December, 2009
News - Tuesday, December 29, 2009 14:42 - 0 Comments
Development starting to warm in the heart of Mandan
A view of the Iverson Building, which has been a fixture in Mandan since 1917. Talks have begun on how the building may be used in the future. Some possibilities that have been thrown in the air include a bakery, an organic food supplier and a museum. Ken Rogers photo
By Ken Rogers
Piece by piece, downtown Mandan’s business future has begun to take shape.
Going back to 2003, the Library Square I project was finished on the 100 block of First Street Northwest. The Family Dollar and O’Reilly Auto Parts stores on the south side of Main Street were completed in 2008. Work on Library Square II finished this past fall.
Construction has begun at 200 West Main Street on the Mandan Place project – a multi-story, $3 million structure with commercial space at the street level and apartments on the upper three floors. The developer is CRT Investments, LLC. The first floor has been roughed in.
The Mandan City Commission recently agreed to sell the city’s property at the corner of Collins Avenue and Main Street to Western Edge Development. Proposed is a three-story, 36,000-square-foot building costing an estimated $5.8 million and designed along the lines of the historic Hotel Mandan, which was originally built on the site in 1883.
It’s to be called Peoples Square. Continue…