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Bloomington council finds Union at Crescent made reasonable efforts, preserves abatement
Summary
After a lengthy hearing, Bloomington Common Council unanimously found the Union at Crescent property had made reasonable efforts to meet tax-abatement commitments and kept the 10‑year abatement in place while monitoring remediation work and occupancy progress.
Council members on July 30 heard more than two hours of testimony about Union at Crescent, a 146‑unit multifamily development that received a 10‑year, 100% tax abatement in exchange for allocating 102 units at or below 60% of area median income (AMI). Jane Cooper Smith, director of Economic and Sustainable Development, told the council occupancy of the affordable units had fallen from 72 in September 2024 to 43 in May 2025 and summarized city staff concerns about site security, biohazards and management lapses.
The city’s housing director, Anna Killian Hansen, described repeated complaint inspections,…
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