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The Gateway North designation was created in 2001 by the Cottage Grove City Council and the Cottage Grove Economic Development Authority.  It is a 365 acre district including property on all four quadrants of the Highway 61 / 80th Street interchange.  The designation is a signal that the City is interested in pursuing redevelopment and rehabilitation opportunities for this commercial hub.  Since the designation was put into place the Grove Plaza shopping center received substantial rehabilitation including rehabilitation of the small tenant spaces next to Rainbow Foods, rehabilitation of an existing bank building as a new location for MainStreet Bank, and construction of the Starbucks building.  The Gateway Center, located west of East Point Douglas Road was also constructed including freestanding buildings for TCF Bank and Walgreen’s, as well as a 12,706 square foot multi-tenant retail building.  North of 80th Street a Kohl’s Department store was constructed on a redevelopment site just west of Hardwood Avenue.  On the east side of this same street are new buildings for the Shoppes at Gateway North, Ruby Tuesday Restaurant, and the OakPark Commons office retail center.  On the east side of the Gateway new projects were constructed for the Park Grove Pet Hospital and a major renovation of an existing building was recently completed for the Oral Surgery Center at 7791 79th Street.  A redevelopment of the Cottage Square shopping center began at the end of 2006.

Gateway purchase, leasing, and build to suit opportunities are still available at the following locations:

7500 80th Street South

80th Street Commons

Excellent visibility and access from 80th Street, the main commercial corridor in Cottage Grove.  Traffic counts of 21,000 VPD.  Conveniently located next to major retail destinations such as Kohl's, Rainbow Foods and Walgreens.  Building zoning can accommodate medical, office, retail and restaurant tenants.  Prominent signage on building storefront for all tenants. 9,000 square feet available. Ample surface parking.

Listed by: Bruce Miller, CCIM Vice President

Contact phone: 651.452.3303

Email:  bmiller@mfcproperties.com

Pricing Information:  call or e-mail for pricing

7500 79th Street (vacant land)

This corner lot totals 38,000 square feet and is zoned commercial.  It is adjacent to the Park Grove Pet Hospital and across the street from the Washington County Library – Cottage Grove branch.

Listed by:  Lance Johnson

Contact phone: 651.714.5557 or 763.424.0666

Pricing Information:  $325,000

7050 West Point Douglas Road (vacant land)

This 2.8 acre site is located just south of 80th Street adjacent to the Youth Service Bureau building.  The property is divisible and zoned commercial.  There is a City utility impact on development flexibility.

Listed by: Joel Buttenhoff owner/agent

Contact phone: 952.401.1805

Email: jbuttenhoff@5thstreetventures.com

Pricing Information:  $9 /SF

7359 West Point Douglas Road (vacant land)

Pad sites are available between the Rush Bar and the Metro Transit Park and Ride facility.  The property is zoned commercial.

Listed by: Welsh Companies

All Seasons Golf Site (vacant land / structure) 7552 W. Pt. Douglas Rd.

This 12.9 acre site was recently purchased for a future redevelopment as an industrial or retail development.

Listed by:  Gary Lally, Hoyt Properties

Contact phone:  612.746.5021

Email: garyl@hoytproperties.com

7528 East Point Douglas Road (vacant land)

This 13,068 square foot site is located just south of Sunbelt Auto.

Listed by: Tom Ott, Owner/broker

Contact phone: 612.701.7474; fax: 651.458.4833

Email: tom@theotts.com

Pricing Information:  $127,777

6961 E. Pt. Douglas Road

South Point Ridge

This 14.77 acre parcel is located on the north east side of Highway 61 just north of 80th Street at the western terminus of East Point Douglas Road.  The site has severe topographic site challenges but good highway visibility.  White Pines senior housing opened in the fall of 2008. Also, an office planned unit development has been approved. 

Listed by: Jon Rauch and Lonnie Provencher; NorthMarq

Contact phone: 952.831.1000 or 952.820.8722

Aspen Grove parcel (vacant land) 7007 + E. Pt. Douglas Road

This site is expected to be created during 2007 just west of Kohl’s Department store, in the 3 to 5 acre range with frontage on East Point Douglas Road.  Site will be visible from Highway 61 and 80th Street.

