Apply Today to Artspace NKB Lofts!
If you’re uncertain if you qualify, send us an application and we can work with you to determine qualification. Our definition of artist is broad and inclusive of many practices and walks of life.
For leasing questions, contact MetroPlains Management at:
(651) 870-6629
Join us for In-Person Application Days this spring!
All dates from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at Artspace Jackson Flats, 901 18 1/2 Ave NE, Minneapolis, 55418
- Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- Friday, April 3, 2026
- Friday April 17, 2026
Example rents and floorplans
See "Leasing Criteria" and "Downloads" sections below for more info.
1-Bedroom units:
- $1,140 - $1,350 per month
- 584 - 977 sq. ft.
2-Bedroom units:
- $770 - $1,900 per month
- 682 - 1098 sq. ft.
3-Bedroom units:
- $890 - $2,400 per month
- 1154 - 1555 sq. ft.
Artspace NKB Lofts adaptively reuses three historic, industrial buildings connected to the Northrup King Building (NKB): The largest complex of artist studios in the state of Minnesota and an anchor venue during Art-a-Whirl ©, the nation’s largest studio art crawl event. Artspace NKB Lofts provides 84 live/work units of affordable housing for artists and their families, including one-, two-, and three-bedroom units, affordable at 30-80% Area Median Income (AMI) and available to income-qualifying artists from all backgrounds. The redevelopment also creates 8,120 square feet of commercial space for creatives.
Located in the heart of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District, Artspace NKB Lofts is part of the Northrup King campus comprised of 13 buildings spanning over 13 acres, 3.5 city blocks, and 738,074 square feet in gross building area. Artspace acquired the campus in 2019 as a mission-critical endeavor to preserve space for an existing arts community of 300+ artists and arts-related businesses while expanding access. Artspace NKB Lofts maintains the established reputation of the Northrup King Building while attracting new visitors to the campus with public features such as enhanced bike opportunities including a fix-it station, bike racks, and secure indoor bike parking for residents; and public space including a shared-use street/public promenade with sitting/gathering/performance opportunities, plantings, and enhanced street lighting.
Redevelopment also includes enhanced stormwater strategies, funded by the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO), which reduces 80% of the annual total phosphorus and 92% of the annual sediment from runoff from the site that flows to the Mississippi River. Strategies include filtration trenches, historic grain bin cisterns, runnels, and drought-tolerant native plantings. These measures address ponding in the parking area and cleans water that flows off-site to the Mississippi River.
