St. Paul, Golden Valley, Blaine and West St. The cost of clean-up activities at these sites is enormously prohibitive to redevelopment. These grants make it possible, for a relatively modest investment, to leverage substantially more private and public dollars, boost employment and taxable income, improve the environment, invigorate communities, remove blighted properties and encourage better use of existing infrastructure and resources. Mondale authored the 1995 Metropolitan Livable Communities Act, which established a fund for polluted-site clean up. The Brew House is one of a dozen structures on the site and proposed redevelopment calls for commercial office space.
Future plans call for development of new housing, including affordable housing, within the complex.
Development plans call for 653 new units of housing, both rental and owner-occupied, commercial uses, including grocery, retail and restaurant, and public space, including a public plaza, boat dock and walking and bike trail through the site and along the river. The site was used for locomotive repair, fueling and train storage from the early 1900's through 1988. S. Proposed redevelopment includes 200 mixed-income housing units for home ownership and rental near the Midtown Greenway. Central Avenue N.E. A 114-unit apartment building is planned, along with commercial space. The building will be renovated for retail purposes.