Phase three of Tom Wartman’s redevelopment in Minnetonka’s Glen Lake neighborhood is a personal passion, a trend-wise offering in residential real estate, and a coming haven for local foodies.
Kinsel Point, 44 luxury condominiums on Glen Lake that break ground this month, will feature an Epicurean Club Room. Wartman, who loves to spend time in the kitchen himself, has recruited a dozen prominent local chefs (see caption at right) to cook for residents and their guests in the club room on a weekly rotating schedule.
In a crowded condo market, standout amenities are one way for developers make a project go. Wartman says that for some homeowners, the appeal of downsizing and the convenience of condo living come with a worry about not being able to entertain friends and family.
But he also had his eye on another trend: Restaurant takeout sales nationally are growing fast and moving up the food chain to even tonier venues.
By early September, 12 of Kinsel Point’s units—priced from $380,000 to more than $1 million—were sold.
Chefs photographed above (from left) Tom Hommes (Kincaid’s, Palomino), Jack Riebel (Dakota),
Mary Scheu (Cooks of Crocus Hill), Scott Pampuch (Corner Table), Rick Kimmes
(Oceanaire Seafood Room), Tanya Siebenaler (Sapor Café and Bar), Tim McKee (La
Belle Vie, Solera), Mike Phillips (The Craftsman), Scott Foster (Hazellewood
Grill and Joey Nova’s), Antonio Cecconi (The Italian Gourmet), and J. D. Fratzke
(Muffuletta). Third from right is Kinsel Point developer Tom Wartman.
