Downtown Davenport has been hit with spring flooding, a tragic apartment building collapse and other challenges, but it has made great progress over the last year. That’s the message Kyle Carter, executive director of the Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP), brought Tuesday morning, July 18, to DDP’s annual meeting at the Hotel Blackhawk. “It’s been a […]
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Downtown Davenport has been hit with spring flooding, a tragic apartment building collapse and other challenges, but it has made great progress over the last year.
That’s the message Kyle Carter, executive director of the Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP), brought Tuesday morning, July 18, to DDP’s annual meeting at the Hotel Blackhawk.
“It’s been a very challenging spring and summer. … But there has been an enormous amount of success,” Mr. Carter told the crowd of more than 100 people.
During much of the meeting, he focused on the downtown district’s success stories spanning the past year. Some of those successes include:
- In fiscal year 2023, downtown Davenport saw more than $29 million invested into 13 completed projects. Highlights include the Blue Spruce Bakery, Capitol Theatre, Dam Tacos, Oh So Sweet by Tiphanie, RAYGUN and The Suites.
- There are 12 projects under construction representing $69 million of additional investment, with key projects including The Last Picture House, Bowstring Lofts, Bucktown Lofts, 3rd & Main Apartments, The Garrison, Federal Pointe Apartments, Hiller Building and Martin Luther King Park.
- More housing and apartments are going into the downtown area. There have been 97 new units opened in the past fiscal year. There are 367 units under construction and 320 market-rate units planned.
- The Motor Row and Bucktown Historic District has recovered from the 2019 flood damage and has seen immense growth with new construction, new businesses and more planned.
- There are 20 planned projects projected to yield $131 million on the horizon in future years. “I think it’s fantastic there’s more investment coming,” Mr. Carter said.