Address: 7600-44 Pillsbury Av. S., Richfield
Type: Senior housing
Units: 88
Developers: Mesaba Capital Development, Roers Investments
Architect: Kaas Wilson Architects
Details: Ground was broken this week for Havenwood of Richfield, an 88-unit senior housing project on the former site of the Richfield Public Works garage.
When the city opened a new garage in 2007, it studied new uses for the 3.3-acre site. It determined high-density housing affordable for low- and middle-income families and/or seniors would be best. Edina-based senior housing builder Mesaba Capital Development first approached city with plans for the block in 2015 and received site plan approvals in March 2016.
In the interim, Richfield provided a $2.2 million "pay-as-you-go" TIF package, under which the amount of the higher property taxes generated by the site improvements will be refunded to developer over a period of several years.
