Scout Score
36
Commercial — City-Owned
Year unknown
Assessed Value
$62,880 (2026)
Lot Size
19,786 sqft
Parcel ID
400007312
Zoning
CBD
Owner
City of Grand Island
Underwriting
Margin at purchase
+$18,00029%
low confidence · 2/5 inputs recorded
Estimated market value
$63,000
Assessed $62,880 ÷ 100% assessment ratio (Neb. Rev. Stat. 77-201)
Acquisition estimate
$57,000
10% discount off market value from distress signals
+ Rehab
$38,000
60% of estimated market value — building square footage unknown, so $/sqft sizing was unavailable
− Rural Workforce Housing Fund
−$50,000
Midpoint of an assumed $25,000-$75,000 per-project assistance range; Hall County is under the 100k population threshold
− HOME-ARP
not sized
Not sized — gap financing depends on unit count and a qualifying-population plan
= Effective basis
$45,000
Acquisition + rehab − $50,000 of incentives
Margin at purchase
+$18,000
Estimated market value less effective basis
Margin as stabilized
+$48,000
Market value + 80% of rehab spend recaptured as value, less effective basis. Rehab dollars are assumed not to create dollar-for-dollar value.
Outlook: Trending up
- ·Assessed-to-market conversion uses 100% per Neb. Rev. Stat. 77-201 (commercial 100%). Assumption: the assessment is current and near the statutory ratio.
- ·Acquisition discount is modeled from distress signals (vacant -10%), not from a broker opinion or an actual offer.
- ·Rehab is sized as a share of value rather than $/sqft because building square footage is not in the GIS layer. This is the weakest number in the stack.
- ·RWHF is awarded to a qualifying nonprofit development organization, not to a private buyer. Capturing it means partnering with one, and the award size here is an assumed range, not a published schedule.
- ·HOME-ARP is left at $0 rather than guessed. Balance of State application window closes 2026-12-09.
- ·RWHF: Explicit restrictions on combinations with certain affordable-housing funding sources and income restrictions
- ·Every incentive line is an estimate of what could be applied for. None are awarded, and stacking rules can knock lines out of the total.
- ·Margin at purchase compares as-is market value against a basis that already includes rehab spend. The as-stabilized figure is the one that credits rehab with value.
Validate against
Below comps708 S Locust St
78% matchSame land use (Commercial — City-Owned) · 0.3 mi away
123 N Locust St
77% match654 ft away · Assessed within 8% of subject
315 W 2nd St
76% match638 ft away · Related land use (Commercial)
310 W 1st St
74% match469 ft away · Related land use (Commercial)
201 W 4th St
73% match0.2 mi away · Related land use (Commercial)
$62,880 assessed is 28% below the $87,797 median of 5 of 5 comps with values on record. Assessed value trails the market and is set for taxation, not sale — confirm with recent sales before acting.
Possible Plays
Rural Workforce Housing Conversion
Convert existing commercial/institutional building into workforce housing in a rural county.
HOME-ARP Conversion
Convert motel/institutional/commercial to qualifying affordable rental. Balance of State application window through Dec 9, 2026.
Evidence
Rwhf Eligible Geography
recordedHall County population ~62,000 (under 100k threshold)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census · 2026-09-09
Downtown Location
recordedCentral Business District zoning
Grand Island GIS — Planning/Grand_Island_Zoning/MapServer · 2026-09-09
Cra District
inferredGrand Island CRA — downtown area likely within redevelopment authority jurisdiction
Grand Island Community Redevelopment Authority program page · 2026-09-09
CRA boundary GIS service returning HTTP 500 as of 2026-09-09; CRA program confirmed active with monthly meetings
Vacant
inferredCity-owned, commercially classified (PCLCLASS 03) — current use unknown
Grand Island GIS ParcelOwners layer · 2026-09-09
City ownership + commercial classification is unusual; may indicate surplus or transitional property
Owner Intel
City of Grand Island
Government- No owner mailing address on this record, so absentee status is unverified — shown as not absentee, which is an absence of evidence, not evidence of local ownership.
- 2 of the 23 loaded parcels normalize to this owner. Scoped to the loaded pool only — a full holdings search means the assessor and SOS records.
What's Unknown
- ?Building year unknown — check assessor records to evaluate historic credit eligibility
- ?Building square footage not in GIS layer — verify with assessor or site visit
- ?Story count unknown — upper-story conversion potential unverifiable without site visit
- ?CRA district membership inferred — boundary data not confirmed
- ?Vacancy inferred from records, not verified by physical inspection
- ?No active land bank in Grand Island as of 2026-09-09
Next Due Diligence Step
Check building year at Hall County Assessor — needed to evaluate historic credit eligibility for Rural Workforce Housing Conversion
Data Sources
Parcel data: Hall County ArcGIS parcel layer (retrieved 2026-09-09)
Historic districts: National Register of Historic Places — Hall County listings
TIF/CRA: local redevelopment authority records
Assessed value, land/improvement split: Hall County Assessor, 2026 roll (retrieved 2026-09-09)
Building year and zoning: not available from the GIS layer
Verified parcel records · Assessed values are the assessor's, not a sale price · Verify all facts before acting