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Durin the three- �ar eriod, 1958-1960, there were three major con- c�ntrations of new a artment buildings. 11 three were located i.n Minne- a_, �o. is, There were many smaller nuc ei o activity �n Minneapolis, aS int Paul, and close-in su�aurbs. The most extensive area in a geographical sense is define� by Hennepin Avenue South, 15th Street East, 3rd Avenue South, and 38th Street East. This area already has a high populata.on density with a liberal sprinkling of older apartments among older homes. Because this area has been built up for a number. of years, most of the new building has occurred through private redevelopment of c�ne or two lots. In spite of the h.eavy apar�me�t building in the area, the total population decreased between 1950 and 1960� This could be an indication that the housing located there has become iiiadequate and less desirable. Less persons per household also could have accounted for the decrease in popula�ion. Another active apartxnent builciing area is located between 3rd and lOth Avenue Sou�heast, and between University Avenue Southeast and 8th Street Southeast. In the 1958-1960 period sixteen buildings, with half of them containing 25 or more units per building, were erected. This area has some older apartments and many older homes, some of which are large. The net�r buildings have Y•eplaced homes through private redevelop- ment where lar�e Enough lots could be acquired to be economically feasible. guilders have stated that about $I, 000 per apartment unit was all they could invest in land costs, but evidence indicates they have gone higher. All bu� one of these buildings have been of the conventional 2-1/2 story typ�. In spite of the new building, this area also lost population between 1950 and 1960. 1'h� third major cluster encompasses the public housing units of the Glen- wood Redevelopment Project. AdditiQnal private multiple units will be built in adjacent areas. The other concentrations of multiple units are relatively small. In most cases they were built in response to a need for other than singl� family construction in the specific vicini�ty. For example, one clusier of units is known to provide housing for unmarried xeachers in a�ub- urban school system. Another cluster is located near the Saint Paul Campus of the Univer�ity of Minnesota. In twelve suburban communities for which city directories were avail- able, the place of employm.ent for apartment dwellers was checked. Forty-nine per cent of the tenants place of employment could not be established becau�e r�o occupation was given, they were students, adciress of employer could not be found, etc. 14 per cent worked in the community in whicn they lived; 18 per cent �vorked in Minneapolis; 8 per cent worked in Saint Pau.l; 5 per cent worked in neighboring sub- urbs, 4 ger cent worked in mQre distant suburbs; 1 per cent worked outside of study area; and 1 per cent worked at Wold Chamberlain Air Terminal. In these twelve suburbs the proportion of apartment dwellers who live and work in the same community would appear to be higher than for the communitv population as a whole. i4