Kingfield Neighborhood Association

The Future at Lake and Nicollet, session #4: Cultural Assets and Economics

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Cultural Assets and Economics https://www.lakeandnicollet.com/register

July 22, 6 PM Dinner/ 6:30 Program Start

Location Blaisdell YMCA 3335 Blaisdell Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408

We will explore the intersection of the economics and the practical reality of developing housing that meets the needs of the community in three topics

  1. Affordable Rental Housing
  2. Ownership Housing
  3. Career Pathways

Housing is at the core of eliminating racial disparities in economic well-being. We are looking for long-term targeted interventions that expand access to opportunity. Key to this is the disconnect between cultural financial practices and traditional banking and financing, they are not aligned to maximize opportunity and impact.

Start Time: 6:00 PM

6:00 PM Dinner will be served

6:30 PM  Community Cultural Institution experience

7:00 PM  Sessions Begin

We will organize three groups and the speakers will rotate at 20-minute intervals

  1. Affordable Rental Housing 
  2. Ownership Housing 
  3. Career Pathways – The Goal is family-sustaining income

8:15 PM Adjourn

 

Captivating Calm Garden Tour Wrap-Up!

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It was a beautiful evening for neighbors to gather in each other’s gardens. Thank you to our hosts and our organizing team which this year was comprised of Kingfield neighbors Julie, Laura, and Aimee! We couldn’t do this event without our steadfast volunteers!

If you attended a garden, as we know that hundreds of people did!, we ask that you consider making a donation to KFNA to support our work organizing projects like this that build community in our neighborhood. Suggested donation is $3 if you visited one garden and $10 + if you visited more than 1 site. Donations can be made via Venmo @kingfield_kfna or at this link through GiveMN.

If you are interested in being part of the leadership team next year please contact and KFNA will be in touch with you in the spring. You can also send a message if you are potentially interested in being a garden host location!

Captivating Calm: the 13th Annual Kingfield 2021 Garden Tour

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Thursday, July 15th, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM / 27 Gardens throughout Kingfield!

This year’s tour includes a Minneapolis Heritage Tree site – a yellow buckeye, Mom’s donated hostas, and Asian Python Beans. Be inspired by productive vegetable planting, blooming boulevards or shady backyard patios guarded by gnomes.

Curious? Check the map or watch for signs saying “Garden Tour Here on Thursday” to pop up later this week and plan your route. Stop by one or stop by all 27 yards to see what your neighborhood gardeners have been planting during the pandemic.

Visit 1 or visit all of the 27 varied and intimate spaces! The tour is free and open to all, although donations will be accepted to support the education garden and orchard at MLK Park growing produce donations for The Aliveness Project. Suggested donation is $3 if you visit 1 garden;$10 if you visit more than one. Donate via Venmo at @kingfield_kfna or via text “Garden Tour” to 44321.

Community Engagement Event @ Lake & Nicollet & Wells Fargo Site!

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Join the 3rd Community Engagement Session on Thursday July 8.

The Theme for this weeks Community Sessions for the Lake and Nicollet, Wells Fargo redevelopment is: Culture and Community: How we use space. We will share examples of the locations around the world where public space is celebrated and ask them to share the ways that they use public space. This will be led by a diverse group of community advocates and activists.

Please Register for the IN-PERSON session here

We will also make the event available online at ZOOM. Please register for the ONLINE edition of the July 8 meeting here

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Food will be served following COVID Safe protocols and will be available beginning at 6:00 pm. Food will be provided by Caano Kitchen and Zamaya Delicious

Please email with questions or concerns.

Background: Wells Fargo has selected a developer and is selling the land to Project for Pride in Living (PPL). The development of the 2-acre site will include at least 200 units of affordable housing, commercial space, and a branch bank of Wells Fargo. The dates for the virtual community engagement sessions are:

 

Curran’s Site (4201 Nicollet) Development Update

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To Our New Neighbors,

This is a notification to make you aware that we will be starting construction of the new 4201 Nicollet Avenue Apartment project on the corner of Nicollet and 42nd Ave (the old Curran’s Restaurant location). We are scheduled to start the week of June 7th with an estimated completion date in August/September of 2022. Below are some key milestone target dates for everyone to be aware of:

  1. Demo – week of June 28th.
  2. Earthwork and Earth Retention System – starting the week of July 26th*.
  3. Foundations – starting the week of August 30th*
  4. Precast garage – starting the week of November 1st*.
  5. Framing activities – starting the week of November 22nd*.

Please note that dates can fluctuate and are given as our best guess from the information we have to date. If you have any question or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me at the number indicated above during the duration of the construction process. Once we have selected a project superintendent, I will forward their information on as well as they will have boots on the ground daily.

Sincerely,

Troy McConachie, Sr. Project Manager, LS Black Constructors

/ C: 218-310-8635