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Bowery Project in Downtown Akron Receives $5 Million in Historic Tax Credits

Ideastream Public Media | By Mitch Felan
Published June 29, 2017 at 5:08 PM EDT
The Landmark building (in foreground) on Main Street is one of six buildings to be redeveloped under the plan.
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The Landmark building (in foreground) on Main Street is one of six buildings to be redeveloped under the plan.
Abandoned buildings adjacent to the Landmark Building in Akron
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The Landmark building (in foreground) on Main Street is one of six buildings to be redeveloped under the plan.

Several projects in Akron are going to be sharing more than $5 million dollars in historic tax credits.

They are part of , a plan to redevelop the Landmark building as well as five other buildings on Main Street.

Beth Borda of the says the awards will help the project reach its goal of improving Downtown Akron.

鈥淭hese buildings have been vacant for over 10 years in a location that is the highest point of visibility in the city. And also, the city reaches its goals of trying to grow the residential downtown community with these kinds of buildings and a fresh food market and other amenities鈥︹��

The project includes a mix of . Borda says they are also looking for $22 million in

The project is a part of the city鈥檚 .

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Mitch Felan
Mitch Felan is a news intern for WKSU. He is a multimedia journalist with experience in print, television, radio and visual journalism. Felan is a junior at Kent State University, working towards a Bachelor's Degree in Multimedia Journalism. During the school year, Felan works for Kent State Student Media in TV2, The Kent Stater, and KentWired. He will be serving as the Digital Director for Kent State University's Student Media Newsroom in the Fall.
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