Impacting:
African American
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Workforce Development
Led by : DMC EDA
Description DMC and City of Rochester adminstrating the distribution of 3.12M award. Formal grant criteria will be established, including the prioritization of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) participation. DMC will serve as the administrator of the grant.
Impacting:
Housing: Market Rate
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Retail, Dining & Entertainment
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St Marys Place
Led by : Alatus, LLC
Description A more than $100 million housing and commercial development is proposed for a high-profile corner of Second Street Southwest, next to Mayo Clinic's Saint Marys campus.
The plans call for a 13-story building with two levels of underground parking to be built on more than two acres at the southwest corner of 14th Avenue Southwest and Second Street.
The Brentwood on 2nd and the Ray-Mar Motel stand on that corner. The hotels, along with some nearby houses, will be demolished to clear the way for the project. The Brentwood also houses several businesses, including City Market, Charlie's Eatery & Pub, A Shared Smile and the Healing Touch Spa.
Impacting:
African American
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Women
Led by : Building Strong Communities
Description The Building Strong Communities program is a multi-trade apprenticeship preparatory program that will prepare you for a career in the construction industry. This program offers individuals the opportunity to receive Union endorsed training, exposure and a “foot in the door” to a career in the trades. Program graduates will have an opportunity to interview with participating Construction Trade Unions and Contractors.
Impacting:
Hangout
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Retail, Dining & Entertainment
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Heart of the City
Led by : Castlecommunity
Description A Truly Unique Community Space
Imagine a bustling, rejuvenated community gathering space in our downtown, where artists can afford to work, learn, and grow their craft.
Imagine a place where the community can explore, meet, and expand.
Imagine a creative environment where young, old, rich, poor, artsy, and fartsy can escape, dream, and celebrate together.
Imagine a Creative Castle Community.
Impacting:
Heritage Preservation
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Arts & Culture
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Heart of the City
Led by : City of Rochester/Chateau Theater Re-use Task Force
Description City of Rochester is looking into various options for the preservation of Chateau Theater. This has been approved as a DMC Project. The historic theater was constructed in 1927 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Impacting:
Heritage Preservation
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Economic Diversification
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Networking
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STEM
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Retail, Dining & Entertainment
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Commercial Research & Technology
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Discovery Square
Led by : Hunter and Traci Downs
Description Building owners Hunter and Traci Downs is renovating the 115-year-old downtown Rochester building to help inspire economic activity and preserve local history. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the building is slated to eventually be home to Area 10 Labs, Brandhoot, a business incubator, a "maker space" and a future restaurant.
Impacting:
Led by : DMC EDA
Description Support DMC development by driving qualified investor/developer, entrepreneur and life science leads through hyper-targeted digital strategies; keep DMC top-of-mind with key influencers and stakeholders. Target audiences include: investors, healthcare innovators, commercial real estate and life science professionals. Target markets include upper Midwest and select national markets.
Impacting:
Best Practice
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Business Process
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Livable City
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Hotel & Hospitality
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Retail, Dining & Entertainment
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Arts & Culture
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Commercial Research & Technology
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Health & Wellness
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Learning Environment
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Sports, Recreation, Nature
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Heart of the City
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Discovery Square
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UMR and Recreation
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Central Station
Led by : DMC EDA
Description Intended to bring to Rochester, Olmsted County and Minnesota private investment in excess of $5.6 billion:
• Seeks to create at least 35,000 new jobs in Minnesota and bring tax revenue in excess of $7 billion to the State
• Intended to give prospective employees,patients and visitors substantial reason to consider Rochester their ‘destination’.
Impacting:
Led by : Mortenson and Mayo Clinic
Description The building (Building1@DSQ) aims to serve as a catalyst for Discovery Square, a 16-block area on the south end of downtown that Mayo and local officials want to develop as a life science research campus.
Representatives from Mortenson announced today to members of the Destination Medical Center Corporation (DMCC) Board of Directors the specific location where construction will take place on its hallmark Discovery Square project.
The planned 60,000+ square foot, state-of-the-art research and development complex, currently being designed by RSP Architects and HOK, will be built at the corner of 4th Street SW and 2nd Avenue SW, according to Mortenson representative Jeremy Jacobs.
