When the developers for the new St. Michael Apartments in the city of St. Michael, MN, they decided to give modular construction a try.
St. Michael Apartments are an ambitious modular development designed by DJR Architects to meet the need for a project that will provide 82 units ranging from single studios to small family-sized three bedrooms.
The first phase of this development aims to prove that modular construction can keep a foothold in a suburban landscape just as well as an urban one.
“RISE Modular is very pleased to begin construction activities on St. Michael Apartments,” said Christian Lawrence, founder and CEO of RISE Modular. “Market-rate at this scale will be a great addition to the area, bringing more rental options to the St. Michael community and vitality to the Town Center.”
This will be RISE’s first project of this kind outside Minneapolis/St. Paul. Modules will be constructed offsite at RISE’s manufacturing facility in Owatonna concurrently with onsite construction activities. The completely finished modules are trucked to the site where they are lifted by crane and then stacked and joined to form the apartment’s structure.
Because each unit will have been completed off-site, on-site construction activities will be considerably shorter-. Materials are not exposed to weather, dirt or debris and because work is completed in a temperature-controlled manufacturing facility.
Construction is expected to take 10 months. RISE Modular plans to develop a range of housing products on the site, including senior housing on the other three parcels. The development is expected to add a total of 350-plus units to the St. Michael community by its completion.
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