City of Peoria

Three companies have submitted redevelopment proposals to the City of Peoria for turning the Tower on Adams property into a mixed-use commercial and residential property. Meanwhile, the city also has entered into an agreement with the owners of the Riverview Plaza as a step toward getting the closed high-rise repaired.

Peoria’s existing large-scale plan to upgrade the Riverfront has a new feature, with the city and the Hengst Foundation in discussions to pursue an amphitheater project near the Murray Baker Bridge.

Through two separate state grant awards, the City of Peoria is receiving $500,000 for a home repairs program and another $1.36 million to continue addressing auto-related crimes.

A long-sought rehabilitation of one of Peoria’s major South Side roadways will get underway in the next few weeks.

After more than three years in planning, an affordable housing project for seniors 55 and over is on its way to Peoria’s near South Side, tabbed as a key piece of the MacArthur Corridor Revitalization.

The City of Peoria will provide funding for a sanitary sewer extension to connect the existing system to the Haven on the Farms and Pringle Enterprises properties along War Memoria Drive on the city’s northwest side.

Peoria’s need for more residential development to address historically low available housing emerged as a focal point of Mayor Rita Ali’s annual State of the City address on Thursday.

The City of Peoria is hoping to facilitate a large-scale residential development by acquiring the nearly 70-acre Exposition Gardens property on Northmoor Road.

Early mistakes along the way in the City of Peoria’s combined sewer overflow projects will likely mean a $200 million-plus increase to the bill for the multi-year, federally mandated process.

Dream Center Peoria is exploring the possibility of pursuing a “tiny homes” development as a way to help the city address a growing unsheltered population.