1st Choice Home, sitting near Uptown in Minneapolis close to the Greenway and busy I35, offers a co-living setup in a Georgian Revival Mansion that's good for seniors looking for social time with some privacy, and the place has a long history, being built back around 1892 or possibly 1908 depending on various records, giving it plenty of old charm with things like original hardwood floors, double-pane windows, a fireplace, and a big side yard with a deck, fire pit, and a notable giant yin yang, which is all pretty unique in itself, plus you'll find quiet rooms like the Solarium and the Harry Potter room when you want time to yourself. The house supports up to 21 residents and has private bedrooms for each, some with their own little corners for extra privacy, and shared spaces like a movie theater room and small library where folks get together, and there's a washer and dryer that everyone can use free, and shared appliances like a range oven and refrigerator. The property has a basement with eight rooms and about 900 square feet, a forced air furnace for heating along with central air conditioning, and there's a detached garage plus some off-street parking for a fee and plenty of on-street parking, so parking's never much of a fuss.
For those with pets, cats and dogs are welcome for a fee, sometimes with a break or waiver, which is pretty helpful, and all your usual utilities like heating, water, sewage, garbage, internet, and electric are rolled together for a flat $40 a bedroom per month, so nothing's real complicated with bills, and you do get cable or satellite TV and Wi-Fi in the fully furnished apartments. The house stands on a fair-sized corner lot around 5,774 square feet with some indoor and outdoor amenities, though there's not a ton of outside features besides the deck and yard. Inside, you get four bedrooms and between two and three bathrooms, with a total area of about 2,602 square feet, depending on which records you look at, and there's central gathering places plus private kitchenettes for personal use.
The place runs as an assisted living community, offering 24-hour supervision and help with things like bathing, dressing, mobility, and medicine, and there are a range of daily activities, both scheduled by the staff and set up by the residents, meant to keep everyone engaged-some folks like to hang out in the garden or the movie room, while others might just find a quiet spot to read. There's a focus on making things accessible for people with disabilities, making changes whenever they're needed, and the community tries to keep up with what residents want, like group meals in the dining room restaurant-style, mental wellness programs, and even housekeeping. The property's got legal markers like being part of the BAKERS 2ND ADD subdivision, with standard home features such as stucco exterior walls, a gable roof made from asphalt, and a frame wood construction, and the owners help with buying, selling, renting, home value info, and even mortgage pre-qualification because they run real estate brokerage services too, though that's kind of separate from the daily life of the residents. The place leases by the bedroom with a minimum stay of nine months and offers a quiet, friendly environment close to art, the lakes, local shops, and public transport, all wrapped up in a building that definitely has some history to its bones.
