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Renting an Apartment in Fridley
What You Should Know
Fridley is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population
was 27,449 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated in 1949 as a village and
became a city in 1957. It is part of the Twin Cities Metropolitian Area.
Geography
Location of Fridley, Minnesota
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.2
km� (10.9 mi�). 26.3 km� (10.2 mi�) of it is land and 1.9 km� (0.7 mi�) of it
(6.70%) is water.
City lakes include East Moore Lake, West Moore Lake, and Locke Lake. Rice Creek
flows through the center of the city, Springbrook Creek flows through the
northwest section, and the Mississippi River borders Fridley to the west.
It borders the cities Coon Rapids and Blaine to the north; Spring Lake Park to
the northeast; Mounds View and New Brighton to the east; Columbia Heights to the
southeast; Minneapolis to the southwest; and Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center
to the west.
History
The post-European/American settlement history of Fridley begins with the
construction of the Red River Ox Cart Trail in 1844, which traveled through
Minnesota Territory from St. Paul (present day Minnesota) to Pembina (present
day North Dakota), now currently East River Road (also Anoka County Highway 1).
The road was used to transport furs to the south and other various supplies to
the Red River Valley settlers in the north.
In 1847, John Banfill became the first settler in the area, which was known at
the time as Manomin. It comprised the modern-day municipalities of Columbia
Heights, Fridley, Hilltop, and Spring Lake Park.
The area soon grew quickly in size. In 1851, Banfill plotted the actual town of
Manomin. There, a general store and sawmill were built next to the Rice Creek,
named after Henry Rice, a settler who just two years earlier had acquired a lot
of land in the area. In 1853, the town got its first post office, and a year
later, a ferry crossing the Mississippi River was established.
In 1855, Abram Fridley, for whom the city is named, was elected as the first
territorial representative for the area.
In 1857, the area separated from Ramsey County; Manomin County was established,
and it became the smallest county in the United States, having only 18 sections.
However, it was annexed by Anoka County in 1870 and became a township with the
same name.
In 1879, the Minnesota State Legislature, of which Abram M. Fridley was still a
member, changed the township's name to bear his last name.
In 1949, the village of Fridley was incorporated. The Fridley Free Press was
also established.
In 1957, the village became a "home rule charter city".
On May 6, 1965, Fridley was hit by two F4 tornadoes. One out of every four homes
in the city was destroyed or damaged. The second twister that hit was the
deadliest storm in Twin Cities history (see Twin Cities Tornado Outbreak of
1965), which killed a total of 13 people. [1]
In 1970, Fridley began purchasing land which would become the Springbrook Nature
Center.
On July 18, 1986, a widely photographed tornado spent 16 minutes in Springbrook
Nature Center, destroying thousands of century old trees and extensive areas of
mature forest habitat. A KARE 11 television news helicopter passing through the
area shot the first aerial video of a tornado.
Today
Fridley is home to The World Headquarters of Medtronic Inc., and its major
employers include BAE Systems (formerly United Defense); Onan Corporation; Unity
Medical Center; Minco Products, Inc; Kurt Manufacturing Company; and Park
Construction Company. Magnum Research, the company that produces the Desert
Eagle firearm, is also located in Fridley.
Fridley is home to the 127 acre Springbrook Nature Center park and nature
reserve and the soon to be demolished Columbia Arena ice hockey facility. Most
of the scenes for the motion picture Mighty Ducks III were filmed in Columbia
Arena.
Demographics
As of the census� of 2000, there were 27,449 people, 11,328 households, and
7,317 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,043.1/km�
(2,701.3/mi�). There were 11,504 housing units at an average density of
437.2/km� (1,132.1/mi�). The racial makeup of the city was 88.65% White, 3.42%
African American, 0.82% Native American, 2.89% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander,
1.23% from other races, and 2.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of
any race were 2.56% of the population.
There were 11,328 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 26.8% of all
households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average
family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 10.2%
from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there
were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $48,372, and the median income
for a family was $55,381. Males had a median income of $38,100 versus $29,997
for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,022. About 5.3% of
families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.9%
of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.
Highways
* Interstate 694
* MN Highway 47: University Ave NE (45th Ave NE to 85th Ave NE)
* MN Highway 65: Central Ave NE (51st Ave NE to Osborne Rd)
* Anoka Co Highway 1: East River Rd (37th Ave NE to Lafayette Ave)
* Anoka Co Highway 2: Main St (40th Ave NE to 44th Ave NE); 44th Ave NE (Main St
to RR Xing); 42nd Ave (RR Xing to East River Rd)
* Anoka Co Highway 6: Mississippi St (East River Rd to Central Ave NE); Central
Ave NE (Mississippi St to Rice Creek Rd); Rice Creek Rd (Central Ave NE to
Stinson Blvd)
* Anoka Co Highway 8: Osborne Rd (East River Rd to Central Ave NE); Central Ave
NE (Osborne Rd to 73rd Ave NE); 73rd Ave NE (Central Ave NE to Stinson Blvd)
* Anoka Co Highway 35: Central Ave NE (MN Highway 65/Medtronic Pkwy to Osborne
Rd)
* Anoka Co Highway 102: Main St (44th Ave NE to 57th Ave NE); 57th Ave NE (Main
St to MN Highway 47)
* Anoka Co Highway 104: 49th Ave NE (Main St to MN Highway 47)
* Anoka Co Highway 106: Mississippi St (Central Ave NE to Stinson Blvd)
* Anoka Co Highway 108: Osborne Rd (Central Ave NE to Stinson Blvd)
* Anoka Co Highway 132: 85th Ave NE (RR Xing to MN Highway 47)
Some Things to Consider When Looking for an Apartment...
