Hot Property: Condos on Nicollet Avenue

Published July 25, 2005

38

3800 Nicollet Av. S.

Minneapolis

Type: Condominiums/retail

Units: 41

Square footage: 49,000 (housing), 6,000 (retail)

Cost: Not disclosed

Developer: Lander Sherman Urban Development

Details: Lander Sherman, perhaps best known for its newly opened, 192-unit Midtown Lofts along the Midtown Greenway bike trail in the Lowry Hill East neighborhood, is venturing into another part of south Minneapolis, one that until recently hasn't been on the short list of development hot spots.

The company has announced a fall construction start for its "38," a mixed-used residential-retail project at 38th Street and Nicollet Av. S., an area long known for its dilapidated housing and abandoned commercial buildings.

Plans call for retaining part of a historic brick commercial building at the corner, demolishing a 1970s-era structure on the site and then constructing a new L-shaped building with four stories of condominiums and space for underground parking. The first floor will house retail and live-work units. Prices will start from the low $100,000s.

The eight-block stretch of Nicollet south of Lake Street has been targeted for neighborhood revitalization efforts, and it was the activism of area residents that drew Lander Sherman to the site, said Michael Lander, one of the firm's partners.

"It's an interesting one," he said of 38. "We got introduced to it by the Kingfield Neighborhood Association. One of the things they wanted to do was revitalize this intersection. This building was being used a warehouse, and was not contributing much to the neighborhood."

Lander said the project will include eco-friendly and other state-of-the-art design elements.

"It's a model and a key project to demonstrate high-quality development for that neighborhood," he said. "The development community has a tendency to respond to what's been there already, so looking toward the future of the neighborhood, we think it's important to set the bar high."

Elness Swenson Graham Architects Inc. is designing the project

Hot Property: Condos on Nicollet Avenue

Published July 25, 2005

38

3800 Nicollet Av. S.

Minneapolis

Type: Condominiums/retail

Units: 41

Square footage: 49,000 (housing), 6,000 (retail)

Cost: Not disclosed

Developer: Lander Sherman Urban Development

Details: Lander Sherman, perhaps best known for its newly opened, 192-unit Midtown Lofts along the Midtown Greenway bike trail in the Lowry Hill East neighborhood, is venturing into another part of south Minneapolis, one that until recently hasn't been on the short list of development hot spots.

The company has announced a fall construction start for its "38," a mixed-used residential-retail project at 38th Street and Nicollet Av. S., an area long known for its dilapidated housing and abandoned commercial buildings.

Plans call for retaining part of a historic brick commercial building at the corner, demolishing a 1970s-era structure on the site and then constructing a new L-shaped building with four stories of condominiums and space for underground parking. The first floor will house retail and live-work units. Prices will start from the low $100,000s.

The eight-block stretch of Nicollet south of Lake Street has been targeted for neighborhood revitalization efforts, and it was the activism of area residents that drew Lander Sherman to the site, said Michael Lander, one of the firm's partners.

"It's an interesting one," he said of 38. "We got introduced to it by the Kingfield Neighborhood Association. One of the things they wanted to do was revitalize this intersection. This building was being used a warehouse, and was not contributing much to the neighborhood."

Lander said the project will include eco-friendly and other state-of-the-art design elements.

"It's a model and a key project to demonstrate high-quality development for that neighborhood," he said. "The development community has a tendency to respond to what's been there already, so looking toward the future of the neighborhood, we think it's important to set the bar high."

Elness Swenson Graham Architects Inc. is designing the project

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