Business View Magazine | March 2020

268 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MARCH 2020 construction of a $30 million, five-story, 85-unit senior cooperative community near the Anoka- Champlin Bridge, known as Applewood Pointe at Mississippi Crossings. “And over the last eight years, we have been entertaining a number of development concepts, working with the development community,” Schulte remarks. “The developers came and went and we couldn’t strike a chord with anyone that completely shared our vision for this redevelopment area. But, this past July, we partnered with Greco, a local developer. The beauty of our relationship with Greco is that they absolutely share our vision for Champlin’s riverfront in Mississippi Crossings and the larger area. So, we’ve been working with them, refining the development plan, which ultimately led to the recent approval of a 214-unit, market-rate apartment development and then a concept plan for a riverfront development that includes a restaurant, an event center, a boutique hotel, a small amphitheater next to the river, docks, and Community Development Director, Scott Schulte