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City manager says Vintage 'farm' retail shells largely vacant; council raises sales-tax concerns

2222058 · February 4, 2025
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Summary

City Manager Martin reported a tour of the Vintage (the mixed-use development sometimes called 'the Farm' or 'Vintage') found most ground-floor retail/commercial spaces are unfinished and unoccupied; council members asked about marketing and potential city options for underused space.

At the Feb. 4 Mill Creek City Council meeting, City Manager Martin reported staff toured the Vintage mixed-use development and found a high number of vacant ground-floor commercial spaces in the residential buildings. Martin said the two mixed-use buildings contain roughly 33–36 planned commercial units on the ground floors and that “all but maybe 2 or 3 are vacant,” while about three or four appear occupied in a limited…

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