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What is the Corridor Housing Initiative?
The Corridor Housing Initiative (CHI) is a proactive
planning process to assist the planning, design,
and development along major corridors.
CHI fosters an exciting partnership among
neighborhoods, city and county government, and
a technical team of development consultants,
design experts and facilitators to connect market opportunities with
neighborhood and city goals.
A nationally award winning community planning
process, CHI helps to raise the level of dialogue
around design and redevelopment issues and
gives local residents the skills to be active participants in attracting and
shaping future development.
The heart of the process involves an interactive exercise that gives
participants a hands-on opportunity to explore different housing, mixed use, and
commercial options on specific sites, and instantly run the numbers to determine
whether the project would be
financially viable.
Questions / Comments?
Contact Vanessa Haight in the Community
Development Department at
612-861-9778.
Contact Form:
Click here to submit your comments using
the City's general contact form
Email Us:
CHI@cityofrichfield.org
Address:
6700 Portland Ave.
Richfield, MN 55423
(612) 861-9700
612-861-9760
612-861-8974 (fax)
More CHI Information
www.housinginitiative.org/
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NEWSLETTERS
NEW! The second CHI newsletter will be
arriving at all Richfield homes and business shortly. Click
here to view the second
newsletter.
The first CHI newsletter was sent to all Richfield homes and businesses
the first week of October. Click
here to view the
newsletter.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Please read what others have asked about the Corridor Housing Initiative.
NEW! Q&A regarding the
contingent purchase agreement for the 72nd and Penn Ave site.
UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Please join us in this exciting process! Your participation is necessary
to help shape future development in Richfield.
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Workshop IV:
Framing the Recommendations
Site 1: Monday, January 7
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Berea Lutheran Church
7538 Emerson Ave S
Site 2: Wednesday, January 9
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Church of the Assumption
305 E 77th St
Site 3: Wednesday, January 16*
*DATE CHANGE
6:30 - 8:30 pm
St. Nicholas Episcopal Church
7227 Penn Ave S
PAST MEETINGS:
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Workshop I:
Assessing Our Interests
Summary of
Workshop 1
3
Sites Handout
Demographics Handout
Wednesday, October 10
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Church of St. Peter
6730 Nicollet Ave S
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Workshop II:
Exploring Development Options
NEW!
Summary -
Site 1
NEW!
Summary - Site 2
NEW!
Summary - Site 3
Wednesday, October 24
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Church of St. Peter
6730 Nicollet Ave S
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Workshop III:
Developer Panel Discussion
Site 1: Monday, November 5
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Berea Lutheran Church
7538 Emerson Ave S
Site 2: Wednesday, November 7
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Church of the Assumption
305 E 77th St
Site 3: Thursday, November 8
6:30 - 8:30 pm
St. Nicholas Episcopal Church
7227 Penn Ave S
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Sites of Interest
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SITE 1: 76th and Lyndale |
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Current use:
Three businesses and four single-family homes occupy the site.
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Why this site? The
site is located in an area that has seen redevelopment in recent years.
This corner of 76th and Lyndale could be redeveloped to continue progress
already made on Lyndale as a gateway into the Richfield community.
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SITE 2: 77th and Pleasant |
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Current use: City Garage until Summer 2008, HRA owned mortuary, two
single-family homes.
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Why this site? To put the land to better use once the City Garage vacates.
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SITE 3: 72nd and Penn |
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Current Use:
Vacant portion of B'nai Abram cemetery.
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Why this site? The
owners of the site approached the City regarding selling the property for
development. The foreseeable needs of the Cemetery are being met with
other land available.
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