The $81.5 million First and First West project roughly doubles the investment in Kingston Village. Plans to fill the flood-damaged site with a casino were dashed, but the Cedar Rapids neighborhood quickly grew while the prime real estate sat empty.
The redevelopment of long-vacant city-owned property known as First and First West will start this spring, bringing a mix of restaurants, housing, a Big Grove and other uses online now that the City Council has approved a development agreement