Missouri Heights Development Is on Hold as the Site Goes Up for Sale

Summary: Missouri Heights, the approved 5-story mixed-use development planned for 703 W. Mendenhall Street in Midtown Bozeman, is on hold. The property is now listed for sale for $1,750,000, leaving the approved development plans in limbo. 

What Is the Missouri Heights Development in Bozeman?

Missouri Heights was the working name for a planned mixed-use building at 703 W. Mendenhall Street, approved with conditions by the City of Bozeman in August 2025. The plans called for a 5-story building with 13 residential units and 2 commercial units. According to the City's staff report, the approved project included:

• 13 residential units
• 2 commercial units
• 5 stories, approximately 21,375 square feet
• A courtyard and rooftop deck
• 9 covered parking spaces
• Bicycle parking, landscaping, lighting, stormwater, and pedestrian improvements

The property is zoned B-2M, Community Business District-Mixed, with a Community Commercial Mixed Use growth policy designation. None of that has broken ground.

Where Is the Missouri Heights Site Located in Midtown Bozeman?

The site sits at 703 W. Mendenhall Street, on the northwest corner of West Mendenhall Street and North 7th Avenue. North 7th Avenue is one of Bozeman's main commercial corridors, and this stretch of Midtown has drawn steady infill redevelopment interest over the past several years. Streamline's Blueline and Purpleline stops sit near the same intersection, which is part of what made the site attractive for a dense, transit-adjacent project in the first place.

The Missouri Heights Site Is Now for Sale

Missouri Heights is no longer moving forward, at least not under its current owner. The property hit the market in August 2026, at $1,750,000. The listing describes the existing 2,600-square-foot commercial building rather than the approved five-story project, with no mention of the Missouri Heights plans or the entitlements attached to the site.

The City's conditional site plan approval from August 12, 2025 is still on record. A future buyer could potentially pick the project back up before the conditional approval expires, but they would need to complete the steps between conditional approval and a building permit.

What Was Approved for the Missouri Heights Design?

Had it moved forward, Missouri Heights would have topped out at 5 stories and 60 feet, the maximum allowed under B-2M zoning. The staff report found the proposed building complied with that height limit, with an elevator shaft exempt from the cap under Bozeman's municipal code. The project was never proposed with affordable housing units. All residential units in the approved plans were market rate, so the building wasn't seeking the extra height some larger Bozeman projects get through the affordable housing incentive.

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