The Preserve

Albertville, MN

Turnkey Package Project

Features:

70-unit rental community in Albertville, Minnesota
Full turnkey framing package (trusses, wall panels, and labor)
One-year build timeline, completed from April 2022 to April 2023
Longstanding 10+ year partnership with RT Rentals
Fast-tracked scheduling through strong coordination and trust

The Preserve is a 70-unit rental community in Albertville, MN built by Robert Thomas Residential -- one of JL Schwieters' longest-standing builder partners. We have worked with RT Rentals for over a decade, and The Preserve is a clear example of what that kind of relationship produces when it is running well.

We delivered a full turnkey framing package: trusses, wall panels, and installation by our own employee crew, from April 2022 to April 2023. Seventy rental starts in twelve months requires a framing partner who can manufacture at pace, coordinate deliveries to match the construction sequence, and keep crews moving from unit to unit without gaps.

The decade-plus partnership with RT Rentals means we understand how they build. We do not need to get acquainted with their standards, their sequencing preferences, or their schedule expectations. We walk onto a project knowing what they need, which lets everyone skip the learning curve and get straight to work.

For developers building rental communities in Albertville and the west Twin Cities metro, The Preserve demonstrates what a long-term framing partnership with manufacturing depth looks like in practice. Seventy starts in one year, on time, with one framing partner handling everything.

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Frequently Asked Questions

For The Preserve in Albertville, our turnkey package covered trusses, wall panels, and full installation by JL Schwieters' own employee crews -- no subcontractors. That means one partner responsible for manufacturing, delivery, and installation across all 70 units, with a single schedule to manage. For build-to-rent developers who need consistent quality and timing across a large number of starts, turnkey framing eliminates the coordination gaps that come with splitting manufacturing and installation between different contractors.
A 10-plus year partnership with Robert Thomas Residential was the foundation. When you have worked with a builder long enough to understand their standards and sequencing preferences, you can keep manufacturing and installation moving in sync without the delays that come from a framing partner who is still figuring out how you build. We backed that relationship up with in-house manufacturing at our Hugo, MN facility that could produce components at the volume and pace the project required.
Yes. The Preserve in Albertville is one example from our long-standing partnership with Robert Thomas Residential. We also have significant experience on multi-phase residential communities across the north and west Twin Cities metro, including ongoing work in Hugo and other growing suburban markets. If you are a developer or GC planning a rental community in the west metro, we are worth a conversation.