Minneapolis nonprofit partners Aeon and Hope Community teamed up for the long-haul redevelopment of a hardscrabble urban corner, billed as the Franklin Portland Gateway.
A former maternity hospital and the site of an old gas station in Minneapolis soon will be transformed into affordable housing. But just because the residents will be low-income doesn't mean the housing will be low-cost.
There were plenty of down moments for Char Madigan and the other women who started the Hope Community in south Minneapolis 33 years ago. (Audio on MPR website.)