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Re: Twin Cities Ammunition Plant - Arden Hills
Posted: January 23rd, 2016, 5:36 pm
by jtoemke
(and who might be making the Baby Jesus cry by engaging in Evil Non-Reproductive Sexxytime in their apartments/condos)
Unnecessary
Re: Twin Cities Ammunition Plant - Arden Hills
Posted: January 23rd, 2016, 6:27 pm
by Nick
We have brought $1.75 gas upon ourselves
Re: Twin Cities Ammunition Plant - Arden Hills
Posted: January 23rd, 2016, 9:55 pm
by MNdible
Have these people never even heard of Chuck Marohn?
The mind boggles that such people could still exist.
Re: Twin Cities Ammunition Plant - Arden Hills
Posted: January 24th, 2016, 12:24 am
by VAStationDude
I'm envious of everyone not familiar with Strong Towns.
Re: Twin Cities Ammunition Plant - Arden Hills
Posted: February 2nd, 2016, 7:27 am
by twincitizen
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/02/01 ... evelopment
At least a half dozen developers submitted plans to remake the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant site on Monday, the first day applications were accepted.
Now called Rice Creek Commons, the site is considered one of the largest open development sites in the Twin Cities area. Last November, Ramsey County said the site had been cleared of hazardous materials well enough for residential development. The county now has 427 acres available for redevelopment and would like a single developer to come up with a plan for the whole site.
Re: Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP site) - Arden Hills
Posted: March 10th, 2016, 8:39 pm
by min-chi-cbus
Sorry if I missed it earlier, but does anyone know what is supposed to happen with the northern portion of Rice Creek Commons (the portion that, in the current presentation, shows nothing but grass)?
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n ... mmons.html
Re: Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP site) - Arden Hills
Posted: March 14th, 2016, 9:31 pm
by Anondson
Maybe this should be a separate thread, but with North Heights Lutheran shutting down its religious services in Arden Hills (the megachurch campus is right across 96 from Rice Creek Commons), will this campus be sold for development?
http://www.startribune.com/ex-megachurc ... 371932751/
What kind of reuse is even possible for a megachurch campus?
Re: Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP site) - Arden Hills
Posted: March 15th, 2016, 4:28 pm
by Didier
A school, perhaps?
Re: Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP site) - Arden Hills
Posted: March 15th, 2016, 11:01 pm
by matthew5080
A community center of some kind, if you take down the religious symbols and such.
Re: Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP site) - Arden Hills
Posted: March 21st, 2016, 12:07 pm
by talindsay
An epic indoor paintball facility?
Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP site) - Arden Hills
Posted: May 2nd, 2016, 9:08 pm
by Anondson
Alatus chosen to develop entire site.
http://www.startribune.com/developer-ch ... 377895031/
I'm not sure how a single developer can make development on such a huge scale avoid "cookie cutter". But that is a belief for this.
Re: Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP site) - Arden Hills
Posted: May 3rd, 2016, 8:04 am
by min-chi-cbus
I'd consider living here (or the Ford site in St. Paul) if it were built out. I'm still not a fan of the space utilization, particularly for the non-residential areas, and especially for the "thumb" of the site, where some headquarters will supposedly relocate to. Also, this massive project still only represents a fraction of the total TCAAP site -- do we know what the intent is for the remaining space to the east?
Re: Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP site) - Arden Hills
Posted: May 3rd, 2016, 8:32 am
by Anondson
I think a lot was to keep as open space preservation along Lexington, maybe I'm misremembering...
Re: Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP site) - Arden Hills
Posted: May 3rd, 2016, 8:53 am
by mattaudio
Hundreds of acres developed by one developer. I have low faith in this model, just as I have low faith in a similar model if it happens at the Ford Plant. We need hundreds of actors here, not just one developer.
Re: Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP site) - Arden Hills
Posted: May 4th, 2016, 7:32 am
by min-chi-cbus
Agree.
Re: Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP site) - Arden Hills
Posted: June 17th, 2016, 3:59 pm
by twincitizen
http://www.twincities.com/2016/06/16/me ... ey-county/
Interview with the team: Alatus, Inland Partners, and Tradition Development
Re: Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP site) - Arden Hills
Posted: August 15th, 2016, 9:54 pm
by Anondson
Alatus wants some taller buildings in the town center portion, and hopes city builds a new city council there. Name drops "West End", but in the north metro.
City wants to cap heights and desires a more suburban style. Especially hopes for high end, not low income. (Surprise!)
http://www.startribune.com/vision-for-a ... 390256001/
Re: Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP site) - Arden Hills
Posted: August 16th, 2016, 7:39 am
by Qhaberl
Just what we need, more suburbs. (sarcasm)
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Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP site) - Arden Hills
Posted: August 16th, 2016, 7:54 am
by Anondson
Re: Rice Creek Commons (TCAAP site) - Arden Hills
Posted: August 16th, 2016, 7:58 am
by min-chi-cbus
Why is height an issue when this land is surrounded by nothing? I don't get the city's trepidation with Alatus' urban scope of this project, aside from wanting to keep Mayberry, Mayberry. Isn't the primary goal tax revenue? It's interesting how many people (esp. in the suburbs) fear urbanism, like there are no positive examples of it anywhere in the country. If Arden Hills (or this part of it) could become like Frederick, MD, Shaker Heights, OH, or even this Santana Row in San Jose, would they really be against that?