Items for Public Review
To ensure that residents, businesses and others are informed of current programs, projects, policies and activities of the Department of Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED), information is regularly posted on this page for public review:
- Real property acquisition and disposition/land sales
- Development proposals
- Policies (non-administrative)
- Program guidelines and related programmatic allocations
- Development objectives and criteria
- Redevelopment plans and modifications
- Tax Increment Financing (TIF) plans and amendments
- Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for development, and proposals submitted in response to those RFPs
- Updates to the CPED Business Plan
Current Items for Public Review
- Opportunity to comment on Baldwin Square Redevelopment Plan and Modification No. 130 to the Common Development and Redevelopment Plan and Common Tax Increment Financing Plan – comments due Monday March 29, 2021
The City of Minneapolis is seeking input on the Baldwin Square Redevelopment Plan and Modification No. 130 to the Common Development and Redevelopment Plan and Common Tax Increment Financing Plan (the “Plans”).
The Plans have been prepared to facilitate the redevelopment of parcels located at 4140-4154 Fremont Avenue North in the Webber-Camden Neighborhood of North Minneapolis. Baldwin Group, LLC, a Minnesota limited lability company (the “Developer”), proposes to redevelop this 14,330 square foot parcel into a 24,330 square-foot neighborhood commercial center. The first phase, known as Baldwin Square, will consist of a sit-down restaurant, bookstore, café, art gallery, event center and second floor office space. The parcel located at 1223 42nd Avenue North (aka 4154 Fremont Avenue North) is included in the redevelopment project area for future development.
The developer has secured Hennepin County Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) program funds to help pay development costs. It is a requirement of the County TOD program that the site be located within a redevelopment project area. The Plans have been prepared to satisfy that requirement and to promote the redevelopment of a vacant structure and underutilized site.
The Plans establish a new redevelopment project and identifies its boundary, redevelopment objectives,
and land use provisions.
Please submit your comments by noon on Monday, March 29, 2021 via email to Emily Stern, Senior Project Coordinator, Department of Community Planning and Economic Development, 612-673-5191. If you or your group would like to meet to discuss the Plan, or if you have questions, please contact Emily Stern.
Baldwin Square Redevelopment Plan (PDF)
Modification No. 130 to the Common Development and Redevelopment Plan (PDF)
It is expected that the Plans will be considered at the following meetings of the Minneapolis City Council and its committees:
Business, Inspections, Housing and Zoning Committee
(A public hearing will be conducted at this meeting)
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
City Council
Friday, April 16, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.
All meetings will be held in Minneapolis City Hall, 350 S. Fifth Street, Room 317.
During the declared local public health emergency, Minneapolis has transitioned to an electronic format for its public meetings and hearings, authorized under Minn. Stat. Section 13D.021, to
minimize the risk of exposure to or potential spread of COVID-19. If you wish to participate by phone during the public hearing portion of the meeting, please register by submitting the online form found under the “participate by phone in the meeting” heading available at: minneapolismn.gov/meetings. If you need an accommodation to fully participate, or if you need this document in a different format, please call 311 or 612-673-2157 (TTY). - Opportunity to comment on Border Avenue Extension Redevelopment Plan and Modification No. 129 to the Common Development and Redevelopment Plan and Common Tax Increment Financing Plan – comments due Monday, March 29, 2021
The City of Minneapolis is seeking input on the Border Avenue Extension Redevelopment Plan (the “Plan”) and Modification No. 129 to the Common Development and Redevelopment Plan and Common Tax Increment Financing Plan (the “Common Plan”).
The Plan has been prepared to facilitate better multimodal circulation and redevelopment of sites in an area of large underutilized industrial parcels near the Minneapolis Farmers Market and the future Royalston light rail station. The site is near the west edge of the North Loop Neighborhood.
The City of Minneapolis has secured Hennepin County Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) program funds to help pay development costs. It is a requirement of the County TOD program that the site be located within a redevelopment project area. The Plan has been prepared to satisfy that requirement and promote the extension of Border Avenue to the south to connect with Glenwood Avenue to begin to restore the grid and improve all forms of circulation in the area.
Modification No. 129 to the Common Plan will 1) incorporate the Border Avenue Extension Redevelopment Project into the Minneapolis Common Development and Redevelopment Project (the “Common Project”) and 2) authorize the use of Common Project tax increment revenue to assist with the development and extension of Border Avenue to Glenwood Avenue, including various site and street improvements, and other associated activities.
