The City of Davenport is now accepting applications for the Commercial DREAM project to strengthen and revitalize older corridors by investing in and improving distressed commercial buildings.
The Commercial DREAM project, funded through Community Development Block Grants, encourages private investment in exterior improvements, enhances neighborhoods, strengthens businesses and rehabilitates or restores buildings’ original character. Projects must address exterior building code violations or improve blighting conditions on the building.
To see maps of eligible corridors and to get more information and an application for the Commercial DREAM Project,
click here.
Areas where funding is available for distressed commercial buildings are:
• Hilltop Campus Village
• Washington Street
• Locust and Iowa streets
• West Downtown
• Rockingham Road
Only commercial, industrial or mixed-use buildings are eligible with the majority use being commercial or retail in nature. Properties must be current on property taxes, have no outstanding special assessments, be current and in good standing on any City of Davenport loans and utility payments and not received façade funding in the past 10 years.