Listed by: Tom Ott, owner / broker

Contact phone: 612.701.7474; Fax: 651.458.4833

Email: tom@theotts.com

HSS Parcel (vacant land) 7785 Hardwood Avenue

This 1.36 acre site is located on Hardwood Avenue at the intersection with East Point Douglas Road.  It is just north of Kohl’s Department store and west of the Shoppes at Gateway North.  To the north and west of this parcel is City owned open space.  Zoned B-2 it would make an ideal small office development site.

Listed by: Mark Young & Mark Moore, Coldwell Banker Commercial

Contact phone: 612.338.2828

Email: myoung@cbcgriffin.com or mmoore@cbcgriffin.com

Pricing Information:  $9.50 / SF

Oakwood Commercial site (vacant land) 7785 Hardwood Avenue South

This 72,708 square foot site is located just north of the Ruby Tuesday Restaurant and just east of the Shoppes at Gateway North and the Kohl’s Department Store and adjacent to the 35 acre Oakwood Community Park.  The site is malleable as part of the proposed Oakwood Park redevelopment project.

Listed by: City of Cottage Grove

Contact: Ryan Schroeder

Contact phone: 651.458.2822

Email: rschroeder@cottage-grove.org

Pricing Information:  The City is asking $11.50/square foot plus development fees and charges of $1.20/SF (2009 numbers). Building permit and connection charges are extra.  On site storm water holding is not required due to a planned for connection to the Ruby Tuesday storm pond.  The City is open to a land lease.

Shoppes at Gateway North, 7750 Harkness Avenue South

This 16,898 square foot high end multi tenant retail building is located just west of Oakwood Park and north of Kohl’s Department store at the intersection of Harkness and Hardwood Avenues.  Current tenants are Las Margaritas (Mexican restaurant), ColdStone Creamery, Jimmy John’s sandwich shop, Prodigy Real Estate, State Farm Insurance, and Anytime Fitness.  Currently 4,710 square feet are available.

The Newest Tenant!

Gloss Salon

Listed by: Sara Martin; Welsh Companies

Contact phone: 952.897.7723

Email:smartin@welshco.com

Leasing information: $20 NNN. Total CAM’s / Tax are estimated at $5.30/SF for 2006

Oak Park Commons, 7420 - 7430 80th Street South

This twin building 29,000 square foot office retail multi-tenant project has access from 80th Street and Hardwood Court.  It is located just south of Oakwood Park providing a natural setting for office users and picnic and strolling opportunities for shoppers.  Current tenants include a Subway, H@R Block, St. Croix Cleaners, Salon 80 Hair Salon, the Tom Moy Cafe, Great Clips, and three dental offices. Building One has one retail space available at 2,211 square feet. Building Two has one office space available.

Listed by: Derrick Jensen, Suntide Commercial Realty, Inc.

Contact phone: 651.209.9614
Email: derrick@suntide.com

Leasing Information: $20.00/sf Retail; $16.00/sf Office. CAMS at $5.77/sf.

Hillside Center, 7501 80th Street

This office building is located across the street from City Hall adjacent to the Grove Plaza Shopping Center. It has 13,000 square feet gross rentable and 11,500 square feet of net rentable space. Current tenants include: Gerard J. Weingartner DDS, PA; John Norton DDS, PA; Gregg Tschida Insurance Agency; R. Gordon Nesvig – Attorney; Red Wing Dental Arts; Family Chiropractic Center; and Avalon Programs. Currently, an 800 square-foot and a 715 square foot space is available.

Leasing Contact: Gerry Weingartner

(651) 459-2300

E-Mail: drweino@aol.com

Leasing Information:  $10.00/NRSF; CAMS/Tax $8.60/NRSF

YSB Building, 7064 West Point Douglas Road

This office building is located between West Point Douglas Road and Highway 61 just south of 80th Street.  It is home to the Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce and serves as a satellite facility for the owner of the building, the Youth Service Bureau.

