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Abbott View reopened

Plymouth and Westminster Presbyterian re-opened Abbott View, an historic apartment building in the Stevens Square neighborhood with project-based Section 8 rental assistance.

Plymouth Church Neighborhood Foundation (PCNF), together with Housing 150, successfully stepped in to preserve these Section 8 units when the tenants feared losing their homes to a threatened condo conversion. This property provides quality affordable housing for a community of long-term tenants with an average income of $8600, many of whom live on fixed incomes because of disabilities.

Abbott View was so named due to its location across from the original Abbott Hospital. The property has 21 units – 18 one-bedroom, two two-bedroom and one studio. Acquisition and redevelopment of the property cost approximately $3 million, with significant rehabilitation, including a new roof, extensive brick work, updating of kitchens and baths and a new community room.

Creekside Commons – a working family collaboration with Mayflower Church

Plymouth Church Neighborhood Foundation has opened a new housing development focused on working families. Creekside Commons provides 30 units of affordable housing for families of mixed incomes and sizes.

Parents earning around $20,000 to $40,000 are able to raise their children within walking distance of Minnehaha Creek in the Tangletown neighborhood of Southwest Minneapolis, with excellent access to public transportation. Within this workforce housing development, rent-subsidized housing for six lower- income families who are striving toward economic self-sufficiency is possible through an innovative partnership with the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority.

This housing development is an exciting new collaborative effort created by the donation of land by Mayflower Community Congregational Church. The single-family home on one of these lots had been used by the Minnesota Council of Churches for housing for newly arriving refugee families. The Council is continuing this program through a special set-aside of one of the units in the new development. The vision for the development was created by Mayflower Church members with the technical expertise of the Foundation and our architect, UrbanWorks. Mayflower remains involved in the project through participation on the governing board and through hands-on volunteer programming.

This pedestrian-friendly design meets “Green Communities” standards, including underground parking, sustainable materials, “healthy living” paints and adhesives, and energy-efficient lighting and appliances. The development reduces the amount of land used for surface parking by better utilizing the church parking lot. Creekside Commons includes numerous community amenities, including a community room, computer resource room, patio and playground. Possible volunteer opportunities for church members or neighbors include English Language Learner classes for refugee and immigrant families, homework tutoring for children, holiday parties and summer picnics.

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