A NEW MIXED-USE PROJECT FILLS A HOLE IN THE FABRIC OF HISTORIC DOWNTOWN HASTINGS WITH DISTINCTIVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ARTISTS
By Joel Hoekstra
For years, the city of Hastings had struggled to find a good use for a one-acre property on the eastern end of its historic downtown. The old tannery that once stood on the site, overlooking the Mississippi River, had been demolished and replaced by a surface parking lot. From time to time, various developers had made proposals to build on the site, but none of the plans ever amounted to anything.
