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A developer plans to build a 187-unit affordable housing complex on the site of a former Iowa City elementary school.

The project, called "Roosevelt Ridge," aims to provide housing for working families, seniors, and individuals.

City commissions have given initial approval to rezone the property.

The site of a former Iowa City elementary school could soon be home to 187-unit affordable housing units.

Roosevelt Elementary School closed in 2012 after more than 80 years in the Iowa City Community School District. The district opened the Roosevelt Education Center to serve non-traditional students, which closed in 2018. The school building, first opened in 1931, was eventually sold to TWG Development for about $1.25 million in 2021 .

The building on Greenwood Drive

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