NORTHERN INDIANA | General Developments
This Northern Indiana thread serves as a space to discuss developments in all of the principal cities in the northern portion of the state, including:
***Credit is due to Blocky858 for conceiving and launching a Fort Wayne thread a few weeks before I started a separate, Northern Indiana thread. For simplicity, these two threads have been merged with the help of DetroitSky. Thank you both! There was also an earlier South Bend -Mishawaka, IN Metro Development thread started by Halovet in 2018 that never really took off, so that has been absorbed here as well. I will do my best to maintain a project rundown in this opening post for anything that anyone posts on here. Wikipedia defines the Northern Indiana region by these 26 northern-most counties, which can be further sub-divided into Northwest Indiana / Calumet Region, North-Central Indiana / Michiana Region, and Northeast Indiana. So if it falls within this region, and it's substantial, it's fair game for this thread - Source Wikipedia The cities highlighted below are organized by population and are arranged from largest to smallest (2019 estimates) - Code:
Fort Wayne - Allen County Status Order:
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Electric Works, under construction ($300 - $450 million) Code:
Four Winds Casino - hotel tower addition, under construction (~ $150 million?) (reserved) Gary Code:
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, completed May 2022 ($300 million) Code:
Elkhart River District, multi-phase, under-construction ($200+ million) Code:
Fire Station No. 2, under construction ($12 million) (reserved) Merrillville (reserved) Goshen Code:
Elkhart County Consolidated Courts Facility, under construction ($94 million) Code:
The Linc and Lincoln Highway Garage, under construction (~ $55 million) Code:
Marquette Mall redevelopment, proposed ($100+ million) Code:
Franciscan Health New Hospital, under construction ($200+ million) Code:
Indiana Dunes State Park Pavilion Restoration, completed June 2021 ($5+ million) |
FORT WAYNE | Development & Construction
Lived in the city for a number of years before moving back to Michigan, but I noticed for a decently sized city (265k+) with a number of active developments there was no thread for it on this forum, so I decided to make one. Not sure if anyone else from the Summit City is on the forums but hopefully so!
There are a number of active developments right now but I'll kick it off with the latest one announced yesterday: "STAR Bank to build new headquarters with parking garage in downtown Fort Wayne" https://www.wane.com/news/local-news...lVMyO-8KEBUzkI Quote:
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Plans for hotel, restaurant possible in North River soccer stadium complex
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/efhkwrpipn...ring.jpg?raw=1 Source: WANE | Courtesy Rendering 2. The Lofts at Headwaters Park is expected to begin in late 2021 or early 2022. It will be built two blocks east of Riverfront, at the site of a current surface lot at northeast corner of Clinton and Superior Streets. This ~ $70 million project will also be mixed use, comprising 200 + apartments, 12,000 SF of commercial space, and a 650-space parking garage. Here's a rendering from 2019 (I'm not sure yet if it is the most current version) - https://www.dropbox.com/s/8jz3grrx7v...ring.jpg?raw=1 Source: Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly ! Courtesy Rendering |
Ft. Wayne has done a really good job of leveraging minor league sports into downtown development. And they have great names Tin Caps baseball stadium is great and they have an excellent team since they are a Padres affiliate. Its been awhile since I visited so I haven't seen ECHL hockey (Komets) or G league basketball (Mad Ants) in the downtown arena. Good luck on the soccer stadium. Do they have a team yet?
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South Bend -
300 E LaSalle is currently under construction in the East Bank neighborhood. The $42 million, 10-story mixed-use building is expected to open this Spring - Rendering - https://www.dropbox.com/s/c538kw878e...ring.JPG?raw=1 Under construction / topped out, last year - https://www.dropbox.com/s/q01tz1b90u...2020.JPG?raw=1 Source: Matthews, LLC |
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The main, downtown branch of the St. Joseph County Library is getting a big addition. The $38 million community learning center is currently under construction, with plans to open by this summer. It is a very neo-traditional design (by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, unsurprisingly) - 2018 Rendering - https://www.dropbox.com/s/xf3apebss2...ring.jpg?raw=1 Source: South Bend Tribune | Courtesy Robert A.M. Stern Architects Construction progress, September 18, 2020 - https://www.dropbox.com/s/c9jq60l7pq...nter.jpg?raw=1 Source: South Bend Tribune | Robert Franklin |
Great idea for a thread! There is a Fort Wayne thread in the City Compilations forum that I'll merge with this one. Do we want the combined thread to stay in the Midwest subforum or should we move it to City Compilations?
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Is there any way to change the order of the posts, so that the intro post & the project rundown post I started on the separate thread (now posts 3 & 4 on here) can come first? Again, I don't want to steal Blocky's thunder or hijack the thread - credit is due to whoever started the thread. But if Blocky is cool with it, I will gladly maintain the rundown and add any projects to it that any posters share. Maybe it's my own OCD, I just hate threads that open with a random project and never have a cohesive rundown at the start. For me, it's something I refer back to regularly, as a kind of checklist (the ones I've been working on for Northern Michigan & Western Michigan are good examples of what I'm talking about). |
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Another thought, if you wanted to keep this thread focused on just Fort Wayne, we could let it stand on its own (it's certainly large enough), and then the other cities I had listed (South Bend, Elkhart, etc.) could stay in a separate, regional thread. Either way, I'm happy with keeping up the rundown(s), if DetroitSky can shift the order of things. |
It looks like we're back in business!
