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<br />FOCUS ON
<br />HIGHWAY 10 CORRIDOR
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<br />Minntsot~ t~al EstattJourr~l ,June 12, 1995
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<br />Highway 10
<br />from page I
<br />Minnsap~lls to Evergreen Business Park in
<br />the souit~arn part of Coon Rapids. The.
<br />business park, whinh is owned by Sham-
<br />rock Dev~inpmenl Inc. of Coon Rapids, is
<br />already h~me to a Honeywell facility.
<br /> Constn~ction of Vincent Metals' 275,000
<br />square fo~l building -- a $10 million pro-
<br />ject -- is~under way. The company, Start
<br />says, willibring about 250 employees and
<br />plans to ~ more,
<br /> Another large building under construc-
<br />tion in Egergreen Business Park is a new
<br />205.000 ,s~.. uam foot Green Bay Packaging
<br />Inc. facilfly. The company, which manu-
<br />factures ~:~rmgated cardboard malerials.
<br />owns eev 'qfal buildings for its operations in
<br />St, Paul. The company has 65 employees,
<br /> A new YMCA will bo going up in the
<br />business I~ark ns well. The multipurpose
<br />recl'ealioqal facility will occupy 58,000
<br />square fe~t.
<br /> A 180,000 square foot shopping center,
<br />located nd/er the existing Northtow'~ Shop-
<br />ping cen~r, Is under way. Among several
<br />retail sho~s, tbc new Nor'brown Village
<br />shopping~eenlcr's main tenants include
<br />SportMarl, Circuit Cily and Media Play --
<br />a Sam G ropdy music store.
<br /> Comfol~ Inn is in thc. proofs of finish-
<br />ing a 56-r6om hotel in thc southern part of
<br />Coon Ra~ds, and Country Suites, another
<br />ncarby howl, ~d~l 30 rooms last year.
<br /> Coon l~pidS' fi~st Olive 0arden
<br />last ycar lnd a Fuddruckcrs jusl opened
<br />this spring, Starr repons.
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<br /> , ..~.,/. ,..; .: i,~k.~.GV,,.£:,~, ;<.f.,. ~. :..,-::,,,,.Lt,,,,:.V;:.~:~.?¢¢ 5~.,., ,,(., ,., ,,o..,,~.a4....,1,,~ largcanchors for thc projcct, Starraaya, but
<br /> ..'.3..'-~ ,, .. :.-,". ~x~. ._.,,e~r;.~..%~..'.'.1 : ~-~.s-,-~'~--.~....'-.~./t -%°;..?.'-:1 ,~ thenameshavcnotyelbecoannouneed.
<br /> ,-"t · ' ~1~ Construction of the shopping c~nter is
<br /> ;'? '~"t cxpectcd to begin sometime this year.
<br /> :":" '. . ' ' Other projects in Coon Rapids include a
<br /> ' Elk. ' ' ,, ~ ....... I DiversificdAdjustmenl Service Inc. to be
<br /> ~t ~~:~ I I 25,000 square foot office building,or
<br /> finished soon, and a new 76,000 square
<br />~;!1 ~"' ~ ' ' ' ' I" ' I~f°°t °ity hail and ci~i° ca"ts' near High'
<br /> . ' Ramsey .. A0dover way 10. Also, Allina Mcrc7 Hospilal will
<br /> . ' bc adding 50,000 square feet to house its
<br /> cardiac mcdinlnc specie]lies department.
<br /> ~'].. 'Otsego. / %~. ,~c~=~m'~.. ' :. '~' "14;. million and $10 mitlion, acoordingtoStarr.
<br /> i That project is expected to cost between $9
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<br /> . lust northwest of Coon Rapids along thc
<br /> '"~:;J Roeers >"'x . x~.~,~ "..~."x~ ~,.Coon I ,'.,e' MiasissippiRivcr, the city ofAnoka is abo
<br /> .,,.~ s ' ~ Rapids
<br /> ~.~"~ "~"° %Day'ton ~ '~_.~,, "~t .1.t;,. er, Anoka'scommunitydevdopmentdirec-¢Xperiencinga growth spurt. Bob Kirchn-
<br />,~.~,~ ~ c~,x .