Listed by:  Paul Weiler

Contact Phone:  651.439.8800

Leasing Information: $12.50 / SF

80th Street Village Green Mall, 7155 80th Street

This 15,607 square foot center on several acres received a facelift in 2005 repositioning the property in the marketplace. Visible to northbound Highway 61 travelers this center is accessible from a private drive south off of 80th Street.  It is currently home to Santorini Chiropractic, Kare-N-Kuts, SS Tan-way, and Healthsouth.

Listed by:  Linda O’Connor, LannCo

Contact phone:  651.730.8444

Grove Plaza Mall, 7200 E. Point Douglas Road

This shopping center, located south of 80th Street with Highway 61 views has over 240,000 square feet on site.  Retailers in the Center or in freestanding buildings include Rainbow Foods, Mainstreet Bank, Starbucks, In Concert, Turbo Nails, MGM Liquors, Hallmark, American Sports Bar and Grill, Minnesota Hearth and Home, and Hollywood Video.  Zoning is B-2.  A corner development pad is currently available.

Listed by:  Howard Levy, EBL & S Property

Contact Phone:  215.790.4700

Email: hlevy@EBL-S.com

Former Home Depot Site, 7201 E. Point Douglas Road

This section of the Grove Plaza Mall, located south of 80th Street with Highway 61 views has 95,096 available square feet on 9.8 acres. The property is listed at $6.7 million. Zoning is B-2. 

Listed by:  Linda Zelm and John Tramm, Coldwell Banker Commercial Griffin Companies

Contact Phone: 612.904.7831

Email: jtramm@cbcgriffin.com or lzelm@cbcgriffin.com

Norris Square, 8200 Hadley Avenue

Redevelopment of this 14 acre site is underway.  Included is 146 Senior Housing Units developed by Presbyterian Homes on about 6.5 acres, and also new retail and medical office development on approximately 7.5 acres.  The commercial portion of the site, located at the lighted intersection of 80th Street and Hadley Avenue will be the future home to 60,000 + square feet of retail/restaurant and office uses.  Zoning is B-2.

Listed by:  John Tramm, Coldwell Banker Commercial Griffin Companies

Contact Phone:  612.904.7816

Email:  jtramm@cbcgriffin.com

80th Street Crossing, 8118 Hadley Avenue ( G-Will Center)

This 54,000 square foot center on 5.5 acres, is located on the west side of the district, visible from Highway 61 and across the street from the Norris Square redevelopment.  Tenants include G-Will Liquors, Hansons Auto Care, Cottage Grove Florist, B & G Hair, Family Dollar, Pro Nails, Mister Barber, Bella Pizza, Pizza Hut and Dance by Kris.

Listed by:  Brandon Champeau; NorthMarq

Contact Phone:  952.837.8653

Leasing Information: Rates range from $10 to $14 /SF plus CAMS Taxes of $3.31.  Space availability: 575 SF, 1950 SF, and 2812 SF.

This commercial hub for Cottage Grove has access off Highway 61 from Jamaica Avenue and Keats Avenue (County Road 19).  Keats Avenue also serves as the entrance to the 1750 acre 3M Cottage Grove campus on the south side of Highway 61 where Keats becomes Innovation Road.  Jamaica Avenue, south  of Highway 61 serves as the entrance to the Cottage Grove Industrial Park.  Currently home to about 800,000 square feet of office and retail uses the square footage of commercial offerings is expected to double within the next several years as the City brings an additional 129 acres on line as an expansion to the existing district south to Keats.  Infrastructure construction for this expanded commercial district occurred in 2007 with installation of a roundabout roadway redesign providing improved access and traffic flow on Jamaica Avenue from West Point Douglas Road to East Point Douglas Road.  Predesign of a new Highway 61 bridge at Keats Avenue, with realignment of area frontage roads is also expected to occur in 2007-2008 for an anticipated reconstruction project within the next several years.  Streetscaping improvements are projected throughout the entire district.

