The Chicago-based real estate investment firm that acquired the Seven Points building in Minneapolis' Uptown neighborhood in 2019 is keeping its promise to invest in the property's redevelopment, announcing Friday it will spend $150 million to add apartments, more restaurants and a grocery store to the shopping center at the key intersection of Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue.
Northpond Partners Northpond Partners said on Friday it is partnering with Minneapolis-based Doran Cos. for the design and development of 264 apartments on the south end of the site, and at the northeast corner of Hennepin and 31st Street.
Northpond has already submitted plans to the city for the redevelopment project, according to a news release. If the plan is approved by city officials, construction would begin this year.
In addition to restaurants and the yet-to-be named grocer, the three-story shopping center, formerly known as Calhoun Square, is getting a mini golf and performance space called Arts & Rec.
Designed by the creators of Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul, the Arts & Rec project was announced in December and will include 13,500 square feet of artist-designed mini golf, a performance space, as well as food and beverage served on both the first floor and rooftop sculpture garden.
The Seven Points redevelopment could inject much needed traffic and transactions in Uptown, which has been rocked by the pandemic and business closings during the past two years.
Uptown lost its Apple Store in 2020, and other big brands to exit the community recently include Columbia Sportwear, North Face and Victoria's Secret. Last month, cooking school and housewares store Kitchen Window, a fixture in Uptown for 35 years, permanently closed its doors.
Lake Street has also dealt with some public safety issues during that time. Some Uptown buildings were damaged during the riots following the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.
