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A complicated deal appears to be coming together to redevelop the former Seaway Hotel property. Written By: Peter Passi | ×
The Esmond Building in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Duluth. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
Time soon may be running out for the Esmond Building, formerly known as the Seaway Hotel.
A previous effort by Minnesota Opportunity Zone Advisors LLC to put together a plan to renovate the Lincoln Park building has been abandoned, due to the challenges of reconfiguring the structure and its poor condition, as reported in Perfect Duluth Day.
Now, the Duluth Housing and Redevelopment Authority, which owns the Esmond, is working with a new would-be partner: Merge Urban Development of Cedar Falls, Iowa. And this time around, plans call for the Esmond to be demolished, clearing the way for a new building with retail on the ground floor, topped by three more floors that would accommodate 42 units of rental housing.