290-unit development adjacent to Veterans Park
Summary
The council approved a five-story, 290-unit workforce and senior housing project after wrangling over a future 66th Street connection, tree preservation, bird-collision mitigation, and design conditions. The developer says it will cover needed sanitary sewer upgrades itself.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
The developer plans to pay for sanitary sewer upgrades itself — the city isn't expected to fund them.
New workforce and senior housing residents, plus the developer.
Nearby residents who opposed the project's size and placement, including concerns about wildlife and easement costs.
Mentions & discussions (5)
City Council - Sep 8, 2026
The council approved a five-story, 290-unit workforce and senior housing project after wrangling over a future 66th Street connection, tree preservation, bird-collision mitigation, and design conditions. The developer says it will cover needed sanitary sewer upgrades itself.
Planning Commission - Aug 24, 2026
The old American Legion site could become five-story buildings with 130 family units and 160 senior units. Residents are split: some see needed housing per the 2040 plan, others worry about density, park encroachment, traffic, and wildlife.
Economic Development Authority - Aug 17, 2026
The board again put off finishing the Inclusionary Housing Policy update, continuing it to the next meeting. The policy shapes how affordable housing is required or incentivized in new development.
Twin Cities suburbs make room for more dense housing to fill the ‘missing middle’
Twin Cities suburbs make room for more dense housing to fill the ‘missing middle’ Star Tribune
Joint Meeting - Apr 20, 2026
Members ranked keeping Richfield affordable, preserving and rehabbing NOAH buildings, and diversifying the tax base as top housing priorities, favoring mixed-income buildings over all-affordable ones. Staff cautioned that skipping deeply affordable units could hurt the city's competitiveness for county, state, and Met Council grant funding.
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