When searching for a new apartment make sure to take your time to
think through what are the most important things to you in an apartment
and plan your search based on those priorities. Here are some things to
consider when planning your move:
1. Consider the areas where you would like to live
* What is the crime rate?
* If you have children - what rating does the local school system have?
* Is there area convenient shopping, health and recreation services in
the area?
2. Make a list of your housing priorities
* Do you have pets?
* Do you need parking?
* Do you need to be on the ground floor?
* What amenities are important to you - swimming pool, fitness room, in
unit laundry?
3. Evaluate the building
* What is the condition of the unit and building?
* Are the grounds maintained?
* Are windows, steps, and railings in good condition?
* View the property at night. Is it safe and well lit?
4. The security of the property
* Are there security service? When is the guard on duty?
* Does the building have controlled access?
* Does each unit have secure door and window locks?
5. Talk to the neighbors
* Ask other residents whether they are satisfied with the building.
6. Amenities
* Who is allowed to use the amenities?
* When are they open?
* Are the fees charged to use those facilities included in rent?
7. Ask about Utilities
* Does the owner or tenant pay the utility bills?
* Are any utilities included with monthly rent?
* Do units have separate thermostats to control heat and air
conditioning?
8. Review the lease
* How much notice must you give before moving out?
* Can the rent be increased? If so, by how much and how often?
* Are pets allowed?
* What is the security deposit and cleaning costs upon move out?
* What is the responsibility of tenants for damage to property?
* Is there a penalty for breaking a lease?
9. Information too bring to a lease signing
* Credit Report
* Pay stubs/tax returns
* Reference
* Application
More Apartment Information
An apartment (or flat in Britain and most other Commonwealth
countries) is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a
building. Apartments may be owned (by an owner-occupier) or rented (by
tenants).
Some apartment-dwellers own their apartments, either as co-ops, in which
the residents own shares of a corporation that owns the building or
development; or in condominiums, whose residents own their apartments
and share ownership of the public spaces. Most apartments are in
buildings designed for the purpose, but large older houses are sometimes
divided into apartments. The word apartment connotes a residential unit
or section in a building. Apartment building owners, lessors, or
managers often use the more general word units to refer to apartments.
Units can be used to refer to rental business suites as well as
residential apartments. When there is no tenant occupying an apartment,
the lessor is said to have a vacancy. For apartment lessors, each
vacancy represents a loss of income from rent-paying tenants for the
time the apartment is vacant (i.e., unoccupied). Lessors' objectives are
often to minimize the vacancy rate for their units. The owner of the
apartment typically transfers possession to the occupant by giving
him/her the key to the apartment entrance door and any other keys need
to live there, such as a common key to the building or any other common
areas, and an individual unit mailbox key. When the occupant move out,
these keys should typically be returned to the owner.
Apartments can be classified into several types. Studio, efficiency,
bed-sit, or bachelor apartments tend to be the smallest apartments with
the cheapest rents in a given area. These kinds of apartment usually
consist mainly of a large room which is the living, dining, and bedroom
combined. There are usually kitchen facilities as part of this central
room, but the bathroom is its own smaller separate room. Moving up from
the efficiencies are one-bedroom apartments where one bedroom is a
separate room from the rest of the apartment. Then there are
two-bedroom, three-bedroom, etc. apartments. Small apartments often have
only one entrance/exit. Large apartments often have two entrances/exits,
perhaps a door in the front and another in the back. Depending on the
building design, the entrance/exit doors may be directly to the outside
or to a common area inside, such as a hallway. Depending on location,
apartments may be available for rent furnished with furniture or
unfurnished into which a tenant usually moves in with his/her own
furniture. Permanent carpeting is often included in an apartment.
Laundry facilities are usually kept in a separate area accessible to all
the tenants in the building. Depending on when the building was built
and the design of the building, utilities such as water, heating, and
electric may be common for all the apartments in the building or
separate for each apartment and billed separately to each tenant
(however, many areas in the US have ruled it illegal to split a water
bill among all the tenants, especially if a pool is on the premises).
Outlets for connection to telephones are typically included in
apartments. Telephone service is optional and is practically always
billed separately from the rent payments. Cable television and similar
amenities are extra also. Parking space, air conditioner, and extra
storage space may or may not be included with an apartment. Rental
leases often limit the maximum number of people who can reside in each
apartment. On or around the ground floor of the apartment building, a
series of mailboxes are typically kept in a location accessible to the
public and, thus, to the letter-carrier too. Every unit typically gets
its own mailbox with individual keys to it. Some very large apartment
buildings with a full-time staff may take mail from the mailman and
provide mail-sorting service. Near the mailboxes or some other location
accessible by outsiders, there may be a buzzer (equivalent to a
doorbell) for each individual unit. In smaller apartment buildings such
as two- or three-flats, or even four-flats, garbage is often disposed of
in trash containers similar to those used at houses. In larger
buildings, garbage is often collected in a common trash bin or dumpster.
For cleanliness or minimizing noise, many lessors will place
restrictions on tenants regarding keeping pets in an apartment.
In some parts of the world, the word apartment is used generally to
refer to a new purpose-built self-contained residential unit in a
building, whereas the word flat means a converted self-contained unit in
an older building. An industrial, warehouse, or commercial space
converted to an apartment is commonly called a loft.
When part of a house is converted for the ostensible use of a landlord's
family member, the unit may be known as an in-law apartment or granny
flat, though these (sometimes illegally) created units are often
occupied by ordinary renters rather than family members. In Canada these
suites are commonly located in the basements of houses and are therefore
normally called basement suites.
Staying in privately owned apartments rather than in a hotel is quickly
becoming popular with travelers.