] Will Minneapolis Stop Bait Switch
Real Estate Development Scams
Jim is right in that the developer of the Elroy site
is attempting to change the original proposal to add
housing units on top of manufacturing in the proposed
development project. Keeping light industrial at
street level will satisfy
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By way of information and to address some of your parking/occupancy
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Great information
Barbara Lickness wrote:
Great information. Thanks Marian and Greg Luce. It
helps to have more pieces of the puzzle. ...
I am glad the Planning Commission 86'd the idea of
housing on top of the new development. It just doesn't
seem like a very compatible mix to have family housing
on top of
gemgram wrote:
Part of the problem is the Farmers Market designation. Farmer's Markets
were supposed to be open areas where farmers and others would bring their
own products and produce, and then sell it in a non-store venue.
WM: I come from a different area of the country and this is not my
WizardMarks wrote:
Barbara Lickness wrote:
I do understand the
concept of live/work space but I think that it is more
appropriate with retail, not industrial.
WM: This is where I begin to take issue. Barb, being American born and
bred, thinks it inappropriate to put housing over industrial. I'm
Apparently, neither existing zoning ordinances nor contracts for the purchase of city
property mean anything if you own a City Council member. An example of this is taking
place in the Whittier Neighborhood. The Elroy block was purchased from the City of
Minneapolis with a conditional deed that
Jim is right in that the developer of the Elroy site
is attempting to change the original proposal to add
housing units on top of manufacturing in the proposed
development project. Keeping light industrial at
street level will satisfy the requirements of the
federal miles funds ($500K) that were
