Lyndale Avenue in Richfield is coming alive with community activities this summer! In addition to hosting a weekly Richfield Farmers Market at the Lyndale Gardens site, the City of Richfield will be hosting two of its summer concerts there. Lyndale Gardens, at 64th and Lyndale, is undergoing redevelopment and ground-breaking is anticipated this year. The [...]
By Mary Jane Smetanka The store will be a key part of Richfield’s new “downtown.” As Richfield’s new “downtown” near Lyndale Avenue and 66th Street sprouts shiny new apartment and retail buildings, the missing piece of the puzzle that is Lyndale Gardens is beginning to fall into place. Lakewinds Natural Foods, a member-owned food cooperative [...]
Living in a walkable urban neighborhood comes with obvious benefits – no long morning commutes, access to a myriad of activities and opportunities all on foot, and the cost savings that comes with not owning and driving two private vehicles. As more people move back to cities, reclaiming this foundational lifestyle, what is the impact [...]
Lakewinds Natural Foods, a full service member owned co-operative grocer with locations in Minnetonka and Chanhassen, is on its way to opening a brand new store in Richfield at Lyndale Gardens. An announcement was made to the Richfield City Council on December 11, 2012. The Cornerstone Group had been negotiating with Lakewinds for a year and [...]
On Saturday evening, the vacant Lyndale Gardens site was transformed into a magical winter wonderland, complete with luminaries, bonfires and s’more roasting, live music, crafts vendors, and Santa. Here are some photos of the event. You can see more photos on the Lyndale Gardens Facebook Page.
The Lyndale Gardens site just got a little greener. That’s because a 40 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system has just been turned on. In preparation for the new mixed-use development, the project was able to take advantage of federal, state, and Xcel Energy incentives to purchase solar panels that will help power the future retail and [...]
Richfield residents will have the opportunity to enjoy a new holiday celebration this year at Lyndale Gardens, on Saturday December 1 from 4-8 p.m. The event will feature 20 local arts and crafts vendors, a live acoustic performance by the Hummingbirds, food trucks, bonfires with free s’more roasting, and an appearance by Santa. The Cornerstone [...]
Prospect Park is one step closer to actualizing its vision as a walkable, transit-oriented urban village. The Cornerstone Group has completed acquisition of the former Boeser site at 2901 4th Street SE in Minneapolis. Colleen Carey, President of The Cornerstone Group, stated: “We believe that the Prospect Park Station has great potential for transformation. The LRT [...]
Hundreds of Richfield residents turned out for the Lyndale Gardens community event! A full article is available in the Richfield Patch.
This is an excerpt from an article in Twin Cities Business Magazine. The article features an interview with Diane DeVon, portfolio manager for TCG Management. ‘They have to believe in it’ Creating a culture in which employees are engaged in sustainability—from pitching plastic bottles in the right bin to sharing ideas to green the [...]
