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Preliminary designs have been unveiled for the new Brooklyn Park Library, which will be built at the location of a future Blue Line stop, and across the street from North Hennepin Community College. The building looks quite nice, with a large plaza that will open up toward both the college and light rail line:

http://www.hclib.org/pub/info/buildingp ... %20HCL.pdf

The building is being designed by HGA, and construction should start either late 2013 or early 2014.

I found Waldo!

Should break ground next year, from F&C:
http://finance-commerce.com/2013/10/new ... d-in-2014/

A foreclosed property near a Blue Line Extension station in Brooklyn Park being considered for development on Candlewood and West Broadway.

http://post.mnsun.com/2017/03/01/brookl ... -broadway/

Brooklyn Park bought surplus ROW land near 169-610.

http://post.mnsun.com/2017/03/03/brookl ... 9-and-610/

Intent to sell the land to Target for its nearby campus in the future.

Undeveloped land proposed to have 98 residential units built as row houses and something called "Flex and Grow" homes. Near 93rd and Regent Avenue.

http://post.mnsun.com/2017/04/19/housin ... klyn-park/

Neighbors upset about density and traffic.

City council upset the developer is taking advantage of park land credits earned when Edinburgh USA was donated to the city to not include shared green space for the residents.

I’m kinda hijacking this Brooklyn Park thread to include Brooklyn Center things...

Alatus proposing 32 acre site to develop 700 units of housing, retail, and hotel.

[paywall]
https://finance-commerce.com/2018/03/al ... nter-site/

Would this be the old mall at Hwy 100 and 694?

It would appear to be this site off of Bass Lake Road.

https://goo.gl/maps/m6dSFyCKxEP2

[Google Maps function on the forum doesn't appear to be working?]

Biz Journal picked it up, with a handy site map

https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/ ... enter.html

The old Pep Boys / Circuit City strip mall and the dead car lot

Maybe Amazon?
https://ccxmedia.org/news/brooklyn-park ... t-hotdish/

4 story distribution center just down from planned LRT station and Target’s northern campus.

Per other reports, almost certainly Amazon.

Brooklyn Park residents steamed up over Project Hotdish: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/10/2 ... idents-hot

Project Hotdish cancelled.

https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/ ... n-for.html

Vacant lot near Zane and Brooklyn Blvd proposal for multi family and offices for some non profits.

https://finance-commerce.com/2019/09/ap ... klyn-park/

Finally! That site's been vacant for what, 2 decades now?

Aeon to preserve over 800 units as affordable with purchase of Huntington Place. Part of Brooklyn Parks’ large concentration of apartments along Zane Ave.


https://finance-commerce.com/2020/01/ae ... 834-units/

I learned today that the original developer of Huntington Place is the same that built Concierge (fka Crossroads) in Richfield. Nearly identical complexes of C-shaped buildings, 100% 1BRs. A few years back, Crossroads was sold & rehabbed into mid-market rentals, leading to the displacement of nearly everyone who lived there before. It was all over the news if you missed it (just google Crossroads or Concierge + Richfield).

Looks like they're trying to avoid that up in BP. I'd venture to guess that a decent share of BP residents (especially older white homeowners) are quietly not super thrilled about Aeon coming in, and wish Huntington Place was instead getting Concierge'd. But this a good deal for the current residents of these apartments that won't get displaced en masse.

MinnPost had a good in depth article on this a while back.

One of the state’s largest (and most controversial) apartment complexes is expected to be sold. Why it matters.