WednesdayAugust 6, 2025

Lumber Lofts will help ‘Muscatine momentum’ thrive

Construction begins on $11M apartments, commercial space
By: Dave Thompson|August 6, 2025
|4 min read
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    • Dr. Brad Bark, the mayor of Muscatine, Iowa, and the CEO and president of the Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, holds a shovel Tuesday, Aug. 5, during a ground-breaking ceremony for the new $11 million Lumber Lofts mixed-use building in Muscatine. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    MUSCATINE, Iowa – There’s a sign near the new $11 million Lumber Lofts project that states “Welcome to Muscatine.”

    However, city and economic development leaders believe people will really get a welcoming message when that three-story building is complete next year and Muscatine has more housing and businesses on its riverfront because of Lumber Lofts.

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