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Decatur board backs DDA plan for mixed‑use redevelopment at 750 Commerce Drive
Summary
The City Schools of Decatur Board of Education voted unanimously to support the Downtown Development Authority’s plan to finance a 361‑unit mixed‑use redevelopment at 750 Commerce Drive that includes 36 income‑restricted apartments and a grocery anchor.
The City Schools of Decatur Board of Education on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a resolution of support requested by the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) so the DDA can move forward with financing a mixed‑use redevelopment at 750 Commerce Drive.
The redevelopment proposed by AMLI/Prime Property Fund would combine the vacant former Kroger site and adjacent land to build 361 residential units, about 13,000 square feet of grocery space, roughly 12,000 square feet of additional street‑front retail and a parking deck. The project includes 36 units set aside at no more than 80% of area median income and a requirement that those inclusionary units be offered first, for six months, to City Schools of Decatur and City of Decatur employees.
Why it matters: Board members said the project would return a long‑vacant grocery anchor to walkable downtown Decatur and add new housing and retail. The city/DDA proposal uses a development‑authority bond structure in which the DDA temporarily owns the land and…
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