Minnesota Life College Works With Cornerstone Group for New Space

In addition to , the Richfield City Council heard a few more details from The Cornerstone Group’s Colleen Carey about the progress on the .

For months plans have been set for turning the , as well as building housing on the north side of the property to overlook Richfield Lake.

, Carey told council members The Cornerstone Group had a purchase agreement for the property directly north of the garden center site. This new space allows the developers to expand the housing component of the project and Carey said the company is working with to give it a new home in one of the residential buildings.

On Tuesday Carey gave more details saying the space would likely be a five-story building with room for offices and classes on the first level—possibly even some retailers—while the upper levels would serve as affordable homes for current students and program graduates. Carey said she thought this would be a great fit.

"We had wanted to do an affordable housing component to our development and on Lyndale Avenue there's a perfect spot for a building,” she said.

While this space would be built specifically for , Carey said The Cornerstone Group would retain ownership of the building and lease it to the college.

Stay tuned for more project developments and updates from Richfield Patch.