RE: [Mpls] The Ace Hardware Houses

[Brown, Terrell]

I'm curious.  What does it cost to move a house?  I presume there are some costs that exist no matter what the moving distance is (raising it off its foundation, loading it on to whatever has the wheels, lowering it in the new location) and some that vary somewhat with the distance being moved.  In this case 38th and Nicollet to 37th and Stevens is a reasonably short move.   How does moving cost compare with new construction?  Can you park a house somewhere while you are waiting for the new basement to be dug and built?  If the house is parked, does the lower part deteriorate because its not protected by the basement?   Is the market value of a house that has been moved any different than the same house built on the location?   Since we don't see houses moved all that often, I was wondering how the economics work out.       Terrell Brown Loring Park terrell at terrellbrown dot org -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gregory Luce Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 7:15 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] The Ace Hardware Houses Any update on the Ace Hardware Houses, those at 3817 and 3821 Nicollet Avenue that will be demolished if not moved?  Looks like an agenda item today for the Community Development Committee is the Hennepin County HRA may take the initiative and move the houses, one to 3700 Stevens Avenue, the other to an as yet unknown county lot.  It's my understanding that the lots the Lyndale Neighborhood Development Corp had in mind have some real soil remediation issues, preventing LNDC from moving the houses.   Gregory Luce Project 504/Minneapolis (North Phillips)