Developer asked to extend public hearing due to inability to attend Rochester City Council meeting. 7:03 pm, May 3, 2021 ×
A decision regarding a preliminary plan for the second phase for a housing development in a Rochester industrial zone was delayed Monday.
Community Development Director Cindy Steinhauser said developers asked the Rochester City Council to delay a planned public hearing due to an attendance conflict.
The council agreed to continue the hearing on May 17.
The Rochester City Council is being asked by Sioux Falls-based Stencil Group to approve a preliminary plan to add a 141-unit apartment complex next to the existing Technology Park Apartments at 3731 Technology Drive.
Olmsted County Bank demolition request intended to spark landmark review amid renovation plans
Buyer of historic property wants to add floors in effort to bring new uses to Second Street Southwest building. 10:00 pm, Apr. 27, 2021 ×
A preliminary rendering of the concept for adding two floors to the former Olmsted County Bank and Trust building was provided to the Rochester Heritage Preservation Commission for review Tuesday. (Widseth Smith Nolting)
A demolition permit request for the former Olmsted County Bank and Trust building is intended to spur review of the building’s potential landmark status.
“The main goal, of course, is not to demolish the property, but instead revitalize it,” property owner Mike Hawkins and a representative of Capital Ventures LLC wrote in a letter sent to Rochester Heritage Preservation Commission Chairwoman Christine Schultze.
Zoning decision for proposed affordable housing project delayed
Rochester City Council opts to wait two weeks for decision regarding lot eyed for apartment complex in northeast. 11:04 pm, Apr. 5, 2021
A requested Northeast Rochester zoning change needed for a proposed 66-unit apartment complex was put on hold Monday.
The Rochester City Council unanimously opted to delay a decision until April 19, following a public hearing and discussion that took nearly two hours.
“I think it is the council getting our act together to have a motion that we have time to look at,” said council member Patrick Keane, adding that he doesn’t anticipate new information will be available but council members will have a better grasp of the issues.
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Miracle Market changes get first nod
Rochester commission recommends approving variations to plans at Fresh Thyme and Avani site after development is built with changes from approved plan 7:47 am, Dec. 24, 2020 ×
Air handlers are hidden behind a fence on the patio of the Miracle Market development project. (submitted photo)
Changes to a $35 million-plus Avani Living apartment and retail project in the Miracle Mile shopping center received approval from a split Rochester Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday.
The commission voted 4-3 to recommend approval of plans after the development that houses the apartment complex and Fresh Thyme Market was built with variations to what had previously been OK d.