Hiawatha Towers Apartments — 2121 South 16th Avenue

2121 South 16th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

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Reported policy summary	Hiawatha Towers Apartments at 2121 South 16th Avenue: 94 Units; High-Rise; AMP 5; Built in 1963. Built in 1963, the Hiawatha Towers Apartments are made up of 281 one-bedroom units across three buildings on the same city block. These three 12-story high-rise buildings are in the Ventura Village neighborhood. Laundry machines and resident community space are all conveniently located on the first floor of each of the buildings. The first-floor community room offers a TV and kitchenette making it a great place to chat with neighbors or watch a movie. Residents use this space for resident council meetings, meetings with support staff, community activities, and it can be reserved by residents for personal parties. Property management offices for all three buildings are on the first floor of 2019 South 16th Avenue. Hiawatha Towers Apartments also boasts extensive outdoor space featuring a large courtyard between the building and patios and grills by each building. This space allows residents to enjoy the fresh air and relax outside. MPHA's detail page lists: One-bedroom units: 93; Two-bedroom units: 1. On-site management: 612-342-1309 (not the leasing line). MPHA leasing office 612-342-1475; https://mphaonline.org/mpha-housing/ (reviewed September 29, 2026). Site property managers handle residents, not leasing or applications; their numbers below are for on-site questions, not a way to join a waitlist. MPHA says incomes must be at or below 80% of area median income and that applicants undergo criminal-history screening; it explicitly says that simply having a criminal history does not disqualify a person. This is not a guarantee for any specific conviction or property: request the current written policy https://mphaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-Statement-of-Policies.pdf. Seniors age 62+ apply in person at MPHA, 1001 Washington Avenue North, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (https://mphaonline.org/mpha-housing/housing-for-seniors/). Near-elderly ages 50–61 and qualifying adults 18–49 with documented disability use their respective portal application paths (https://mphaonline.org/mpha-housing/housing-for-near-elderly/; https://mphaonline.org/mpha-housing/housing-for-general-occupancy/). The family-housing waitlist is currently CLOSED (https://mphaonline.org/mpha-housing/housing-for-families/); its RentCafé instructions apply to people with existing applications or a future reopening, not a current opportunity to join. MPHA's office is an application site, not a residence. A property card, unit count or application page is not evidence of a vacant unit or a property-specific screening decision. Source: https://mphaonline.org/property/hiawatha-towers-apartments-2121/; directory https://mphaonline.org/properties/.

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Hiawatha Towers Apartments at 2121 South 16th Avenue: 94 Units; High-Rise; AMP 5; Built in 1963. Built in 1963, the Hiawatha Towers Apartments are made up of 281 one-bedroom units across three buildings on the same city block. These three 12-story high-rise buildings are in the Ventura Village neighborhood. Laundry machines and resident community space are all conveniently located on the first floor of each of the buildings. The first-floor community room offers a TV and kitchenette making it a great place to chat with neighbors or watch a movie. Residents use this space for resident council meetings, meetings with support staff, community activities, and it can be reserved by residents for personal parties. Property management offices for all three buildings are on the first floor of 2019 South 16th Avenue. Hiawatha Towers Apartments also boasts extensive outdoor space featuring a large courtyard between the building and patios and grills by each building. This space allows residents to enjoy the fresh air and relax outside. MPHA's detail page lists: One-bedroom units: 93; Two-bedroom units: 1. On-site management: 612-342-1309 (not the leasing line). MPHA leasing office 612-342-1475; https://mphaonline.org/mpha-housing/ (reviewed September 29, 2026). Site property managers handle residents, not leasing or applications; their numbers below are for on-site questions, not a way to join a waitlist. MPHA says incomes must be at or below 80% of area median income and that applicants undergo criminal-history screening; it explicitly says that simply having a criminal history does not disqualify a person. This is not a guarantee for any specific conviction or property: request the current written policy https://mphaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-Statement-of-Policies.pdf. Seniors age 62+ apply in person at MPHA, 1001 Washington Avenue North, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (https://mphaonline.org/mpha-housing/housing-for-seniors/). Near-elderly ages 50–61 and qualifying adults 18–49 with documented disability use their respective portal application paths (https://mphaonline.org/mpha-housing/housing-for-near-elderly/; https://mphaonline.org/mpha-housing/housing-for-general-occupancy/). The family-housing waitlist is currently CLOSED (https://mphaonline.org/mpha-housing/housing-for-families/); its RentCafé instructions apply to people with existing applications or a future reopening, not a current opportunity to join. MPHA's office is an application site, not a residence. A property card, unit count or application page is not evidence of a vacant unit or a property-specific screening decision. Source: https://mphaonline.org/property/hiawatha-towers-apartments-2121/; directory https://mphaonline.org/properties/.

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