Summary
Developers are planning to transform the vacant 1922 Arlington Elementary School building and surrounding property into 116 apartments and ground-floor retail space, breathing new life into a historic blighted site.
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Last discussed May 7, 2026.
Impact analysis
Private investment will revitalize a long-vacant school building and generate property tax revenue for the city.
Future residents seeking housing, local patrons of the new retail spaces, and the surrounding neighborhood by eliminating a blighted structure.
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