BROOKSIDE SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT
Bob Reiss, from the Re-Echo, Summer 2004

On July 7, 2004, the St. Louis Park Planning Commission approved a zoning change that permitted the Foundation Development and Master Development Group to purchase the Brookside School property from the St. Louis Park School District and develop the property with condominiums and town homes.

Brookside School is the alma mater of thousands of St. Louis Park kids.  It was built as a four room building in 1921.  In 1926, four more classrooms were added, along with a basement, kindergarten and combination gym/auditorium.  12 more classrooms were added in 1949.  The School was closed as an elementary school in 1975 and opened as a community educational center.  since that time, it has been leased to the Minneapolis School District and has been the home of STEP food shelf and Montessori School.   The last two will now have to find new homes.

The existing school building will be renovated into 27 to 30 condominium units.  Two additional buildings will be added for the town homes.  One building will be built along Webster Ave. and the other will be built in the playground south of the main building on Vernon Ave. for a total of 14 units.

The development will bring new life to a St. Louis Park landmark.

Also see Brookside School.

 

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