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Developer says code enforcement practices threaten Union Green project aided by TIF No. 20

5402629 · July 16, 2025
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The developer of the Union Green project told the Common Council that recent code enforcement actions are undermining a missing-middle housing development supported by TIF No. 20 and that staff partnership has eroded since a prior official left.

Jeffrey Hook, developer of the Union Green project at 604th and Greenfield, told the Common Council on July 8 that code enforcement practices are threatening the viability of his missing-middle development, which the council previously supported with Tax Increment Financing No. 20.

Hook said the project has 69 people on the interest list and that the city “stepped up and partnered with us” during earlier stages. He said he has been trying to keep costs down and has worked “tirelessly”…

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