Park Nicollet Site UpdateMEMO
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Tara Beard, Community Development Coordinator
Date: June 8, 2012
Subject: Park Nicollet Site Update
The redevelopment of the Park Nicollet site continues to progress with some significant
milestones anticipated this summer. The developer, Klodt, has an aggressive project schedule
and intends to bring the project in for planning approvals at the July Zoning and Planning
meeting, seeking Council approval at the August 6, 2012 meeting. To provide an opportunity for
the City Council to ask questions and give input before the planning application is due, Klodt is
joining us to present the current design of the project a the June 12 worksession.
Some critical points for the Council to consider when reviewing the plans are:
The design of the flex -space and how it contributes to an active first floor along 8th
Avenue
• The exterior design, materials, and massing and how they are compatible with historic
Mainstreet while creating a new identity for 8th Avenue.
• How the project relates to the public realm, including the streetscape, the interior
greenspace, and the connection to Downtown Park.