MIXED-INCOME HOUSING PLANNED FOR NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS

A new mixed-scale, mixed-income and urban styled housing development has been proposed for a site in Northeast Minneapolis.

Lander Group is the developer behind the project planned for 2301 California Street NE in the Bottineau neighborhood. The 2.6-acre vacant plot of land was previously home to a large grain silo that was demolished in 2018.

Plans for the project include a mix of both rental and ownership housing. Two clusters of buildings would be constructed on site with each cluster including a two-level and four level building.

THE DESIGN

The two low-rise buildings fronting California Street would house 24 owner occupied townhomes with the larger four-story buildings housing 110 one-bedroom rental apartments.

Parking would be included on the ground level of both apartment buildings along with a surface parking lot located on the east side of the site. The townhomes would also have access to individual garages located behind each unit or at the back of the site.

One unique aspect of this project is that the whole development is anchored by a Community Green which will run in between the two clusters of buildings. This public space will serve both the new residents of Lander Group’s community along with the existing residents in the surrounding community. The space will feature plenty of green space, a play area and a community pavilion.

Van Meter Williams Pollack LLP is the architecture firm responsible for the design of the project. They’re an award-winning firm based out of San Francisco and Denver that have worked on a number of Architecture and Urban Design projects throughout the country.

PRICING THAT DIFFERS FROM THE REST

80% of the apartment units within the project will be market-rate. One thing to note is that those market-rates are expected to be up to 25% lower than other recently completed market-rate properties within Minneapolis. The remaining 20% of apartments will be affordable units for those who earn 60% or less of the area median income.

The townhomes units will be marketed similarly to how the apartments are. 20 units will be market-rate while four will be affordable units for households earning 80% or less of the area median income.

Plans for 2301 California Street NE will be presented for feedback to the City Planning Commission Committee of the Whole at their February 28th meeting.