NORTHERN INDIANA | General Developments

deja vu · #11 Posted **Feb 24, 2018, 3:50 PM**

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:

Fort Wayne - largest city in Northern Indiana / 2nd largest city in the entire state
South Bend - 2nd / 4th
Hammond - 3rd / 8th
Gary - 4th / 9th
Elkhart - 5th / 17th
Mishawaka - 6th / 18th
Portage - 7th / 24th
Merrillville - 8th / 27th
Goshen - 9th / 28th
Valparaiso - 10th / 29th
Others (if substantial projects) - to-date, Michigan City, Crown Point, the Duneland area, and Lafayette Township.

***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
Population: 270,400

Source: Matador Network

South Bend - St. Joseph County
Population: 102,000

Source: WVPE

Hammond - Lake County
Population: 75,500

Source: Wikipedia

Gary - Lake County
Population: 74,00

Source: Delta Institute

Elkhart - Elkhart County
Population: 52,400

Source: Elkhart County CVB

Mishawaka - St. Joseph County
Population: 50,400

Source: Wikipedia

Portage - Porter County
Population: 37,000

Source: NWI Times

Merrillville - Lake County
Population: 34,800

Source: Wikipedia

Goshen - Elkhart County
Population: 34,200

Source: Wikipedia

Valparaiso - Porter County
Population: 33,400

Source: Joey BLS Photography

Michigan City - LaPorte County
Population: 31,100

Source: Uptown Arts District

Crown Point - Lake County
Population: 29,900

Source: Joey BLS Photography

Duneland Area (Chesterton, Porter, Burns Harbor) - Porter County
Population: 20,800

Source: NWI Times

Unless noted otherwise, all projects for each location are arranged first by status, then by cost, if known (most to least expensive). The rundown will be updated as time goes on -

Status Order:

under-construction (listed first)
approved / proposed (listed second)
completed (listed third, newest to oldest)
demolished / destroyed (listed fourth)
cancelled (listed last)

FORT WAYNE RUNDOWN

Code:

FORT WAYNE CONSTRUCTION

Electric Works ($300 - $450 million)
(general location)

Source: Fort Wayne Electric Works

High Street Riverfront Development (multi-phase) ($250 million)
(general location)

Source: WANE | Courtesy Domo Development

Riverfront at Promenade Park ($90 million)
Northeast corner of Superior and Harrison Streets

Source: WANE 15 News | Courtesy Rendering

Fort Wayne Airport East Terminal Expansion ($60 million)
(general location)

Source: FWIA

Maple Heights Behavioral Health ($45 million)
3955 W. Washington Center Rd.

Source: LinkedIn | Greater Fort Wayne Inc.

The Ashberry (STAR Financial Bank HQ) ($43.4 million)
215 W Main St.

Source: WANE 15 News | Courtesy STAR Financial Bank

Trine University Fort Wayne / Parkview Health ($40 million)
(Perry Township - general location)

Source: trine.edu

Indiana Tech Zollner Engineering Center Expansion ($21.5 million)
(general location)

Source: Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly | Contributed

Michael Kinder & Sons, Inc. HQ (MKS) (~ $14 million?)
6055 Innovation Blvd.

Source: LinkedIn | Greater Fort Wayne Inc.

FORT WAYNE PROPOSED

North River soccer stadium complex ($150 million)
(general location)

Source: WANE 15 News | Courtesy Rendering

The Lofts at Headwaters Park ($97 million)
Northeast corner of Clinton and Superior Streets

Source: Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly ! Courtesy Rendering

"The Wedge" ($51 million)
(general location)

Source: City of Fort Wayne | Barrett & Stokely Inc.

Village Premier ($50 million)
(general location)

Source: WPTA 21

Purdue Fort Wayne Music Technology Building ($22 million)
(general location)

Source: Purdue University Fort Wayne | Courtesy of Design Collaborative

202 Wayne, Mixed-Use (unknown $)
202 E. Wayne St.
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FORT WAYNE COMPLETED 2026

Trace at Purdue Fort Wayne ($90 - $100 million)
(general location)

Source: Purdue Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE COMPLETED 2024

The Pearl ($50 million)
(general location)

Source: WANE

FORT WAYNE COMPLETED 2023

Fort Financial Credit Union HQ ($9 million)
(general location)

Source: LinkedIn | Greater Fort Wayne, Inc.

FORT WAYNE COMPLETED 2022

Amazon "Project Mastadon" Fulfillment Center (~ $100 million?)
(general location)

Source: LinkedIn | Greater Fort Wayne Inc.

Fort Wayne Airport West Terminal Expansion ($47 million)
(general location)

Source: Fort Wayne International Airport

FORT WAYNE COMPLETED 2021

Lutheran Downtown Hospital ($120 million)
(general location)

Source: LinkedIn | Greater Fort Wayne Inc.

Amazon Fulfillment Center ($60 million)
4400 Airport Expy.

Source: WANE 15 News | Robert Borel Photography

The Bradley ($26 million)
204 W Main St.

Source: Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly | Contributed

FORT WAYNE COMPLETED 2020

Amazon Delivery Station (~ $12 million?)
(general location)

Source: Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly

FORT WAYNE COMPLETED 2018

Skyline Tower ($42 million)
855 Webster St.

