Mel’s Place Apartments
3631 Penn Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55412-1961
Number of Units: 23
Project Type
Acquisition – Rehabilitation
Target Market
Mixed Income Multi-Family Rental Apartments — (80% Market Rate / 20% Program Units)
Project Narrative
This Project is jointly owned by two non-profit organizations (Families Moving Forward – FMF and Opportunity Neighborhood Development Corporation – ONDC). The concept was to integrate a permanent housing solution for homeless families (20% of the units) with market rate rental units to create an environment which promotes a more rapid integration back into a normal living routine for the homeless families while mixing seamlessly with the general occupancy population.
Services Provided
Site Acquisition
Project Administration
Design / Construction Supervision
Project Marketing
Property Management
Project Data
Type of Unit: 3-Story Walk-up Apartments
Number of Units: 23 (19-Market Rate / 4 Program Units)
Number of Buildings: 2
Total Site Area: 0.5 Acres