SHOREVIEW
There will be a lot of development
and redevelopment underway
throughout the year in Shoreview,
which according to Tom Simonson,
Assistant City Manager and
Community Development Director,
has seen a record number of
building permits and building
valuations over the last three years. Under construction now is a new
home development going up on
an 18-acre site between Interstate
35-W and Rice Creek Parkway. The
property, just south of County Road
J West, will eventually feature 300
market rate apartments, 48 rental
townhomes, and 20 carriage-style
homes.
“Shoreview, like a number of
second-ring cities in the metro,
is nearly fully developed; but
that doesn’t seem to slow
us down. We’re doing a lot
of redevelopment, which is
attributable to being in such a
desired market area. In the past
five years we have added almost
1,200 new upscale multi-family
rental units, and more are on the
way giving people a wider range of
housing choices,” he said. In addition, there is a lot of
reinvestment by homeowners.
Simonson says permits have been
pulled for numerous remodels,
renovations and additions. “We
have some teardowns happening
too, mostly on the lakes,” he said.
Loden SV is designed for the
outdoor enthusiast. It’s nestled
on nearly 8 acres adjacent to an
outdoor park and connected to a
winding network of trails. Take a
dip, swing the racket or dream up
your own outdoor activity, you’ve
got plenty of room to game or
entertain. The community features
1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments.
The city will also be involved in
several street renewal projects in
2020, including the largest local
road project in Shoreview’s history.
It will be a $6.9 million project
to reconstruct North Owasso
Boulevard between Soo and
Victoria streets, repave the running
trail that runs along the Boulevard’s
north side, replace the city water
line and rehabilitate its sanitary
sewer line. Plans also call for the
installation of stormwater collection
and treatment infrastructure as part
of the project.
WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP
In White Bear Township, there
are a fair number of projects
underway. “We are a township
that is almost fully developed
and are seeing a lot of interest
right now in the remaining
undeveloped parcels,” said
Township Planner Tom Riedesel.
As 2020 got underway, two
light industrial buildings were
under construction. Specialty
Manufacturing Corporation
(SMC) is adding a 121,000
square foot building to its
campus. A portion of the
building will be used for
storage. The rest will be
leased out to ParAide, which
manufactures golf ball washers.
The other new light industrial
building is a 110,000 square
foot office warehouse building
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being put up by Scannell
Properties. Plans call for the
space to be leased out.
Tom Reidesel
Riedesel says there is also a
little redevelopment underway
on both Eagle Lake and White
Bear Lake where older cabins
are being torn down to make
way for larger houses.
Loden SV