ADU / accessory dwelling in Cedar-Isles-Dean
Cedar-Isles-Dean is Minneapolis Southwest's 1920s-1940s tudor + colonial + post-1990 lakefront infill submarket. Cedar Lake has the only continuous public-trail loop on the Chain of Lakes — Cedar Lake Regional Trail crosses the neighborhood.
What a adu / accessory dwelling project looks like here
Cedar Lake has the only continuous public-trail loop on the Chain of Lakes — Cedar Lake Regional Trail crosses the neighborhood.
Many 1920s Tudors here sit on glacial-till bluffs — additions need geotechnical for slope-stability sign-off.
Minneapolis ADUs — detached, attached, and conversion paths — scoped against Minneapolis CPED / St Paul DSI + MN Residential Builder License (DOLI) setback + height + parking variances. In Cedar-Isles-Dean specifically, 1920s-1940s tudor + colonial + post-1990 lakefront infill stock means adu / accessory dwelling scope is shaped by the neighborhood's dominant construction typology. Baily's Minneapolis scoping flow factors cedar lake + lake of the isles shoreland overlays and watershed district permit on lakeshore + bluff projects into the estimate before a contractor is involved.
Start your Cedar-Isles-Dean scope — Baily asks the right questions.
Pre-seeded for adu / accessory dwelling in Cedar-Isles-Dean. Mention your 2400-5500 sqft, your timeline, and any known constraints — Baily factors the city of minneapolis cped + minnehaha creek watershed district review queue into the scope.
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Questions LA homeowners actually ask
Cedar-Isles-Dean adu / accessory dwelling projects typically run $150K–$445K. Cedar-Isles-Dean's 1920s-1940s tudor + colonial + post-1990 lakefront infill stock, combined with cedar lake + lake of the isles shoreland overlays — 75 ft setback minimum, puts most mid-complexity projects in the $298K range. Baily scopes the exact band once you describe the work.
Nearest neighborhoods
Same service, adjacent Minneapolis submarkets.