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Less than two years after a downtown redevelopment plan failed to receive City Council approval, the Rosemount Port Authority turned to HKGi to help chart a course for the future of Downtown Rosemount. HKGi led an eight-month planning process that drew on input from the public, market research, fmancial analysis, developer reviews, and HKGi's urban design and project experience. Furthermore, because of the history of planning efforts in downtown Rosemount, HKGi placed additional emphasis on formulatiog a plan that the City could immediately begin to implement. Downtown Rosemount is facing several imminent changes that will have a great effect on the economic and physical landscape. Without sound strategies to guide the City through changes such as the relocations of St. Joseph's Church and the Genz-Ryan business; a redevelopment proposal for the Brockaway Glass Factory; a purchase agreement for a key piece of downtown property; siting of a Dakota County library; and future improvements to the downtown schools, such changes might either have a detrimental effect on the downtown environment or might not be realized to their fullest potential as catalysts for positive downtown redevelopment. The planning process identified eight separate "focus areas" within the downtown. Such an approach allowed for a clearer evaluation of the opportunities and constraints facing each area within downtown and will allow the City to systematically address the many changes either in progress or on the horizon. ,;j r ..'Z,. ,""v . (Ill!;' ::;:/'::~:pr> The (()(Irept of retail condos was a unique redevelopment initiative that grew out of the planning pl1Xe5S. This concept which features condos available for purchase by business owners, captures the marader of other dowrrtown homes a/ready convened to commercial use. This initiative is directed spedfically towards a challenging site that now houses a plumbing (ontJading business. Development Framework for Downtown Rosemount Rosemount, Minnesota Rosemount Port Authority [ity of Rosemount The Core East area features new mlxed-use development OeftJ, hlgh- density r15i1/en1kil (cenIer Wp), and med/Um-den5ity (1igIrI! froJsed around a stmm water retention pond that doubles as an open space ;lmPflIhl. Sf. Josephs Church and Fluegel's Bevator are community landmarks in Rasemount. 11Je Development Framework makes these' part of the foundation tor redevelopment. The result will be development that truly reflects the dJaracter and identify of the community, Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. 11111 (gO