Saint Paul GISThis dataset is an authoritative inventory of new housing units constructed in the City of Saint Paul from 2010 through the end of Q1 2025. The data originates from two sources: the City's permitting system, and from the City's records on housing affordability. The dataset helps provide a deeper understanding of trends in market rate and affordable housing production. This dataset is updated quarterly, generally by the 15th of the month following the end of each quarter. For the purposes of this dataset, the delineation of "affordable units" is tied to the construction of the new units: does the project — its development financing or the regulatory framework under which it was built — require units be affordable upon the completion of construction? This definition of affordability does not include units that are affordable only because of a post-construction subsidy or other similar subsequent commitment to affordability, such as through the city's Rental Rehab Loan Program or 4d Affordable Housing Incentive Program. It does, however, include units that are affordable under the terms of zoning district-based density bonuses for affordability. Projects built under a zoning-based density bonus currently comprise a very small portion of the larger total, and are identified in the Notes column of the associated table. This dataset will be updated quarterly, given the manual work currently involved in bringing it up-to-date. It is the product of work over five years across three City departments. Field definitions are available below. In addition to being available for download through the Open Information website, this data is perhaps more easily accessible in an interactive Housing Production Dashboard . This data is designed under a methodology specific to the City of Saint Paul. Other government entities use the same originating permit data, but somewhat divergent methodologies, which can produce very different results. We believe this particular methodology gives the fullest and most timely depiction of housing production available. For specific details, see the "Methodologies Compared" tab at the bottom of the Housing Production Dashboard . Technical details This dataset is generally designed to have one record (row) per building project that creates new units. A project may be the result of one or more building permits. In cases when a project contains both subsidized / affordable and unsubsidized / market rate units, the project is split across two records (rows). Fields (Columns) Defined PropertyRSN: An internal unique identifier for the address point with which the permit is associated. Property Address: The street address at which the permit work took place. ParcelID: The county-assigned unique identifier for the parcel on which the permit work took place. Type of Work: The kind of work undertaken at the site. CHOICES: New Addition Remodel Residence Type: What is the physical form of the dwelling units that were created under this building permit? CHOICES: 2-Family/Duplex Mixed (Commercial/Residential) Residential (Multi-Fam) Single Family Dwelling Dwelling Unit Type: The type of financial structure tied to the new dwelling units created under this permit. CHOICES: Market Rate Unit: Units that did not receive some sort of direct public subsidy or assistance outside normal market sources. Affordable Unit: Units that contractually ensure affordability / access for those in need, at the level of 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) and below. This definition does include units that are affordable under the terms of zoning-based density bonuses, which comprise a very small portion of the overall total. This demarcation of affordable units does not include units that received financial assistance in preparing the site for redevelopment, for activities such as pollution remediation. Further, the affordability included here are only those contractually included at the closing of the development financing of the project, and does not include units restricted as affordable at a later date, such as through the City's 4(d) Affordable Housing Incentive Program, or the Rental Rehab Loan Program. Commercial to Housing Conversion: The units shown were produced by converting formerly commercial space (including retail, commercial, institutional and industrial type uses) into residential space (including single family, duplex, 3-4 unit, multifamily and congregate-type residential uses). CHOICES: Yes: The housing units shown were converted from commercial space. No: The housing units shown were not converted from commercial space. Project Permit Issue Date: The date the first permit was issued for the project that created the new dwelling units. Project Permit Issue Year: The year the first permit was issued for the project that created the new dwelling units. Existing Dwelling Units: The number of dwelling units that existed just prior to the start of the project under the definition of "dwelling unit" in the International Building Code. New Dwelling Units: The number of new dwelling units created under the building permit(s) under the definition of "dwelling unit" in the International Building Code. Total Final Dwelling Units: The number of dwelling units existing upon completion of the associated building permit(s), under the definition of "dwelling unit" in the International Building Code. Notes: This field contains notes on specific unique circumstances. In particular, a few building permits produced both subsidized / affordable and unsubsidized / market rate dwelling units. To make building permits in this scenario function as needed within data systems, we split such permits into two lines, one for each type of unit, and made a notation in this field to reflect that division.ArcGIS FeatureLayerhttps://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/8c9ec90817944aa8a2b4e6c5db97a710_73engCity of Saint Paul GIS DataPublicHousing Production [Minnesota--Saint Paul]Web servicesMinnesota--Saint PaulMinnesotaLast Modified: 2025-08-22