Harrison Lofts Project City of Davenport, Iowa
Where is Davenport, Iowa? QUICK FACTS Population of 100,000+ on the shore of the Mississippi River Largest city within the Quad Cities, a metro region of almost 400,000 people
The Challenge? Older neighborhoods or commercial areas Lack of maintenance Disinvestment Vacant housing; abandoned storefronts
Neighborhood Life-Cycle - Triage Success Time
Hilltop Area – Specific Challenges Tired, commercial corridor is gateway to downtown; 5 blocks of small retail/bar/service on fast moving, one-way highway Older housing and predominantly rental (46%); no new housing since 1950s; roughly 10% vacancy rate; median rent: $500 Dilapidated, vacant apartment burned down in 2009 Surface parking lot on same block rarely used
Hilltop Area - Other Roadblocks City awarded $519,000 in NSP3 in 2011 However, City- issued RFP generated ZERO interest Fire at vacant apartment building formerly on the site of Harrison Lofts. Photo Credit: Quad City Times, 2009.
RFP Example
The “Upside” - View from 10,000 feet… University campus - 3,500 students SSMID Chiropractic College - 2,000 students On State Highway with 13,000 vehicles/day
Create Environment For Redevelopment? Main Street Iowa Grant for Storefronts $75,000 CDBG-R Median Strips, sidewalks $450,000 TIF District Funds for Future Ec. Devel. City CIP Decorative Lighting $100,000 Traffic Calming & On-Street Parking CDBG Small Business Loans all Attacking from angles
Six Degrees of (Davis-) Bacon? Finally! Landed a developer! Jan. 2012
Harrison Lofts – Project Site
Project Funding Details Sources LIHTC$5,117,776 Private Mortgage$2,025,000 NSP Funding $636,000 State Enterprise Zone $285,000 Deferred Developer Fee $160,109 $8,223,885 Land donated by City 60 new housing units (9 market-rate, 51 workforce) 2 new commercial storefronts HUD funds helped leverage over $7.5 million in other investment ($12:1)
Harrison Lofts - In Progress
Harrison Lofts - Completed
City of Davenport, Iowa Please contact at (563) or for additional information. Bruce Berger