Source: Weigand Construction

FORT WAYNE COMPLETED 2017

202 Metro (Fifth Third Bank Renovation) (~24 million?)
202 W. Berry St.

Source: 202 Metro

FORT WAYNE COMPLETED 2016

Ash Skyline Plaza (~ $40 million?)
888 S Harrison St.

Source: Ash Brokerage

South Bend

Code:

Four Winds Casino - hotel tower addition, under construction (~ $150 million?)
3000 Prairie Ave.

Source: casino.org | Courtesy Four Winds Casino

The United Way Southeast Neighborhood Center, under construction ($3.5 million)
corner of Fellows St. and E. Dubail Ave.

Source: LinkedIn | Millies Engineering Group, courtesy Arkos Design

Three Twenty at The Cascade - phase 2 proposed (~ $40 million?)
(general location)

Source: Three Twenty at The Cascade

Four Winds Casino - gaming floor addition, completed August 2022 (~ $12 million?)
3000 Prairie Ave.

Source: WNDU

300 E LaSalle, completed early 2022 ($42 million)
East Bank neighborhood

Source: Matthews, LLC

St. Joseph County Library Expansion, completed November 2021 ($38 million)
(general location)

Source: South Bend Tribune | Courtesy Robert A.M. Stern Architects

University of Notre Dame McKenna Hall Replacement, completed August 2021 (~ $20 million?)
(general location)

Source: University of Notre Dame

Press Ganey Administration Building, completed July 2021 (~ $20 million?)
(general location)

Source: LinkedIn | Majority Builders, Inc.

Barnes & Thornburg Building, completed late 2020 (~ $18 million?)
201 S Main St.

Source: btlaw.com

Three Twenty at The Cascade - phase 1, completed late 2019 ($38.5 million)
(general location)

Source: Three Twenty at The Cascade

SBFD Fire House No. 9, completed July 2019 ($3.6 million)
2108 E Mishawaka Ave.

Source: Shive-Hattery

Hammond

(reserved)

Gary

Code:

Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, completed May 2022 ($300 million)
(general location)

Source: Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana



















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Elkhart

Code:

Elkhart River District, multi-phase, under-construction ($200+ million)
(general location)

Source: Public Square: A CNU Journal

Tolson Center for Community Excellence, under construction ($11 million)
1320 Benham Ave

Source: LinkedIn | DJ Construction Company, Inc.

RETA Pregnancy Clinic & Family Resources, under construction (~ $2 million?)
116 W Jackson Blvd

Source: Inside Indiana Business | RETA Pregnancy Clinic & Family Resources

Elkhart River District 900 JCKSN, completed summer 2022 (~ $12 million?)
900 E Jackson Blvd.

Source: LinkedIn | DJ Construction Company, Inc.

Elkhart River District Zone 1 Building, completed June 2022 (~ $20 million?)
(general location)

Source: LinkedIn | DJ Construction Company, Inc.

Mishawaka

Code:

Beacon Health Outpatient Center, under construction ($21.7 million)
(general location)

Source: Beacon Health System

Fire Station No. 2, under construction ($12 million)
(general location)

Source: South Bend Tribune

Ironworks Plaza, completed late 2022 ($15 million)
(general location)

Source: Weigand Construction

New City Hall, Police & Utilities HQ, completed September 2022 ($20 million)
100 Lincoln Way West

Source: South Bend Tribune | Courtesy Rendering

The Mill @ Ironworks Plaza, completed September 2019 ($45 million) 
235 Ironworks Ave.

Source: LinkedIn | Erica Stethem








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Portage

(reserved)

Merrillville

(reserved)

Goshen

Code:

Elkhart County Consolidated Courts Facility, under construction ($94 million)
(general location)

Source: Inside INdiana Business | Courtesy Elkhart County / Byce & Associates, Inc.



















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Valparaiso

Code:

The Linc and Lincoln Highway Garage, under construction (~ $55 million)
(general location)

Source: livehighground.com


Source: LinkedIn | Tonn and Blank Construction

Valparaiso Boys & Girls Club, completed June 2022 ($9 million)
708 Evans Ave.

Source: LinkedIn | Millies Engineering Group

St. Mary Medical Center addition, completed summer 2021 (~ $10 million?)
3800 St Mary Dr.

Source: Building Indiana Business

Michigan City

Code:

The Franklin, under construction ($101 million)
11th & Franklin St.

Source: The Franklin

Marquette Mall redevelopment, proposed ($100+ million)
450 St John Rd.

Source: EDMC

Shady Creek Winery Expansion, completed May 2022 ($2.5 million)
2030 Tryon Rd.

Source: LinkedIn | Ancon Construction

LaPorte County Courthouse Renovation and Expansion, completed April 2022 ($18 million)
813 Lincolnway

Source: American Structurepoint

Franciscan Health New Hospital, completed January 2019 ($243 million)
3500 Franciscan Way

Source: Draper & Associates






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Crown Point

Code:

Franciscan Health New Hospital, under construction ($200+ million)
(general location)

Source: Northwest Indiana Times

















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Duneland Area (Chesterton, Porter, Burns Harbor)

Code:

Indiana Dunes State Park Pavilion Restoration, completed June 2021 ($5+ million)
(general location)

Source: John Luke | NWI Times




















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LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP RUNDOWN

Code:

LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP CONSTRUCTION

IU Health Hospital ($421 million)
(general location)

Source: IU Health




















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