Business View Civil and Municipal | January 2021

121 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL JANUARY 2021 Dubbed Block 22, the project saw a partnership formed between the city, a private developer, and Pittsburg University. Brenner elaborates, “The three of us worked together to renovate four historic buildings in the heart of our downtown. We were able to put the funds we would have spent to demolish them towards the redevelopment and now we have 99 student residential units in the heart of our downtown that are fully occupied and have been for the last three years. On the main floor of all four buildings are commercial spaces, so we have three new restaurants, a retail shop, a coffee shop, and several offices.” Work is ongoing on walking trails to connect main thoroughfares to the downtown. “We continue to work to make our downtown more walkable, bikeable and just accessible for people in having what they want in our community in a more centralized location,” says Brenner. “We continue to put ourselves on the map as a diamond in the rough. We also are currently Houston, TX 11627 N. Houston Rosslyn Rd. Houston, TX 77241 800.966.8741 Pittsburg, KS 1800 Atkinson Ave. Pittsburg, KS 66762 877.779.7473 Clarksville, TN 875 International Blvd. Clarksville, TN 37040 888.278.0393 Sanderson, FL One Enterprise West Sanderson, FL 32087 800.669.3553 WWW.SANDERSONPIPE.COM SERVICING YOUR PVC PIPE NEEDS FROM FOUR STRATEGIC LOCATIONS P I TTSBURG, KANSAS