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Developer seeks 1% CID and tenants to revive largely vacant Hartman Heritage strip center
Summary
Highland Capital representatives asked the Independence City Council to allow a one‑percent Community Improvement District sales tax to fund up to $9.19 million in reimbursements for tenant improvements to revive about 215,000 square feet of largely vacant strip center space at Hartman Heritage.
Highland Capital and its counsel presented a plan at the Independence City Council public hearing to form the Pavilions at Hartman Heritage Community Improvement District and impose a one‑percent CID sales tax on retailers in the district to reimburse developer investment in tenant improvements.
Assistant Community Development Director Rick Arroyo summarized planning‑commission action and staff background; David Martin of Gilmore & Bell and Kirk (Curt) Peterson, attorney for the developer, described the project and the legal and financial structure. Peterson said the center is about 215,000 square feet of leasable space with roughly 70% vacancy and that the developer estimates up to $18 million of tenant improvements will be…
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