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4-40 New Brighton Comprehensive Plan | 2040 DRAFT hIStOrICaL DeVeLOpMeNt patterN New Brighton has grown incrementally over time with the majority of the housing stock built during the 1960s and 1970s. In fact over 65% of New Brighton’s total housing supply was built during this period. The older housing stock can be found near the old downtown area generally from 1st Avenue NW to 6th Avenue NW and from 5th Street NW to 10th Street NW. Many older homes can also be seen along major roadways (particularly Old Highway 8, Long Lake Road and County Road E) and around the City’s major water bodies (Long Lake and Pike Lake). These homes were generally built prior to 1950, pre Worldpre-World War II in many instances. New housing has continued to occur within these older areas through infill development on vacant lots that were skipped over.through redevelopment and infilling of vacant lots. Over time, housing development moved westward from the Old Highway 8 Corridor and the old downtown area. This trend can be observed through housing styles and street patterns in residential neighborhoods. In the older neighborhoods the common house is the bungalow situated on a narrow lot on a typical grid patterned street system. The second wave of housing saw the single story rambler as the predominant home usually situated on a curvilinear road or cul-de-sac. Over 40% of the current housing stock are ramblers while split-entries, colonials and split-levels comprise the majority of the remaining homes. The vast majority of multi-family housing was also built during the 60s and 70s. This housing typically consists of 12 to 18 unit three story buildings, usually with limited off street parking and little green space or play area. Many of these apartment complexes remain very affordable because they lack the amenities that new apartments are able to include such as heated parking, ample storage, and in some cases same unit laundry. Newer housing developments have primarily occurred in the western portion of the community and include higher priced luxury single family homes in Wexford Heights, affordable townhomes and condominiums in Brighton Square, and market rate single family homes and townhomes in the walkable New Brighton Exchange neighborhood. eXIStING hOUSING SUppLY New Brighton is an excellent place to live. In fact, a 2017 survey of New Brighton residents found that 92% of the sample rated the quality of life as either “excellent” or “good”. This high level of satisfaction can be attributable to many things including the excellent condition of the housing stock. Even the oldest housing in the community is extremely well maintained, many of them having been recently resided, re-roofed, painted or in many cases expanded. Table 4-10. Housing Units by Type (2016) Housing Type Total Units Percent of Total Percent Owner Occupied Single Family Detached 5,011 52.1%89.3% Single Family Attached / Townhome 898 9.3%71.3% Multi-Family 3,360 34.8%4.6% Mobile Home Park 364 3.8%80.8% total Units 9,642 100.0% Source: 2016 GIS base data from Ramsey County