Minneapolis preservation commission weighs Franklin Avenue demolition request
Minneapolis officials are scheduled to consider a demolition request for 122 Franklin Ave. W., a property the city identifies as a potential historic resource.
The Historic Preservation Commission hearing is set for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. The application number is PLAN21522. The city notice describes the matter as an application to demolish the property; it does not establish that demolition has been approved.
What is scheduled
The hearing is part of Minneapolis’ historic-preservation review process. Community Planning & Economic Development, or CPED, oversees historic preservation in the city.
For a discussion item, CPED staff and the applicant may present information to the commission. Members of the public may sign up to speak, commissioners may ask questions or discuss the application, and the commission may vote on the request.
The city also allows some applications to be handled through a consent agenda. Those items are considered together and generally do not receive individual presentations. The public notice identifies the Franklin Avenue matter for the Aug. 4 Historic Preservation Commission hearing, but the notice does not state the commission’s eventual action.
Development proposal provides context
A separate 2026 city record lists a proposed One22West development at the same 122 Franklin Ave. W. address. The record identifies Diversified Equities Corporation as the applicant and shows a request for $1.7 million through the Livable Communities Act grant process.
That document is a list of grant applications received. It is not proof that the grant was awarded, that financing was committed or that the One22West project received final approval. The record also does not establish the project’s final design, construction schedule or future housing and commercial details.
How Minneapolis residents can participate
Residents can review the city’s public-notice page and the associated meeting agenda. The city says people can sign up to speak on listed agenda items, while the agenda provides the meeting location. The room is scheduled to open 30 minutes before the meeting for registration.
People who need an American Sign Language or other spoken-language interpreter are asked to make the request at least five business days before the meeting.
Minneapolis says neighbors receive notice of historic-preservation applications 21 days before a public hearing. The city also publishes notices in Finance & Commerce, its official newspaper.
What happens after the hearing
The commission’s action will determine the next step in the preservation review. A hearing and vote are not the same as a completed demolition approval.
Under the city’s general guidance, if an application is denied, the applicant has 10 days after the Heritage Preservation Commission meeting to appeal. The City Council’s Business, Housing & Zoning Committee considers such appeals.
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