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Eagan Selects New Master Developer for Cedar Grove
July 11, 2007
City of Eagan Press Release
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Tom Garrison
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After praising both finalists for excellent qualifications, the Eagan City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday night to select Doran / Pratt as the master developer for the 70-acre core of the Cedar Grove Redevelopment Area.
The City Council was not selecting an actual design or phasing plan; that will come later as City staff and its redevelopment consultant (Ehlers & Associates) works with Doran / Pratt to lay out a schedule for the work ahead. The first priority will be formulating a predevelopment agreement to define roles and responsibilities, refining a master plan for the overall redevelopment area, and defining the first phase of the core area redevelopment and the specific land uses to be included in it. The team will then prepare and analyze preliminary and revised financial pro formas and an initial schedule for the phases moving forward.
“It was extremely difficult to choose between two excellent firms,” said Eagan Mayor Mike Maguire, “but in the Doran and Pratt team the City feels we have a first-rate development partner, with experience in redevelopment areas like ours, who understands the community’s goals and aspirations for this important area.” TOLD Development Company in Plymouth was the other finalist who also received high praise from the City Council.
The Doran / Pratt Development team cited experience with the Silver Lake Village project in St. Anthony (site of the former Apache Plaza Mall) and other retail and residential projects they have completed in the past. Doran Development has also worked on Village of Blaine, Woodbury Commons and Tamarack Village developments. Pratt Homes developed both the High Point and Watersford Villas at Dancing Waters in Woodbury. The team envisions land uses from life-cycle housing, shopping and entertainment, to a corporate campus and open space for community gatherings and a “local ‘Main Street’ theme with a strong emphasis on walkability and human scale.” The life-cycle housing would also mix in affordable and senior housing through “integrated architecture.” At present, Doran / Pratt does not envision big box retail on the site because of the acreage that would consume.
“We are honored to be selected from among such a great group of developers,” said Kelly J. Doran. “It’s an attractive opportunity, and we’re excited to get going on this project. We are committed to meet with neighbors, and existing and adjoining properties to get their perspectives as we begin to refine development concepts for this attractive area.”