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<br />------ ----- ---------- <br />Sheffield Neighborhood Redevelopment. Columbia Heights . <br />T he City of Columbia Heights is undertaking the redevelopment of a l4-block area which <br />includes some 450 units of duplex and multi-family unit construction. Developed in the <br />1950s, the neighborhood's high density and concentration of rental units were having <br />negative effects. The City examined a variety of options for the neighborhood, including clearance <br />of one block of 20 duplexes, converting some duplexes to single family and examining potential <br />conversion of some multi-family buildings to elderly/ownership options. <br />The City is currently considering several proposals for the block of duplexes being cleared. The <br />duplex buildings will be moved and re-used for housing in other communities. The proposals must <br />use the land for single family detached housing, with about 20 houses, or half the previous density <br />suggested. <br />As with the Saint Paul example, this project required that an area be cleared which would have enough <br />of an impact to revitalize the neighborhood. The Sheffield Neighborhood Redevelopment effort, <br />however, includes several options which deal with a variety of high density buildings. This plan will <br />retain the residential land use, although the block being cleared will have a reduction in density of <br />approximately 50 percent. <br />Richfield. Airport <br />T he new Ford Town/Rich Acres neighborhoods of Richfield are imrrediately adjacent to the . <br />Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. These neighborhoods experience significant noise <br />from airport operations. At the same time, plans for possible expansion of the airport frequently <br />included acquisition of these neighborhoods in future years. As a result, significant and evident <br />neighborhood deterioration began to occur. Richfield, working with the Metropolitan Airports <br />Commission (MAC) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), began a process of property <br />acquisition to pennit this residential area to be converted to airport-compatible uses which would be <br />adjacent to the airport. Approximately 400 residential properties and one church are included within the <br />area <br />[Ii] Urban Strategies Task Force Report 30 . <br />