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<br />  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />236600' <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 500 <br />Chicago, IL, US 60654 <br />T 312 424 2400 <br />norr.com <br /> <br />February 16, 2021 <br /> <br />Mike Mrosla <br />Community Development Manager/ City Planner <br />City of Arden Hills <br />1245 West Highway 96 <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br /> <br />6I 0I\MRKXSR7XEXMSRƁ4LEWI--- <br /> 0I\MRKXSR%ZIRYI <br /> 0SX&PSGO6SFIVXW%HHMXMSRXS%VHIR,MPPW <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Mrosla: <br /> <br />NORR and Larson Engineering are working on behalf of Kensington Development Partners to manage <br />the development of Phase III of Lexington Station. In 2013, the City approved a Master PUD for the Lexington <br />Station redevelopment project at the southwest corner of Lexington Avenue North and Red Fox Road. The <br />total project area is 7.57 acres in size and is comprised of three separate parcels (3833 and 3771 Lexington <br />Avenue and 1120 Red Fox Road). Phase I of the development was completed in 2013-14 and Phase II was <br />completed in 2017-2018. Phase III, as described in this narrative, will complete the development and secure <br />Lexington Station as a retail destination in Arden Hills. <br /> <br />MModifications to the Master PUD <br />Phase III shall consist of the demolition of the existing multi-tenant building and redevelopment of Lot 3, <br />Block 1, of the Roberts Addition to Arden Hills. Kensington Development Partners is seeking modifications to <br />the Master PUD to accommodate a new proposed design of this approximately 4.24-acre site. The existing <br />approved PUD for Phase III depicts (2) separate one-story buildings, one 17,841 SF Retail Anchor and one <br />15,210 SF Retail/Office building. The proposed plan would consist of a one-story grocery anchor, <br />approximately 43,000 SF, 65% of which is anticipated to be retail sales floor space, with a total of 200 parking <br />spaces. The proposed changes to the parking fields in Phase I and II would increase the total parking of the <br />development to 416 spaces while maintaining access and circulation aisles. During construction of Phase III, <br />the planned new access driveway on Lexington Avenue in alignment with the Target service road will be <br />completed and the existing Lexington Ave driveway would be closed. Cross access is being proposed to the <br />property to the South (Big O Tires and Arby’s). <br /> <br />Building Design <br />Kensington Development Partners proposes the construction of a building to match the cohesive design <br />of the existing buildings of Phase I and II developments. The use of similar materials and design features will <br />seek to harmonize the development and maintain the City’s focus on high quality and timeless materials. The <br />transparency requirements have been considered in the development and met with the use of opaque <br />windows in the anticipated service areas. The non-primary facades will utilize the previously approved rock <br />face CMU, with colors consistent with the brick building material, on the non-primary façade of the retail <br />building in Phase II. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />David Babnigg <br />Studio Manager <br />T 312 873 1053 M 708 420 3036 | David.Babnigg@norr.com <br /> <br /> Attachment A