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The Zoning Committee of the St. Paul Planning Commission on Thursday recommended approval of a five-story, mixed-use building with 80 market-rate apartments to replace the building that houses Dixie s On Grand. Committee members voted 5-1 in favor of the project, which would replace the one-story building and surface parking lot with a restaurant/apartment complex.
Supporters say the project would enliven a declining Grand Avenue. Opponents fear it is too massive for its historic neighborhood. The proposal will go before the Planning Commission on July 23.
As proposed, the $32.5 million project would have four businesses on the ground floor, including three restaurants. Dixie s, which opened on the site 30 years ago, will not be among them. Emmett s and Saji-Ya will continue in the new space, said