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A conceptual rendering of the Cimarron Center at 430 Walnut St., Columbia. The former home of Kahn-Lucas is being converted into office and business space.

A former sewing factory in downtown Columbia is being renovated into commercial office and business space that will be anchored by a new medical office.

Dubbed “Cimarron Center,” the 38,000-square-foot building at 430 Walnut St. is a project of developer Don Murphy, who owns a dozen properties in downtown Columbia, including the Hinkle’s.

Murphy, who bought the building in 2009 and has his office there, said he expects to spend around $750,000 to renovate the Walnut Street property. Work will include upgrades and repairs to the roof, windows, lighting and mechanical systems.

The yet-to-be-identified medical office will take a 6,000-square-foot space on the first floor, while Murphy’s Cimarron Investments/ Murphy Companies will move its offices from there to a larger space on the third floor. The medical office will open in the next several months, Murphy said.

Other announced tenants include Miss Allison’s Arts and Yoga Studio and Starboard Laminating.

The building was constructed in the late 1800s for Triumph Shirt Co., which then became Lucas Manufacturing before it merged into apparel maker Kahn-Lucas.

Murphy also had used the building as a warehouse for his wholesale lawn and garden business.

In recent years, though, the building has been underutilized. Murphy said he wants it to become a hub for workers who will patronize downtown businesses.

“The goal is to increase employment in the downtown, which in turn will result in additional commerce for businesses, shops and restaurants,” Murphy said.

The Cimarron Center is in the Keystone Opportunity Zone, a state program that offers tax breaks on improvements made to properties in designated areas.

Cimarron Center is not getting any assistance through the Columbia Borough Revolving Loan Program, from which Murphy got a $250,000 loan for the Hinkle’s property. That borough loan program has been criticized by some Columbia residents who say it caused a recent tax increase.

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