A $7 million rehabilitation project is now complete on a once-blighted building in Wellington Heights that Cedar Rapids transformed into 25 new affordable rental units, adding sorely needed housing stock for low-income residents.
A new master plan for the MedQuarter Regional Medical District envisions transforming empty properties, improving placemaking and strengthening the district’s identity to lure patients, healthcare providers and businesses. That means exploring development of a hotel, creating pocket parks and more.
After lobbying for years, Cedar Rapids has secured $56.4 million in federal funding to replace the Eighth Avenue Bridge a key segment of the city’s permanent flood control system that has long been awaiting funding.