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The Herald-Times
IU opens 420-bed Beverly apartments amid high demand
Indiana University has officially opened the latest Bloomington apartment building , The Beverly, a 420-bed complex that replaced the former Poplars Building . IU President Pam Whitten and Buckingham CEO Brad Chambers were expected to participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony on the morning of Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. “The opening of The Beverly marks an important milestone for Indiana University as our first public-private partnership for student housing,” Whitten said in a news release. “Our collaboration with Buckingham has created a vibrant new residential community that enhances the student experience while demonstrating how innovative partnerships can help us meet the evolving needs of our university community.” Managers said during a tour Thursday that the new six-story brick and limestone structure, on Seventh Street between North Grant and North Dunn streets, is essentially fully leased for its inaugural academic year. “We basically finished the building and they were moving in the next week,” said Jim Smith, vice president of brand and marketing for Buckingham Companies, the Indianapolis-based company that manages the property. Juliana Richards, the property manager, said prospective tenants seeking studios or one-bedroom apartments typically need to commit early. Those unit types were fully leased by the end of
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Elm Street home in Zionsville added to Century Structure list
A home that was once part of a large farm in the Village is the latest to make the Century Structure list at SullivanMunce Cultural Center. Meganne and Chuck Brezina’s home at 625 N. Elm St. is officially a Century Structure. The designation is for homes and commercial buildings in Zionsville that are 100 years or older. The program celebrates historic architecture in the Village.
ballstatedaily.com
Look no further than the luxury of Village Promenade
School is back in session, which means it’s already time to start apartment hunting for next year! Between classes, clubs and work, it can be hard to find time to search for an apartment. Luckily, Village Promenade is the perfect solution! With answers to all the apartment search problems, like extended commutes and unfurnished listings, Village Promenade turns stress into luxury.
Indiana Daily Student
City Council discusses affordable housing overhaul, introduces license plate reader ban
In a nearly five-hour long Wednesday meeting, the Bloomington City Council passed an ordinance of zoning changes aimed at housing affordability and introduced an ordinance that would ban the city from using license plate readers. License plate reader ban. The council introduced Ordinance 2026-22, sponsored by Councilmember Isabel Piedmont-Smith, Council...
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New report reveals high eviction rates in Indiana, experts reveal why
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Bloomington City Council sets packed agenda addressing tech bans, housing, and board appointments
BLOOMINGTON — The Bloomington Common Council is slated to meet for a Regular Session on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 401 N. Morton Street. Members of the public can attend in person or remotely via Zoom. The upcoming session...
The Herald-Times
The hidden forces behind another memory care facility closure
As some Bloomington families are scrambling to find a new memory care facility for their loved ones, following the impending closing of Cedar Creek and the recent closure of Jill’s House , some also have expressed frustration about the speed with which these decisions are being made and confusion about why dementia-focused care homes are closing as the population is aging. Families repeatedly asked a simple question: If memory-care beds are so hard to find, why is Bloomington losing another memory-care facility? Yet Cedar Creek had only 36 residents occupying 58 beds when the owners announced the closure. The apparent contradiction points to a broader set of economic forces reshaping Indiana’s memory care industry, where demand for dementia care is colliding with persistent post-pandemic staffing shortages, high operating costs, a hands-off government approach, complex ownership arrangements and economic pressures that have pushed operators to seek more financially sustainable business models. After another memory care facility closure, families face tough choices The new Cedar Creek owners, based in New York, are converting the facility on East Moores Pike, and a related facility near Tapp Road, to a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. A facility under pressure Consultant LaChele Weaver, who helped