Old Denny's in Urbana to become apartments, retail site

URBANA – A local developer plans to build a new $7 million apartment building in downtown Urbana.

JSM Development, Inc., of Champaign is close to a deal with the city to redevelop the old Denny's Cleaners site in downtown Urbana and construct a mixed-use building offering ground floor retail and between 56 to 84 apartments.

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