![State Awards Grant for Planned Downtown Rochester Project](http://townsquare.media/site/669/files/2017/07/michaels.png?w=300&h=200&zc=1&s=0&a=t&q=89&w=980&q=75)
State Awards Grant for Planned Downtown Rochester Project
Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - A planned major redevelopment project for downtown Rochester has been added to a list of sites around the state to receive funding to help pay for clean up or to investigate possible contamination.
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development has approved a $50,000 grant to cover investigative work at the former Michaels Restaurant site along Broadway.
Current plans call for a a 255-unit apartment building, a 155-room hotel and more than 60,000 square feet of retail space at the one-acre site.
It’s suspected the site may contain petroleum and non-petroleum contamination. The developer will match the DEED grant.
The project is being put together by Titan Development and Investments of Rochester and Harbor Bay Real Estate of Chicago. The two are developing the new Hilton Hotel across the street from the Michaels site.
More From KROC-AM
![6 Dog-Friendly Events in Minnesota That Will Make Tails Wag](http://townsquare.media/site/719/files/2024/07/attachment-RS14848_178712512.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![There Are Now Only 5 Drive-In Theaters Left in Minnesota](http://townsquare.media/site/730/files/2024/05/attachment-RS10754_146837667-scr.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Did You Know There Are 6 Fire Towers You Can Climb In Minnesota?](http://townsquare.media/site/150/files/2024/07/attachment-fire-tower-featuredc.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![One of Rochester, MN’s Favorite Boutiques Just Announced Big Expansion](http://townsquare.media/site/715/files/2024/07/attachment-primp-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Ten-Digit Dialing Starts on Tuesday Across Southern Minnesota](http://townsquare.media/site/730/files/2024/07/attachment-bruce-mars-FWVMhUa_wbY-unsplash1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![This Airline Is Now Leaving Minnesota For Good](http://townsquare.media/site/719/files/2024/07/attachment-Airline-Leaving-MN2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Deadly Listeria Outbreak Prompts Major Nationwide Recall of Popular Deli Meats](http://townsquare.media/site/1172/files/2024/07/attachment-Deli-Meat-Recall.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Rochester Clerk Accused of Stealing Pricey Bracelet Meant to be Shipped to Jewler](http://townsquare.media/site/669/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-4.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Discovery of Thousands of Fentanyl Pills in Minnesota Hotel Room Leads to Federal Guilty Plea](http://townsquare.media/site/669/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-3.jpg?w=980&q=75)