2021-2022 Board of Directors
October 22, 2021Towerside is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to our Board of Directors; Dr. Gloria Jeff and Mr. Patrick Mascia. Read More
Since it’s inception in 2013 Towerside has achieved several milestones. By approaching the planning and development of the district’s 370 acres as a whole, and with area stakeholder and topic experts at the table, multiple projects have emerged. This collaborative, district-level approach to development enables Towerside’s partners to leverage their unique assets, which when combined, can recalibrate the public, private, and civic wealth of the community and re-channel it, creating an opportunity to problem-solve at scale.
Community Planning Work
Public-Private Partnership Formed
Green Line LRT Opens
Surly's Destination Brewery Facility Opens
Healthy Community Guide Created
Restorative Development Guide Created
District Stormwater Phase 1
District Energy Feasibility
Dual City Innovation District Resolutions
District Guidelines for Development
District Parking Feasibility
District Entity Formation
Green 4th St Reconstruction
MPRB East of River Masterplan
District Framework for Implementation
Innovation District Policy included in Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan
Towerside Park Green Space
Green 4th Street Enhancements complete
District Stormwater Phase II begins
Bridal Veil Regional Trail Corridor Adopted
District Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage begins
Tower Hill Park & Luxton Park Improvements
Integrated Utility Hub
Saint Paul Green Space
EcoDistricts Certified
December 16, 2021
The Masters of Urban and Regional Planning Students Land use planning class is holding a Community Exhibit 12/16/21 - Interrogating the Innovation District at the University Enterprise Labs.
This semester students have been working arduously to develop 10 land use planning projects focused on reconsidering the notion of an innovation district.
Thursday, December 16th from 6 to 8:30 pm
September 23, 2021
Aquifer energy storage project wins financial backing of Mpls city council
August 16, 2021
The Market at Malcolm Yards & O'Shaughnessy Distillery open
September 30, 2020
Green 4th Street Enhancements Completed
June 30, 2020
Metropolitan Council awards $100,000 grant for District Stormwater Phase II
September 01, 2019
Towerside Innovation District Park complete
Towerside is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to our Board of Directors; Dr. Gloria Jeff and Mr. Patrick Mascia. Read More
The vision of Towerside Innovation District always included innovation in energy use; sustainability, energy independence, and without the use of fossil fuels. That groundbreaking sustainability project moved a significant step forward on September 24, 2021 when the Minneapolis City Council approved a loan for the construction of an aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) system. Read More
It started as an idea, to install large outdoor murals on the vast walls of a gritty industrial area of Saint Paul. That idea became reality through a founding partnership with the Creative Enterprise Zone (CEZ), a city recognized district and nonprofit organization dedicated to attracting and supporting creative people and businesses. Read More
The District Stormwater System at Towerside, captures, treats, and reuses stormwater runoff draining from a roughly two-block area next to the Prospect Park light rail station, near the University of Minnesota. In addition to keeping pollutants out of the nearby Mississippi River, the system creates opportunities for reusing captured stormwater for purposes like irrigation and industrial use. Read More
This summer, representatives of Towerside and Prospect Park Properties joined Mississippi Watershed Maintenance Organization (MWMO)’s Green Team extending a little tlc to Towerside’s green space, and exercising its core objective—to bring community together—supporting renewable energy, including a sustainable and restorative infrastructure, and creating a new century nexus for people, to live, work, learn, research, explore and engage. Read More