Description
New 37,000-square-foot, 30-foot-tall multi-tenant flex industrial/office building on the last undeveloped Deffenbaugh Court parcel, with all parking in front via variance.
Impact summary
Turns a decades-vacant lot into nearly $5 million of new investment and jobs, though the schools and other taxing entities give up 75% of property taxes for a decade.
Applicant
- Name
- Deffenbaugh Flex (Sarah Slivnick and Racheal Dempsey, applicants; Dave Sells, Pioneer Development)
- Address
- 1851 Deffenbaugh CourtSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 5
- Public comments
- 2
- Total mentions
- 5
Last vote · Planning Commission
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 14, 2026.
Meeting timeline (5)
Planning Commission — October 14, 2026
New 37,000-square-foot, 30-foot-tall multi-tenant flex industrial/office building on the last undeveloped Deffenbaugh Court parcel, with all parking in front via variance.
City Council — July 20, 2026
A flex office/industrial incubator building supported by a 75% property tax abatement, adopted after an amendment preserving Council's authority over incentive transfers.
City Council — July 6, 2026
The council took the first look at an ordinance letting the mayor sign a Community Reinvestment Area agreement with Deffenbaugh Flex for a new flex office/industrial building.
City Council — June 15, 2026
A joint venture wants a 75% ten-year CRA tax abatement to build a 35,000-square-foot flex office/industrial building, dividable into 8,000-35,000 sq ft suites, on a long-vacant 3.9-acre site. First reading July 6, second reading July 20.
Committee of the Whole — June 15, 2026
A CRA tax abatement request for a 35,000-square-foot flex office/industrial building on a 3.9-acre overlooked site near Suburban Steel, designed for tenants from 8,000 to 35,000 square feet. First reading July 6, adoption July 20.
Related issues (3)
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