Metro Reports: Minnesota Places, 1125 N Schmeer Rd, Ankeny South, and more

Minnesota Places, designed by Wright Architecture, will include 72 residential units affordable to those earning 60% Average Median Income.

Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed in the previous week. We publish the highlights. This post covers September 13th, 2021 to September 19th, 2021.

Early Assistance has been requested by McGuirl Designs & Architecture for a project at the Northeast Corner of N Page & N Vancouver Ave:

New Construction using Community Design Standards per 33.218.140. Multi-family use. 1 Building. 44 dwelling units. No off street vehicular parking. 1 loading zone. Project to utilize flow through planter.

A project East of 1125 N Schmeer Rd has been submitted for a Type III Conditional Use Review:

New 60,000 sq ft, 6-story hotel with 100 guestrooms. 82 surface parking spaces are proposed. Also proposed is the connection of parking lots (between subject site and the neighboring hotel, immediately west of the site). The subject site was recently divided off from the hotel site to the west.

Minnesota Places at 1220 N Jessup St has been submitted for building permit review:

MINNESOTA PLACES – New 8 story, 72 unit residential building with associated site work and emergency generator w/21-076925-MT

A building permit was issued to Urban Development Group for Ankeny South at 153 SE 26th Ave:

ANKENY SOUTH – New 15 unit apartment building. **No Mechanical with this permit.

Metro Reports: Grand Ave CVS, Minnesota Places, 7350 N Greenwich, and more

The proposed CVS at SE Grand and Clay would replace an existing Burger King on the site.

Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed in the previous week. We publish the highlights. This post covers December 14th, 2020 to December 20th, 2020.

Design Advice has been requested by Barghausen Consulting Engineers for the Grand Ave CVS at 1525 SE Grand Ave:

The project includes the construction of a new approx. 12,450SF retail pharmacy with drive thru window and surface parking for 28 vehicles.

Early Assistance has been requested for a project at 8959 SW Barbur Blvd:

We propose to remodel the existing approximately 16,000 sq ft 2 story office building into inclusionary subsidized housing apartments. In addition, we would be adding 2 additional stories on top of existing structure as the first building. The second would be a new 4-story structure with a daylight partial basement for storage and laundry.

Minnesota Places at 1208 N Jessup St has been submitted for a Type II Design Review by Wright Architecture:

This case may be subject to the 100 day review timeline. Proposal for a new 72-unit residential building, approx. 53,000 SF on 1/4 block site in the North Interstate Plan District. 100% of the units will be offered at 60% Average Median Income (AMI), and are proposed as a mix of three-, two- and one-bedroom apartments. Proposed 8-story structure to be modular, Type IVC mass timber construction with mass plywood panels (MPP). Includes on-site stormwater facilities.

A project at 4738 SE Belmont St has been submitted for building permit review by Studio 3 Architecture:

PDOX PS – construct new 3 story mixed use apartment building with 19 apartment units and ground floor retail; associated site work

A building permit was issued to Studio 3 Architecture for a project at 1515 N Simpson St (previously 5905 N Interstate Ave):

New 3 story, 19 units apartment building with partial retail on ground floor and associated siteworks. Trash enclosure inside. *** MT to be submitted seperatly ***

A building permit was issued for a project at 7350 N Greenwich Ave:

New 3 story – 16 units apartment building with associated site work. Trash enclosure inside. W 19-217568 MT.

Metro Reports: Minnesota Places, 7337 SE Foster, 8736 N Willamette, and more

Design Advice has been requested for Minnesota Places at 1208 N Jessup St. The eight story affordable housing building, designed by Wright Architecture, will be constructed with mass timber. The project’s seventy two units will be mostly compromised of two and three bedroom units.

Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed in the previous week. We publish the highlights. This post covers August 24th, 2020 to August 30th, 2020.

Design Advice has been requested by Wright Architecture for a Minnesota Places at 1208 N Jessup St:

54,000 SF affordable housing building on a 1/4 block site in the North Interstate Plan District, primarily residential use, modular constructed mass timber structure using MPP, includes on-site stormwater facilities.

Early Assistance has been requested for a project at 8736 N Willamette Blvd:

Construct a new apartment building (24-30 units total).

Early Assistance has been requested by Works Progress Architecture for a project at 751 N Prescott St:

New Multi-Family Residential Project with 40 proposed dwelling units (including ground level units & Inclusionary Housing); no vehicle parking; 60 long term bike parking spaces; stormwater managed via Drywell or Infiltration Planter (TBD). These are contributing structures in the Mississippi Conservation District.

