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Allure Development Agreement Amendment

Summary

The developer of the Allure project on First Street asked to combine tax increment financing incentives from two towers into just Tower 1. Commissioners deadlocked after the agency attorney warned the deal conflicted with current state law and lacked a guarantee that the second tower would ever get built.

At a glance

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Last discussed Apr 22, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

Consolidates $15,000,000 in potential tax increment rebates onto Tower 1 without increasing total CRA financial obligations.

✅Who benefits

The private developer, who gains financial flexibility to build the first tower.

⚠️Who could be affected

Downtown taxpayers and capital projects, if public funds are committed without the promised second tower materializing.

Mentions & discussions (1)

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