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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Jordan Gilgenbach, Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-826-0396 • jgilgenbach@EdinaMN.gov • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Additional Ideas Sought For Vacant Grandview Site
Edina, Minn., Jan. 21, 2015 – Planning for the redevelopment and re-use of the vacant City-owned site at
5146 Eden Ave. is under way and the City is seeking additional ideas for the type of public amenities and
complementary private improvements that could be built on the site.
Late last year, the City entered into a partnership with Frauenshuh Commercial Real Estate Group to help
define what mix of public and private uses could feasibly work and complement each other on the site. In
December, the City held an “exploration session,” which kicked off the idea-gathering phase. More than 100
people attended the meeting. Participants shared ideas, identified the site’s strengths and weaknesses and
shared opinions on dozens of examples of public and private uses in varying scales and sizes.
More ideas and suggestions are needed to shape this public/private project.
As part of its information-gathering phase, the City is offering to host exploration sessions with other groups.
If you and your neighbors have ideas to share, contact the City to schedule a small-group exploration session.
Sessions can be customized to be as brief as 15 minutes or up to an hour. Both daytime and evening times are
available. To schedule a meeting, contact Heather Branigin at 952-826-0403 or hbranigin@EdinaMN.gov.
“If you live, work, go to school in or visit Edina, we want your ideas,” said Economic Development Manager
Bill Neuendorf. “Your comments will help shape the next great Edina project.” Ideas are also being collected
online at www.SpeakUpEdina.org. Anyone can contribute ideas and suggestions for the project and build off
others’ ideas. The initial online discussion is available until the end of February.
“We want to hear the wants and needs of the community,” Neuendorf said. “More ideas from the community
will give the consultants a better understanding of what is missing in Edina. In the next phase of design, we’ll
see which components can fit on the property and test the cost feasibility of various designs.”
At 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, a “discovery session” will be held. In this session, participants will see ideas
suggested for the site and discuss how some potential uses could work together.
All ideas gathered will be considered as the City and Frauenshuh craft multiple re-use scenarios for
consideration. The options and stakeholder comments will be presented to the City Council in June for a
decision.
For more information, visit www.EdinaMN.gov/Grandview or visit www.SpeakUpEdina.org to weigh in.
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