St. Paul Planning Commission: Student apartment building on Grand Avenue gets the nod

A proposal to build a five-story, 20-unit student apartment building at 2124 Grand Ave. won approval from the St. Paul Planning Commission on Friday, May 18, with conditions.

The building, which will replace a duplex and a single-family home at Grand Avenue and Finn Street, will have one level of underground parking with 37 stalls. Three more stalls will be along an alley.

The building, which will be constructed in the permit parking district by the University of St. Thomas, will be limited to up to 20 on-street parking permits for residents and up to five additional permits for management.

The developer, Cullen LLC, is required to provide up to 24 bicycle stalls and a space for a car-sharing service such as HourCar, as long as a car-sharing company is willing to locate there. Other conditions governed stormwater management and the placement of windows on the site.

Neighboring residents had objected to an increase in student housing, but city staff found that the project does not defy an ongoing moratorium against converting owner-occuped homes into student rentals since the development will be new construction.

The planning commission approved the project by a 15-1 vote.

SALVATION ARMY

Meanwhile, the Salvation Army won one and lost one before the commission Friday.

The Salvation Army recently received the go-ahead to open a co-ed youth shelter at the Booth Brown House on Como Avenue.

The 16-bed emergency shelter would house young people

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St. Paul Planning Commission: Student apartment building on Grand Avenue gets the nod