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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ENGINEERING <br />SURVEYING <br />PLANNING <br /> <br />14070 Highway 52 Southeast, Chatfield, Minnesota 55923 <br />Phone 507-867-1666  Fax 507-867-1665  www.ggg.to <br /> <br />July 8, 2022 <br /> <br />City of Hugo <br />Attn: Rachel Juba, City Planner <br />14669 Fitzgerald Ave. North <br />Hugo, MN 55038 <br /> <br />RE: Knut Development LLC - Sketch Plan <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Juba, <br /> <br />Please accept the application and packet for review and discussion of the Sketch Plan for the <br />LaValle property specific to a proposal for two conceptual 70 unit apartment buildings (140 total <br />units) which would be three stories in height plus understory parking garages. We are looking <br />for Hugo’s support of this concept and to determine a path forward for construction of the <br />necessary facilities to allow construction of the apartments. At this time it is not economically <br />feasible to invest in the infrastructure for future commercial/mixed uses which are speculative at <br />this time. We see getting an apartment project kick starter for the single family residential <br />development. Once there is positive growth in the residential area, the commercial/mixed use <br />developments will come. <br /> <br />The sketch plan is quite similar to a plan submitted and reviewed in early 2020. The main <br />difference being a single 150 unit apartment is now there are two - 70 units apartment buildings. <br />The apartments would be upscale, market rate buildings similar to what developer Peter Stalland <br />has built in many locations in the greater metro area. Mr. Stalland has a purchase agreement in <br />place for the apartment location and the mixed use area to the east (approximately 28 acres). <br />Three existing building examples are provided to show the quality in architecture and interior <br />finish that is proposed. <br /> <br />Please accept this application and let us know if there is additional information needed to start <br />the discussion to move the development of this project forward. <br /> <br />Thank you, <br /> <br /> <br />Mark R. Welch, PE <br /> <br />