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CITY OF EDINA
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov

Date:	May 22, 2024	Agenda Item #: VI.B.
To:	Planning Commission	Item Type:
To:	Planning Commission	Report and Recommendation
From:	Cary Teague, Community Development Director	Item Activity:
Subject:	PUBLIC HEARING: Preliminary Rezoning, Overall Development Plan, Site Plan and Subdivision – 7235 France Avenue	Action

ACTION REQUESTED:
Recommend the City Council approve the requests, subject to the findings and conditions outlined in the staff memo.

INTRODUCTION:

Enclave Companies are proposing to redevelop the Macy’s Furniture store site at 7235 France Avenue. The proposal is to tear down the existing structure and build the following:

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Southwest Parcel. An 11-story (155-foot tall) mixed use building containing 47,236 square feet of office, 49 senior condominiums, 9,549 square feet of retail/restaurant and a 280-stall parking garage.

Northwest Parcel. A 7-story (85-foot tall) mixed use building containing 20,825 square feet of office/lobby/conference, 124 apartment units and 7,594 square feet of retail, and a 318-stall parking garage.

Northeast Parcel. A 7-story (82-foot tall) apartment with 223 units and a 346-stall parking garage.

Southeast Parcel. A 7-story (82-foot tall) apartment with 176 units and 4,141 square feet of retail/restaurant and a 380-stall parking garage. (See attached narrative and plans.)

The applicant proposes to include affordable housing units within the project to meet the City’s affordable housing policy. Ten percent (10%) of the rental units would be available to those at 50% AMI (53 units) and ten percent (10%) of the for-sale condos would be available to those persons at 80% AMI (5 units).

The applicant intends to meet the City’s Sustainable Buildings Policy. (See page 9 of the applicant narrative. Also, 45% of the project would be dedicated as public realm; this would include areas on all sides of all four buildings.

The applicant has requested the following:

Preliminary Rezoning from PCD-3 to PUD-25, which would include an overall development plan. The PUD would ensure that affordable housing is included within the project, that the Sustainable Buildings Policy is met, and land is dedicated for public use. In return, the applicant is requesting flexibility to the underlying PCD-3 standards including building height, building material, building transparency, first floor ceiling height, building setbacks, building setback from single-family homes, floor area ratio and building coverage.