Please submit your comments by noon on Monday, March 29, 2021 via e-mail to Beth Grosen, Senior Project Coordinator, Department of Community Planning and Economic Development, 612-673-5002. If you or your group would like to meet to discuss the Redevelopment Plan or Modification, or if you have questions, please contact Beth Grosen.
Border Avenue Extension Redevelopment Plan (PDF)
Modification No. 129 to the Common Development and Redevelopment Plan (PDF)
It is expected that the Plan will be considered at the following meetings of the Minneapolis City Council and its committees:
Business, Inspections, Housing and Zoning Committee
(A public hearing will be conducted at this meeting)
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
City Council
Friday, April 16, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.
All meetings will be held in Minneapolis City Hall, 350 S. Fifth Street, Room 317.
During the declared local public health emergency, Minneapolis has transitioned to an electronic format for its public meetings and hearings, authorized under Minn. Stat. Section 13D.021, to minimize the risk of exposure to or potential spread of COVID-19. If you wish to participate by phone during the public hearing portion of the meeting, please register by submitting the online form found under the “participate by phone in the meeting” heading available at: minneapolismn.gov/meetings. If you need an accommodation to fully participate, or if you need this document in a different format, please call 311 or 612-673-2157 (TTY). - Public Comments to the Thirty-Eighth Street THRIVE Strategic Development Plan
The City of Minneapolis is seeking community feedback for the final revision to the Thirty-Eighth Street THRIVE Strategic Development Plan. The deadline to submit comments is Monday, December 7th by 5:00pm. Please provide public comments to staff at Breyonne Golding. If you or your group would like to meet to discuss the Plan, or if you have questions, please contact Breyonne Golding.
The plan has been created by community stakeholders of the Thirty-Eighth Street Cultural District, in collaboration with the City of Minneapolis. Proposed changes would best describe where and how the community wants to grow, based on historical roots, a
desire for stronger community vitality and sustainable economic growth in the future. For more information, please review:
• Thirty-Eighth Street THRIVE Strategic Development Plan (clean) (PDF)
The plan will be revised and presented at the following meetings of the Minneapolis City Council and its committees:
Business, Inspections, Housing & Zoning Committee
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
City Council
Friday, February 12, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.
Minneapolis City Council online meeting information. - Proposed changes to the sustainability requirements of the Minneapolis Homes: Financing (MHF) program
The City invites community members to provide feedback about proposed changes to the sustainability requirements of the Minneapolis Homes: Financing (MHF) program. Minneapolis Homes has a variety of programs that seeks to produce affordable, sustainable, and accessible housing that eliminates racial disparities in homeownership. Potential changes include increasing the minimum standard from Enterprise Green Communities Criteria to Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Homes and to provide incentives to produce homes that are built to even higher standards of efficiency such as Net Zero and Passive Housing.
The public is welcomed to review a Passive House study completed by Intep - Integrated Planning to learn more about an analysis of sustainable home design. City staff, along with Intep – Integrated Planning, and Center for Energy on the Environment conducted a public information sharing session Monday, October 26th. To watch the session and listen to questions and answers please visit the City’s youtube page.
Business, Inspections, Housing & Zoning Committee
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 1:30 p.m.
City Council
Friday, December 4, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.
Minneapolis City Council online meeting information.
- The City of Minneapolis invites you to provide comments on the draft 2020 Regional Assessment of Fair Housing (AI).
The purpose of the public comment period is to receive comment on the content and findings of the draft AI. Completion of the regional AI is required of communities that receive housing and community development funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Written and/or oral comments may be submitted to: Matt Bower. Please include “2020 Regional AI Public Comment” in the subject line.
Written comments will be accepted now through October 1, 2020.
The Fair Housing Implementation Council (FHIC), a partnership of the Cities of Coon Rapids, Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Plymouth, St. Paul and Woodbury; the Counties of Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington; and the Community Development Agencies of Carver and Scott Counties, contracted the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law to produce the Assessment.
Minneapolis AI Public Meeting (PDF)
City staff will summarize all comments for the Minneapolis City Council as they consider adoption of the regional AI tentatively scheduled for October 2, 2020.
Items for Public Review Archive
Last updated Feb 11, 2021
