City of Cedar Rapids v. McConnell-Stevely-Anderson Architects & Planners, P.C.

ANDREASEN, Justice.

This appeal involves the validity of the land use restrictions upon Lot # 1, Block # 4, Higley’s addition, located at 860 17th Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Lot 1, Block 4) (approximately 1.58 acres).

In 1966, McConnell-Stevely-Anderson Architects and Planners, P.C., (MSA), agreed to purchase Lot 1, Block 4, on the condition that the zoning classification would be changed from two-family residential use (R3) to multiple dwelling use (R4) and that the city would permit renova tion of the residential building, known as Higley Mansion, for use as an architectural office. MSA…