Developer asks IEDA to reconsider missing grant funds as Bell Tower Lofts nears occupancy

Apr 21, 2026

Hi Properties' Daryl Lehi updated council on restoration progress at the Bell Tower Lofts, said stained glass has been reconditioned and stored on-site, and requested the city endorse a petition to IEDA to reconsider roughly $1 million in unmet CDBG disaster funding while lease-up is planned to start 90 days before occupancy (target July–August).

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Daryl Lehi of Hi Properties presented a progress report on the Bell Tower Lofts restoration and asked the council to endorse a request to the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) to reconsider an unmet portion of the project’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) disaster recovery request.

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