Announcing Minnesota Housing's 2021 Selections
Every year, Minnesota Housing invites developers to submit their best proposals to create and preserve housing of all types that Minnesotans can afford. The Agency selects the multifamily, single-family and manufactured housing developments that meet community priorities and are poised to move once the funding is assembled. The developments described below were approved for funding on January 27, 2022.
These funding selections contribute to a total of $265 million in Minnesota Housing funding selections in 2021. These developments will result in 4,631 apartments and houses and will leverage additional private and local resources resulting in nearly $400 million in total development costs.
Watch the 2021 Funding Selections Presentation
We're saying 'Yes' to more housing, says Governor Walz
"Minnesota's unique financing tool, Housing Infrastructure Bonds, help us create some of the most deeply affordable homes for Minnesotans who make the least. Last summer the legislature committed new Housing Infrastructure Bonds, and today we celebrate as we actually match those funds to new developments.
Thanks to the Legislature, we can say 'Yes' to more communities across the state with far more funding than we’d have with federal resources alone."
Listen to the Governor's remarks on the 2021 Funding Selections.
2021 Funding Selections At a Glance
- $233 million in 2021 Selections
- $383 million in Total Development Costs
- 1,417 Total units created or preserved
- 1,095 Multifamily apartments/townhomes
- 322 Single-Family homes
Beyond its Consolidated Request for Proposals, Minnesota Housing selected additional developments in 2021 to create and preserve affordable homes through these programs: Manufactured Housing Grants, Multifamily Workforce Development Loans and Publicly Owned Housing Program Loans (POHP).
- $32 million in additional selections made by Minnesota Housing
- 3,214 single and multifamily homes created or rehabbed
- 1,247 lots of Manufactured Housing for $7.5 million
- 57 units of Workforce housing for $1.9 million
- 1,870 units of Publicly Owned Housing for $14.7 million
Equity Impacts of the Selections
A third of the multifamily units will be deeply affordable:
- 33% of selected New Multifamily units are deeply affordable (affordable to a household at 30% of area median income)
Affordability of Single-Family homes Selected:
- Over 89% of Selected Single-family projects will serve households below 80% of area median income
Geographic distribution of Selections:
- 12 Multifamily projects in the Twin Cities metro
- 10 Multifamily projects in Greater Minnesota
- 27 Single-family projects in Twin Cities metro
- 9 Single-family projects in Greater Minnesota
Racially Diverse Development Teams
Projects/Development teams that include Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC) Owned/Run Businesses or Women-Owned/Run Businesses:
- 100% of Multifamily projects; all 22 projects
- 56% of Selected Single-Family applicants
- More than 64% of Single-Family households served in 2021 are from communities of color
Homes for specific populations:
- 66 Multifamily units (6% of total) designated for people with disabilities (in 13 properties)
- 444 Senior Multifamily units
- 13 Single-family homes with 4+ bedrooms for large families
- 355 Permanent Supportive Housing units
5 Years At a Glance
Minnesota Housing Selections, 2017 - 2021
Selections from the past five years include the Consolidated RFP, Housing Tax Credits, Publicly Owned Housing Program (POHP), Rental Rehabilitation Deferred Loan program (RRDL), Workforce Housing Development Program and Manufactured Housing.
Manufactured Homes Selections
Minnesota Housing board approved selections for the Manufactured Home Community Redevelopment Program RFP on January 27, 2022. In this program, funds can be used for water and sewer upgrades, storm shelter construction or repairs, electrical work, road and sidewalk improvements, and other infrastructure needs.
This year our Manufactured Housing selections are up threefold, thanks to commitments from the Minnesota legislature. We’re able to finance infrastructure upgrades that will improve 1,247 home lots in manufactured home communities located in every region of the state. The communities are a mix of ownership models including privately owned, city-owned, and cooperatively owned.
