First phase of Uptown & Main to open about Aug. 15

061519.B.FF.UPTOWN.1.jpg — Construction on the Uptown and Main residential and commercial development continues Tuesday, June, 11, 2019, at 2633 55th St., Fargo. Meagan Deanne / The Forum

By Helmut Schmidt

June 15, 2019 at 6:05 AM

FARGO - The $18 million first phase of the Uptown & Main residential and commercial development in southwest Fargo is expected to be ready to open about Aug. 15, according to a representative of Enclave Development.

The first floor of the building has 24,500 square feet of retail, commercial or restaurant space, topped by three floors with 67 multi-family luxury condominium units, said Brianna Thompson, the marketing and public relations coordinator for Enclave, Lux Development and Radiant Homes.

Some of the commercial and residential spaces have already been leased, Thompson said Wednesday, June 12.

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Construction on the foundation for another phase of the development, an office and retail building with 30,000 square-feet of space altogether on two floors, will likely be started in the next month or two, just west of the four floor first phase, Thompson said.

Other businesses already open at the development are the combined Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bagels on the north side of the site, and Gunderson’s Jewelers on the south side.

061519.B.FF.UPTOWN.jpg — Construction on the Uptown and Main residential and commercial development continues Tuesday, June, 11, 2019, at 2633 55th St., Fargo. Meagan Deanne / The Forum

By Helmut Schmidt

Helmut Schmidt is a business reporter at The Forum. He’s a German import, arriving in the United States about a decade after the Volkswagen beetle. After graduating high school in Cottage Grove, Minn., he served in the U.S. Army as a microwave radio operator and repairman. He earned a journalism degree from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, then started at the Albert Lea Tribune in southeastern Minnesota, where he served three years as its managing editor. At The Forum, he has covered various beats, including K-12 schools, city government, cops and courts, and the business community. Contact Helmut at 701-241-5583 or hschmidt@forumcomm.com.