A developer won approval to build a six-level, 360-stall parking ramp in the North Loop, one of the largest parking structures to be proposed recently for the neighborhood.
Earlier this week, the Minneapolis Planning Commission approved plans for a new parking facility on a surface lot on N. 3rd Street and 10th Avenue N.
Schafer Richardson, which proposed the plans, is also redeveloping the Zuccaro's Produce building across the street into an office building. The ramp would serve the office users at Zuccaro's as well as other nearby office tenants.
"For us, it's looking ahead to the future in addition to dealing with the demand and the constraints that are being seen in the neighborhood right now with parking," said Maureen Michalski, director of development for Schafer Richardson.
Besides parking stalls, the project also would have 4,000 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor along 10th Avenue N.
The ramp is proposed to be made of concrete and clad with aluminum panels on three sides.
Along N. 3rd Street, developers also proposed new landscaping with trees.
The lot currently has 80 parking spaces and primarily serves the Bassett Creek Business Center.
