Elkhart has secured a $1.5 million Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) grant to help redevelop part of the city’s historic railroad district. The funding will support the city’s Freight Street Initiative, a multi-phase redevelopment effort centered on two historic sites near the railroad tracks that have long marked the southern edge of downtown Elkhart.
Project Details
The Freight Street portion of the project includes construction of two new mixed-use buildings, one at the corner of Freight and Main streets and another adjacent to existing businesses. The development is expected to add approximately 100 new housing units while also bringing significant infrastructure improvements to the area.
Plans also call for burying overhead utility lines and rebuilding sidewalks, streets and other public infrastructure to create a more pedestrian-friendly environment. A second phase of the initiative will focus on creating a new public gathering space at Main Street and Prairie Avenue.
Original reporting: WOWO News/Talk (Fort Wayne) — read the source article.
