Comment on $64 million phased development to bring housing, commercial space to southwest Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS — A $64 million mixed-use development in the southwest quadrant will bring more housing to a city where demand for it exceeds supply and more jobs to a growing part of town.The Cedar Rapids City Council approved an agreement with APD LLC for the American Prairie Project to construct a $64 million mixed-use development along and south of Wright Brothers Boulevard SW and west of Kirkwood Boulevard SW.The development will include four commercial buildings, where no less than 15 full-time employees are to be employed under the terms of the agreement.