2006 Minneapolis & Saint Paul HOME TOUR NOMINATION/APPLICATION

This document is in Word. Please download, type answers directly onto your copy of this form and return as an email attachment to [email protected].

Due January 17, 2006 Date Submitted ______

Please read the attached information before filling out the application.

Address of Home ______

Neighborhood ______City ______Zip ______

Is this a ______Single Family Home 2-4 Unit Home Condominium Town home

In what year was the home built? ______Style of home ______

Names of Owners: (please provide names of all owners/partners)

______

Home Phone ______Best Time ______To Call Days of Week Hours of Day

Best Daytime Phone(s) – Please indicate whose phone each # is, and home, work, or cell:

Is the home designated “historic” or is it representative of a period in history or a type of construction? Explain briefly______

Has the home been recently remodeled? What type of remodeling was done & by whom? Redecorated ___ Do-it-yourself ___ Contractor assist _____ All contracted ______Kitchen remodel _____ Bath addition or remodel _____ Room Addition ______Half-story finishing or second-story addition _____ Whole house renovation ______

Are there landscaping features that would be of interest in early May? Explain briefly: ______

In purchasing or remodeling your home, have you used (indicate all that apply):

______City Living program funds ______Contractor from Angies List ______MHFA funds ______Funding through City of St. Paul ______MCDA/CPED funds ______NRP funds from your neighborhood ______Energy-related rebates or incentives ______Other incentive or assistance funds The Minneapolis and St. Paul Home Tour has several goals but the primary goal is to show housing and remodeling options that make city living interesting, exciting and possible at all life stages. There are no right or wrong answers for this form; applications that will result in an interesting and well-rounded tour are encouraged.

Note: If you are nominating a home you don’t own, please put your name, contact information, and your connection if any, to the home, here:

Please describe the features that visitors would find interesting about the home. (Homeowners accepted onto the tour will later be asked to provide about 100 words for the Home Tour Guide publication, and will have the option of writing a fact sheet with more detail to place at their home.)

Why would you like to open your home to the public for the two days of the tour? (For example, promote your neighborhood, give yourselves a project completion deadline, show appreciation for others who’ve helped you, etc.)

If you used a contractor or contractors, or trades people whom you would like to recognize, please provide the name of the business, contact names and phone numbers below. Have you discussed with your contractors or trades people the possibility of them assisting you in staffing the home during the tour? Are they willing to help?

Yes______No ______Maybe_____

Do you know other homeowners in your neighborhood that are thinking of applying for the tour? (Please tell us who)

Do you anticipate selling your home within the next two years? Yes____ No____

Home Tour homeowners need the help of family, friends, and neighbors to help greet people, hand out tour passports, answer questions, and keep people moving through the home. The Tour has two four hour shifts on Saturday and one four hour shift on Sunday. We recommend two to four people per shift. Will you be able to recruit the 6-12 people that will be needed to staff your home if it is selected for the Tour?

Yes _____ No _____ Don’t Know_____

Please return this completed application to:

[email protected]

OR

Home Tour Coordinator Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) Room 425 105 5th Avenue S. Minneapolis, MN 55401

Submissions are due By January 17, 2006. Early submissions are encouraged.