Summary
The vacant former Walmart at 5825 West Hope Avenue is being redeveloped into 200 affordable housing units, community-serving space including a planned library branch and permanent early-voting site, and a rear self-storage facility. The commission approved the narrowed plan with conditions tying storage permits to the housing and community leases moving first.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
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Last discussed Jul 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
The dropped data-center use would likely have generated three to five times more property tax revenue, per Commissioner Crump; the housing and community uses proceed as planned.
Residents of the Second District gain housing, a library, an early-voting site, and reactivation of a long-vacant commercial site.
Critics who opposed the data-center use saw it removed; some residents remain skeptical of the storage component.
Mentions & discussions (2)
ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE — July 28, 2026
200 affordable apartments in two phases on the old Midtown Walmart parking lot, with the city leasing part of the vacant store for $1 for municipal uses like a library.
CITY PLAN COMMISSION — July 20, 2026
The vacant former Walmart at 5825 West Hope Avenue is being redeveloped into 200 affordable housing units, community-serving space including a planned library branch and permanent early-voting site, and a rear self-storage facility. The commission approved the narrowed plan with conditions tying storage permits to the housing and community leases moving first.
Related development
Midtown Center redevelopment — self-storage deviation
Unlocks the full Midtown redevelopment — 200 affordable units, a planned library branch, early-voting site, and community space — while keeping storage limited to the rear.
Midtown Center site and building modifications
Improves the parking layout and adds greenery, responding to commissioners' prior feedback.
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