About Us
Our Mission:
The mission of Urban Homeworks is to lead the fight for housing justice so that all people have a safe, stable, and dignified place to live.
Our Vision:
Housing justice for all.
What We Do
We Build Affordable Homes
We Build Affordable Homes

Urban Homeworks is working to close the racial gap in homeownership by developing high-quality, energy-efficient rehabilitations and new constructions in North Minneapolis to be sold at affordable rates to low- and middle-income, first-time buyers.
Our goal with affordable homeownership development is to transfer community ownership to BIPOC community members who have been left out of homeownership for far too long. We work to ensure sale prices and down payment assistance are accessible for various household sizes and incomes. We also build strong relationships with Urban Homeworks residents who want to pursue homeownership and provide resources and support to make their dream a reality through our Equity and Engagement program. READ MORE.
We Provide Dignified Rentals
We Provide Dignified Rentals
Urban Homeworks owns 134 affordable rental units that are home to roughly 450 individuals in North and South Minneapolis and Frogtown St. Paul. We provide dignified, affordable single-family houses, duplexes, and small-scale apartment buildings to those predominantly at or below 50-60% of the area median income (AMI). Our aim is dignified housing—housing that is affordable, high-quality, and includes a supportive network of resources from local community partners and a responsive property manager. A stable rental home is one of many tools that can reach a much grander vision of repairing generations of discrimination, divestment, and extraction in our communities. READ MORE.
Email rental@urbanhomeworks.org to be notified when vacancies become available.
**If you are a resident and have maintenance concerns, please reach Property Solutions and Services at the numbers below:
UHW/PSS Maintenance Line: 612-598-6545
UHW/PSS EMERGENCY Line: 612-746-0400
We Empower and Engage
We Empower and Engage
At Urban Homeworks, we believe a dignified, stable home is the foundation from which equitable communities are built. Our Equity and Engagement (E&E) team was created with this in mind. Recognizing that community power lies within the people living in UHW rental homes, our E&E team centers the voices of our residents with every decision we make and every project we pursue. Our goal is to co-create communities where trust among neighbors is high, connections are strong, and historically silenced voices are amplified and heard to transform their neighborhoods. READ MORE. The three strategies we employ are: