State awards $1.23 million in historic tax credits for three Dubuque buildings

The Iowa Economic Development Authority announced Monday it is awarding State Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program money to three Dubuque properties, KCRG reports. The largest of the three awards, $862,500, went to Plastic Center, Inc. for the James Sullivan building at 408 W 5th Street. The 1896 building, which started as three multistory rowhouses, finished renovations in August. The restoration repaired the original porches and masonry, and the building now contains nine apartments. The group renovating the Adam Vogel Building at 1701 Central Ave. received $165,000 to turn four uninhabitable apartments into five modern apartments with a store on the first floor. The building dates to 1873, according to the city. The Wilson House at 1243 Locust Street is also getting new apartments. Wilson House Apts, LLC received $204,800 to renovate the exterior of the building and create five apartments. The work is expected to be finished by the end of the year under the city's April 2025 contract. The authority also announced awards for the historic Union Bakery building in Iowa City ($336,000), the Rath Packing Company administration building in Waterloo ($7.1 million, to become 87 affordable rental units), and restoration projects in Burlington, Des Moines and Ottumwa.