Impacting:
Housing: Affordable Rate
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Central Station
Led by : Joseph Development
Description $4.9M - Central Station:
A downtown development that has garnered favor with city officials for providing affordable housing is on track to win the city's approval. The Rochester Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday reviewed a final development plan for the Flats on First, a 68-unit apartment building formerly referred to as The Downtowner. The commission previously had recommended denial of the development's preliminary plat, but the city council gave approval based on the city's desperate need for affordable housing in light of Destination Medical Center plans.
Impacting:
Housing: Affordable Rate
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Housing: Market Rate
Led by : Stencil Group
Description 92 unit multi-family complex in Rochester, MN. The developer and builder at Stencil Group plans to build a six-story apartment complex with retail on the main level and underground parking for residents.
Impacting:
Heart of the City
Led by : City of Rochester/RSP Architects
Description Destination Medical Center Corporation (DMCC), in collaboration with the City of
Rochester, Minnesota (City), is pleased to issue this Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
for Public Space design services for the public spaces associated with the Heart of
the City Sub-District of the Destination Medical Center development plan.
DMCC and the City are collaborating on the redevelopment of Rochester
pursuant to the vision and principles of the Destination Medical Center
development plan. Within this plan is a sub-district referred to as Heart of the
City. Heart of the City is a 9-block area of downtown Rochester bounded by
Center Street to the north, 3rd Street to the South, Broadway to the East and 2nd
Ave to the West.
Heart of the City is home to the world-renowned Mayo Clinic and its Cesar Peli-
designed Gonda Building, the recently renovated Peace Plaza, numerous hotels,
shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues.
The purpose of this RFQ is to outline the nature of the design challenge and to
solicit qualifications from interested public space design firms/teams.
Impacting:
Hotel & Hospitality
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Heart of the City
Led by : EKN Development Group
Description A California-based developer is expanding its Rochester plans by buying and renovating the downtown Holiday Inn as well as building two new hotels.
The EKN Development Group announced Wednesday that it is buying the 173-room Holiday Inn hotel at 220 S. Broadway.
EKN CEO Ebbie Nakhjavani says that his company plans to make “a substantial investment in the property” to renovate it inside and out to upgrade the “monolithic” hotel to a modern, high-end property.
Impacting:
Led by : DMC EDA
Description 175 Hotel Rooms: 6 Story Hotel; 95 Enclosed Parking Spaces with Meeting Room Space
Impacting:
Housing: Market Rate
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Discovery Square
Led by : Titan Invesment and OPUS Group
Description Discovery Square
238K Square Foot 6 story commercial and residental complex(9,000 square feet allocated for retail)
Impacting:
Economic Diversification
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Roundtable
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Arts & Culture
Led by : City of Rochester, MN
Description $35 Million funding for expanding the Mayo Civic Center
Impacting:
Best Practice
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Business Process
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Civic Engagement
Led by : DMC EDA
Description Because of fallout form Saint Marys Place Holiday Inn project, a better project management process was deemed neccessary.
Impacting:
African American
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Asian American and Pacific Islander
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Latino
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LGBT
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Women
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Veteran
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Workforce Development
Led by : City of Rochester, MN
Description To further increase participation rates of targeted businesses and workforce on DMC projects, four
priorities have been identified that are outlined below.
(1) Build capacity of Targeted Businesses located in Southeastern Minnesota
(2) Assess gaps with existing subcontractors to determine market opportunity.
(3) Recruit women and minorities from workforce to start their own companies.
(4) Host workshops to educate entrepreneurs, provide consulting services for WMBVE
certification process and assist with bid process to win contracts on DMC projects.
Impacting:
Hotel & Hospitality
Led by : Titan Development & Investments, of Rochester, and Harbor Bay Real Estate Advisors, of Chicago
Description The Hilton project is at South Broadway Avenue and East Center Street, and it proposes a 19-floor building with 264 hotel rooms. That includes a ground floor with 7,000 feet of restaurant space, a second floor with 15,000 feet of retail space, and conference and ballroom areas on the third and fourth floors. A fifth floor contains a pool, sun deck and fitness area.
The project does not include 33 residential apartments on three additional floors that had been part of the Broadway at Center plans.
