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Minneapolis city officials announced Tuesday that the city is investing in 11 affordable rental housing projects. Funding comes from both the 

 Program (AHTF) and the Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program. The Minneapolis City Council approved the awards on Dec. 5. 

The Native American Community Clinic on Franklin Avenue is one of those 11 projects. Roughly $1.15 million will support the new construction of 83 rental units in a mixed-use project with an expanded clinic on-site. 

“We’re building four floors of housing above that two-story clinic. That is going to help stabilize people’s lives and get them back into spaces where they can feel that they belong, they are supported,” said Antony Stately, the clinic’s executive director and president. 

Wellington Management has partnered with the clinic as a housing partner.  

In addition to housing, Stately says the clinic’s expansion will include larger gardens and a drum room for traditional healing. The plan is to push the clinic and housing to the street and relocate the front-facing parking lot to the back of the building. 

“Multiple generations of Indigenous people living in south Minneapolis have struggled with homelessness, chronically and generationally,” Stately said. He says people who are Native American and live in south Minneapolis have a higher likelihood of living unsheltered.  

“It was really a moral operative,” Stately said.  

Over 25 applications were sent to the city requesting funding from the AHTF. The city made decisions based underwriting standards, financial feasibility, location, project readiness, design guidelines and more 

At the announcement, Mayor Jacob Frey said, “One of the most critical things that we do at the City of Minneapolis is provide a foundation from which people can rise … making sure that people have a safe place to go home to at the end of the night, to rest their head on the pillow, to rejuvenate for the next day.”  

According to Frey, Minneapolis is creating deeply affordable housing at a rate 8.5 times higher than previous years. 

The Native American Community Clinic’s housing and expanded construction is expected to be completed in March 2026.  

Chandra Colvin

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Minneapolis city officials announced Tuesday that the city is investing in 11 affordable rental housing projects.  

Minneapolis invests millions in new affordable housing projects, including Native clinic

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