PIERRE — The Pierre City Commission has taken the first step in many to redevelop the site of the former Pierre City Hall. Hegg Companies of Sioux Falls is planning a complex for the site that includes an apartment building, hotel, retail space and possibly a Starbucks….
Jered Vilhauer, the Vice President of Development and Finance for Hegg Companies says condominiums are a possibility to go on top of the retail section. Vilhauer says Hegg is ready to invest significantly in the project…
Mayor Steve Harding says the city started talking to Hegg Companies about the area four years ago…
The proposed hotel is likely to be a Marriot or Hilton as Hegg Companies are a franchise for both brands. The city must first buy a parcel of Hughes County land just east of the old city hall building and vacate the 300 block of Chapelle Street. Commissioners approved a purchase agreement for the land which will now go before the Hughes County Commission for further consideration. The city is offering to buy the parcel for 175-thousand dollars. Construction could begin on the development with earthwork by this fall.
