The big machinery is here at the old Civic Auditorium site at 17th and Chicago, but we’re still waiting on many of the details of this new, development on this 9-acre piece of land that’s sat empty since 2016. Reporter Molly Hudson met with the developer to get answers.
- In 2023, we heard updated plans from the White Lotus Group, which has had the property for over a year.
- CEO Arun Agarwal says they’re still drawing up plans for what he expects to be a $250 to $300 million project.
- The project is TIF eligible but hasn’t been assigned TIF yet.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: In 2016, the Civic Auditorium was demolished.
In 2021, Mayor Jean Stothert announced a housing project on site.
In 2023, we heard updated plans from the White Lotus Group, which has had the property for over a year…