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. . . The subject property is located 220 feet west of the signalized intersection of Hamline Avenue and Highway 96. On the southwest corner of the intersection just east of the subject is a day care facility called Children's World Learning Center. Residential homes are on the south side of Highway 96 going east of Hamline Avenue. In the northwest quadrant of the Highway 96/Hamline intersection are buildings occupied by the U.S. Army National Guard, Ramsey County Sheriff Patrol Division, Arden Hills Operations and Maintenance, and Mounds View Schools Maintenance. The National Guard maintains 1,200 acres of the former arsenal land. The Arden Hills City Hall is on the north side of Highway 96 a short distance east of Hamline Avenue. The subject property is located in an area that is primarily developed with residential, office and public buildings. Directly west of the subject land are single family homes on Kcithson Drive. Adjoining the entire south lot line of the subject land is a very large townhouse development through which Arden View Drive serves as an access road. Arden Hills does not have a large commercial retail base. Residents are afforded convenient access, however, to Rosedale regional mall in nearby Roseville. Lexington Avenue forms the border between Arden Hills and Shoreview, and is a major commercial strip. A Super Target store is located on the Shoreview side of Lexington A venue just south of 1-694. Cub Foods, restaurants, hotels, and strip centers are on the Arden Hills' side of Lexington. County Road D is a commercial thoroughfare in Arden Hills with gas stations, restaurants, offices, and strip centers. The subject property has a very visible location along a major arterial road, and benefits from convenient access to the nearby interstate freeway system. Highway 96 has an interchange with I-35W about 1.25 miles west of the subject. BRKW APPRAISALS, INC. PAGE 17