In this blog series, we take a deeper dive into the 1-4 housing study. Learn the “why” behind this study and how you can get involved.

In this blog series, we take a deeper dive into the 1-4 housing study. Learn the “why” behind this study and how you can get involved.

In Saint Paul, both renters and homebuyers have faced challenges due to the city’s (and the broader region’s) lack of housing availability. Rental vacancy rates and home buying inventories have been too low, driving up prices for everybody. This is an outcome of failing to build enough housing in our city, despite our growing population.

In Saint Paul, both renters and homebuyers have faced challenges due to the city’s (and the broader region’s) lack of housing availability. Rental vacancy rates and home buying inventories have been too low, driving up prices for everybody. This is an outcome of failing to build enough housing in our city, despite our growing population.

While we wait for the City’s planning team to release their draft 1-4 unit housing proposal, we are building a coalition of organizations for more housing choice to support the policy when it reaches the Planning Commission and City Council. If you’d like to get involved with this work, send us a message!

Interested in making a big impact on sustainable land use policy in St. Paul? Apply to join the St. Paul Planning Commission! The City is currently accepting applications for prospective Commissioners to fill five vacancies: if you live in Ward 2, 4, 5, or 6, consider applying!

In June 2022, a Hennepin County district court judge halted the implementation of Minneapolis’ groundbreaking 2040 Comprehensive Plan, which enabled more multi-family housing options throughout the city. At the invitation of Neighbors for More Neighbors and some pro bono attorneys, Sustain St. Paul helped prepare an amicus brief to support the City of Minneapolis’ appeal.

May 2022 meeting: recap

Pledge to support the Hillcrest Site Master Plan and contact City Council Members urging them to vote in support of the Master Plan!

St. Paul’s planning staff are proposing to eliminate petition requirements for housing developers to apply for permits from the city. These petition requirements make it more difficult to develop housing because they enable nearby neighbors to effectively block projects. Please join us in publicly voicing your support of these proposed changes to the Planning Commission!

Support new housing at 1708 Selby Avenue!

Learn about how you can support increased housing supply for current and future Saint Paul residents! The city of Saint Paul is seeking public input and stories to help inform policy relating to 1- to 4-unit housing options. Find out how you can help.

Join City staff, District Council representatives, and residents at a virtual engagement session to provide input for Phase 2 of the 1-4 Unit Housing Study! This study is evaluating the potential to create more smaller, neighborhood-scale housing types that are missing across the city.

The Saint Paul Planning Commission’s upcoming public hearing on the Hillcrest site will be held on Friday, March 4, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. The hearing will be on the Hillcrest Master Plan, the Hillcrest Rezoning Study, the Hillcrest Zoning Code Study, and an associated amendment to the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan.

Join City staff, District Council representatives, and residents at a virtual engagement session to provide input for Phase 2 of the 1-4 Unit Housing Study! This study is evaluating the potential to create more smaller, neighborhood-scale housing types that are missing across the city.

Like the redevelopment of the Ford site in the Highland neighborhood of Saint Paul, the Hillcrest site on the East Side offers exciting opportunities to envision the future of housing, transportation, and land use in Saint Paul.

To ease our housing crisis, we support efforts to promote the “missing middle": a range of multi-family or clustered housing types, such as duplexes and rowhomes, that are compatible in scale with single-family or transitional neighborhoods.