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AGENDA RECOMMENDATION |
Consent Calendar 5.J.
City Council Regular Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 03/09/2026
Agenda Item:
Motion approving the Preliminary Plat of Front Street Place Subdivision located on the west side of South Front Street and addressed as the 600 Block (even side only) and 112 West Liberty Street; by request of ISG.
Recommendation/Action(s):
At the February 25, 2026, meeting, the Planning Commission recommended the City Council motion to approve the preliminary plat.
Summary:
ISG, on behalf of the owner, Front Street Plaza, LLC, is seeking a preliminary plat review of the Front Street Plaza subdivision. The purpose of the plat is to combine thirteen existing parcels into one block, totaling 2.5 acres.
The subject properties are legally described as, Parcel 1: Lots 1, 2, 3, 13, 14 and 15 of Auditor's Plat No. 5 Mankato with exceptions; AND, Parcel 2: Easterly 157 feet of the northerly 22 feet of Lot 4 and also the easterly 143 feet of the middle 22 feet of said Lot 4 in Block 1, Warren's Addition to Mankato; otherwise also described as Lot 4 of Auditor's Plat No. 17 and light well on Lot 5 of said Auditor's Plat No. 17; AND, Parcel 3: Outlot B, Pike Street Subdivision No. 3, City of Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; AND, Parcel 4: Lots 5 and 6, and the vacated alley adjacent thereto, of Auditor's Plat No. 17, Rearrangement of part of Auditor's Plat No. 5, City of Mankato; AND, Parcel 5: Lot Twelve (12), Auditor's Plat #17, Re-Arrangement of part of Auditor's Plat #5, except: All that part of Lot No. 12 lying East of Southerly extension of Westerly line of Lot No. 8, both of said lots being in the City of Mankato and according to Auditor's Plat #17; AND, Parcel 6: That part of Lot Sixteen (16), Auditor's Plat #17, Rearrangement of Auditor's Plat #5, and Lot Twenty-one (21), Auditor's Plat #17, Re-Arrangement of Part of Auditor's Plat #5, according to the Plat thereof; AND, Parcel 7: the Westerly 48 feet of the following described parcel: The Easterly 140 feet of Lots 9 and 10 of Auditor's Plat No. 5, Mankato, of Block 84, Bruner's Plat of Mankato, Lot 1 and part of Lot 2 of Van Brunt's North Row, Block 2 of Oakwood Addition to Mankato, and Block 1 Warrens Addition to Mankato, said tract of land fronting on Front Street in said City 38 feet and extending along Liberty Street a distance of 140 feet and being rectangular in form; AND, Parcel 8: Lot 7, Auditor's Plat No.17, Rearrangement of Part of Auditor's Plat No. 5; AND, Parcel 9: Lot Eight (8), Auditor's Plat No.17, Rearrangement of Part of Auditor's Plat No. 5 and Part of Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10) Auditor's Plat No. 5 and a part of Lot Twelve (12) Auditor's Plat No.17 and All that part of Lot 9 according to Auditor's Plat No. 5 lying West of the southerly extension of the westerly line of Lot No. 8, according to Auditor's Plat No. 17; AND, Parcel 10: The Easterly 92 feet of the following described parcel: The Easterly 140 feet of Lots 9 and 10 of Auditor's Plat No. 5, Mankato, of Block 84, Bruner's Plat of Mankato, Lot 1 and part of Lot 2 of Van Brunt's North Row, Block 2 of Oakwood Addition to Mankato, and Block 1 Warrens Addition to Mankato, said tract of land fronting on Front Street in said City 38 feet and extending along Liberty Street a distance of 140 feet and being rectangular in form; AND, Parcel 11: Outlot A, Warren Street Subdivision; AND, Parcel 12: Outlot A, Pike Street Subdivision No. 3, City of Mankato; AND, Parcel 13: part of Lot 14, Auditor's Plat No. 5, on file and of record with the Blue Earth County Recorder, described as: Commencing at the southeasterly corner of Lot 5, Block 9, City of Mankato by E.D. Bruner, according to the plat thereof on file and of record with the Blue Earth County Recorder, all being in City of Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota (All those lands lying between Warren Street, South Front Street, Liberty Street and Riverfront Drive).
The new block will have two lots; 1A, which is 2.35 acres, and 1B, which is 0.15 acres. Also included in the plat are three areas proposed for right-of-way totaling 11 acres. The block is bordered by Front Street, Liberty Street, Riverfront Drive, and Warren Street.
The property is currently served by public infrastructure. The applicant will need to cap/abandon any unused utility water and sanitary sewer services at the main and will be required to pay SAC and WAC connection fees. Additionally, the applicant will provide a plan to abandon the 127in, 72in, and 48in storm lines running through the site within their development plans.
The plans for redevelopment propose a new mixed-use building to include a coffee shop, a restaurant, and retail spaces on the main level. Residential units are proposed on the upper floors. A stand-alone office building is planned at the corner of Riverfront Dr. and Warren St. A three-story parking ramp is proposed along Riverfront Dr. that will serve the mixed-use development.
