Dunkirk
Dunkirk, IN · Real Estate
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Fort Wayne is rewriting the rulebook on rezoning to encourage development
About 15 years ago, Great Panes Glass Company Owner Judi Wire went door-to-door on Wells Street to collect signatures, with the hopes of changing the zoning to an Urban Corridor (UC) District. The idea was to allow mixed-use development while preserving pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods. Think: restaurants, boutiques, and other small, mom-and-pop retailers that can accommodate a broad range of mobility options.
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Vera Bradley moving to Electric Works
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Mayor Tucker urges council to move up vote on homeless resource center, solicits suggestions on new location
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker is asking city council to vote on the appropriation of funds for a new homeless resource center in August, responding to a councilman’s requests after the initial vote was delayed. Last Tuesday, city council members moved to delay a...
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Manchester Council Moves Ahead With Affordable Housing Project
NORTH MANCHESTER – At Wednesday night's meeting, the North Manchester Town Council approved annexation and rezoning ordinances on second and third reading for a new housing development at 1104 E. Ind. 14, along with a new PILOT (Pay in Lieu of Taxes) agreement with the development company and a new Affordable Housing Fund.
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Merchants Capital Provides $99M for General Electric Adaptive Reuse Project in Fort Wayne, Indiana
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Merchants Capital has secured a Freddie Mac loan and provided equity totaling approximately $99 million for The Elex, a 296-unit mixed-use, mixed-income community now leasing in Fort Wayne. The Elex is part of Electric Works, the multiphase redevelopment of Fort Wayne’s former General Electric industrial...
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City marker honoring home builder Roosevelt Barnes Sr. at Brewer Park
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — A city marker honoring home developer Roosevelt Barnes Sr. will be unveiled May 31 at Brewer Park from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Barnes built many homes for African American families in Fort Wayne throughout the 1950s and 60s. He faced challenges like redlining and property damage from opposing residents.
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Decatur council suspends Champion abatements
Tax abatements granted Champion Homes in Decatur three years ago have been suspended for one year by city council. Champion’s CF-1 form – which shows how a company has lived up to what it projected in order to receive the abatements – was reviewed by council at its May 19 meeting.