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Stevens Square is a dog friendly neighborhood. Stevens Square is convenient to the University of Minnesota. You can reach the UofM from Stevens Square on the #2 bus. The bus goes through Stevens Square on Franklin Avenue. A city off-leash dog park is only four blocks from Stevens Square. Stevens Square is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Minneapolis. Many young people first live in Stevens Square after college and before living elsewhere. There is good on-street parking in Stevens Square because the city has a very cheap permit parking system for verified residents of Stevens Square. The Stevens Square Neighborhood Organization is active and sponsors an annual art show in Stevens Square Park. There are many apartments in Stevens Square and a few apartment owners with many apartments. But 1721 Apartments is unique in Stevens Square because of its small size and personal management and ownership.

This is a mint of a property. But as opposed to other properties considered a mint of a apartment, 171 Apartments is a great apartment for University of Minnesota students, often called UofM students, especially UofMN grad students. Stevens Square is easily reached by the #2 bus from Franklin Ave. Many UofMN students take this bus to Stevens Square. These apartments are better priced than other apartments often considered mint apartments. These apartments are close to downtown for downtown workers. You can easily walk from these Stevens Square apartments to downtown jobs & take the #2 bus to the University of Minnesota. Usually mint properties don't offer free internet but these Steven Square apartments have 500 Mbps of free internet included in the cheap apartment rents. Dogs & cats are allowed in these Steven Square apartments which are close to downtown Minneapolis jobs and events. You can take the #11 bus right outside the door of these Steven Square apartments. As opposed to many mint properties in Stevens Square, these affordable apartments are owned by an owner with only a few apartments. The management of these Stevens Square apartments is very personalized. These Stevens Square apartments are in mint condition. Off street parking is available at these Stevens Square apartments. Contact us today to view these Stevens Square apartments. These Stevens Square apartments are air conditioned. Stevens Square is the place to live!

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Rental Requirements

 

General Information

  • Applicants must be 18 years of age or older to apply.

  • Occupancy limits - All units have an occupancy limit of 2 people, regardless of age.

  • 1721 Apartments is a non-smoking building & property. This prohibition also applies to vaping & is very strictly enforced.

  • ​One dog is allowed in each unit with a monthly surcharge, subject to breed restrictions. Additionally, up to two cats are allowed in each unit with no additional charge. No other pets & other animals are allowed, unless specifically approved in writing.

  • Rental insurance is required & strictly enforced for all units.

  • If any information the applicant provides on the application is found to be false, the application may be denied.

  • 1721 Apartments have a 4d Minnesota real estate tax classification and are therefore restricted to occupants earning not more than 60% of the Area Median Income in the year of the original lease term. 

  • 1721 Partners, LLC does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, receipt of public assistance or familiar status.

  • 1721 Partners, LLC follows the Inclusive Criteria of City of Minneapolis Ordinance 244.2030, but may also fully or partially use an individualized assessment to make a final determination on a rental application.

 

Reasons for Rejection of Application

Any one of the following will result in an application being rejected:

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Criminal History:

  • Any conviction for the illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802), or crimes that mandate denial of tenancy in federally assisted housing such as being subject to a lifetime sex offender registration requirement.

  • Any pending felony charge or felony conviction sentenced within the last seven (7) years.

  • A felony conviction within the last ten (10) years will result in denial for the following charges: first-, second-, or third-degree murder; first-degree manslaughter; kidnapping; first-degree criminal sexual conduct; first-degree assault; first-degree arson; and first-degree aggravated robbery.

  • Any felony or gross misdemeanor conviction that resulted in a prison term that ended within the last five (5) years. Consideration may be made through an individualized assessment and any supplemental information that shows an applicant's situation has stabilized or improved since being incarcerated.

  • Any gross misdemeanor offense or non-traffic misdemeanor sentenced within the last three (3) years or pending disposition. While the circumstances may be considered through an individualized assessment, increased importance is placed upon crimes involving theft, drugs, alcohol, assault, prostitution, disorderly conduct, trespassing or property damage.

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Income:

  • Applicants who earn less than three (3) times their prospective rent, or their portion of the prospective rent if subsidized, in gross household income; or who can demonstrate a history of successful rent payments with a former landlord; or who has cash savings equal or greater than five (5) times their prospective rent.

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Credit History:

  • Past due debt exceeding one month's rent that is the sum of overdue payments on revolving or installment accounts, collection items and judgments. Medical and student loan debt will be ignored. The above debt limits may be ignored with income equal to or greater than four (4) times the prospective rent, unless the debt is owned to a prior landlord, in which case the application will be automatically denied.

 

Rental History:

  • Any eviction action in the last three (3) years resulting in a judgment or writ will result in automatic denial, unless an individualized assessment results in extenuating circumstances.

  • Settled evictions from the last year, unless accompanied by a positive written reference from the filing landlord.t

  • A negative rental reference with reports of unauthorized residents, police calls, drug use, smoking complaints, complaints from neighbors or other livability issues.

  • Owing more than one month's rent to a previous landlord.

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Required for Acceptance of Application

At least one of the following must be positive for an application to be accepted:

 

Criminal History:

  • A clean criminal history, or a history that contains only charges or convictions of petty misdemeanor offenses and/or non-DWI traffic violations at a misdemeanor level or less.

  • A positive determination may be possible for other misdemeanor offenses through an individualized assessment.

 

Income:

  • An applicant earning three (3) times the proposed rent, or more, in established employment.

  • An applicant with nine (9) times the proposed rent in cash savings.

 

Credit History:

  • A credit score of 650 or higher.

 

Rental History:

  • No housing court records and all questions answered on a rental reference positively by a licensed owner or management company with additional comments furnished as to the quality of the tenancy.​​​

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1721 Apartments - Stevens Square Neighborhood - Downtown Minneapolis

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