Focus on: Tipton Towne View Apartments
Answering our Questions: Jon Augustus, Developer
About YOU
How long have you been involved in this business? 10 years
What is your own professional background? Accountant
Others who are working with you on this project and their titles? Allen Kockler, Developer
About the PROJECT or BUSINESS:
Is your project/housing already established, in the process of being established, or completed and already has people living in it? Completed and fully occupied
Where, in the community, is your project located or is the housing you provide located? Upper story, center of downtown Main Street Nevada District
How many housing units does or will this project or business provide? Four upper story apartments
What type of housing does this project provide? All two-bedroom apartments
What do you feel is special about the location of your housing? Walkability of our Main Street District
What types of amenities do you provide? Internet, in-unit laundry, garbage, snow removal, parking
What population(s) is best served by the housing you are providing? All demographics! We’ve had interest across all ages and vocations, local and moving to town.
Was any grant funding supplied to help make this project possible? Iowa Economic Development Authority Community Catalyst Grant of $100,000 with a $20,000 match from the City of Nevada
What do you love about having a business/project in the City of Nevada? This project, in particular, centers around 1880’s building restorations, and renovating the buildings back to the original use of commercial on the main floor and residential on the second story. The commercial spaces had been in continuous use through the years, but the upper stories were boarded up and sealed off. With this project, it was great to rewind the history upstairs. Partnerships with The City of Nevada, Nevada Economic Development Council and Main Street Nevada have greatly aided this project. It would not have been possible without these partnerships.
What makes Nevada a desirable community for people to live in? Accessibility, amenities; you can get everything you need within the community.
What else would you like to share about your project? We are helping meet Main Street Nevada’s goal of strengthening our downtown.
–Compiled by Marlys Barker, City of Nevada