Access to the site will be provided from Warren Street and Liberty Street. The applicant has agreed to be a willing petitioner when any intersection improvements are proposed on adjacent roads.
The applicant will provide a stormwater drainage report and a Traffic Impact Study with any further zoning applications.
The subject properties are legally described as, Parcel 1: Lots 1, 2, 3, 13, 14 and 15 of Auditor's Plat No. 5 Mankato with exceptions; AND, Parcel 2: Easterly 157 feet of the northerly 22 feet of Lot 4 and also the easterly 143 feet of the middle 22 feet of said Lot 4 in Block 1, Warren's Addition to Mankato; otherwise also described as Lot 4 of Auditor's Plat No. 17 and light well on Lot 5 of said Auditor's Plat No. 17; AND, Parcel 3: Outlot B, Pike Street Subdivision No. 3, City of Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota; AND, Parcel 4: Lots 5 and 6, and the vacated alley adjacent thereto, of Auditor's Plat No. 17, Rearrangement of part of Auditor's Plat No. 5, City of Mankato; AND, Parcel 5: Lot Twelve (12), Auditor's Plat #17, Re-Arrangement of part of Auditor's Plat #5, except: All that part of Lot No. 12 lying East of Southerly extension of Westerly line of Lot No. 8, both of said lots being in the City of Mankato and according to Auditor's Plat #17; AND, Parcel 6: That part of Lot Sixteen (16), Auditor's Plat #17, Rearrangement of Auditor's Plat #5, and Lot Twenty-one (21), Auditor's Plat #17, Re-Arrangement of Part of Auditor's Plat #5, according to the Plat thereof; AND, Parcel 7: the Westerly 48 feet of the following described parcel: The Easterly 140 feet of Lots 9 and 10 of Auditor's Plat No. 5, Mankato, of Block 84, Bruner's Plat of Mankato, Lot 1 and part of Lot 2 of Van Brunt's North Row, Block 2 of Oakwood Addition to Mankato, and Block 1 Warrens Addition to Mankato, said tract of land fronting on Front Street in said City 38 feet and extending along Liberty Street a distance of 140 feet and being rectangular in form; AND, Parcel 8: Lot 7, Auditor's Plat No.17, Rearrangement of Part of Auditor's Plat No. 5; AND, Parcel 9: Lot Eight (8), Auditor's Plat No.17, Rearrangement of Part of Auditor's Plat No. 5 and Part of Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10) Auditor's Plat No. 5 and a part of Lot Twelve (12) Auditor's Plat No.17 and All that part of Lot 9 according to Auditor's Plat No. 5 lying West of the southerly extension of the westerly line of Lot No. 8, according to Auditor's Plat No. 17; AND, Parcel 10: The Easterly 92 feet of the following described parcel: The Easterly 140 feet of Lots 9 and 10 of Auditor's Plat No. 5, Mankato, of Block 84, Bruner's Plat of Mankato, Lot 1 and part of Lot 2 of Van Brunt's North Row, Block 2 of Oakwood Addition to Mankato, and Block 1 Warrens Addition to Mankato, said tract of land fronting on Front Street in said City 38 feet and extending along Liberty Street a distance of 140 feet and being rectangular in form; AND, Parcel 11: Outlot A, Warren Street Subdivision; AND, Parcel 12: Outlot A, Pike Street Subdivision No. 3, City of Mankato; AND, Parcel 13: part of Lot 14, Auditor's Plat No. 5, on file and of record with the Blue Earth County Recorder, described as: Commencing at the southeasterly corner of Lot 5, Block 9, City of Mankato by E.D. Bruner, according to the plat thereof on file and of record with the Blue Earth County Recorder, all being in City of Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota (All those lands lying between Warren Street, South Front Street, Liberty Street and Riverfront Drive).
The new block will have two lots; 1A, which is 2.35 acres, and 1B, which is 0.15 acres. Also included in the plat are three areas proposed for right-of-way totaling 11 acres. The block is bordered by Front Street, Liberty Street, Riverfront Drive, and Warren Street.
The property is currently served by public infrastructure. The applicant will need to cap/abandon any unused utility water and sanitary sewer services at the main and will be required to pay SAC and WAC connection fees. Additionally, the applicant will provide a plan to abandon the 127in, 72in, and 48in storm lines running through the site within their development plans.
The plans for redevelopment propose a new mixed-use building to include a coffee shop, a restaurant, and retail spaces on the main level. Residential units are proposed on the upper floors. A stand-alone office building is planned at the corner of Riverfront Dr. and Warren St. A three-story parking ramp is proposed along Riverfront Dr. that will serve the mixed-use development.
Access to the site will be provided from Warren Street and Liberty Street. The applicant has agreed to be a willing petitioner when any intersection improvements are proposed on adjacent roads.
The applicant will provide a stormwater drainage report and a Traffic Impact Study with any further zoning applications.