Opus Office Building - 5100 Eden Avenue

This was approved at City Council on May 6, 2025.

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Opus Development Company is proposing is to tear down the existing 38,000 square foot, four-story office building at 5100 Eden Avenue to build a new approximately 112,000 square foot, five-story office building. The new building would potentially include retail space on the ground floor. Opus intends to occupy a portion of the building, which would serve as its corporate headquarters, moving from their current location in Minnetonka. The plan would replace the previous proposal for a 136-unit apartment building that received preliminary PUD approval in 2023.

To accommodate the request, the following is required:

1. Rezoning from Planned Office District 1 to Planned Commercial District 2
2. Subdivision approval of a new plat to consolidate seven parcels into one
3. Site Plan approval
4. A variance for the following building setbacks:
   1. West (Arcadia): 21 feet where 35 feet is required
   2. North: 4 feet where 25 feet is required
   3. East: 11 feet where 25 feet is required
   4. South: 2 feet where 25 feet is required
5. A variance to allow surface parking setback 3 feet where 20 feet is required
6. A variance to allow FAR at 2 where 1.5 is permitted
7. A variance to allow building height at 81 feet where up to 48 feet is permitted
8. A variance to allow building facades longer than 200 feet without changing directions by a minimum of 90 degrees
9. A variance from the requirement that all facades on the first vertical 60 feet of a building shall use natural materials (brick, stone) facing the public realm
10. A variance to allow a loading facility setback 0 feet where 25 feet is required
11. A variance to allow a loading facility located on a side of a building facing a residential district
12. A variance from the screening and setback requirements for a loading facility and utility equipment