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Former Delta Dental Building

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit proposedEagan, MN

Proposed school conversion; excluded from opportunity list as 'already in play'. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

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Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: The former Delta Dental building located at 3560 Blue Cross Rd. will be repurposed as a middle and high school for Great Oaks Academy Charter School. record · all sites with this

New use

Education

This site: 3560 Blue Cross Rd. will be repurposed as a middle and high school for Great Oaks Academy Charter School. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit proposedWikipedia no source
Strategy	Reinhabitation, proposedWikipedia no source
New uses	educationWikipedia no source
What is there now	The former Delta Dental building located at 3560 Blue Cross Rd. will be repurposed as a middle and high school for Great Oaks Academy Charter School.newtypes-extraction reported
Redeveloper	Great Oaks Academy Charter Schoolnewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Dakota County (MN), 2024	906 units in 5+ unit buildings, 4 in 2–4, 1,236 single-family; 2023: 1,529 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	2 within 10 km, 22 within 25 km: Former Delta Airlines Site (2.3 km); Thomson Reuters Campus (2.4 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	23,440 jobs in 1,116 establishments; average annual pay $42,552; employment location quotient 1.25; employment -2.4% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	3,700 jobs; 23 in retail trade, 126 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 27037060716)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 43th income percentile as adults; 0.8% incarcerated at the 2010 count (129 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 11% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 6.3%; median family income $115,298; 50 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan (PK-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE
Elevation	857 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	189 county-logged events: 106 hail, 54 thunderstorm wind, 13 tornado, 8 heavy rain; $2,672,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 55122, 2026-09	median list price $357,000 (+29.2% on the year); 80 active listings; median 38 days on market; 20% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	1,212 establishments (+7%); 26,772 jobs (+23%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $393,429 (+1% 1 yr, +10% 5 yr); typical rent $1,711/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	21,615 vehicles a day on Langford Ave (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 12 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Proposed conversion of former office building (3560 Blue Cross Rd.) to Great Oaks Academy Charter School (middle/high school).

Why. Status: proposed. Excluded from opportunity list as 'already in play' (under construction/approved/sold with housing plans).

Where it stands. No construction timeline or approval status provided. Developer is Great Oaks Academy (charter school).

For a planner

Nearby proposed sites: Delta Airlines (2.3km), Thomson Reuters (2.4km).
Eagan county population grew 5.7% (2018-23).
No housing market data relevant to this project.

For a developer

Not available as opportunity (opp_score: 0.0).
No details on costs, timeline, or zoning changes.
No indication of community demand for this school type.

What we do not know yet

Status unclear: 'proposed' but excluded from opportunity list.
No evidence of community support or enrollment projections.
No data on whether school will meet educational needs.

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already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
county grew 5.7% 2018–23
median rent $1,497

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History and original facts

Anchors	Delta Dental
County	Dakota County
Census division	4 · West North Central
Notes	Draft from cityofeagan.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Delta Dental building at 3560 Blue Cross Rd. is proposed for reinhabitation as a middle and high school for Great Oaks Academy Charter School.

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Sources

Redevelopment is the Key Word - City of Eagan
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Former Delta Dental Building

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Former Delta Dental Building, Eagan, MN." Record n-e9004a9ab7, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/mn/eagan-former-delta-dental-building/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_eaganformerdeltadentalbuilding,
  title = {Former Delta Dental Building, Eagan, MN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/mn/eagan-former-delta-dental-building/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-e9004a9ab7, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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