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Project set to bring new life to former Dragon building in downtown Cedar Rapids

Council endorses adaptive reuse plan for ‘Muskwaki block’
By: Richard Pratt|May 24, 2023
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    The former Dragon restaurant building at 329 Second Ave. SE in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

    An adaptive reuse project to bring the former Dragon restaurant building in Cedar Rapids back to life was among several housing projects receiving support from the Cedar Rapids City Council Tuesday.

    The council unanimously approved a resolution of support for an adaptive reuse project for the building, at 329 Second Ave. SE, for which developers will be seeking Housing Workforce Tax Credits through the Iowa Economic Development Authority, a program…

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