DetroitSky managed to shift the order of posts in a way that I can maintain the project rundown in post #1. Blocky, thanks for your support and patience. I will keep the rundown updated as we grow this thread. I tried to give credit to you too, for conceiving & launching the separate Fort Wayne post a few weeks before I launched the Northern Indiana thread. Even though they are now merged, I suspect that this thread will mostly focus on Fort Wayne projects due to its size and the amount of activity, with an occasional smattering of things from South Bend & smaller places in Northern Indiana mixed in. I'm excited to see where this goes! |
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I noticed that right across the street from this, the new 124-room boutique hotel "The Bradley" is under construction (at 204 W Main). It broke ground in May 2019. This is a Provenance Hotels property - they are based in Portland, OR. Vera Bradley (yes, that Vera Bradley - co-founder of Barbara Bradley Baekgaard) is a co-partner in the project. They worked with local architecture firm Elevatus and local contractor Hagerman. The construction cost was estimated around $26 million in 2016. So with inflation factored in, but a floor removed, it is still probably around that much in today's dollars. The original plan was to open in 2020. Judging by the construction photos, it looks like it will be open in the next few months - Current rendering - https://www.dropbox.com/s/cqhhp2p5m7...dley.jpg?raw=1 Source: Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly | Contributed An earlier, 6-story rendering - would have been nice, but the final still looks good, just a story shorter - https://www.dropbox.com/s/jb15bv9aaj...ring.png?raw=1 Source: Visit Fort Wayne Indoor / outdoor rooftop bar progress, 2/24/21 - https://www.dropbox.com/s/lqetzcnj17...%201.jpg?raw=1 Source: Facebook | The Bradley Ground floor / lobby progress, 2/12/21 - https://www.dropbox.com/s/vkavbhcqhy...%201.jpg?raw=1 Source: Facebook | The Bradley https://www.dropbox.com/s/gdhmke6g6h...%202.jpg?raw=1 Source: Facebook | The Bradley |
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South Bend - There is a lot of development happening on the city's central island / East Bank Neighborhood. In addition to 300 E LaSalle (mentioned in an earlier post), Three Twenty at The Cascade (fairly) recently opened its first phase - a residential mid-rise of condominiums on the island overlooking the cascades of the St. Joseph River. A second "tower" ;) is planned, along with a few townhomes, but I believe those starts have been delayed. From what I can discern, construction still hasn't broken ground on those, but if anyone is in the know and can correct me on that, please do! The total cost for both buildings & the surrounding site is estimated at $38.5 million. Renderings, with the full site buildout envisioned - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ef8nlkg4rv...%201.jpg?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/mxqshjx359...%202.jpg?raw=1 Source: Three Twenty at The Cascade Building one, completed in 2019 - https://www.dropbox.com/s/9x7ef49ixt...%201.jpg?raw=1 Source: Facebook | At The Cascade |
Fort Wayne -
Developers behind Electric Works, the massive mixed-use proposal to repurpose this former GE complex, reached an important milestone in January. On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, the developers announced that they have secured sufficient funds to start remediation and the first phase of work, after 4 years of planning. The commitments received to-date now total a whopping $286 million, though I'm still a little bit confused by the total investment anticipated for all phases of work. Various sources have that estimate ranging from $300 million to $450 million. Whatever it is, I think this is the biggest project in the entire region right now, in terms of size, scope, and cost - Quote:
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Anyone willing to bet that this isn't a new Amazon fulfillment center? I'm not sure, since the Fort Wayne region already has 2 Amazon facilities - including a 630,000 SF warehouse currently under construction, and a recently-completed, 150,000 SF delivery station fit-out (both are near the airport). But at 2.9 million SF, and with documents filed with the state that describe the facility as "a new e-commerce storage and fulfillment center" that will "be owned, occupied and operated by a single tenant," what else could it conceivably be? :shrug: This would be built west of Kroemer Rd. and north of US-30, approximately here (and close to Sweetwater Sound). Quote:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/oeqho2xnxr...tion.jpg?raw=1 Source: ABC WPTA 21 Amazon Delivery Station rendering - opened October 2020 - https://www.dropbox.com/s/299ujpfs0w...tion.png?raw=1 Source: Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly |
Fort Wayne -
Selective demolition for the Electric Works project is in full swing now. Here are some screen grabs from a video that Wiegand Construction posted. As you'll see, there's a lot going on - https://www.dropbox.com/s/l39u8lo0sv...%201.JPG?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/w0vir5mwrv...%202.JPG?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ebtnok3agy...%203.JPG?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/dq2iepgw6d...%204.JPG?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/bn5ujyb50o...%205.JPG?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/a26vaxvis3...%206.JPG?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ee41kl01v5...%207.JPG?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/bi98rmukiw...%208.JPG?raw=1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/tzau441by5...%209.JPG?raw=1 Source: LinkedIn | Wiegand Construction |
I think I heard or read somewhere that this is going to be an expansion of Sweetwater.
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