Join City of Minneapolis and development team partners on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 5:30-7:30 pm at Urban Research and Outreach Engagement Center, 2001 Plymouth Ave. N
The City of Minneapolis will share updates on the Upper Harbor redevelopment at a March 26 community meeting. The expansive tract of land on the North Side between Washington Avenue and the Mississippi River, is being transformed to accommodate new places to live and work, a 20-acre riverside park, and a community performing arts center.
Everyone is invited to hear from the City and the development team, led by United Properties, as they share information about the latest updates on the project, a proposal for the Health & Wellness Hub, and next steps.
Upper Harbor Redevelopment Community Meeting
Date: Tuesday, March 26
Time: 5:30-7:30 pm
Location: Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC)
Address: 2001 Plymouth Ave. N., Minneapolis MN 55411
This meeting is open to the public and food will be provided. Registration is not required but helpful for food ordering. RSVP here to let us know you are attending
Visit the City’s website to read more about the Upper Harbor redevelopment
Park Construction
A new 20-acre regional park is part of the Upper Harbor redevelopment. Much of the new park will be linear. It features approximately one mile of parkway road with parking, separated bike and pedestrian trails, and native trees, grasses, woody shrubs and perennials planted across the park and new naturalized shoreline.
A five-acre core park space will connect Dowling Avenue to the riverfront. This central open plaza and lawn area is designed as a flexible space for events and activities. The image below shows the core park space connected to the linear park space to the north and south.
The park will also include large-scale stormwater treatment and riverbank restoration with a river overlook. Much of that work is being done in partnership with the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization. Check out the MWMO Upper Harbor page for more details on that.
Over the past two years, construction work focused on preparing the site for the future park with demolition, grading and utility work. Park construction will begin in Spring 2024 and the park is expected to open in 2025. The new regional park will add 20 acres of publicly accessible riverfront parkland to the Minneapolis park system on the Northside, a significant milestone in the MPRB’s mission to increase parkland and river access in North and Northeast Minneapolis.
City of Minneapolis Public Works is currently constructing the parkway road and expects to complete that in 2024, see its latest update below.
Public Infrastructure Construction
Construction continues this year on the Upper Harbor Phase 1 Public Infrastructure Project. This spring, street construction is expected to be complete.
This work includes:
- Constructing a new north-south parkway
- Reconstructing Dowling Avenue N and 33rd Avenue N
- Improving the intersection of Dowling & Washington
- Constructing riverfront multi-use trails through the site
- Constructing 20-acre public park, with restored shoreline, running the length of the site
- Constructing and/or upgrading public utilities to support the site’s new use
Visit the City’s website to read more about Street construction at Upper Harbor