One-of-a-Kind Hotel Proposed for Downtown Fort Wayne

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Published: Monday, 06 November 2017 10:26

Mayor Tom Henry joined Barbara Bradley Baekgaard, representatives from Provenance Hotels, elected officials and community leaders today to announce a proposal to bring a 125-room boutique hotel to downtown Fort Wayne.

The $27.7 million one-of-a-kind specialty hotel would be located on City of Fort Wayne property at the northwest corner of Harrison and Main streets. The project was selected by a team of City of Fort Wayne and community leaders after issuing a request for proposals. Plans call for five floors, restaurants, ground-level retail spaces and a rooftop entertainment space.

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City Looks to Increase Neighborhood Engagement

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Published: Thursday, 19 October 2017 09:32

Mayor Tom Henry today encouraged City residents to take an online survey about how government can better inform and engage them in ways to improve their community and neighborhoods.

The survey is available by visiting www.fwcommunitydevelopment.org/survey and will only take a few minutes to complete. The survey is only nine questions, plus several demographic questions.

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Construction on Posterity Scholar House Now Underway

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Published: Friday, 06 October 2017 11:00

(September 6, 2017) -- BWI, LLC is breaking ground on the first Moving Forward energy-efficient affordable housing and transportation development in Indiana. Posterity Heights in Fort Wayne, Ind. is a multi-phased development designed to provide net-zero housing, electric car sharing, an on-site early childhood learning center, education and job opportunities, healthy food and other amenities for traditional and single parents on a path to self-sustainability. The $42 million development will be built on the 28-acre site of the former McMillen Apartment parcel of land on the city’s southeast side (4209 Plaza Dr., Fort Wayne, IN 46806).

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Construction Starts on Bottle Works Lofts

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Published: Thursday, 28 September 2017 09:59

Mayor Tom Henry joined representatives from Miller-Valentine Group and Vincent Village today in celebrating the start of construction on the Bottle Works Lofts development in southeast Fort Wayne.

The groundbreaking took place at the former Coca-Cola bottling facility, 1631 E. Pontiac St. The $14.5 million development includes the historic rehabilitation of the Coca-Cola building, which will house 31 affordable rental units, on-site management office, community room, business center, media room, fitness center, outdoor shelter and indoor and outdoor playgrounds.

The affordable housing development also includes 19 lease-to-purchase single family homes, each with a detached garage, located throughout the Renaissance Pointe neighborhood. These homes will be built on vacant lots previously owned by the City of Fort Wayne. The City also owned the Coca-Cola building, which was constructed in 1943 and purchased by the City in 2012 with the intention of redeveloping it.

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Public Invited to Review Drafts of Bowser Memorial Markers

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Published: Wednesday, 20 September 2017 13:03

The City of Fort Wayne’s Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services is inviting residents to review draft designs of markers memorializing S.F. Bowser & Co. and its founder, Sylvanus Freelove Bowser.

The draft designs will be available for review at a public meeting set for Wednesday, October 4 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Pointe YMCA teen room, 2323 Bowser Ave.

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