University Inn brownfield plan, 2424 E Stadium Blvd

At a glance

Based on auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard.

What: resolution (DS1) approving a brownfield plan for the University Inn redevelopment at 2424 E Stadium Blvd, using a state housing-focused tax increment financing program (name garbled in the captions). See also University Inn development agreement, 2424 E Stadium Blvd.
Where it stands: public hearing held and plan approved by voice vote on 2026-10-19.
Next: development proceeds under the approved plan and site plan.

307 apartments in a building the developer (Weiss, Bestech) describes as all-electric in the units; gas is limited to hallways, amenities, a generator and courtyard grills.
About $550,000 of the plan funds cleanup of soil and groundwater contamination from an offsite source (Giant).
About 337 structured parking spaces (a commenter said 417); the site has bus service at about 8-minute intervals but residents will still need cars for some trips.
Garber: about $35 million in tax relief; 55 units at 120 percent of area median income and 7 studios at 80 percent; $2.5 million to the affordable housing fund; about $12 million for the parking structure.

Mallek asked how the program differs from the usual state brownfield route; Briggs pressed on electrification and parking.
Staff said a revised brownfield policy is drafted and would require all-electric residential components in future.
Haley asked what is actually wrong with the property.

About 15 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-19 - City Council	15

2026-10-19 - City Council - Public hearing (about 5 minutes) and discussion (about 10 minutes); approved by voice vote.