Real estate in Minneapolis' East Phillips neighborhood includes East Phillips houses, East Phillips condo's and East Phillips town homes. A real estate agent or REALTOR® who specializes in East Phillips homes is essential if you are planning to buy or sell a property in Minneapolis' East Phillips neighborhood. We can assist you in finding the best Minneapolis REALTOR® for your needs.
The East Phillips neighborhood, originally named after Wendell Phillips, a well known 19th century abolitionist, is one of the oldest areas in the city and is a quiet neighborhood with a mix of residential, commercial and industrial uses. This south Minneapolis neighborhood located only minutes from downtown Minneapolis is bound by Bloomington Avenue to the west, 24th and 22nd Streets to the north, Hiawatha Avenue to the east and Lake Street to the south.
East Phillips is one the newest neighborhood in Minneapolis, subdivided in 2005 after previously being part of the larger Phillips neighborhood. The neighborhood is culturally diverse and consists of mainly multi-family buildings, duplexes and older single-family homes scattered throughout.
There are a few cultural and historically significant attractions in the East Phillips neighborhood. The oldest cemetery in Minneapolis, Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery, occupies a good portion of the neighborhood and is the burial site for veterans of the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Indian and Civil Wars, the Spanish-American War and World War I. The picturesque 220-foot Midtown Greenway Bridge that spans over Hiawatha Avenue on the neighborhoods eastern side is the first cable-stayed bridge in Minnesota. Ingebretsens, a unique store and market that has celebrated Scandinavian culture for 85 years in the same location is very popular with residents and tourists.
Along the Lake Street commercial corridor on the southern boundary of the neighborhood, residents will find casual dining options, several ethnic restaurants, bank branches, markets, and various other service-oriented businesses that cater to local residents. There are additional smaller commercial areas primarily located along Bloomington Avenue that offer an alternative to the busier Lake Street corridor. Outside of the neighborhood and further west or east along Lake Street, residents of East Phillips will find a plethora of additional dining, entertainment and shopping options.
Residents of East Phillips are within walking distance to parks and green space. The popular 7-acre East Phillips Park, located in the far northern portion of the neighborhood features baseball, softball and soccer fields, plenty of green space to have a picnic and a playground and wading pool with fountains for the younger residents in the neighborhood. Just one block south of East Phillips Park, is Cedar Avenue Field Park. This smaller park features basketball courts, open fields, picnic areas and a playground. Further south is the 5.7 mile Midtown Greenway, which traverses the southern portion of the neighborhood just North of Lake Street and is used as a virtually traffic-free route across the city for cyclists, inline skaters, runners and pedestrians.
The neighborhood contains few home owners, with owner occupied homes making up only 31% percent of all households in East Phillips, with the remaining 69% of households classified as renters. Average median household income is $23,759 per household as compared to an overall household income for Minneapolis of $37,974.
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