Rapid City SD- The City of Rapid City is spending at least $133,500 to demolish 28 detached garages in the Star Village neighborhood after owner Tzadik Rapid City Portfolio I failed to meet two separate city-ordered demolition deadlines — November 13, 2025, and February 20, 2026.
The city’s own agenda language describes the structures as having “exceeded their useful life,” calling them neglected, damaged, and unsecured. With Tzadik non-compliant, the city has taken over the process directly, signing three separate contracts: Ridgeline Construction ($33,000), MMI LLC ($50,500), and HC LLC ($50,000).
It remains unclear whether the city intends to recover these costs from Tzadik.
Municipalities typically have several tools available in cases like this — a special assessment added to the property’s tax bill, a direct lien, or civil action to recover costs. None of these has appeared on a public agenda yet.
26EX042 Withdrawn
The exception request from Buren Properties LLC and Longbranch Civil Engineering — which sought to avoid dedicating right-of-way for a collector street — has been withdrawn at the applicant’s request, according to the same July 14 agenda. The request had already been continued once, after a procedural question
No new documentation has been filed explaining the withdrawal, and it’s not yet clear whether it will be refiled.
Contractor Lien Filed Over Sewer Project Retainage
Mainline Contracting Inc., a local subcontractor, filed a lien with the city’s Finance Office after general contractor Hydro-Klean, LLC failed to pass along $12,381.94 in final retainage owed for work on the Sanitary Sewer Pipe Rehabilitation – 2025 Project.
City documents confirm Rapid City has already paid Hydro-Klean in full; the dispute is between the general contractor and its subcontractor, not with the city.
Johnson Ranch Park: City Advertises Bids for Site Work
The city is authorizing staff to advertise for bids on Johnson Ranch Park, with an estimated cost of $350,000, funded through Vision 2012 dollars. This phase covers site grading and a new parking lot; a playground, restroom, and shade structure will follow under a separate contract. Bids are set to be let October 13, 2026.
The park sits within the Johnson Ranch neighborhood, a mixed-use affordable housing development on the city’s east side built through a partnership between the city, developer Dream Design International, and Rural America Initiatives.
A community park had originally been the developer’s obligation as a condition of zoning waivers granted for the project, but in 2022 the city council took over responsibility for building and maintaining it instead, acquiring the land directly. This bid advertisement appears to be the city following through on that commitment.
The Public Works committee will meet Tuesday July 14, 2026, 12:30 pm at Rapid City City Hall. It is also live streamed on Rapid City Municipal Government’s Facebook and YouTube pages.
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