When you love your neighborhood and your family is growing, sometimes the clear choice is to remodel to enhance the existing footprint rather than move. In this extensive renovation on a 1961 Minneapolis Cape Cod, rearranging the floor plan in the main living area and adding a partial second-story addition makes the homeowners feel like they have a new mailing address!
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Before & After
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