Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The five council members approved the plans as well as a zoning change without hesitation Tuesday night.
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…
Friday, February 15, 2013
Get a look at the latest plans for the future downtown of Richfield.
The redevelopment of the former Lyndale Garden Center site is getting closer and closer to reality. While site developer The Cornerstone Group hasn't locked down all retail tenants or finalized the housing portion of the project, it has released the most recent renderings of what the site—which will be aptly named Lyndale Gardens—could look like. According to the designs, which can all be seen in the photo box above, the developer plans on both apartment and townhome style housing units, with many of the townhome units having a perfect view of Richfield Lake. In addition, multiple areas of public space are still a big part of the site's design. The design shows a splash pad, community oven, community garden, walking trails, market …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Site plans have changed as a result of the deal, too.
Lyndale Gardens developer, The Cornerstone Group, announced its first official tenant Tuesday night. Lakewinds Natural Foods, a co-op grocer with two metro area locations, has signed on to be a part of the development, according to Colleen Carey, president of The Cornerstone Group. "We've been working with this grocer for almost a year and a half and its really satisfying for us to be able formally announce it," Carey told Richfield Patch Tuesday. "We think [Lakewinds is] a great fit for the vision we have for the site. ... That's why we stuck with it so long." A purchase agreement was finalized last week and the announcement was made at a Richfield City Council special worksession at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. Yes. A purchase agreement. Not a …
Caitlin Burgess
1:08 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012
I was just going to upload a PDF of the design! They have been added above for easy viewing. more ›