During the 1960's and 70's, the Old Shakopee Road/France Avenue intersection was a bustling commercial area. Changing economic conditions, however, have made many of the facilities obsolete and unable to compete with newer, more modern facilities such as the Mall of America, which sits only six miles to the east. HKGi has led a redevelopment study process that has explored economically sustainable redevelopment options.
Responding to the community's vision statement and to the input provided by the public and the development community, HKGi has crafted a redevelopment concept that reinvents the study area as a more pedestrian-friendly neighborhood.