College, City Team Up To Build Affordable Homes

St. Cloud, MN, finds the right mix of student skills and city vision to breathe life into an older neighborhood.

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December 12, 2004, 5:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

An abandonded warehouse will be replaced by an anchoring infill of homes. Newly built, craftsman style houses will be selling at a reasonable price in this Minnesota college town because of a collaboration between the city and it's technical college. Construction students are learning through building the houses with materials city funds help purchase.

Thanks to College Town Life

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