(Area) Grants administered by Southwest Iowa Planning Council will provide funding for housing in the downtowns of Logan, Glenwood, and Clarinda.
The City of Clarinda will receive $200,000 to renovate and update two upper-story housing units. The project will include a complete interior overhaul of the second story space at 115 E Main Street, and will provide two of the only quality, updated rental units near the city center. Transforming this underutilized space into residential units will help to highlight the potential for improved quality of affordable living in downtown Clarinda.
The City of Glenwood will receive $200,000 to renovate and add two upper-story housing units. The project will include a complete interior overhaul of the second and third stories of the historic Hinchman Building on the Glenwood city square. The renovation will include two fully furnished two-bedroom, two-bath residential units. Major components of the project will include bringing electrical and plumbing services up to code as well as installing high efficiency HVAC and updated duct work.
The City of Logan will receive $178,984 to renovate and add two upper-story housing units. The project will include a complete interior overhaul of the second level of the building at 307 E 7th Street in Logan. Boarded windows will be reopened, and a new stairwell built to provide a secure, main street entrance to the residential units. In addition to two more one-bedroom, one-bath housing units, the renovation brings new economic activity in town. While the upper story has been vacant for many years, the building’s main level will soon house an expansion of Logan Flours, an existing local bakery.
