Neighborhood activists here are very anxiously awaiting the debut of the new NIMBYDALE MALL. What had been a one acre site with two vacant buildings and in-ground petroleum pollution; will soon be a sparkling new mixed use development. Jam packed because of density bonuses; the mall and the supportive housing above is already fully leased.
The wide ranging diversity of tenants guarantees this mall's success, and popularity, in our city's future. We have welcomed most all the products and services wanted by the public, yet effectively banned by City Zoning policy and fortress neighborhoods. We have signed the following businesses; Check cashing/payday advance, used goods, pawnshop, gas station/auto repair, tattoo parlor, fast-food w/drivethrough, liquor store, gun shop, and homeless shelter. With the sex offenders, and halfway housing above, counter balanced by low income housing for single moms, we are confident of balanced development, and the right demographic mix, here. Our model was to take the best of Phillips/Ventura Village and add suburban shopping options for our NorthSide. I think we did it right. Keith Reitman NearNorthNDC NearNorth _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
