Rental housing boom hits the Corridor- Rental housing complexes are popping up around Cedar Rapids at a rate some say the city hasn’t seen before, and with them come choices — the “missing middle” as it’s called — largely absent for decades. Just off Interstate 380 at Diagonal Drive SW, crews are working on a 52-unit project called Kingston Family Apartments. Planning is underway on the 183-unit apartment complex near Rockwell Collins called Flats at Timberline. And along the Cedar River, 16 units in the recently restored Chelsea — formerly the Knutson Building — are all leased. Read more... City survey: Harsh opinions softening toward Cedar Rapids streets- Quality of life here is getting better, as are the city’s public spaces and entertainment districts, according to the results of a new community survey released Thursday. “This shows we are moving the needle,” Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart said upon reviewing the results with other City Council members. This is the second time — the other was in 2016 — a National Citizen Survey has been conducted in Cedar Rapids.
Friday Morning Read: The Corridor's Rental Housing Boom, City Survey Reveals Softening Opinions Toward Cedar Rapids Streets, Bee
The Gazette, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Fri, 05/11/2018 - 4:54am
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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