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A WSB &Associates, Inc. Infrastructure a Engineering . Planning . Construction 701 Xenia Avenue South Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 Tel: 763 -541 -4800 Fax: 763 - 541 -1700 CITY OF SAINT ANTHONY VILLAGE MEMORANDUM To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members Mark Casey, City Manager From: Kelsey Johnson, City Planner Date: August 13, 2013 WSB Project No. 02170 -000 Request: Continued Discussion of the Redevelopment of the Apache Medical Building Site Located at 4001 Stinson Boulevard BACKGROUND On August 5, 2013 the President of Quest Development, Inc., the property manager and owner's representative of the property located at 4001 Stinson Boulevard, met with the City Council at a work session for a "concept review" of a proposed mixed -use redevelopment project of the Apache Medical Building site into approximately 90 loft style apartments, including the potential for up to 7,500 square feet of medical office space on a 2.77 acre parcel of land. The proposal includes the construction of 45 new loft style apartments in one new building over an enclosed parking structure. In addition, the existing medical building could retain the option to consolidate certain medical tenants to first floor space, and convert the upper three floors to an additional 45 loft style units, for a total of 90 apartments total. The property owner provided the following documents: • Project Narrative dated July 26, 2013; • Preliminary Apartment Market Assessment dated July 24, 2013 prepared by Marquette Advisors Real Estate Consultants; • Traffic Review dated July 2, 2013 prepared by Spack Consulting; and • Proposed Concept Site Plan (Sheet A L I) and Exterior Elevations (Sheet A2.1) dated July 26, 2013 prepared by Paul Meyer Architects, Inc. CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT Currently the City's Comprehensive Plan 2008 guides this property for "Commercial" land use. Any change in use would require an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. The property is also currently zoned "C — Commercial" and a change to include any amount of residential would require a rezoning. At the work session City staff discussed a variety of options including, a Planned Unit Development (PUD) route, an Interim Use Permit (IUP) route, and a text amendment route. The discussion at this time is mainly centered around the Council's vision for this area from a land use standpoint and how that may or may not impact the guidance of the City's Comprehensive Plan.