‘Want folks to be patient’: Movement at Civic Square site, no completion date

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…

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