Seward Neighborhood
Council Member Gordon’s Seward Office Hours:
Fourth Tuesdays 9:30-11:00am
Birchwood Café, 3311 E 25th St
Seward, a neighborhood on the western bank of the Mississippi River, is bound on the north by Interstate 94, on the east by the Mississippi River, on the south by 27th Street East and on the west by Hiawatha Avenue. The neighborhood is named for William Seward, secretary of state under Abraham Lincoln. Of the neighborhood's 390 acres, 54 percent are residential and almost 20 percent are industrial. The industrial uses are located along Minnehaha and Snelling avenues and 27th Street East in the southwestern portion of the neighborhood. Parks line the river and Seabury Avenue. A group of rail workers' houses on Milwaukee Avenue built at the end of the 19th century and restored in the late 1970s has National Historic Preservation status and gives character to this neighborhood. Seward is connected to downtown, the airport and the Mall of America through the newly opened light-rail line.
Identifying features
Matthews Park, Seward Towers, East Franklin, Mississippi River, Midtown Greenway, Milwaukee Ave
Neighborhood Celebrations: Seward Arts Festival, King’s Fair (on odd-numbered years)
Local Media: Seward Profile
Neighborhood E-Democracy List: http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls-seward
Parks/Greenspace: Matthews Park, Mississippi River Gorge, Triangle Park
Schools: Seward Montessori
Neighborhood Group
Seward Neighborhood Group
2323 East Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55406
(612) 338-6205
Sheldon Mains and Mike Trdan, Board Co-Presidents
Business Association
Seward Civic & Commerce Association
2201 E Franklin Ave,
Mpls, MN 55404
Jim Welna, President
(952) 851-5603
(612) 332-4393
Community Developers
Seward Redesign
2323 Franklin Ave E
Mpls, MN 55406
(612) 338-8729
City Contacts
Crime Prevention Specialist: Shun Tillman, shun.tillman@minneapolismn.gov, 673-2846
Police Precinct: 3
Inspector: Lucy Gerold, 673-5786, lucy.gerold@minneapolismn.gov
Sector Lieutenant: Arthur Knight, Arthur.Knight@minneapolismn.gov, (612) 673-5788
CPED Planning Team:
Planning: Paul Mogush, (612) 673-2074
Housing: Dollie Crowther, (612) 673-5263
Economic Development: Mark Garner, (612) 673-5037
Park Board Commissioner: Scott Vreeland, svreeland@minneapolisparks.org, 230-6443
Upcoming/Ongoing Developments
Bystrom Brothers Site Redevelopment
Franklin Avenue Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements
For monthly reports on issues of importance to neighborhoods, please go to the Reports and Newsletters page.
Nonprofit/Arts Organizations
Alliance for Metropolitan Sustainability
• Orfield Gallery
Last updated Sep. 27, 2011