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Latest Update:

The City no longer has an agreement with deChase Miksis and Edlen & Co. to redevelop the site. City goals for the site were too prescriptive and because of that a feasible solution was not identified in 2025. The City is expected to revisit redevelopment options and next steps in the summer of 2026.

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 with the City and MRA’s goals for the site, including engaging local partners, developing new housing, activating ground floor spaces, and approaching building design with innovation and environmental sustainability in mind.

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.