Woodlawn Terrace
Woodlawn Terrace is a manufactured home community in Richfield. Bev Adrian, pictured at right, is a homeowner in the community. In her conversation with Commissioner Ho, she describes the excitement of transferring the property to cooperative ownership. She also describes the water quality issues the residents face and how the Minnesota Housing infrastructure assistance will improve it.
"We're really gonna turn this community around. It will be a prosperous, vibrant, thriving and family-friendly opportunity for our homeowners." -Bev Adrian, Woodlawn Terrace homeowner
Single-Family Selections
In 2021, 322 single-homes are included in the agency selections. The activities approved will include new construction projects (21%), including a number of affordability gap and downpayment assistance projects to help low-income households purchase new homes. Thirty-one percent of the units will be preserved through acquisition, rehabilitation, resale and owner-occupied rehabilitation, and 48 percent will be for stand-alone affordability gap/downpayment assistance. Selections include 68 new construction homes in areas with an increasing need for workforce housing.
Single Family At A Glance
Activities include new construction; acquisition, rehabilitation, and resale; affordability gap/downpayment assistance; owner-occupied rehabilitation; and Tribal Indian Housing Program.
- 36 Proposals Selected
- $12.5 million in Selections
- 322 Single-family homes selected
- 68 New Construction homes
- 33 Acquisition, Rehab and Resale
- 67 Owner-Occupied Rehab
- 154 Affordability gap/downpayment assistance
- $43 million in Total Development Costs
- 25% of Selections in Greater Minnesota
- 75% of Selections in Twin Cities Metro
Perspective from a first-time homebuyer
Community Land Trusts create permanently affordable homeownership opportunities through a one-time investment in the purchase of land and the underwriting of construction and repair costs.
Communities that will see new Community Land Trust developments include Douglas, Pope and Ottertail counties, city of Rochester, Scott County, Washington County, suburban Hennepin County communities, and the city of Minneapolis.
"It's a safe and beautiful home we can call our own. They [City of Lakes Community Land Trust] really help first-time homebuyers and families." -Jemia Michaud Kerin-Fields, owner of a Community Land Trust home
Multifamily Selections
Minnesota Housing is making 22 selections. These developments will create and preserve 1,095 units such as apartments and townhomes. Activities supported include building new multifamily developments, preserving existing multifamily developments through rehab, serving the needs of high priority households that have experienced homelessness, creating multifamily homes designated for people with disabilities, and creating rental homes for seniors with very low incomes.
Multifamily At a Glance
- 22 selected projects
- 6 additional projects are being considered for Partner funding only
- 10 Multifamily Projects in Greater Minnesota
- 12 Multifamily Projects in Twin Cities Metro
- 1,095 Multifamily units supported in total
- 990 New construction units
- 105 Rehabilitated units
- $220 million in Selections
- 377 Deeply affordable units
Big Lake Station
74 new homes for seniors coming to Big Lake, Minneosta
Big Lake Station will be a new senior housing development in Big Lake, Minnesota, a small city of 10,000 near Monticello. Big Lake Station will have 74 units for individuals and couples, including 10 deeply affordable units. It will be developed by Aeon.
"We need it out here. I worked hard my whole life. I know I am lucky," says Louise Sandwick, resident of an Aeon senior living development. "I am comfortable here but there are a lot of people like me who can't afford high rents."
Multifamily Selections
Every year, Minnesota Housing selects a set of multifamily housing developments for funding. As usual, Minnesota Housing has selected projects from across the state for agency investments and tax credit allocations.
2021 Multifamily Selections
These include developments selected for Low Income Housing Tax Credits as well as other Minnesota Housing investments.
Thank you!
We send out a huge thank you to all of our development partners, housing allies, state legislators and amazing staff who go big on a daily basis so more Minnesotans have a safe and stable home they can afford. We couldn't do this work without you.
For complete information about all of Minnesota Housing's selections, please visit Minnesota Housing's website by clicking on button below.