Minneapolis' Eden Prairie Will NEVER Be The Same
About this video
Eden Prairie is changing fast, and this video breaks down the major developments, growth, and real estate shifts reshaping one of Minneapolis’ most desirable suburbs.
Key takeaways
- The Green Line Extension (Southwest light rail) is set to open in 2027 after years of delays, at a final cost of about $3 billion. Eden Prairie gets four stations: Southwest Station, Town Center, Golden Triangle and City West, about 35 minutes to downtown Minneapolis.
- More than $3 billion of development is built, under way or planned along the line, including more than 8,000 housing units.
- Eden Prairie Center may be reimagined. A concept for the former JCPenney site includes about 750 apartments, a hotel, event space, offices and ground-floor retail. As of the video it wasn't approved, and a special tax-increment financing authority from 2025 had a deadline.
- Transit-oriented apartments are already rising near the stations: Fox and the Grouse (about 400 units in two phases), City West Apartments (about 200 units, due around 2027) and Elevate at Southwest Station.
- The Golden Triangle, about 1,000 acres with around 25,000 pre-pandemic jobs, is being reinvested in. The 60-acre former Danfoss site was re-guided in 2025 for a mix of up to about 2,000 homes plus retail and office space next to Southwest Station.
- Eden Prairie has little land left to build outward, so growth is moving inward. The city's property tax levy has risen about 4% a year on average over the past decade, with about 6% planned for 2026.
- Market as of the video (March 2026): median in the mid-$400,000s to low $500,000s, about 40 days on market and about two months of supply.
Questions this video answers
Where are the light rail stations in Eden Prairie?
Four Green Line Extension stations: Southwest Station (the end of the line), Town Center, Golden Triangle and City West. Service is expected to start in 2027.
How long will the light rail take from Eden Prairie to downtown Minneapolis?
About 35 minutes with no transfers, according to the video.
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Notes written by Huerkamp Home Group from this video. Figures are as stated in the video on March 12, 2026; check the current numbers in our market reports.
