Certificate of Appropriateness Applications

4907 Arden Avenue is located on the east side of Arden Avenue, north of 50th Street West, south of Country Club Road. The existing two story Mediterranean home was built in 1925. The certificate of appropriateness request is for a newly constructed detached garage with living space. 

This certificate or appropriateness request will be reviewed by the Heritage Preservation Commission at their meeting on April 14, 2026. 

4518 Arden Avenue is located on the west side of Arden Avenue, north of Bridge Lane and south of Sunnyside Road. The existing two story American Colonial Revival home was built in 1925. The project includes changes to the existing enclosed porch that is street facing. The applicants are proposing to replace the exterior wall structure within the existing footprint, repairing and replacing the existing brick veneer and replacing the existing screen panels with storm/screen windows. 

Proposed Elevations:

Existing Elevations:

The project will be reviewed by the Heritage Preservation Commission on Tuesday, April 14th. 

The March 9th HPC meeting was cancelled due to a lack of quorum. This COA will be heard at a Special HPC meeting on Monday, March 30th at 7:00 pm. 

4530 Arden Avenue is located at the north west corner of the intersection of Arden Avenue and Bridge Street. The existing two story American Colonial Revival home was built in 1941. The project includes no changes to the east side (Arden Avenue) facade of the existing home. The changes on the south facade adjacent to Bridge Street include a new service door, window changes, a second floor addition over the existing footprint of the first floor, an dan addition over the current balcony and the remaining balcony to become covered. 

This project will be reviewed by the HPC at the Monday, March 9th HPC meeting. 

A portion of this certificate of appropriateness, the changes to the existing front entry, including the removal of the fan pediment and the arched front door was denied by the Heritage Preservation Commission. This decision was appealed by the applicant and will be heard by the City Council on September 2nd and a decision will be made on September 16th. Comments on the project will close on Sunday, September 7th. 

4630 Edgebrook Place is located on the west/south side of Edgebrook Place. The existing two story Colonial Revival home was built in 1935. The certificate of appropriateness request is for changes to the street facing facade. The proposed changes include a new stoop and an arched door at the front entry, a garage addition and an extended roofline on the main roofline above the garage, egress windows with larger openings above the existing garage, and a shortened hip roof above the garage door. The project also includes an addition off of the rear of the existing house. The proposed addition requires a side yard setback variance that will be reviewed by the Planning Commission on Wednesday, August 13th. The proposed variance application can be viewed here. 

Applicant Submittal

This certificate of appropriateness will be reviewed by the Heritage Preservation Commission on Tuesday, August 12. 

4623 Wooddale Avenue is located on the east side of Wooddale Avenue, just north of Country Club Road. The existing two story American Colonial Revival home was built in 1936. In 2015, a certificate of appropriateness was approved for a flat roof covered entry. In February, staff received a complaint that work was being done to the covered entry of the home without being reviewed by the HPC. The contractor was notified that a certificate of appropriateness is required for a new covered entry. The certificate of appropriateness is for the newly constructed covered entry. 

This project will be reviewed by the Heritage Preservation Commission on June 10th. 

Applicant Submittal

4401 Country Club Road is located on the south side of Country Club Road south of the intersection of Country Club Road and Wooddale Avenue. The existing home on the lot is a story and a half American Colonial style home built in 1939. The applicant is requesting a certificate of appropriateness for a covered entry addition, an expanded dormer on the second floor and window changes on the street facing facade. This project is on the April 8th HPC agenda. 

Applicant Submittal

4619 Edina Boulevard is located on the east side of Edina Boulevard, just north of the intersection of Edina Boulevard, Country Club Road and Moorland Avenue. The existing home on the lot is a two story Mediterranean style house built in 1928. The applicant is requesting a certificate of appropriateness for the addition of a covered entry over the existing front door. This project is on the April 8th HPC agenda. 

Applicant Submittal

4519 Drexel Avenue is located on the east side of Drexel Avenue, north of Bridge Street, south of Sunnyside Road. The existing home on the lot is a two story American Georgian Revival home built in 1926. The applicant is requesting a certificate of appropriateness for the demolition of an existing detached two car garage and changes to the street facing facade-changing the flat roof over the front door to a hip roof. 

Applicant Submittal

Additional Photos Provided by Applicant

This project will be reviewed by the Heritage Preservation Commission at the March 11th HPC meeting. 

4516 Wooddale Avenue is located on the west side of Wooddale Avenue, south of Sunnyside Road and north of Bridge Street. The existing home on the lot is a two story home built in 1931. The applicant is requesting a certificate of appropriateness for a new covered entry.   

A certificate of appropriateness was approved July 2024 for a covered entry. During the construction process it was discovered what was built on site was different than what was originally approved. The applicant is requesting the new design to be approved by the HPC. 

Applicant Submittal

Approved COA Elevations July 2024

July 2024 COA Request

This certificate of appropriateness will be reviewed by the HPC on February 11, 2025. 

4406 Sunnyside Road is located on the north side of Sunnyside Road, between Edina Boulevard and Wooddale Avenue. The existing home on the lot is a two story home built in 1926. The applicant is requesting a certificate of appropriateness for changes to the street facing facade that include replacing the arched window with a rectangular window, removing the overhang on the larger gable, reducing the roof overhangs, and removing roof returns on the existing dormers. 

Applicant Submittal