Housing for Sale or Rent
Are you new to Macalester?
If you are a new employee to Macalester, moving to the Twin Cities, and interested in living near campus, please call our office about available housing.
Current Macalester faculty/staff and community members, please see the listings below.
How to Request a Listing
- Complete the Housing for Sale or Rent Form
- Submit up to six JPEG photos to [email protected]
Please contact us when your property has rented or sold. Listings older than 90 days will be removed.
Current Listings:
Property listings on this page are generally within a one-mile radius around the college campus.
1BR/1 Bath Apartment: 1674 Grand Ave
Great 1BR apartment located walking distance to restaurants and next to the Macalester Campus. This apartment is located above the St. Paul Meat Shop. Rent includes heat, water, trash and recycling. The tenant is responsible for electric, cooking gas and internet/cable. There is a European-styled washer/dryer combination unit in the kitchen. The apartment windows face North and West. There is no dedicated parking for this apartment, but you can park very easily on the street on the next block over. On the 63 bus line and within 2 blocks of the A line rapid bus.
This is a newly remodeled two bedroom, one bath unit at Crocus hill. There is one garage parking spot and laundry on site.
5 BR/2.5 Bath House: 1481 Scheffer Ave
5 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. 2 car garage, off street parking. The house includes a 3-season porch and a fenced in backyard. $2,800 per month.
2 BR/1 Bath Apartment: 1522 Grand Avenue
Price: $1550 per month, heat, water and trash included. Tenant pays electric and internet.
2BR/1bath apartment at 1522 Grand Avenue (corner of Saratoga) for rent. Approximately 700 sf, this is a great 2BR for roommates or as a 1BR with an office. The apartment has large closets for extra storage. One off-street parking space in the parking lot is included in the rent. Through-wall A/C unit provided in Living Room. Laundry room located in the garden level. Clean, quiet and nicely landscaped 1960s building with secured key entry. Newly renovated hallways and entry areas.
Studio Apartment: Grand Avenue
Contact for Availability
651-398-7536
Spacious, clean and well maintained units in a 19 unit building, one and a half blocks east of Snelling Ave. Walking distance to Fed Ex, restaurants, coffee shops and Macalester College. Hardwood floors, large walk in closet – sometimes tenants put a dresser or a desk in here. Renewal by Anderson Windows. $940-$980 per month. includes heat, water, recycling and sanitation. Each unit has it own thermostat and circuit breaker. Coin laundry in building. Non smoking on premise, no pets. Unit is wired for a window air conditioner (tenant to provide). Safe, friendly neighborhood. Security camera on outside and inside of building.
Recommendations
Satisfied customers highly recommended Realtor Natasha Cejudo, a Mac alum that lives near Macalester with area expertise and a long list of Mac Alum clients. Many of our faculty have recently used Realtor Brian Wagner. Brian lives in the Macalester neighborhood, is very involved in the community and has a strong focus on customer service.
Check out the neighborhood’s free bi-weekly neighborhood newspaper, The Villager, for potential listings.
Padmapper, Zumper, Zillow, and Apartment List offer easy ways to search for housing in the neighborhood that has been advertised online.
Many landlords post signs on properties for rent, so driving the neighborhood where you would like to live is a very good idea.