MARION Plans for a new Uptown Marion development, which would replace Marion Square Plaza, will be made available to the public at Tuesday’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
The commission, which meets at 6 p.m., will consider recommending approval of the Broad and Main project to the Marion City Council.
The project, developed by Eagle View Partners of Cedar Falls, is designed to “add residential density and commercial vibrancy to the Uptown Marion district,” according to a Monday news release.
The $25 million project calls for two buildings to be constructed in succession at 1101 Seventh Ave., the location of the Marion Square Plaza strip mall, the release said.
Set to transform Uptown Marion, it has been years in the making
A newly designed plaza would cross Marion’s Seventh Avenue, shown in the foreground. (Courtesy of the City of Marion)
A rendering of the completed Seventh Avenue streetscape project in Marion shows the avenue and a newly designed plaza. (Courtesy of the City of Marion)
A newly designed plaza, aligning with 11th Street. would evoke a festival spirit, including crisscross festival lighting. (Courtesy of the City of Marion)
A newly designed plaza, aligning with 11th Street. would evoke a festival spirit, including crisscross festival lighting. (Courtesy of the City of Marion)