Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour happens April 24-25, 2010
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. Fifty-three homes will be featured, 35 Minneapolis and 18 in Saint Paul.
Click on “homes” to see details, or click on a Minneapolis Map or St Paul Map for the overview.
Here’s how the Tour works
Homes on the free, self-guided 2010 tour will be open Saturday, April 24, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, April 25, 1-5 p.m. It will be held April 24 & 25, 2010 regardless of weather conditions.
You can decide where to start by looking at the “Homes” page on this website, wwww.MSPHomeTour.com. Printed guides will be available in early April at libraries in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and suburban Hennepin and Ramsey counties.
The Minneapolis & St. Paul Home Tour is coordinated by Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) and the City of Saint Paul Planning and Economic Development department, with other corporate and non-profit sponsors. We encourage people to stay in the neighborhoods they love, and to maintain and improve the cities’ housing stock. For information, call 612-673-5103.
NEW This Year! Workshops 1 Hr. Before the Tour Starts
Is a Green Certification Right for Your Remodel Project? Saturday, April 24, 9-10:30 a.m. at Harrison Neighborhood Center, 503 Irving Ave. N., Minneapolis.
How to Select and Work with a Professional Remodeler Saturday, April 24, 9-10 a.m. at Coldwell Banker Burnet Office, 1991 Ford Parkway, St. Paul
The Art & Science of the Open Plan – Sunday, April 25, Noon-1 p.m. at SALA Architects, 326 E. Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis
Historic Homes for Everyday Families – Sunday, April 25, Noon-1 p.m. at Greater Frogtown CDC, 533 N. Dale St., St. Paul.
Walk in, no need to pre-register. Questions: 612-673-5103.
For more details, and other time-certain guided tours and talks during the tour, click here: 2010 Workshop list
Additions/Renovations that B.L.E.N.D.
Read about a recognition program for neighborhood-sensitive design and building, click BLEND Find addresses and builders recognized by the B.L.E.N.D. awards in the last three years on www.blendaward.org.
Plan for 2011
Contractors, Architects, Vendors:
Intrigued by this remarkable opportunity to feature a home? Reasonably-priced sponsorship opportunities are available for 2011. Call 612-867-4874 for information.
Homeowners
To nominate your home for a future Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour, call 612-673-5103. Kitchens, baths, whole-house renovations and additions will always be popular. The Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour also welcomes the unusual and cutting edge, such as live/work spaces.
Home Tour 2010 Preview Show
Watch interviews with four sets of homeowners who will be open for the April 24-25 tour here
Special Notes
Win a professional consultation!
On the back of your Home Tour passport is a survey. Turn in the completed survey at the last house you visit, to be entered in a drawing for one of ten one-hour no-obligation, free consultations with one of ten design professionals.
Bus Tour for 50 people
Ride along with StarTribune veteran reporter Steve Brandt, who will narrate a coach bus tour of Minneapolis neighborhoods, stopping at and touring several of the Home Tour homes. Saturday, April 24, 8:45-3:45 p.m., $22 + lunch on your own at Midtown Global Market. Register online at www.mplscommunityed.com or call Washburn Community Education at 612-668-3450.
Looking for a home?
While this Home Tour features established homeowners, what better way to get acquainted with your future neighborhood? Between tours, you can get information on neighborhoods year-round all in one place at LiveMSP.org.
2010 Home Presenter links
Click on the logos at the side of this page to go to the 2010 Silver-and-above level Sponsors’ websites. 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.
Links below are Presenter-level Sponsors, and the homes they are involved in:
Buck Brothers Construction #44
Building Arts Sustainable Architecture & Construction #50
Christine Nelson Design #29
D & S Building Blocks – email dsbbinc@gmail.com #45
DiGiacomo Homes & Renovation #5
Jones Design Build #4
Knutson Custom Remodelers #25
Lake Country Builders #23
Laurel Ulland Architecture #37
Quartersawn Design Build #43
Rehkamp Larson Architects #27
Reuter Walton Construction #27
Sicora, Inc. #22
Sylvestre Construction #26
Terra Firma Building & Remodeling #37, 40
University District Alliance #21
Links to Silver Sponsors and the homes where they will be:
Castle Building & Remodeling #30
College City Design/Build, Inc. #39
M|A|Peterson Designbuild #24
Plekkenpol Builders #38
SALA Architects #25, 40, 42, 44, 45
