level parking ramp.

67,000 sq. ft. Medical Office

Completed Summer 2009

Methodist Hospital Cancer Center         & Emergency Center                    6500 Excelsior Blvd

Hospital addition including 2-story cancer center, 2-level parking ramp, and ER addition.

75,000 sq. ft. /
1,700-stall ramp / 4,800 sq ft ER addition

Completed Summer 2009

NordicWare                                    5005 Hwy 7

Warehouse and dock expansion; stormwater and landscaping improvements.

60,000 sq. ft.

Completed Summer 2009

Sams Club                                      3745 Louisiana Ave S

Demo industrial building and existing Sams. Construct new 150,000 sq ft store.  Add fueling station

150,637 sq ft

Completed 2007

SuperTarget                                   8900 State Hwy 7

Remove existing building and construct new 174,000 retail building to add groceries

173,890 sq ft

Completed  2006

Village in the Park                         SW corner Wooddale Ave & 36th Street W

Demo former industrial plant.  Construct townhomes, and 2 condo buildings, one a senior building. 

204 units

Completed Summer 2007

Walgreens                                      7250 Cedar Lake Rd

Redevelop gas station/auto repair site with new Walgreens.

13,000 sq. ft. retail

Completed

Westmarke Condos                       1155 Ford Rd

Construct mixed use building with 8,000 sq feet ground floor retail, and 65 condos

65 units/ 8,000 sq ft

Completed   Spring 2007

West Oak Condos                   3270 Gorham Ave

Construct 3 story condo building

75 units

Completed   Spring 2007

 

 

 

 

Approved and on hold

Project

Description

Total Units / Sq. Ft.

Completion

Parkside Urban Flats                        460 Ford Rd

Second building complete; no date set for further construction.

70

3rd building on hold

Park Summit                                 Park Center Blvd & 36th St

Not under construction.

145

No set start time

STEP                                            2538 Hwy 100 S

Construct addition to Church for STEP.  Scheduled to begin spring 2009

10,000 sq. ft.

On-hold

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