Caring Youth Award

The city is currently accepting nominations for the 2023 Caring Youth award.

This award was created by the human rights commission to honor our outstanding youth volunteers. Nominees help make Shoreview a community where all people are welcomed, valued, and respected.

If you know someone who deserves this award, submit an application at shoreviewmn.gov/hrc.

Nominations are due by September 20, 2023.

Citizen of the Year

The city is currently accepting nominations for the 2023 Citizen of the Year award. This annual award was created by the city council to present a special honor to a citizen who exemplifies the spirit of giving back to the community.

The council’s goals for this award are:

• Recognize the volunteer efforts of deserving citizens.

• Inspire others to continue the tradition of Shoreview citizens volunteering

If you know someone who deserves this award, submit an application at shoreviewmn.gov.

Nominations are due by October 13, 2023.

HOUSING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Shoreview is truly a great place to live, work, and do business. With our many wonderful amenities, we continue to see strong economic growth.

Shoreview is a well-developed community. However, the city council works hard to ensure that the city has a healthy business climate, with plenty of reinvestment into our community. The economic development authority and economic development commission continue to provide valuable insight in this area.

We have seen a wave of multi-family apartments and townhomes in the last five years. Many of these developments have included affordable units, providing more accessible housing.

Here are some highlights of recent housing and commercial development projects. Several projects included converting an older commercial property into a new residential community or business.

Completed/approved housing projects include:

EDISON AT RICE CREEK: This completed project is located along 35W north of County Road I. This project includes 300 apartments and 101 townhomes and carriage homes. The city helped support the inclusion of 22 affordable units within the project.

EMRIK SV: Located next to the Loden SV, Emerik SV opened about a year ago. The buildings are part of a nearly $90 million project that turned an old, vacant industrial building into upscale apartments.

A total of 410 apartments were constructed during the first two phases, including 24 affordable units. A third building is now underway for a 200-unit apartment building near Lexington Avenue. Another 20 affordable units will be included. Construction began in June and the project should be completed next year.

MIDLAND TERRACE: Opened a new 103-unit apartment building this past year. The project involved the tear-down of an older, 42unit apartment building next to Lakeview Terrace. This is an example of reinvestment in our older apartment complexes. The owners have undertaken significant exterior and interior upgrades to their properties.

The city also continues to see redevelopment and growth in its business and commercial areas, including:

THE LEX AT 4100: This project involved major renovations of an older office building in the Shoreview Corporate Center campus at Lexington Avenue and County Road F.

The city assisted with renovations to modernize the corporate offices and convert it from a single-user to a multi-tenant facility. An empty building was torn down to make way for a new parking area and upgraded entrance to the office building.

The building is now leased with companies including technology company PTC, Progressive Insurance, and recent additions of Great Waters Financial and Circle of Life administrative offices.

Other commercial projects that have been approved or completed this past year include:

A NEW HOLIDAY STATION STORE at 3467 Rice Street is now open for business.

SCHOONOVER BODYWORKS, located near Lexington on County Road E, is completing their expansion and renovation project.

WELLS FARGO completed major upgrades at their data center facility at Rice Creek Corporate Park. They are installing a solar energy system on the roof and over part of the parking lot at the operations center.

The city is currently working with private developers on two major redevelopment projects that will bring even more new housing and economic development to Shoreview. Upcoming projects include:

RICE STREET CROSSING: They city owns 11 acres at the southwest corner of 694 and Rice Street. This property, once home to the county’s public works maintenance facilities, has been vacant for 20 years. The land is available for redevelopment now that the Rice Street interchange project has been completed.

We hope to move forward on development that will transform this brownfield site into a project that benefits the community. After going through the request for proposals process, the city selected Enclave Companies as a development partner. Enclave has proposed a mixeduse project of apartments, live/work small office units, and a retail center that could include a restaurant. The developer and city will together over the next year on the project. Public engagement and construction will likely begin in 2024.

SEVEN LAKES: The master-planned redevelopment of the former Deluxe corporate campus at 694 and Victoria Street. The city has been working closely with the developer, Scannell Properties. The development will include a mix of new business park, office, industrial, and multi-family housing on this highly visible site. The first phase of the eastern half of the property is underway. Two multi-tenant office/manufacturing buildings totaling 300,000 square feet will be built. These new spaces will be wonderful additions for attracting new business and jobs.

The second phase western half of the property will likely be developed with opportunities for medical tech facilities, offices, and multi-family apartments.