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602-634 S. Front St. and 112 W. Liberty St.

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit proposedMankato, MN

Proposed mixed-use redevelopment approved with housing/retail plan; near existing malls; subsidies secured; no construction start date or tenant details in record. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …proposed newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Place

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -14% census-cbp · all sites with this

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Public grant or loan

This site: DEED redevelopment grant, TIF Approved by Mankato City Council. a six-story building newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Tax increment financing

This site: DEED redevelopment grant, TIF Approved by Mankato City Council. a six-story building, whi newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …a six-story building, which would house 150 apartments, a 23,000-square-foot grocery store, a coffee shop, and a restaurant, a two-story parking ramp and a… record · all sites with this

New use

Grocery

This site: …ing, which would house 150 apartments, a 23,000-square-foot grocery store, a coffee shop, and a restaurant, a two-story parking newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Housing

This site: …a six-story building, which would house 150 apartments, a 23,000-square-foot grocery store, a coffee shop, and a r newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Mixed use

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Office

This site: …and a restaurant, a two-story parking ramp and a four-story office building. Approved by Mankato City Council. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Retail (continued)

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Now

Status	Retrofit proposednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Redevelopment, proposedWikipedia no source
New uses	housing, mixed, office, retailWikipedia no source
What is there now	a six-story building, which would house 150 apartments, a 23,000-square-foot grocery store, a coffee shop, and a restaurant, a two-story parking ramp and a four-story office building.newtypes-extraction reported
Developer	Front Street Plaza LLCnewtypes-extraction

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History and original facts

Anchors	Walgreens
County	Blue Earth County
Census division	4 · West North Central
Notes	Draft from finance-commerce.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: A downtown Mankato block with a vacant Walgreens is proposed to be redeveloped into a mixed-use project with 150 apartments, a grocery store, retail, and office space.

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Planning

Public purchase or subsidy	DEED redevelopment grant, TIFnewtypes-extraction
Planning notes	Approved by Mankato City Council.Wikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Blue Earth County (MN), 2024	154 units in 5+ unit buildings, 36 in 2–4, 81 single-family; 2023: 345 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	2 within 10 km, 2 within 25 km: Mankato Place Mall (0.4 km); Madison East Mall (3.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	5,467 jobs in 278 establishments; average annual pay $36,106; employment location quotient 1.33; employment -2.4% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	5,524 jobs; 212 in retail trade, 652 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 27013170700)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 43rd income percentile as adults; 2.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (201 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 40.4%; median family income $65,469; 190 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Mankato Public School District (PK-12); 15 public schools within 1 mile: Kato Public Charter School; Central High Area Learning Center; LIFE LINES ADULT CONNECTION; JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYNCES EDGE
Elevation	787 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	121 county-logged events: 46 thunderstorm wind, 42 hail, 10 heavy rain, 8 funnel cloud; $1,127,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 56001, 2026-09	median list price $341,150 (-6.5% on the year); 161 active listings; median 62 days on market; 23% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	280 establishments (-14%); 5,953 jobs (-4%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $301,642 (+2% 1 yr, +24% 5 yr); typical rent $1,274/mo (+6% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	16,705 vehicles a day on S Riverfront Dr (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 804 trucks; 19 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Proposed redevelopment of a former retail site at 602-634 S. Front St. and 112 W. Liberty St. in Mankato, MN. Mankato City Council approved the project. Developer Front Street Plaza LLC plans a six-story apartment building (150 units), 23,000 sq ft grocery store, coffee shop, restaurant, two-story parking ramp, and four-story office building. Uses include housing, mixed-use, office, and retail. Public subsidies include a DEED redevelopment grant and TIF. Site is within 0.4 km of Mankato Place Mall (built) and 3.0 km of Madison East Mall (built). Housing market shows 2.1% annual ZHVI growth (2025 data). County population grew 4.6% 2018-23. Project status is 'proposed' with no construction start date noted. Traffic data shows S Riverfront Dr (minor arterial, 4 lanes) has 16,705 ADT. No tenant names or timeline provided. Verified status is 'draft'.

Why. Record shows approved proposal with specific mixed-use plan, proximity to existing malls, and housing market context. Missing: construction start date, tenant details, and exact completion timeline.

Where it stands. Project is in planning phase with council approval but not yet built. Subsidies secured. No evidence of construction underway.

For a planner

Approvals secured
Near existing malls (0.4km)
Housing market supports project (2.1% annual growth)

For a developer

Public subsidies (DEED grant, TIF) secured
Mixed-use plan includes anchor retail (grocery)
No competing projects noted in 10km cluster (only two existing malls)

What we do not know yet

Status is 'proposed' with no timeline
No tenant commitments
Traffic volume (16,705 ADT) not evaluated for project needs

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already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
county grew 4.6% 2018–23
housing in the record

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Timeline

2026 Mankato City Council quietly passed a resolution in support of the grant application.

Sources

Mankato eyes major downtown redevelopment with apartments, grocery
2 quoted sentences
A redevelopment plan at 602-634 S. Front St. and 112 W. Liberty St. in Mankato
Monday night, the Mankato City Council quietly passed a resolution in support of the grant application.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "602-634 S. Front St. and 112 W. Liberty St., Mankato, MN." Record n-94ffe63365, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/mn/mankato-602-634-s-front-st-and-112-w-liberty-st/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_mankato602634sfrontstand112wlibertyst,
  title = {602-634 S. Front St. and 112 W. Liberty St., Mankato, MN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/mn/mankato-602-634-s-front-st-and-112-w-liberty-st/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-94ffe63365, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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