Apartment Choice

There was some confusion among Planning Commission members during their Nov. 26 meeting this week. Will The Tiburon apartment complex be built if the city doesn't create the public infrastructure necessary to sustain it? Commissioners weren't sure of the answer. In October, when City Councilmembers approved preliminary plans for The Tiburon, the council liked the idea of new development, but knew the proposed location on Olson Memorial Highway would need some public improvement, like sidewalks and improved street lighting . Councilmembers asked the Housing and Development Authority to explore the idea of designating the area near Tiburon as a Tax Increment Financing district , or a TIF district. But on Monday night, when the Planning Commission was asked to recommend approval of final planned unit development plans for the apartment buildings, some commissioners weren't sure if they should approve plans without knowing if the area would become a TIF district. Planni...

The Tiburon Apartments 9130- 9220 Olson Memorial Hwy ., Golden Valley Type: Rental apartments Units: 142 Lot size: 2.7 acres Developer: Dunbar Development Corp . Details: The concept for a new, 142-unit, market- rate apartment building on the site of a former bowling alley along Hwy. 55 in Golden Valley has received a thumbs-up from the City Council.  The council on Tuesday gave preliminary approval for a planned unit development for The Tiburon Apartments from Golden Valley- based Dunbar Development Corp ., builder of such apartment complexes as Hoigaard Village in St. Louis Park and Laurel Village in Minneapolis. The plans still must receive final approval before ground can be broken for the U-shaped, six-story building in the northeast quadrant of the Hwy. 55 and Hwy. 169 intersection. Earlier plans called for five stories, but developers received a variance. Golden Valley has long targeted the 2.7-acre area as a potential redevelopment site . It currently has a pair of struc...

Plans for the controversial Lincoln Station apartment complex are now shelved after New Lenox village trustees let a motion for a third extension to the special use permit for the project die on the floor Monday night . New Lenox Development Company , LLC had requested another extension for its preliminary planned unit development for the 208-unit complex on 16 acres near the Metra Station but the motion to approve the request was not seconded at the board’s regular meeting. The village had approved the preliminary plan for the complex in August 2015, after almost a yearlong discussion and dissent from residents. In July of that year about 100 residents had attended a special townhall to discuss the project, the majority of whom opposed it. The board granted the PUD in August after NLDC agreed to cut the size of the complex from 312 to 208 units. NLDC had one year to come back to the board for approval of a final plan, however it received a six-month extension last August because it...

Address: NE quadrant, Elm Creek Boulevard and Hemlock Lane, Maple Grove Type: Mixed use Residential: Up to 700 units Commercial: 295,470 square feet Developer & architect: Doran Cos. Details: After nearly a decade of false starts and rejected plans, the last sizable vacant parcel in Maple Grove’s Arbor Lakes commercial area is finally seeing development. After final city approvals came in April, Doran Cos.’ mixed-use Village at Arbor Lakes project is underway in the northeast quadrant of the Elm Creek Boulevard /Hemlock Lane intersection. It’s the last piece of Arbor Lakes following major shopping centers in its other three quadrants. But unlike those projects, Doran’s project will include a significant residential element of up to 700 apartment units among four planned high- density buildings . The first 261-unit structure is part of its initial phase. Also set for early build-out is a 128- room SpringHill Suites hotel , a 108- room Home2 Suites hotel and a pair of multite...