Address: 1277 County Road D Circle E., Vadnais Heights
Type: Affordable multifamily housing
Units: 36
Developer: MWF Properties
Architect: Miller Hanson Partners
Details: Affordable housing developer MWF Properties has secured preliminary approvals for a second phase of its Willow Ridge Apartments near the Interstate 694 and Hwy. 61 interchange in Vadnais Heights.
The first phase of 47 units, located just south of I-694, was built in 2007 after the creation of a $274,000 tax increment financing district. Willow Ridge East is now planned for an adjacent 1.3-acre lot. It is currently vacant following the demolition of a single-family house there last year.
City officials said MWF plans to purchase the lot by the end of 2017 in preparation for the new 36-unit building, which, like the first phase, would be contingent upon receiving TIF assistance from the city as well as housing tax credits allocated by the state. If the financing is secured in 2018, the construction plans call for a start in the spring of 2019, with completion about a year later.
