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Senior housing plan revives Stone Arch riverfront fight

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Developer Steve Minn proposed a five-story, 104-unit affordable senior housing building beside the Stone Arch Bridge at the east end of Main Street.[1]

He is seeking rezoning of a triangular parking lot between Main Street and Father Hennepin Bluff Park.[1] He has offered to build and maintain a new Main Street bike and pedestrian trail segment as part of the plan.[1]

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has reversed earlier opposition.[1] Neighbors and the conservation group Friends of the Mississippi River say the trail provides little new connectivity and that rezoning would permanently sacrifice riverfront parkland.[1]

Minn says the project would carry a 30-year deed restriction guaranteeing affordable senior housing and would grant a permanent easement for the trail, while city planners have flagged concerns and are asking for public input.[1]

The site has long been designated for future park and open space, and that status fueled earlier objections to rezoning.[1] A public hearing on the 600 Main Street SE proposal has been rescheduled for late next month, and no city decision is expected for several months.[1]

  1. FOX 9
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📌 Key Facts

  • Proposal calls for a five‑story, 104‑unit affordable senior housing building on a triangular parking lot between Main Street and Father Hennepin Bluff Park at the Stone Arch Bridge’s east end.
  • Developer Steve Minn is seeking rezoning of land long designated for future park and open space and is offering to build and maintain a new Main Street bike/ped trail segment as part of the deal.
  • The Minneapolis Park Board has reversed its earlier opposition, but neighbors and Friends of the Mississippi River say the trail adds little connectivity and fear rezoning will permanently sacrifice riverfront parkland.
  • Minn says the project would carry a 30‑year deed restriction for affordable senior housing and grant a permanent easement for the trail, while city planners have flagged concerns and are soliciting public input before acting.
  • A public hearing on the 600 Main Street SE proposal has been rescheduled for late next month, and no city decision is expected for several months.

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July 31, 2026
12:52 AM
New development proposal would remake the view at Stone Arch Bridge
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul by [email protected] (Corin Hoggard)