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Commission approves intensive‑commercial rezoning for former Pearson site to enable mixed commercial and recreational reuse
Summary
The commission unanimously approved rezoning 27.9 acres at 2510 North Dodge Street (the former Pearson site) to CI‑1 (intensive commercial) to allow a mix of nonresidential uses including indoor recreation, warehousing and office, after the new owner described tenants and plans for adaptive reuse.
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend rezoning the former Pearson campus at 2510 North Dodge Street to CI‑1 (intensive commercial), a change the new owner said will enable a mix of uses including office, a data center, indoor commercial recreation and warehousing. "We are extremely excited about this property," said Ed O'Connor of the Gaffeman Group, the site's new owner.
Staff said the site, annexed into the city decades ago and previously zoned for office/research park, has been vacant for nearly five years and that demand for traditional office space has weakened. The proposed CI‑1 zoning allows a wider range of commercial uses that the applicant told the…
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