Check back here soon for statistics from the Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour April 26-27, ’08
Looking for remodeling ideas and resources? Some of the most financially accessible and environmentally responsible were featured on this homeowner-focused tour. See the bottom of this page, and click on the logos that surround the page, to find out more about sponsoring organizations and contractors involved in the recent tour. This website will be updated when the tour statistics have been tabulated. Thank you to all for a successful tour!
Who: Getting up the courage to go ahead with a home project? On the Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour of “real homes, real people, real ideas,” residents open their doors to show creative and practical ideas for home additions, kitchens, bathrooms and more. Talk directly with homeowners and find out what it’s like. At many homes, their contractors, architects, and other trades people will also be on hand to answer questions.
What and Where: See your choice of 50 homes…there are 35 in Minneapolis and 15 in St. Paul on the Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour. It’s a celebration of city living!
When: Homes on the free, self-guided tour will be open Saturday, April 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, April 27, 1-5 p.m. It will be held April 26 & 27, 2008 regardless of weather conditions. Wear easily-removed shoes as most homeowners will ask you to take off shoes.
How: Decide where to start by looking at the “Homes” page on this website, wwww.MSPHomeTour.com. Or, to help plan your tour, Home Tour Guides with maps, descriptions of all the homes and special features are available at local libraries in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Hennepin and Ramsey counties. Guides are also available at all the homes on tour days.
How much: The tour is FREE – you’ll pick up a passport at the first home you visit, and turn it in (with the survey on the back filled out) at the last home you visit.
Why: The Minneapolis & St. Paul Home Tour is coordinated by Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) and supported by the Planning and Economic Development departments of Minneapolis and Saint Paul and other corporate and non-profit sponsors who encourage people to stay in the neighborhoods they love, and to maintain and improve the cities’ housing stock. For information, call 612-673-5140.
View the Home Tour Preview Show
(five segments, 1/2-hour total)
Click on the logos at the side of this page to go to the sponsors’ websites. Below are links to companies that will be present at the homes they have worked on. We really value our sponsors who pay for the coordination and advertising for the Tour…whenever you make a connection with any of them, please let them know you appreciate their support and the Tour.
Presenters’ website links:
Field Outdoor Spaces
RRR Construction
SALA Architects
Metro Homes, Inc.
Elevation Homes, a Division of Streeter & Associates
Holtan Kitchens & Remodeling
F & P Remodeling by Design
Otogawa- Anschel Design-Build
Links to sponsors who will also present homes:
Castle Building & Remodeling
American Institute of Architects – Minnesota
City of Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development
Home Tour a Success!
Early reports are similar numbers to previous years in spite of traffic and weather challenges, thanks to diehard fans
2008 Featured Neighborhoods:
Want to see lots of homes in a little time? Neighborhood concentrations in Minneapolis: Hawthorne homes 7-8-9, Lyndale homes 22-23-24, Field-Regina-Northrop homes 31-32-33-34; in St. Paul: Highland homes 39-40-41, West Side/District del Sol homes 43-44-45, and Dayton’s Bluff homes 47-48-49-50.
Eco-Tour:
A dozen homes feature environmentally responsible remodeling or operation; Minnesota GreenStar Pilot Projects, a location seeking LEED ... three that use solar power or residential water heating, some rain gardens. Many other Green ideas at homes 2, 7, 8, 13, 19, 25, 28, 37, 38, 42, 43, 45.
Historic Preservation & Neighborhood History:
Volunteers from Preservation Alliance of Minnesota and/or Preserve Minneapolis will be at homes 7, 9 and 36 to talk with visitors about historic preservation and restoration resources. From 60 Arthur Ave. SE, architect Bob Roscoe will lead walking tours of Prospect Park Saturday and Sunday, April 26 & 27, 1-2 p.m. At 4821 Pleasant Ave. S., neighborhood historian Tom Balcom will be present for conversation about Tangletown neighborhood history 1-3 p.m. on both days. Saturday, April 26 in Dayton’s Bluff, Historic Saint Paul volunteers will guide walking tours on the hour leaving from 619 Bates Ave. Check other homes with the “H” icon for commentary on honoring a home’s era.
Special Spaces:
Kitchens, baths, whole-house renovations and additions will always be popular. The 2008 Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour also includes: – A unique garage and teahouse combination – Basements and third floors remodeled into wonderful living spaces – Several home office ideas – Artists’ live/work/gallery spaces
Contractors, Architects, Vendors:
Intrigued by this remarkable opportunity to feature a home? Make a point of visiting the tour, and have your clients visit the 2008 Tour. Call 612-673-5103 for suggested sample locations; it’s never too early to call for 2009.
Homeowners
To nominate your home for the 2009 Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour, call 612-673-5140.
