Explore the East Bank
East Bank Works supports a diverse collection of business districts and commercial corridors across the East Bank neighborhoods of Minneapolis. Each district has its own history, identity, character, and mix of businesses — ranging from historic main streets and neighborhood commercial nodes to university-oriented retail areas and emerging mixed-use corridors.
Together, these districts help serve the daily needs of residents, workers, students, and visitors while contributing to the cultural and economic vitality of the East Bank.
Each district faces unique opportunities and challenges, and East Bank Works seeks to support strategies that strengthen commercial vitality while respecting the distinct identity of each area.
One of Minneapolis’ most recognizable commercial districts, Dinkytown is closely connected to the University of Minnesota and is known for its restaurants, entertainment venues, small businesses, historic storefronts, and student-oriented retail environment.
St. Anthony Main is one of the city’s’ most historic and recognizable commercial corridors, located along the Mississippi River near the Stone Arch Bridge. The district features historic architecture, restaurants, hospitality, riverfront destinations, entertainment venues, housing, and neighborhood-serving businesses within a unique pedestrian-oriented environment.
An area of many names, East Falls connects the East Bank neighborhoods to Downtown Minneapolis and Northeast Minneapolis. The area includes a mix of neighborhood-serving businesses, restaurants, offices, services, and redevelopment opportunities along one of the East Bank’s most visible urban corridors.
The Como + Mid-City business district serves the Southeast Como and Mid-City Industrial neighborhoods with a mix of local businesses, restaurants, service providers, and neighborhood-oriented commercial activity. It plays an important role in connecting residents to nearby university and neighborhood destinations.
The 9th Street SE corridor serves as an important neighborhood commercial connection with a mix of local businesses, small-scale commercial properties, and community-serving destinations that contribute to the broader East Bank business environment.
Located along Washington Avenue near Huntington Bank Stadium and the University of Minnesota campus, Stadium Village is a growing mixed-use district that combines restaurants, retail, housing, hospitality, and institutional activity in one of the city’s busiest transit corridors.