The Corner Apartments will complete a broadened redevelopment plan that began years ago on the block at 2nd Street Northeast and 1st Avenue Northeast in Minneapolis.
It'll replace a parking lot, according to Gretchen Camp, who works for the locally based
BKV Group, which is designing the building.
Hunt Associates is the developer behind the 94-unit, 10-story apartment complex.
Recently the city approved the apartment plan, which includes a mix of studio and one- and two-bedroom units.
Some of the units will have ground-level walk-ups for a live/work scenario. It allows for people to live in an apartment with a separate main-floor commercial space, Camp explains.
It responds to a "big trend of people working from home," she says.
Other amenities at the Corner Apartments include a business center, fitness room, rooftop deck, and on-site management.
On the whole, the contemporary-style building will feature brick, fiberboard panel, and glass materials, along with recessed and projecting balconies, she says.
Visually, the building, which faces a couple of towers, helps "transition the project to the rest of the block and street-level activity with residents."
The apartments will use the adjacent parking ramp, which will be re-faced. "That will make it more aesthetically pleasing," she says.
Camp says the development will have many benefits for the area. For starters, "It's an opportunity to have apartments in the neighborhood," which she says is dominated by condos.
It'll also help bring business to the local retail establishments. "Some have struggled and some are vibrant. Having more people is good for the neighborhood," Camp says.
Source: Gretchen Camp, BKV Group, Inc.
Writer: Anna Pratt