NNICOLLET AVEMinneapolis Main Street
Eat Street
Study site
Nicollet Mall
OPPORTUNITYReason for Redesign
1. Proposed Trolley Line on Nicollet current situation complicates line
2. New competition for Kmart smaller format retail coming soon
3. Growing demand for land unrealized opportunity for revenue
DEMOGRAPHICSHISPANIC POPULATION
0 35% 75%
Study site
Lake Street
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0 0.5
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MILES
0.25
Lake Street
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N
0 0.5
MILES
0.25
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0 40% 80%
DEMOGRAPHICSBLACK POPULATION
Lake Street
Nic
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N
0 0.5
MILES
0.25
0 50% 100%
Study site
DEMOGRAPHICSWHITE POPULATION
Vivo en treinta y uno
[A Kmart] compro comida, cosas por el bao,
champ, ropa.
Todo aqu.
ISABELCOOK AND SERVER
What do you shop for at Kmart?
Clothes, dish-soap,, shampoo, movies, books
Family shopping
SHUKRIMOTHER
Ive lived here for 17 years and I didnt start coming here until last
year.
Its the only one I can get to in my chair
KAYLANEIGHBOR
Hay productos o servicios para que
necesitas viajar ms lejos del barrio para encontrar?
S, los vegetales.
MARIAMADRE
We used to have a grocery store. If you
needed something you could just walk in anytime.
Since that store has closed it kills us.
PAULFATHER
ClosedSupervalu
Kmart
Grocery Store Closed2014
RETAILEXISTING
New York
OWNERSHIP EXISTING
Minneapolis
Minneapolis boughtSupervalu property
New York groupowns Kmart parcel
First step:
Construct new Kmartin existing parking lot
newKmart
PHASE INEW STORE CONSTRUCTION
PHASE ILAND SWAP I
New York
Minneapolis
After new store isoccupied,
Minneapolis tradeSupervalu for vacated
Kmart
newKmart
Minneapolis agreesto build Nicollettrolley through
Minneapolis and New York properties
PHASE IILAND / SERVICE SWAP
Kmart
In return for service, New York dedicates
multiple right-of-waysthrough property
PHASE IILAND / SERVICE SWAP
Kmart
Rediculousrequest?
PHASE IILAND / SERVICE SWAP
Kmart
Land currentlydedicated to parking
PHASE IILAND / SERVICE SWAP
TransportationNo Revenue
PHASE IILAND / SERVICE SWAP
Land requestedfor right-of-way
PublicTransportation
Fraction of spacerequired for public
transportation
Land previouslydedicated for car park
available for revinue generation
PHASE IILAND / SERVICE SWAP
Revinue generation
PHASE II
Automotive orientation allows
for low densityonly
PublicTransportation
Revinue generation
LAND / SERVICE SWAP
PublicTransportation
PHASE II
Transit allows forgreater eeciency
of land use and higher densitydevelopment
Revinue Generation$
LAND / SERVICE SWAP
PublicTransportation
PHASE II
Transit allows forgreater eeciency
of land use and higher densitydevelopment
LAND / SERVICE SWAP
Revinue Generation$
Revinue Generation$
PublicTransportation
PHASE II
Transit allows forgreater eeciency
of land use and higher densitydevelopment
LAND / SERVICE SWAP
Revinue Generation$
Revinue Generation$Public
Transportation
PHASE II
Transit allows forgreater eeciency
of land use and higher densitydevelopment
LAND / SERVICE SWAP
Revinue Generation$
Revinue Generation$
Revinue Generation$
PHASE IILAND / SERVICE SWAP
Dedicatedright-of-way increases
access to transit andprotability of parcel
PHASE IILAND / SERVICE SWAP
Sole area of revenue generation:
Kmart store90,000 square feet
90k
90k
PHASE IILAND / SERVICE SWAP
25k
30k 28k
48k 15k
32k
Current: 90,000 sqft
Proposed: 178,000 sqftper story
PHASE IILAND / SERVICE SWAP
25k
30k 28k
48k 15k
32k
50k
60k 56k
96k 30k
64k 90k
Current: 90,000 sqft
Proposed: 356,000 sqfttwo story
PHASE IILAND / SERVICE SWAP
25k
30k 28k
48k 15k
32k
50k
60k 56k
96k 30k
64k
75k
90k 84k
144k 45k
96k 90k
Current: 90,000 sqft
Proposed: 534,000 sqftthree story
PHASE IIIPLACE
Auto orientationrequires vehicle storage
PHASE IIIPLACE
Transit creates accessusing smaller footprintwhich allows for higher
density development
PHASE IIIPLACE
Subsequent pedestrianorientation attracts
people who spend $$$
***Establishing Place
as competitionto online retail
VISIONNICOLLET AVE
Bring kmart, trolley tofront
Establish Place atNicollet and Lake
VISIONFAMILY-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
Design streetsas a place for
people
Focus on3 bedroom units
VISIONREUSE OF STRUCTURE
Reuse vacatedkmart structure
Veggie greenhouseIndoor soccer
Small vendor stalls
VISIONNICOLLET SHARED-STREET
Reopen Nicolletto transit, walking,
kmart parking
Extend the Mallto Lake Street