St. Cloud Moves Toward Redevelopment of Catalyst Site, Planning Commission to Review Proposal

Saint Cloud, MN, USA / KNSI

Jan 14, 2025 | 9:10 AM

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(KNSI) — St. Cloud is considering clearing the way to develop a once-blighted catalyst site.

Sanvik Development will ask the planning commission to approve vacating a small portion of 19th Avenue South, West Division Street and alley rights-of-way between Cooper Avenue South and 19 1/2 Avenue South and Division Street and West St. Germain Street.

The land is one of several identified as a catalyst site in the 2015 Comprehensive Plan. The area was once the home to an Xcel Energy substation and other buildings, which were removed in 2017 to make way for redevelopment. The city’s plans call for the area to be used as commercial and multi-family residential space. Any project there must utilize tax increment financing based on prior statutes as a blighted property.

City staff is recommending approval. If the planning commission approves, it would go to the city council for final approval at a later meeting. The commission meets at 6:00 on Tuesday night.

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