In 2007 Washington County is opened their 40,000 square foot south service center just east of Keats at 90th Street.  Access to the Center is provided by the first leg of an eventual 6.1 mile Ravine Parkway which will run from East Point Douglas Road just west of Keats, north to about 65th Street, thence west to connect to the existing 65th Street at or about Ideal Avenue, continuing west to the City of Newport where the roadway will intersect with 70th Street and Highway 61. The City is considering future construction of local government buildings at this same County government center site which is just northeast of the Jamaica / Cottageview district.

Jamaica / Cottageview purchase, leasing, and build to suit opportunities are still available at the following locations:

7955 Ivystone - CrossRoads Church

Due to CrossRoad's rapid member growth and move to a brand-new facility in Woodbury, they are forced to sell this well-built, fully-functional 30,000 sf church facility located on a 4.4 acre site at the intersection of 80th Street and Jamaica Avenue.  Obvious re-use is as a church or charter school. 

Listed by: AREA, LLC

Contact Phone: 612.460.4400

Email: rnr@areatenantrep.com

Pine Grove (vacant land) 9000 block of E. Pt. Douglas Road

The Pine Grove commercial subdivision is sandwiched between Menards and Target / Cub along East Point Douglas Road.  New construction over the past few years has included two multi-tenant office/retail buildings, the Pine Grove Marketplace, and a stand alone Wells Fargo Bank.  An additional site is available for up to an 8,000 square foot office/retail building.

Listed by: Joel Buttenhoff: owner / broker

Contact phone: 952.401.1805

Email:  jbuttenhoff@5thstreetventures.com

CG Animal Hospital site (vacant land) 8100 block of E. Pt. Douglas Rd.

There is an available site located adjacent to the Cottage Grove Animal Hospital.  Both parcels have the same fee ownership.  The pad is listed as a build-to-suit.  It is currently zoned R-6 so a rezoning would be required should a commercial proposal come forward.

Cottage Grove Plaza, 8655 E. Pt. Douglas Road

This multi-tenant shopping center was developed in 1990 with Target and the Merchants Bank and Fashion Bug as anchors with a Cub grocery store within the same development across the street.  Additional retailers on the site include Pet Food Outlet, Ho King restaurant, Pretty Nails, GNC, Great Clips, Zephyr Cleaners, Cassinis Pizza, Family & Cosmetic Gentle Denistry, and Radio Shack, Payless Shoes, H & R Block, Midas, and Wendy’s also occupy space in buildings located in outlots of the shopping center.  The Center has Highway 61 access at Jamaica Avenue.  Currently one bay, a former Subway Store, is available for lease in the main center with two bays available within the Midas freestanding building at 8649 E. Pt. Douglas Road.

Listed by: Todd Geller, Victory Parking Inc.

Contact Phone: 651.222.8972

Email:  todd@victorycapital.com

Pricing Information:  $22 /SF; CAM $8 /SF

8750 90th Street

This 6,374 square-foot office building is located at the corner of 90th Street and Jamaica Avenue just north of Cub Foods Supermarket. Current tenants include Veldhouse Insurance, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, and Patricia A. O'Gorman, P.A. Currently two office spaces are available at 1,537 square feet and 520 square feet.

Represented by: Michele Wolf
E-mail: michelewolf@comcast.net
Leasing Information: $9.50/sf; CAMS/Tax $5.50/sf

Pine Grove Marketplace, 8800 block E. Pt. Douglas Road

This 11,000 square foot multi-tenant retail center has recently opened. The Center has Highway 61 visibility and is located on East Point Douglas Drive in between Menards and Wells Fargo, just southeast of Target / Cub.  Current tenants include Pizza Man Pizzeria, Dialysis Center, Telecommunications retailer, Construction/Contractor office.

Listed by: Bob Minks; Welsh Companies

Contact Phone: 952.837.3068

Cottage Grove Marketplace, 8599 W. Pt. Douglas Road

This 12,000 square foot multi-tenant retail center is currently home to the Bulletin License Center, pet grooming, Persona Studio, barber shop, and mortgage broker.

The Center has Highway 61 visibility and is located 2,000 feet northwest of Jamaica on West Point Douglas Road.

