Site work, paving and new construction of a mixed-use development in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Design plans call for the construction of a educational facility; for site work for a playground / park / athletic field; sidewalk / parking lot; and for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot.

The subject property consists of a full block, approximately 3.7-acre site bound by 44th Avenue South, 45th Avenue South, 32nd Steet East, and 33rd Street East. The property has platted front yards facing 44th Avenue South, 45th Avenue South, and 33rd Street East, and a corner side yard facing 32nd Street East. The property is currently developed with a two-story school building which was constructed in 1923, the former Cooper School. Cooper School closed in 2005 and has been vacant since. The school building occupies approximately the southern one-third of the site, while the northern approximately two-thirds of the site function as public open space, including a recently improved playground. The property is located one block southwest of the Upper Campus of Minnehaha Academy, two blocks south of Lake Street East, and four blocks west of the Mississippi River. The property is not located in the Shoreland Overlay District or the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Overlay District. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The applicant is proposing to demolish the existing school building and to construct a new three-story, approximately 130,000 square-foot K-12 school on the site. https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/Board/Agenda/CPC-COW/6220utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minneapolis Public Schools is planning construction of a new Anishinabe Academy school building on the former Cooper School grounds at 3239 44th Ave S. The project includes a new school facility incorporating Native American cultural elements, educational programming spaces, open green space, playgrounds, a soccer field, and underground parking. Project cost is expected to range from $90 million to $105 million. Design development is ongoing, with plans expected to return to the school board in November and a traffic study still pending.