New Fire Station 14 grand opening
By: Staff 07/01/2006
The location and physical condition of the current Fire Station No. 14 were no longer adequate to serve today’s fire department operations. The building no longer met the current building code, energy code and ADA accessibility due to age. Due to the increased service demands on Fire Station No. 14, a new facility and a better location will improve service to the neighborhoods.
The Scope of the Project consisted of constructing a new Fire Station No. 14 at 2002 Lowry Avenue that can accommodate three rotating shifts of 27 firefighters, six captains and three Battalion Chiefs, for a total of 36 occupants. There was also a need for a ‘Tramp Room’ to provides extra space for staff that may fill in for regular firefighters. This will result in a comfortable living space for all the firefighters. The basic concept as proposed by the City of Minneapolis called for a two-story building on a .59 acre lot with employee parking. The building will fit into the surrounding setting of the neighborhood to become part of the urban fabric.
Hennepin County’s Community Works Department is overseeing a redevelopment initiative called the Lowry Avenue Corridor Project. This project encompasses the new site and will result in wider sidewalks, landscaped boulevards, on-street bicycle lanes and intersection improvements along Lowry Ave.
The new Fire Station grand opening is July 13 at 1 p.m. at the station, 2002 Lowry Avenue. Come see the new station. It has 14,000 square feet of space: the main floor has an exercise room, living room, kitchen, coop, apparatus, restroom and public Conference Room; the second floor has 12 individual rooms, restrooms, and laundry room.