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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Kaylin Eidsness, Senior Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-833-9537 • Fax 952-826-0389 • EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Construction of 50th & France North Parking Ramp Completed
Edina, Minn., Oct. 24, 2018 – Expansion of the North Ramp at 50th & France is complete. The new levels
of public parking opened Oct. 23.
The construction project nearly doubled the size of the original parking structure. With the expansion
complete, the North Ramp now has 546 parking stalls available to serve customers, clients and employees.
“We are thrilled to deliver additional free parking,” said Pat Tucker, Project Communication Coordinator.
“Thank you to all of the customers and businesses who were patient while we worked to construct the
additional public parking to serve Edina’s downtown at 50th & France.”
The completed project includes additional parking stalls for people with physical disabilities. Those spots are
located on the first level and near the elevators. A second elevator has been added to provide easier access
to adjacent businesses. The North Ramp also features approximately 10,000 square feet of new commercial
space on the street level. These spaces are under contract to sell to the developer of the adjacent Nolan
Mains apartments. Leasing of these spaces is actively underway.
Construction on the North Parking Ramp began Jan. 2. Based on input from the local business community,
this expansion was scheduled to overlap with the construction of the adjacent Nolan Mains apartment
building. This scheduling allowed the nearly three-year construction effort to be condensed to two years. An
expedited construction approach was prepared by the architects at Mohagen-Hansen and implemented by
general contractor Adolfson & Peterson Construction so that the parking expansion would be complete prior
to the 2018 holiday season.
The permanent sidewalks linking the North Ramp to adjacent businesses are now restored. The “orange”
route leads to the west, providing access to businesses located near Halifax Avenue. The “purple” route leads
to businesses to the east, near France Avenue.
Construction is still underway on the new Center Ramp located on the lower level of the new Nolan Mains
apartments. When complete in fall 2019, this project will include 100 new apartments, an additional 100 stalls
of free public parking and new commercial space. This new construction will be arranged around a quaint
network of public walkways and public plazas. The Nolan Mains project replaces the 40-year old Center
Ramp, which had formerly been located on the property.
For more information, visit EdinaMN.gov/50thandFrance or contact Tucker at 952-826-1605.
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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424