The City of Minneapolis is looking for businesses, organizations, or teams that can take a community-focused approach to developing, programming, managing, and using about 8,000 square feet of space in a City-owned building at 3000 Minnehaha Ave. S. 

Democracy center proposal 

Following months of community engagement, the City is moving forward with a plan to redevelop the city owned facility at 3000 Minnehaha Avenue into a mixed-use democracy center. It would house Elections and Voter Services and a large ground-floor space for community use.  

Throughout the summer, the City conducted open houses, curated conversations and shared online surveys. The results of the engagement showed support for the democracy center proposal outweighed opposition more than threefold, with 63% in support and 17% opposed. 

In addition, residents showed interest in several uses for the community space, including various social services, community-based cultural programs, and a variety of business or commercial uses.  

RFP process 

The City issued an RFP on Dec. 18, 2024, for a tenant to program the community space. A pre-proposal conference and building tour will be held at the site on Feb. 24, 2025. Proposals are due by 2 p.m. on March 14, 2025. 

It is the goal of the RFP to develop a partnership with a selected tenant which results in community-oriented activities including social, cultural and/or business services that benefits neighbors and surrounding communities. 

An additional RFP has been issued for a firm to create design and build-out plans. 

 
A link to the RFPs can be found on the City’s website.  

Next steps 

The City will proceed with design and renovation plans. The City intends to include the selected tenant in the planning, design and build-out of the available community space. 

To learn more, visit the City’s project website and sign up for Minnehaha 3000 updates.