Pillsbury A Mill Complex Project draft environmental impact statement available

The draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Pillsbury A Mill Complex redevelopment is available for public review at the downtown Minneapolis Public Library, 250 Marquette Ave.; the Southeast Community Library, 1222 SE 4 th St.; and Minneapolis City Hall, Room 210, 350 S 5 th St. The draft EIS and supporting information are also available for review on the City of Minneapolis Planning Department website. For an electronic copy of the draft EIS, email michael.orange@minneapolismn.gov.

The Pillsbury A Mill Complex, which is a former flourmill, is located on a 7.9 acre site bounded north and south by 2 nd St. SE and Main St. SE, east and west by 3 rd Ave. SE and 6 th Ave. SE. The site is across the Mississippi River from Downtown Minneapolis in the St. Anthony Falls Historic District.

The proposed redevelopment would preserve and renovate for commercial and residential use all but one of the historic structures at the site including the Pillsbury A Mill building, which is a National Historic Landmark, and seven additional historic resources on the site. The concrete grain elevators located along 2 nd St. SE would be demolished. Six new mid or high rise residential buildings and their linking structures along Main St. will be added to the site. Alternatives in the draft EIS test four variations of height and massing that include 759 to 1,095 housing units and 105,000 square feet of commercial space. The new construction will vary in height with the tallest towers, at 24 and 27 stories, flanking 5 th Ave. SE.

A public comment meeting to discuss and receive comment on the draft EIS has been scheduled at the location, date and time listed below:

Public Comment Meeting on Pillsbury A Mill Complex EIS
7 p.m., Wednesday, Mar. 9, 2005
Marcy Open School, 415 4 th St. SE

Public comments on the draft EIS must be made by 4:30 p.m. on Wed., March 23. Electronic submissions (email, emailed attachments in Word, and discs containing Word documents) are preferred. For more information and to submit comments on the draft EIS, contact J. Michael Orange, Principal Planner (see email address above) at (612) 673-2347.

February 15, 2005

Published Feb. 15, 2005