ST PAUL, Minn. — Dozens of small- and mid-sized communities in Minnesota are about to get a big boost from the state's housing board of directors.
Minnesota Housing announced Friday that $38.7 million will soon go toward building new rental properties across Greater Minnesota. The agency said the nearly $40 million investment will create 832 market-rate rental units in places with proven job growth and a higher demand for workforce housing.
The department said it funds projects with the highest percentage of market-rate units in communities with 30,000 residents or fewer.
“We’re hearing across the state that employers are unable to recruit the workers they need because there is not enough rental housing in their areas,” said Minnesota Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho. “Building more workforce housing lays the groundwork for economies to grow and communities to thrive.”
2024 Workforce Housing Development Program recipients include:
- 191 Melro, Gaylord, Sibley County, 16 units
- 971 Apartments, Winona, Winona County, 14 units
- 1000 Division, Northfield, Rice County, 8 units
- 1800 W Highway 61, Grand Marais, Cook County, 16 units
- Aire Apartments, Owatonna, Steele County, 73 units
- Bayview Flats, Howard Lake, Wright County, 20 units
- Bridgeview Apartments, Zumbrota, Goodhue County, 38
- Bunker Hills, Aitkin, Aitkin County, 44 units
- Dawson Duplexes, Dawson, Lac qui Parle County, 10 units
- Glenshire Estate Townhomes, Watkins, Meeker County, 12 units
- Grand Rapids Workforce Housing, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, 132 units
- Grand Street Apartments, Chatfield, Fillmore County, 14 units
- Grass Lakes Farm Apartments, Winsted, McLeod County, 62 units
- Henderson Apartments, Henderson, Sibley County, 4 units
- Hendricks Workforce Housing, Hendricks, Lincoln County, 4 units
- Hillcrest Faribault, Faribault, Rice County, 6 units
- Laker Landings, Mountain Lake, Cottonwood County, 12 units
- Litchfield Midtown Lofts, Litchfield, Meeker County, 60 units
- Mountain View Meadows, Bemidji, Beltrami County, 6 units
- River Haven, New Ulm, Brown County, 96 units
- Sandstone School Workforce Housing, Sandstone, Pine County, 31 units
- Steele Heights, Ellendale, Steele County, 22 units
- Sunrise Lane Townhomes, Atwater, Kandiyohi County, 4 units
- Waterville Apartments, Waterville, Le Sueur County, 4 units
- The Alleghany, Wabasha, Wabasha County, 50 units
- The Lincoln Apartment Homes, Battle Lake, Ottertail County, 10 units
- Twenty08, Alexandria, Douglas County, 64 units
- Waterville Apartments, Waterville, Le Sueur County, 4 units
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