The Clara Hotel
Description
A proposed hotel development in Ward 5 requesting a site-specific sales tax economic development incentive.
Impact summary
Turns a blighted vacant property into a working hotel with 17 construction jobs and 9 permanent positions, generating a projected $2 million in total economic impact over five years.
Applicant
- Name
- Bala
- Address
- Ward 5
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 20, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
STUDY SESSION — October 20, 2026
Council approved a proposed investment incentive for the Clara Hotel project in Ward 5, backed by a site-specific sales tax economic analysis showing the project's expected economic benefit.
REGULAR MEETING — October 20, 2026
A developer wants to renovate the long-vacant former Minsk hotel into the Clara, a boutique hotel, with up to $500,000 in city tax reimbursements. The council liked the economic numbers and told staff to draft the development agreement.
STUDY SESSION — September 9, 2026
A proposed hotel development in Ward 5 requesting a site-specific sales tax economic development incentive.
Related issues (1)
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