is looking at the possibility of developing a site at 27th and Lyndale Avenue in Southwest Minneapolis,
Trader Joe's is a specialty retail grocery store that sells its own line of food and wine.
City Council member Meg Tuthill has seen early renderings of a plan for a store at 27th and Lyndale, though it doesn't include building dimensions and other details, according to the Business Journal.
Plymouth-based
Told Development Co. worked with Trader Joe's on delivering the renderings, but no firm plans have been officially submitted to the city yet, it states.
The building that the company is considering previously housed the Sunnyside Up Café. Several other retail shops still fill the space.
Trader Joe's would also take another building a block away, where Art Materials is located, according to the story.
Through the years, Trader Joe's has scoped out various locations in the neighborhood, but none have come to fruition.
"People I've talked to say they like the store and they like the idea of it being in Lyn-Lake," he says.
At this point, concerns center on the added traffic it would create, and how parking would be handled.
Ludeman says that residents don't want to see a situation like that of the
Wedge Co-op down the street, where there's been a number of parking issues and "a lot of people trying to get in and out."
"There are some things that potentially will be addressed in a specific plan as it goes forward," he says.
Source: Larry Ludeman, owner, Ludeman Real Estate, co-president of the Lyn-Lake Business Association
Writer: Anna Pratt