A project at 7365 SE Foster Rd has been submitted for building permit review:

PDOX PS – new 3-story 18 unit apartment building with associated site work w/20-178474-MT

A project at SE 17341 SE Powell has been submitted for building permit review:

PDOX PS – construct new 1 story steel building for new convenience store w/20-167750-CO (fuel canopy) & 20-177196-CO (trash enclosure)

A project with three buildings at 14603 E Burnside St has been submitted for building permit review:

146 EAST – BLDG 100 – This project consists of 70 total new affordable apartment units. The units are located in (3) detached three story buildings with on-site parking spaces, user amenities, covered bike parking, and trash enclosure. Unit counts are 30 in Building 100, 24 in Building 300, and 16 in Building 200. Both the bike shelter and trash enclose will require separate permits. ** No Mechanical with these permits *****review w. 20-173847/51/71/72-CO

146 EAST – BLDG 200 – This project consists of 70 total new affordable apartment units. The units are located in (3) detached three story buildings with on-site parking spaces, user amenities, covered bike parking, and trash enclosure. Unit counts are 30 in Building 100, 24 in Building 300, and 16 in Building 200. Both the bike shelter and trash enclose will require separate permits.**No Mechanical with these permits****review w. 20-173775/851/871/872-CO

146 EAST – BLDG 300 – This project consists of 70 total new affordable apartment units. The units are located in (3) detached three story buildings with on-site parking spaces, user amenities, covered bike parking, and trash enclosure. Unit counts are 30 in Building 100, 24 in Building 300, and 16 in Building 200. Both the bike shelter and trash enclose will require separate permits.***review w. 20-173775/847/871/872-CO

Metro Reports: Division 28 Homes, North 18, Fremont Place, and more

North 18
A foundation permit is under review for the North 18 apartments.

Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed in the previous week. We publish the highlights. This post covers August 3rd, 2020 to August 16th, 2020

A CVS pharmacy at 1525 SE Grand Ave has been submitted for a Type II Design Review by Barghausen Consulting Engineers:

Construction of a new 12,450-square foot CVS/pharmacy with drive-through window and surface parking for 28 vehicles. The existing Burger King building and associated drive-through will be demolished to accommodate the proposed new improvements. The three (3) existing Sequoia trees at the southwest corner of the property will be retained on site. The project proposes to relocate one (1) left-in/left-out (LILO) driveway cut onto S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and retain one (1) LILO curb cut onto S.E. Grand Avenue at the northeast corner of the property. Additionally, the drive-through exit will require a new driveway onto S.E. Clay Street for right-out and left-out turn movements. Four wall signs, depicted on the building, are proposed.

Early Assistance has been requested for a project at 9620 N Whitaker Rd:

Demo existing restaurants, lot consolidation, construct new 7-11 convenience store and gas station.

Early Assistance has been requested by Wright Architecture for a project at 1208 N Jessup St:

Proposed 54,000 SF primarily residential building on 1/4 block site in the North Interstate Plan District, modular constructed mass timber structure using MPP, including on-site stormwater facilities

Early Assistance has been requested by Jones Architecture for a project at 2307 SW Nebraska St:

The project site is zoned RM1, residential multi-dwelling. The site has d (Design Review), c (Environmental Conservation) and p (Environmental Protection) overlays. The proposed development includes one 19-unit, 3-story residential building, with on-site parking.

The Nehalem 13 Apartments at 8005 SE 13th Ave have been submitted for building permit review:

PDOX PS – New 3 story 19 unit mixed use building with associated site work w/20-177139-MT

A project at 3818 N Vancouver Ave has been submitted for building permit review by Beebe Skidmore Architects:

PDOX PS – new 2 story office building with associated site work; mechanical permit separate

A foundation permit is under review for North 18 at 1126-1134 NW 18th Ave:

Concrete foundation for a new apartment building

A building permit was issued to Hacker for the Division 28 Homes at 2871 SE Division St:

28 Division Homes – New 4 story, 46,057 square foot mixed use building with 11 residential units, ground floor restaurant tenant, and 20 below grade parking spaces. Review w. 19-266954-MT

A shoring, excavation and foundation permit was issued to TVA Architects for Fremont Place at 1650 NW Naito Parkway:

FND 01- Shoring, excavation and foundation work for a 17 story mult family building. Scope to include demolition, excavation, underground shoring, foundation piles, foundation walls, structural mat slab and underground waterproofing — level P1 to L1 slab