Apartment Window Replacement in Minneapolis — 5+ Unit Buildings
You own or manage a Minneapolis rental building of five or more units, and the windows are on the inspector's list or on next year's capital plan.
Reply within one business day. Or call / text 763-204-2099.
Apartment window replacement in Minneapolis: JMB Builders measures every window, patio door and unit door in the building, orders it as one package, and bids it unit by unit. Before we bid, we check the city's contractor licensing, permit and escape-window rules for that building. Installs go unit by unit, each closed the same day. Priced per unit; send photos and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate and walkthrough.
- Priced per unit, every opening listed
- City licensing and permits checked first
- Escape-window rules checked for rentals
Minneapolis rental buildings answer to the city's rental licensing program. The city sorts rental properties into tiers by the code violations its inspectors have found, and the tier sets how often the building is inspected, from every year for the most issues to every several years for the fewest. Windows that will not latch, lock or open, and doors that do not close, are the kind of item that ends up on an inspection order. A window job planned before the inspection is cheaper to run than one rushed to meet a deadline.
Bedroom windows in Minneapolis rentals have one more layer. The city has its own escape and rescue window policy for rental housing, and a replacement window in a sleeping room has to keep or improve the opening the old one gave. We measure the clear opening of each bedroom window and check the new unit against the city's policy and the building official before anything is ordered.
Licensing is the other check. The city's residential specialty contractor license is written for buildings of up to four units, and we have not found a separate Minneapolis general contractor license for larger buildings, so before we bid we confirm with the city what applies to your building and what permit it needs. Our job log has nine window and door installs in Minneapolis from December 2025 through September 2026, through dealers and builders; this page is for owners hiring us directly.
Get a written quote for this job
Three photos and a sentence is enough: a reply within one business day, or ask for a free in-home estimate. Or text the photos to 763-204-2099.
What you supply
- Building address, unit count and a list of units with known window or door problems
- The latest rental inspection orders, if any, with their due dates
- Notice to residents and access to each unit on the scheduled days
- Approval of the spec: brand, color, glass and screens, once for the whole building
- Parking or a staging spot for the trailer and old units
What JMB supplies
- An in-person measure of every opening in every unit before ordering
- A bid listed by unit and opening, with alternates on their own lines
- One order for the building so colors, glass and screens match
- A check with the city on contractor licensing, permits and escape-window rules
- Unit-by-unit install, each opening closed and locked the same day
- Floors and furniture near each window covered, debris out daily
- One contact at JMB for the manager and caretaker
- Before-and-after photos filed by unit
How it is priced: per unit
Quoted in writing from your photos, with a reply within one business day. What moves the number:
- Windows and doors per unit, and their sizes and styles
- Insert vs. full-frame replacement, opening by opening
- Bedroom windows that must be resized to meet the escape-window policy
- Exterior finish: stucco, brick, lap siding or capping around each opening
- Upper-floor access from ladders or a lift
- Patio or balcony doors and unit entry doors added to the scope
- Permit fees, listed on the bid
- Painting the interior trim, quoted as a separate line
Send the address, unit count, a few photos per side of the building and any open inspection orders. Every opening is measured in person before the final bid.
How long it takes
Typically one to two working days per unit once the windows are on site; the building's schedule follows its unit count. Lead time depends on the brand and is written on the bid.
How your project works
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Send photos, get a written quote
Send three photos of the space and a sentence about what you want. You get a clear, itemized reply within one business day. Prefer a look in person? A free in-home estimate is always an option.
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Pick materials, or bring your own
We help you choose profiles and materials that fit the house and the budget, or match your existing millwork exactly — or you buy the door or trim yourself and we install it. Everything is confirmed before the crew is scheduled.
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Clean, precise installation
The crew shows up on time, protects floors and furniture, and installs with tight joints and consistent reveals. Photos of the finished work go in your job folder.
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Walkthrough and invoice
We walk the finished work with you. If anything is not right, we fix it before we call the job done. Then one invoice, paid by check or direct deposit — no card fees, no payment links.
Situations and options
Inspection-driven replacement
Only the units or openings named on a rental inspection order, priced line by line so the order can be closed out. The same spec is used so a later full-building job matches.
Whole-building window package
Every window in every unit and common area, with patio and unit doors as optional lines. One order, one color and glass package, installed unit by unit.
Bedroom escape-window corrections
Bedroom windows that do not give the opening the city's policy asks for, replaced with a style or size that does. Checked with the building official before ordering.
Apartment Window Replacement in Minneapolis — 5+ Unit Buildings: questions, answered
Do you replace windows in Minneapolis apartment buildings with five or more units?
Yes. JMB Builders replaces windows, patio doors and unit entry doors in Minneapolis buildings of five or more units, as well as duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes. Before we bid a larger building, we check the city's contractor licensing and permit rules for that address, because buildings of five or more units fall under the commercial building code.
What is the Minneapolis escape and rescue window policy?
Minneapolis has a written policy on escape and rescue windows in existing rental housing, and it applies when bedroom windows are replaced. In practice it means a replacement window in a sleeping room should not give a smaller escape opening than the old one did. We measure each bedroom window and confirm the new units with the city before ordering. This is a summary, not legal advice.
Will new windows help my building's rental license tier in Minneapolis?
The tier is set by the city from the violations its inspectors find, so we cannot promise a tier change. Replacing windows that will not open, latch or lock does remove the kind of item that shows up on an inspection order. Ask the city how a corrected order affects your property's tier.
Do I need a permit to replace windows in a Minneapolis apartment building?
Often, yes; larger buildings fall under the commercial code, and the permit type can differ from a house. We check with the City of Minneapolis for your address, pull the permit where one is required and list the fee on the bid. Same-size replacement and resized openings can be treated differently.
Do residents have to leave during apartment window replacement?
No. We work one unit at a time and close every opening the same day, so residents can stay. You send the entry notice under the lease and Minnesota law; we give you the unit schedule so the notice is accurate.
Can you send a certificate of insurance before the Minneapolis job starts?
Yes. A certificate of insurance and a W-9 are available on request. Send your vendor requirements with the bid request so the paperwork is ready before you award the job.
Recent JMB work, from our job log
59 installs recorded across 30 Twin Cities communities since Dec 2025. Window and door installs for homeowners and the builders we work with. Counts come straight from our job log; no customer names.
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