Tenant opportunities are available.

Listed by: Al Stewart, Jay Feider, Dean Lurken, Shawn Peterson

Contact Phone: 612.749.3553  612.723.5447  612.419.8868  612.210.2430

Point West Business Center, 8600 block W. Pt. Douglas Road

This new multi-tenant office building is located just north of Jamaica Avenue on West Point Douglas Drive.  The two building complex has Highway 61 views.  It was built as a office condo project.  Owner and tenant opportunities are available.  Current occupants include Edward Jones Investments, Kiekhoefer Chiropractic, East Suburban Resources, Cal Spas Pool and Billiards, and American Family Insurance.  One upper level office is available with 1,800 square feet.

Proud to announce two new tenants:

J & S Siding and Gutters

First Financial Lending

Listed By:  Jim Zins

Contact Phone:  651.248.1192

Majestic Ballroom Site, 9165 W. Pt. Douglas Road

9 acres located on West Point Douglas Road.  The site has Highway 61 visibility and is located off of Jamaica Avenue. Zoned commercial, B-2.

Listed By:  Mike McGrath, McGrath Development

Contact Phone:  612.369.1512

The West Draw is a 1800 acre neighborhood generally located west of Hinton Avenue, east of the communities of Newport and St. Paul Park, and north of 80th Street to the Woodbury border.  Development within this neighborhood has been primarily from 1998 continuing for the next three to five years.  Single family housing values generally start in the mid to high $300,000’s up to the mid $600,000’s.  Upon completion the neighborhood is anticipated to have about 2000 households including attached and empty nester product with about 70% of completed units detached.  Access to shopping for the neighborhood would be in either the Gateway North district via Hardwood Avenue or Hinton Avenue or within the district at two neighborhood commercial parcels at 70th Street and Hinton Avenue.

West Draw purchase, leasing, and build to suit opportunities are still available at the following locations:

Summerhill Crossing Neighborhood Retail, 6900 block Pine Arbor Dr.

This City approved Planned Unit Development on 5.5 acres is currently being preleased ahead of construction.  It is located at the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Hinton Avenue (County State Aid Highway 13) and 70th Street (County State Aid Highway 22).  A pad has been built for a free standing Holiday Station store.  Along with a 38,000 square foot multi-tenant medical center and a 10,000 square foot office building. Future pads exist for 11,000 square feet of retail and 5,000 square foot restaurant.

Now Open!

38,000 square foot multi-tenant medical & 10,000 square foot office.

Listed by:  Mike Rygh

Contact Phone: 651.459.1972

Email:  mike@customonehomesmn.net

Hinton Avenue Professional Building, 7801 72nd Street

This 6,424 square foot City approved building is currently being preleased ahead of construction.  It is located at the intersection of 72nd Street and Hinton Avenue on a one acre parcel.  

Listed by: Craig Lien and Louis Suarez; Welsh Companies

Contact Phone: 952.837.3055  952.837.3061

Email: clien@welshco.com or lsuarez@welshco.com

Leasing Information: $14.50/RSF plus $5/RSF CAM/Tax for up to 2,610 available square feet

The East Ravine is Cottage Groves newest upscale development.  At 4,000 acres in total this planned community will be home to 6,500 households and 800,000 square feet of commercial activity in addition to an extensive network of parks and open space planned for development over the next ten years along the future Ravine Parkway.  Access to shopping is easily available either via  Jamaica or Keats avenues to the Jamaica / Cottageview development or via 80th Street to the Gateway North district.  An additional neighborhood shopping destination will be developed at the intersection of 70th Street and Keats currently home to the historic Cedarhurst Mansion and the Shoppes at Almar Village.  Upon full development this intersection is expected to support between 100,000 and 200,000 square feet of commercial activity.

