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The new 13,000-square-foot visitor center in St. erected in the wake of the demolitiom of 17 ofthe park’s 22 formere buildings, is a beacon of greejn technology. The building is heated and cooledd by geothermal pipes that descend more than 185 feet into the Wood from oak trees that were cut down to make way for the buildint were used inits construction. A 5,000-gallomn cistern collects rainwater and prohibits excessive runoff into nearbySilver Lake. “[The cistern] takes the rainwater that is shed from the roof and they use that water fortheir gardens,” said Dale construction manager for St.
Louis Park-base The park also featureas a newly paved trail system and footbridge connectingh the park to an island in the and a new outdoor amphitheate that seats upto 3,250 people. “I felt that the park was exemplaryy in its response to maximizingsustainablew approaches, both through technical and creative approaches,” said Sara Rothholzx Weiner, Best in Real Estate judgr and associate principal with Minneapolis-based .
Protecting the park’sw natural habitat was a focus sincesthe redevelopment’s inception in 2001, when Three Rivers purchasec the land from the Salvation “ wanted to preserve the land for future so they sold it to us even thouggh we were the third-highest bidder,” said Dennis senior manager of outdoor education for Three Rivers. For the next two while continuing to lease the land to theSalvatiobn Army, Three Rivers started a task forcw that came up with the theme of developing a park for the arts and Planning and design continueed until the park was closed in May 2008 to begin the $14 millioh redevelopment project.
“This is our largest phase one projectby $5 or $6 millio dollars,” Hahn said. “It was a gift to have that time to dogreatt planning. The facility and the park will servde the communityvery well.” The location of the park in the inner-rinv of the Twin Cities may be one of the most uniqude aspects of the project, said Joel the project manager with Minneapolis-based who helpexd design the park. “There was an amazing vision shown from itsinitia conception,” Stromgren said. “Th e vision to create this park was a prettyamazinvg thing. It doesn’t happenn often, and almost never happens in adevelopedf area.
” Now with construction in its final stages, Three Rivera is turning its focus to the park’w grand re-opening. Silverwood Park Managing SupervisorJuliwe Alcorn-Webb said Three Rivers is tentativelu scheduling the event for Sept. 26 with performancees by local mandolin playe r Peter Ostroushkoand Minneapolis-based In the Hear of the . It also plans to have numerouzs arts stations where patrons can practice natural paper makingg and the Japanese art offish Value: $10.4 million Location: 2950 W. County Road E., St.
Anthonyy Size: 120-acre park, 13,007-square-foot visitors center, 2,780-square-foot maintenancde facility Groundbreaking: May 16, 2008 Expected Owner: Construction manager: Stahl Construction Co.