<br />~1 ' ' ~k. °g~':~~. -- suburbofMinneapolis.' .... d nssistantcitymanagcr, says thc clty. .
<br /> :. a, - 'q'~ :~:" used to b~ freestanding. But since thc last
<br /> :;";'~ O~e ;.r~-' growth period -- during the lalc 19'70s to
<br /> ..~. the mid-1980s -- it has be~n conslder~ a
<br /> ..~:j, Anoka'$ population is now at 1%500 and
<br /> continuing to grow..4, few ycam ago,
<br /> Anoka formulated a ~Ycar 2010 Vision
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<br /> In the noeahwcst corner of the city, Coon
<br />Rapids' Riverdaie Crossing Shopping Cen-
<br />ter ~ also owned by Shamrock Develop-
<br />ment -- has had several new businesses
<br />sprout up around it in the .pasl two years,
<br />Start says. Among thc.se include Bakers
<br />Square, Burger King, Blockbuster Video,
<br />Boston Markct, Wendy's, a Century Bank
<br />branch, Midas Mufflcr, 'liras Plus, Rapid
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<br />Oil Change and a new car dcaiemhip. Start
<br />says an Applcbec's and a large motel are
<br />plarmcd for thc area as well. · ·
<br />. And if that isn't enough shopping and
<br />service for Coon Rapids. Starr says Sham-
<br />rock Development has submiltcd a propos-
<br />al to thc city for a 500,000 square foot
<br />shopping renter lo be located on the south
<br />side of Main Street near the Main $trect-
<br />Highway 10 interchange. Shamrock has
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<br />Statemcnt" which dcclarcd a commitment
<br />to expand induslry in Anoka, create a bal-
<br />ance of housing options, maintain the city's
<br />historic identity and support the viabilily
<br />of its downtown businesses, Kirchner
<br />repons. · .
<br /> Sinc~ 1920, Anoka's main industry has
<br />been F~lcra] Cartridge Co., a now interna-
<br />tional business that manufactures sporting
<br />ammunition. Federal Cartridge employs
<br />~30 people.. -
<br /> Thc othcr two primary ind'ustrlcs of
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<br /> 427-8121
<br /> FOR sALE 87,120 Sq.' Ft. K-MART OUTLOT
<br /> Anoka , Excellent restaurant sitel
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<br /> FOR SALE 8'7,~o40 Sq. Ft. DEVELOPMENT SITE
<br /> Anoka Good auto-service and fast food iaea,iota.
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<br />FOR SALE 8,000 Sq. Ft. OFFICE BUILDING
<br />· Anoka Loads of parking, new furnaces and
<br /> ~ecurity system.
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<br /> FOR SALE 88,800 Sq. Ft. RETAIL GROUND
<br /> Ramsey All Utilities, good level site.
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<br />$3.95 SF
<br />$3.55 SF
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<br />$297,500
<br />S2:07 SF
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<br />- · FOR LEASE 1,600 to 12,000 Sq. Ft. RETAIL SPACE' $6.95 SF
<br />Anoka Will Built to suit.
<br />FOR (EASE 2,000 to 6,009 Sq. Ft. OFFICE SPACE ' ' '~;10.75' SF
<br />Anoka Available August 15, 1995. Rate inctudbs
<br /> all services.. -:.; .. : - ..: -"
<br /> FOR SALE 59,200 Sq. ~t. RETAIL SITE - Hwy'47 ihis $5.75 SF
<br /> Ramsey one is not on the highway but is
<br /> excellent for fast food --
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<br />For more information call:
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<br />Wa~tne L. Johnson & Associates, Inc,
<br />1135 West Highway I0 Anoka MN 55303
<br />· (612) 427-8121' ~:ax (612) 427-1985
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