East Ravine purchase, leasing, and build to suit opportunities are still available at the following locations:

Shoppes at Almar Village, 7155 Jorgensen Lane South            

The Shoppes is a 3.7 acre retail center including an 18,600 square foot multi-tenant retail building with three additional freestanding retail pads.  The site is a Planned Unit Development totaling 28,850 square feet of City approved commercial space.  Current tenants include Dennis Brothers Liquor, Laurel’s Florals, Carbone’s Pizza, Subway and All About Nails.  The Center is located at 70th Street and Keats Avenue (County Road 19). Tenant bays available:  3,500 square feet, 2,500 square feet, 1,300 square feet, and 1,250 square feet.

Now open :

Bongaard Meats

Kath Oil C-store & Gas station

Opening soon:

S & C Bank

Listed by:  Tammy Medina; Town Lake Real Estate

Contact Phone: 651.735.2877 or 651.592.7909

The Cottage Grove Industrial Park is located five minutes south of I-494 on Jamaica Avenue just west of Highway 61.  Twenty minutes from the Lindberg terminal at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport with sites on the Canadian Pacific Railway this industrial park is ideally suited to assist growing manufacturers with the next stage in their development.

The industrial park development has been a joint venture of the City of Cottage Grove and its Economic Development Authority with the WAG Farms Family Trust, the fee owners of the land.  Through this unique partnership the development team has created sites for future growth for TradeHome Shoes, Advance Corporation, American AgCo, the USPS, CCE Technologies, Schmid Packaging, Plastic Resource, Inc., Innovative Chemical Company, Resorts and Lodges LLC, Ichor Creative Stone, the Hemingway Business Center and the Andersen Windows Renewal by Andersen facility.  Initiated in 1997, this partnership has provided the end user the opportunity to locate a development site under a contract with the City which provides a one-stop process ensuring simplicity in the development at cost effective pricing.

We are pleased to announce that opening by summer 2008 will be the new corporate offices and distribution facility for Werner Electric Supply, Minnesota Group!

For 2007 we are pleased to include a new development partner, OPUS Northwest.  OPUS will provide the City of Cottage Grove the opportunity to tap a new market of growth partners while continuing to market and develop land on its own as well.  For more information please contact:

Ryan R. Schroeder                           Craig Lien                         Tom Shaver

City of Cottage Grove                      Welsh Companies            OPUS Northwest

651.458.2822                                     952.897.7700                952.656.4611

Rschroeder@cottage-grove.org   Clien@welshco.com   Tom.shaver@opuscorp.com

Click here for the Industrial Park map of available land

Canadian Pacific Railway, 95th and Hwy 61

The CP Rail owns 280 acres north of 95th Street on which it operates an Auto marshalling facility.  CP has just opened a new subdivision to make land available for both rail and non-rail end users.  As a result 40 acres of development land zoned I-2 is now graded and available. 

Listed by:  Art Brown, Prudential Commercial Real Estate

Contact Phone: 952.837.6273

Email:  artb@prumnrealtors.com

Pricing information:  $4.75 /SF

ICHOR, 9850 Hemingway Avenue

New Construction! Great location off of Hwy 61 and Jamaica Avenue. 10,800 square feet of warehouse office build-to-suit. The loading in the space consists of 1 dock door and 1 oversized drive-in door with 20' clear height. 60’x36’ column spacing offers 180’ bay depth.  Only 7 miles from I-494, 15 miles from downtown St. Paul, and 20 miles from the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport.

Listed by: Bryan Van Hoof, CB Richard Ellis

Contact Phone: 952.924.4624

Email: bryan.vanhoof@cbre.com

Pricing information: $10.00 /SF office and $5.00 /SF warehouse

Hemingway Business Center , 9800 Hemingway Avenue S

Available now for sale or lease.  Up to 20k square feet of newly constructed office/warehouse space.  15' 9" clear height.  8 drive-in doors.  Concrete construction.  Demiseable to 2,500 square feet.  Will sell suites as condo's or will sell the entire facility. 

Listed by:  
Cory Judge - CB Richard Ellis (952)924-4660                 
Tom Lelich - CB Richard Ellis (952)924-4675

Commercial & Retail Projects FAQs

Do you have questions or comments about a Commercial or Retail project taking place in your neighborhood? Please call the Community Development Department at (651) 458-2827.