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Fort Wayne, Ind. – The City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division is partnering with Sweetwater founder Chuck Surack and Lisa Surack, now of Surack Enterprises, to bring more development to the downtown area.

The project, known as “The Pearl,” will be an investment of nearly $50 million by the Suracks. It is anticipated to include a seven-story mixed-use building with more than 35,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial and event space, 92 structured parking spaces for residents, five “first of its kind” live/work units and approximately 76 dwelling units on upper floors.

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Fort Wayne, Ind. – The City of Fort Wayne’s Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services has drafted a plan to use more than $4 million in federal funding to address homelessness with the help of Fort Wayne residents.

Now, residents are invited to share their thoughts on the proposed DRAFT Allocation Plan. Public comment is open to everyone who lives in Fort Wayne and can be submitted here through an online survey. The survey is available through March 3, 2022. The City will hold a virtual public hearing to discuss the plan on Wednesday February 16th from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. Residents may register for the meeting here.

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Fort Wayne, Ind. – Mayor Tom Henry announced today that the City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division, in partnership with the Cincinnati-based company Model Group, will continue the revitalization of The Landing. This area is one of the most historically significant neighborhoods in Fort Wayne.

The $11.9 million project includes the historic preservation of three signature buildings on West Columbia Street, as well as new infill construction on two empty lots. Columbia Street West Bar and Grill, located at 135 West Columbia Street, and the upper floors of the building that houses Nawa, located across the street at 126 West Columbia Street, will be renovated. There will be new building construction behind Columbia Street West Bar and Grill and along a portion of the east side of the building.

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Fort Wayne, Ind. – The City of Fort Wayne’s Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services has received more than $4 million in federal funding to address homelessness. Now, the City, in collaboration with the nationally-recognized consulting firm Homebase, is seeking public input on the best way for the City to spend those dollars.

Residents can share their thoughts and ideas through an online questionnaire found here. The questionnaire is open to everyone in the City of Fort Wayne and should take roughly 10 minutes to complete.  The input will help the City develop a proposed Allocation Plan. 

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Fort Wayne, Ind. – The City of Fort Wayne Metropolitan Human Relations Commission announced today that Pulitzer Prize winner Dr. Matthew Desmond will be the keynote speaker for the 2022 Fair Housing Summit. Desmond’s best seller Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City has effectively changed the understanding of inequity and economic exploitation in America.