Council Approves Final Lyndale Gardens Design Plans

The dream that is Lyndale Gardens is now becoming a reality.

The Richfield City Council approved the final site plans and the rezoning of the property Tuesday night, giving site developer The Cornerstone Group the go ahead to make plans for the groundbreaking.

Named after the former Lyndale Garden Center, Lyndale Gardens is slotted to become Richfield's new downtown center. The design plans feature retail and restaurant space, apartment and townhome rental housing, splash pad, community oven, community garden, walking trails, market pavillion and a performance stage—too name a few amentities.

As previously reported by Patch, Lakewinds Natural Foods is the first and only tenant to sign on to Lyndale Gardens so far. As part of the agreement, Lakewinds puchased the former Lyndale Gardens Center building and plans to build a completely new store on the south side of the site. After the deal was finalized, The Cornerstone Group moved ahead with the design plans for the north half, which were approved Tuesday.

Lakewinds General Manager Dale Woodbeck assured council members plans were coming together quickly on Tuesday night. He said he expected to be before the council soon, as construction was planned for this summer.

While separate design plan approvals are needed, Lakewinds and The Cornerstone Group are still working together on developing the site. The rezoning ordinance approved Tuesday night covered the entire site.

Colleen Carey, president of The Cornerstone Group, did not indicate an exact start date for construction.

Richfield Patch will continue to follow this project.

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