Sulia Rose Altenberg and Forrest Wasko consider three Minneapolis houses
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Updated · The New York Times · Apr 30
Sulia Rose Altenberg and Forrest Wasko consider three Minneapolis houses
4 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Apr 30
The newly married artists, aged 30 and 31, were searching with a budget up to $375,000 after outgrowing their 888-square-foot Longfellow apartment.
They wanted at least two bedrooms, a basement studio space, a garage and character features, and reviewed three options priced from $295,000 to $325,000.
The homes ranged from a 1929 Longfellow house to an 1880s Victorian in the Milwaukee Avenue Historic District and a 1928 bungalow near a cemetery.
With renovation costs soaring post-2025, which imperfect home could two Minneapolis artists realistically afford to transform?
As artists leave the city, can one couple's home search reveal a viable future for creatives in Minneapolis?