Construction imminent for $41M hotel, apartments on site of 2018 Sun Prairie explosion

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The Sun Prairie Common Council gave the final green light  for a $41 million downtown hotel and housing project to break ground in the coming months, WKOW reports.

The report from the Planning Commission includes a resolution for the city’s sale of two land parcels it owns at 120 N. Bristol St., which adjoin multiple lots formerly home to buildings destroyed in the 2018 Barr House explosion. JCap Real Estate of Eau Claire has offered to purchase the land — valued at over $100,000 — for $1, in keeping with a tax incremental financing deal the city and developer negotiated.

JCap will begin construction this spring on a 63-unit hotel and four-story apartment building at the corner of Bristol and Main streets. The new facilities are expected to open in 2026 and 2027, respectively.

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