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Land Use Trends and Conclusions • The most significant change in land use in Falcon Heights in the last 15 years is the conversion of 13 acres from commercial to mixed use, with the redevelopment of the southeast corner of Snelling and Larpenteur Avenues. Falcon Heights Town Square includes 119 rental aparhnents, 76 senior rental aparhnents, 14 owner-occupied townhomes and 12,000 square feet of commercial space. • The only significant consumer of vacant land between 1991 and 2005 was Questwood, asemi-detached residential development of 3.5 acres served by a private street, built in 1994. With the exception of the parcels referenced below, there is literally no vacant privately held land remaining in the City for new residential development. • While the City has a significant inventory of public vacant land, the volume of private vacant land has decreased from 9 in 1990 to 4 acres in 2005. That which remains consists of relatively small disassociated parcels under one acre in size. Most of these parcels are landlocked, with no street access, and all but one are owned by the owner of the adjoining residential property. • Park and playground acreage increased slightly between 1991 and 2005, due to the closing of a portion of the east Snelling Drive frontage road and the incorporation of that land into Curtiss Field, one of the City's two neighborhood parks. • The City has been given no reason to anticipate that any of the University of • Minnesota or State Fair land will be made available for private development within the time frame of this plan. Therefore, the City must plan to accommodate expected housing, business and community needs by redevelopment on land that is now privately owned. However, the City must also be prepared to provide for the best use of what is now public land, in the event some of it does become available. Assembled Elements, Draft 1 FH Comp Plan 2007 Page 14 of 42