Cottage Park

photo by Jim Eden

A pocket park neighborhood tucked into the curve of West Broadway Avenue, Cottage Park is at the center of exciting community investment.

Project Area
The Cottage Park cluster includes the properties adjacent to Cottage Park on James Avenue North and Ilion Avenue North.

Vision and Recent News

Dramatic changes are underway in Cottage Park! The community park that anchors this neighborhood was completely revitalized in 2006, including new landscaping, plantings, lighting, and art. The Ackerberg Group has completed construction on two beautiful new homes that overlook the park. One home was sold to a long-time northsider and the other is occupied by the Jordan Area Community Council. Cluster partners are continuing to invest in Cottage Park. New construction of two homes was completed by the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation in 2008 and additional homes will be built and rehabbed. The Ackerberg Group and Franklin Bank worked with the congregation of Garden of Gethsemane Ministries to rehab the historic church overlooking the park and open its doors again for worship.

Cottage Park cluster partners, including volunteers from The Ackerberg Group, The Pohlad Family Foundation, The Jordan Area Community Council, the City, the Northside Home Fund, members of the Garden of Gethsemane Church, and residents helped to install new playground equipment in Cottage Park. The Department of Public Works also installed speed humps around the park to slow traffic and improve safety. With the support of The Pohlad Family Foundation, the SPEAK Project worked with youth, primarily from Jordan, to create an art bench to replace a park board bench that was stolen from near the playground.

Click here for recent news regarding the Cottage Park cluster and related Northside Home Fund activities.

Church of Gethsemane re-opens in North Minneapolis
By Sheila Regan , TC Daily Planet
After being vacant for over a decade, a church in the Cottage Park area of the Jordan neighborhood in Minneapolis is finally opening its doors. The Church of Gethsemane, a non-denominational congregation, bought the building in 2003, but has had difficulty securing funding for renovations. Finally, after a little help from Catalyst Community Partners, a nonprofit group, the congregation was able to have a simple Christmas Eve service in the nearly finished building, and will have an opening ceremony on January 11 at 10:30 a.m., followed by a reception at Urban League in North Minneapolis.
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For Residents and Property Owners
If you live or own property in the Cottage Park cluster and would like more information about available assistance for home improvement loans, home buyer assistance, or foreclosure prevention, click here. For other questions contact Jill Kiener at 612-673-5135.

Homes for Sale
Interested homebuyers are encouraged to contact Paul Sigurdson 612-723-2502 or paulsig@fishnet.com.