Affordable Home at 210 West 46th Street Now on the Market!

March 26, 2020 By Sarah

CLCLT Sale Price: $185,000*

Homebuyer Requirements

The actual fair market sales price of this home is $275,000 (based on a December 2019 appraisal). The City of Lakes Community Land Trust (CLCLT) affordability investment in this property is $90,000. This home is made available through the CLCLT to households earning less than 80% of Area Median Income (income limits below). Affordable home purchase is subject to both income and resale restrictions through the CLCLT Ground Lease. Prior to purchase, interested homebuyers will need to:

Complete the CLCLT application;
Attend a CLCLT orientation;
Attend a Home Stretch homebuyer education session; and
Gain pre-approval from CLT-eligible mortgage lender.

Current Income Limits:

Household Size 1 2 3 4 5

Income Limit $52,850 $60,400 $67,950 $75,500 $81,550

Home must be sold to owner-occupant. Learn more at clclt.org or call 612.594.7145. [Read more…]

Can you smell it in the air? Kingfield Empty Bowls is tonight!

February 6, 2020 By Sarah

Vegetables being chopped, meat being seared, soup beginning to simmer, bread being baked, sugar being spun…and friends texting and calling friends to make plans for dinner tonight at MLK Park. The sounds and smells of activity and excitement…

The neighborhood is busy getting ready for Kingfield Empty Bowls Tonight!

A huge shout our to our restaurant partners who sustain us today at our Community Center…and many, many other days each year in their own spaces. Today they donate their time and talents to support youth in our community who have experienced homelessness and reside at Nicollet Square, a project of Beacon Interfaith.

Bring your neighbors, bring your family, bring your checkbook/cash/creditcards and join KFNA at MLK Park from 4-8 PM tonight, Thursday February 6!

Thanks go to: Butter Bakery Cafe, The Lowbrow, Cafe Ena, Patisserie 46, Baker’s Field Flour & Bread, Nighthawks, Kyatchi, Apoy, Seward Co-op Friendship Store, Curran’s, Gigi’s, Pat’s Tap, La Fresca, Clancey’s Meat & Fish, Lake Country School, Breadsmith, Sun Street Breads, and Victor’s 1959 Cafe!

Reminder on Thursday 1|23: Open House for 210 W 46th St

January 22, 2020 By Sarah

Thursday January 23, 4-6 PM, 210 West 46^th Street

In August 2017, the City of Lakes Community Land Trust (CLCLT) acquired 210 West 46^th Street. The foreclosed property had been vacant for several months; however, the CLCLT saw the opportunity to create, in partnership with Kingfield Neighborhood Association, a long-term affordable home in the southwest area of Minneapolis, which is increasingly difficult to achieve. Through the CLCLT, the home will be sold to an owner-occupant earning 80% or less of Area Median Income and will remain affordable long-term through the community land trust resale process.

Please join us at the open house on Thursday, January 23 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

7th Annual Holiday Sing and Play-Along in Kingfield!

December 6, 2019 By Sarah

Sunday, December 8, 3:00 to 4:30 PM
at Judson Memorial Baptist Church, 4101 Harriet Ave

Also COME EARLY at 2:45 to hear the special gathering music by the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra’s SUPER SAX ENSEMBLE.

Looking to meet your neighbors and perhaps build new connections? Or maybe just a chance to let your holiday spirits soar? Just want to do “something fun” with no tedious prep? Want to recall old holiday memories or create new ones? How about the simple joy of making music with your voice or instruments and with your neighbors?

Then celebrate the music of the holidays. We’ll have songbooks and simple instrumental books and small percussion instruments. The party is free and so are the cookies and everyone is welcome. Still, we’ll happily accept donations for YOUTHLINK (www.youthlinkmn.org) our local friends who provide services to homeless youth.

So bring your instrument, your voice, your neighbors for this annual tradition in the beautiful sanctuary of historic Judson Church www.judsonchurhc.org 612-822-0649.

Dear Kingfield, how do we love you? Let us count the ways!—

November 13, 2019 By Sarah

It’s Give to Max Day Thursday November 14, so we Ask that You Consider Donating to KFNA, Your Most Local Nonprofit!

There are so many things to love about Kingfield…a great park, a hopping weekly market, delicious homegrown food cooked up by local restaurant owners, plus (and here is where KFNA comes in!) a jumble of engaging and creative events, meetings, and activities designed to keep you informed and get you engaged with your community.

And this “community” isn’t something that just happens, it is something that Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA), your local nonprofit, works really hard to create. Why? Because we believe that now, more than ever, taking time to grow connections and foster community can make a foundational change to not only our neighborhood but also in our city and country. Also, by building a welcoming, inclusive, open and caring community we will have a positive impact on our current and future neighbors.

Learn more about what KFNA does and consider making a donation to your local nonprofit organization here. Thank you!