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March 4, 2024 Update:

Community Engagement Results from January 29, 2024 Open House and the online Engage Missoula survey have been compiled. We welcome you to take a look at the document in our Documents section, or Click Here.

• View the posters that were presented at the event.
  Attendees at the January 29 open house at the Missoula Public Library
• The next engagement opportunity for this project will be late spring or summer 2024. Stay tuned for more details!
• Take the survey to share what types of uses you would like to see in the redevelopment of the former library block.

Potential uses for this site identified in the 2019 Missoula Downtown Master Plan include:

• Child care facility
• Office space
• Food & Beverage
• Retail space
• Mixed-income housing
• Downtown grocery store
• Income-restricted housing
• Structured parking

The development will likely not include all of these uses, due to financial feasibility, and other factors.

Development Team Selected to Lead Redevelopment

With help from the Missoula Economic Partnership (MEP), the Missoula Redevelopment Agency (MRA) and the City of Missoula selected Edlen & Co/deChase Miksis to redevelop the former library block (301 E. Main St). The team’s goals for the site align well with the City and MRA’s goals for the site, including engaging local partners, developing new housing and activating ground floor spaces, innovative approach to building design, and environmental sustainability. Previous projects by Edlen &Co/deChase Miksis include market rate, affordable housing, mixed-income and workforce housing projects, and projects with childcare, and other services. They are excited to work in Missoula with various community partners and are looking forward to the Open House in January 2024.

Background

In 2019, the Payne family donated the 300 block of East Main St, which includes the former Missoula Public Library building, to the City of Missoula. This generous donation of land created an opportunity for the City of Missoula to collaborate with partners to develop the block so that it meets community goals outlined in the 2019 Downtown Master Plan.

MRA and City staff evaluated and considered several development teams in 2023. Edlen & Co/de Chase Miksis selected and were introduced to City Council on August 16, 2023, and to the MRA Board at the August 17, 2023 meeting.

Throughout fall of 2023, the development team and MRA staff met with neighboring land owners and downtown stakeholders to better understand interests and hopes for the site. You can view the most recent PowerPoint presentation to learn more about the development team.