Bloomshine Village is getting built, but it's smaller than first proposed. The city council voted 6-1 to rezone six single-family lots on East 86th and 87th Streets, near Old Cedar Avenue and Wright's Lake Park, from R1 to R3. That makes way for a town home development that is now 30 units instead of the original 33. The council also approved the final site and building plans and the plat.
To win approval, the applicant made several changes: 3 fewer units, a roofline lowered slightly to about 39 feet 4 inches, wider side-yard setbacks, and about 14.4 percent more open space for snow storage and green area. Council member Rivas cast the lone no vote. He asked staff and the applicant about traffic and a nearby Metro Transit stop, including whether the traffic study accounted for buses stopping near the new driveway.
How we got here: the original plan called for seven 3-story buildings of 4 to 5 units each, built in 3 phases, with a private driveway, guest parking and 3 units affordable at 60 percent of area median income. The Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend the rezoning.
City of Bloomington@CityofBloomingtonMNCommissioners voted 5-0 to recommend the city council rezone six single-family lots at 86th/87th Street (near Old Cedar Ave and Wright's Lake Park) from R1 to R3 to allow a 33-unit town home development.07/09
More than a dozen neighbors testified against the project at the commission hearing. Some objected to 3-story buildings next to single-story homes. Others focused on what was already happening at the site: unpermitted and unsafe demolition work. Several said the city didn't give enough advance notice of the rezoning.
City of Bloomington@CityofBloomingtonMNMore than a dozen neighbors testified against the Bloomshine Village project, raising concerns about three-story buildings towering over single-story homes, inadequate advance notice of the rezoning, unsafe/unpermitted demolition work (uncovered windows, midnight equipment deliveries, no silt fencing), lack of sidewalks, traffic and overflow street parking, and stormwater/flooding risk.07/09
City traffic engineer Kirk Roberts told commissioners the 33 units would generate about 238 daily trips, 181 more than the 6 existing houses. He said 86th and 87th Streets could absorb that without major upgrades.
City of Bloomington@CityofBloomingtonMNCity traffic engineer Kirk Roberts told the commission the 33-unit development would generate about 238 daily trips (net 181 more than the existing six single-family homes), which existing roads on 86th and 87th Streets can absorb without additional mitigation.07/09
The objections came back when the project reached the council. At an Aug. 3 public hearing, residents raised concerns about the number of units, building height and scale, traffic, snow storage, open space, privacy, and how the project would fit the neighborhood.
The council didn't vote that night. It continued the rezoning and sent staff and the applicant to look at alternatives. The scaled-back 30-unit plan came out of that work and passed. The approval covers the zoning, the plans and the plat. Any remaining permit work is now up to the developer and city staff.
From the meeting: Planning Commission Meeting, July 9, 2026.
