Sale of surplus DPW parking lot at 1335 North 12th Street
Summary
A run of sales puts long-vacant city properties back on the tax roll: a Burleigh Street building for a care-services office, a Teutonia lot for green space, a 27th Street warehouse for a family coatings manufacturer adding jobs, a Center Street café, and seven lots for YouthBuild homes built by trainees.
At a glance
- Total mentions
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- Last 30 days
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Last discussed May 18, 2026.
Impact analysis
Sales bring modest purchase prices plus renovated properties back onto the tax roll.
Buyers, surrounding neighborhoods, and future homeowners and café customers.
Mentions & discussions (2)
CITY PLAN COMMISSION — May 18, 2026
The city is selling an underused Public Works parking lot to Vliet Street Lofts, LLC for use as parking for the nearby Vliet Street Lofts development. The lot averages only two parked cars a day, and the buyer plans new security lighting, repaving and fencing.
ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE — February 24, 2026
A run of sales puts long-vacant city properties back on the tax roll: a Burleigh Street building for a care-services office, a Teutonia lot for green space, a 27th Street warehouse for a family coatings manufacturer adding jobs, a Center Street café, and seven lots for YouthBuild homes built by trainees.
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