The Levee District at East Peoria Downtown is an 86-acre development in progress that creates a vibrant new mixed-use center for East Peoria. The Levee District includes over 650,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, office and hotel space. Anchor tenants include Target, Costco,Ross Dress For Less, Ulta and Carpet Weavers Furniture Gallery.
The Levee District is also home to a 137-room Holiday Inn & Suites hotel with full service restaurant Johnny's Italian Steakhouse, the 54,000 sq. ft. Hometown Community Bank office building, the state-of-the-art Fondulac District Library, which draws in excess of 217,000 visitors a year, and a new City Hall.
A 145,000 sq. ft. Bass Pro Shops, which draws over 3 million visitors annually, is located along the Illinois River, minutes from The Levee District. Tremendous retail growth has taken place in the area over the years, with the nearby addition of a Walmart Supercenter, Lowe's, Embassy Suites & Conference Center, Planet Fitness, Ashley Furniture and many others.
Within minutes of Downtown Peoria, area tourist attractions include Par-A-Dice Hotel & Casino, EastSide Center, Peoria Civic Center, Dozer Park, Spirit of Peoria, Peoria Riverfront Museum and the Caterpillar Visitors Center.