We Work For You
Creating a better way to live means constantly improving what we do to make the experience better for our residents.
Building Your Home
Our company is focused on providing quality homes for people and helping care for the properties long after we've finished building them. We are proud to serve the Twin Cities metro area, the place we also call home. Our passion lies in building up communities for the better. Strong and thriving communites are the backbone of a great society.
Managing Your Home
From dreaming up a new building, to presenting the project to a city council, to the actual process of construction, to the final step in handing over the keys to residents, we are there every step along the way. We are proud to develop and build multi-family residential buildings; a place that people can call home. Once we are finished building, we like to stick around; we also manage and maintain the properties that we build.
Improving Communities
Creating a better way to live means constantly improving what we do to make the experience better for our residents. In fact, we even have a team of people that focus on bringing new technologies into your home to make your life better. Check out our apartments to see what is available to rent.
Where We've Appeared
Lexington Lofts
Quad Community Press
October 2019
The city of Lexington will be home to the largest apartment building that our company has built, yet. Comprised of 355 units, Lexington Lofts will take 3.5 years to complete. It will service not only luxury apartments, but luxury amenities and top notch technology. With that said, here's what was said at the planning commission meeting.
Read MoreDigging In
Forest Lake Times
June 2019
Construction crews have been working on clearing the land next to the Mill Pond Forest Apartments (at the northeast corner of the intersection of 11th Avenue Southwest and Fourth Street Southwest). Local housing company Norhart is planning a new 91-unit building called Encore Apartments.
Read MoreFirst Smart Apartments Coming to Forest Lake
Globe St
May 2019
Our Gateway Green Apartments, which opened May1, 2019 are the first smart apartments to arrive to Forest Lake. Since the introduction of smart apartments, residents in our other properties are asking when they’ll receive the new technology. Smart apartments seem to be a hit!
Read MoreProgress Minnesota
Finance & Commerce
April 2019
Our company was awarded a Progress Minnesota award for our advancement in smart apartment technology. This technology has freed up not only staff time, but resident’s time. With this technology in place, we are set for the future.
Read MorePace of apartment renovation cycle quickens
Heartland Real Estate Business
April 2019
A writer from the heartland Real Estate magazine reached out to us to cover the questions of what it takes to renovate apartments. We are completing renovations at a number of properties to enhance the lives of our residents.
Read MoreEncore Apartments Coming Soon
Finance & Commerce
March 2019
The Finance & Commerce reached out to us to share the story of our next project. Out next project being a four story, 91 unit apartment community that will sit on the corner of 4th St SW and 11th Ave SW. These apartments will be unlike any other apartment community in Forest Lake, maybe even in the state of Minnesota.
Read MoreFirst Smart Apartments In Blaine
ABC Newspapers
November 2018
A reporter from ABC Newspaper heard about our smart apartments and wanted to see them for himself. Emberwood was the starting place for smart technology, where we go from here, the opportunities are endless.
Read MoreHamline MBA Students Create the Next Generation of Apartments
Hamline Insider
September 2018
Over the course of summer, Dr. Jae Lee and 16 of his MBA students partnered with Norhart for their final capstone project to create the next generation of apartments. As they continue to grow, Norhart needed the help from the students.
Read MoreMike Kaeding and the MetroNorth Chamber
MetroNorth Chamber
September 2018
Since we have rolled out our smart apartment technology, a lot of people have taken interest. President, Mike Kaeding got the opportunity to meet with the MetroNorth Chamber to give a tour and share the steps that were taken to turn this thought into a reality.
Read MoreNorhart is a SCORE Success Story
SCORE
August 2018
After receiving the award for being a champion in SCORES’s American Small Business competition, we were recognized as a “Success Story.” We received this recognition through our efforts to not only create a better way for our residents to live, but also for the people in our community.
Read MoreGateway Green Apartment Breaking
Ground Forest Lake Times
July 2018
Our latest apartment community is under construction as the Forest Lake Times documented when we broke ground. Gateway Green Apartments will soon be home to hundreds of people come spring 2019. Come discover your new home!
Read MoreEmberwood Become the first “Smart” Apartment Community in Blaine, MN
IOTAS
May 2018
We have incorporated smart home technology into our apartments. What makes these apartments “smart” is the integrated technology from IOTAS. Our residents will be able to control their unit remotely, so that they can focus on the things that matter more.
Read MoreNorhart Receives National Recognition as an American Small Business Champion
Forest Lake Times
April 2018
Through our efforts to create a better way for people to live, Norhart was named a small business champion by SCORE, the nation’s largest network of volunteer expert business mentors. Norhart wouldn’t be the business it is today, without the support that they have received.
Read MoreHelping the Homeless
Forest Lake Times
December 2017
Over the holiday season, Norhart partnered with Stepping Stone Emergency Housing to assist the shelter financially. In efforts to get the residents involved, we matched each donation. To say thank you, every resident received a gift to a local restaurant.
Read MoreBringing Smart Technology Home
Finance & Commerce
December 2017
Following the trend of smart home technology, we thought why not have smart apartments too. For us, the most profound advantage of smart home technology is the improvement in one’s quality of life. The smart apartment technology that we’re starting at Emberwood, will likely roll out to our next properties.
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