MINNEAPOLIS — A local motel in south Minneapolis is now serving a different purpose.
Metro Inn Motel was purchased by Agate Housing Services, a nonprofit working to end homelessness.
Six days ago, they welcomed their first residents.
The 38-rooms will be for single adults earning the lowest income with rent ranging from $400 to $550.
WCCO’s Ubah Ali connected with Travoi Tuttle as he was moving in, Saturday afternoon.
“Walking into this home is a shock because I haven’t had a home for years,” Tuttle said. “It is very hard being unhoused.”
After going from shelter to shelter, Tuttle got the break he was praying for.
“The right people got in my path as my case workers are now, I see the results of help,” he said.
Tuttle’s case workers helped him secure a place of his own at Metro Inn Motel.
As he unpacked his truck, into his room, he smiled and said how wonderful having a bed feels like.
Property manager Sarah Byers says Agate is meeting a specific need by helping people transition from being unhoused to a stable home.