Quad Cities developer bets on Iowa City with planned revamp of former Pearson campus

By: John LohmanAnnie Smith Barkalow|June 9, 2025

|6 min read

Aerial view of the former Pearson campus at 2510 N. Dodge St. in Iowa City. CREDIT CBRE

The former Pearson campus on North Dodge Street in Iowa City is getting a makeover and a second chance.

A commercial real estate development company from Bettendorf, Geifman Group, bought the 40-acre property at 2510 N. Dodge St. for $4.2 million in May — $5.7 million below its assessed value.

The vegetative overgrowth and cracks spiderwebbing across the cement sidewalks and parking lots…

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Quad Cities developer bets on Iowa City with planned revamp of former Pearson campus

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