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3561 Minnehaha apartments

Developer:
Footprint Development
Purpose:

MnCIFA loan for $2 million with 5-year term. Construct apartment building with affordable units to meet DOE Net Zero certified standards, with 100% electric appliances and utilities, rooftop solar and high-efficiency HVAC and building materials to have virtually no carbon emissions. 

Affordable housing

Net zero ultra efficient system

New construction at 3561 Minnehaha, Minneapolis: 

  • 4-story building, 24k square feet, including 32 attainably priced apartments, with 20% in 4d Affordable Housing Program and 1,600 square feet of commercial space.
  • Passive House Certified and DOE Net Zero standards, with 100% electric, 71.7 kWh rooftop solar array and high-efficiency HVAC and building materials.  
  • Energy savings: 1.06 billion Btus annually, $37k annual reduction in energy costs.
  • Total project costs for construction: $8.6 million.
  • MnCIFA loan repayment via federal Investment Tax Credits and other funds. 
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About Footprint Development

Founder and Director Cody Fischer has a successful record of developing Passive Housing Certified projects: 

  • 2911 Grand St. NE, Minneapolis, renovation of duplex plus new 6-unit apartments all at net-zero standards.
  • 635 Van Buren St. NE, Minneapolis, Solstice Northeast, Minnesota's first Passive Housing certified apartment building.
  • Additional project funders for 3561 Minnehaha include Sunrise Bank (loan) and private investors.