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Hypnotic
post Mar 3 2015, 01:29 PM
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I think that we should have a thread where we can keep track of and discuss projects that are under construction, planned or proposed for the city. We can also exchange ideas about what types of developments Michigan City needs to attract to be competitive in the region. I am sort of a development nerd and the idea comes from 'Skyscraperpage' where the site is devoted to major construction projects from around the world.

Current projects and proposals:

Michigan City Police Station
Lifeworks Business Park
Construction on South Franklin
Realignment of Washington and Pine
New activities center/pavilion at Washington Park
U.S. 421 Overpass
U.S. 12 bridge
Franklin Street Bridge
LMGIS
Art Space
Proposed "up-scale" hotel for North End
Former Memorial Hospital Site
Trail Creek Corridor
Beautification of Nipsco Cooling Tower
Nipsco "Scrubber"
NICTD Track Realignment

We have a lot of development in the works. I've always felt that Michigan City is a sleeping giant that has the potential to dominate the region. We have had multiple developers envision high-rises and mid-rises in the city at various locations. I can remember back in 2006-2007 a developer from Chicago wanted to demolish Galveston Steakhouse and erect a 13 story "S" shaped condo on the site before the economy collapsed. Another developer proposed two 20 story condo/hotel buildings for the former Memorial Hospital site and Lohan-Anderson recommended 3-24 story condos for Trail Creek next to Blue Chip. The possibilities are endless but the city must rid itself of the terrible NIMBY'ism which harms our growth.

I hope to hear of other projects in the city that people have knowledge of that I am unaware of and welcome even rumors. For instance, I have a friend with ties to sources in the city and he has stated that they are working towards Marquette Mall being demolished with the city claiming emanate domain. Whether it is substantial I don't know but it is certainly conceivable and necessary. He also claimed that the mall doubled the rent of Applebee's and that is why they exited the city. I hope Michigan City does not work to just become Valparaiso redux which I fear is the idea. Michigan City has a unique opportunity to become more South Bend like with major developments. We have almost double the Sq. Mileage of Valpo and La Porte. The problem is Michigan City is largely underdeveloped. We have large swaths of land primed for mixed use projects. Cleveland Ave. for one has the potential to be even more prominent with a greater density than Franklin Street yet it has attracted no interest from what I can glean. The sign for "Cleveland Crossing" has been up for 8-10 years. I would also like to see Michigan City attract more authentic ethnic restaurants and other businesses to give more of a big city feel by offering something for everyone and widening the demographics rather than just being a high-end mono-cultural boutique city like Valpo. A market research company suggested Michigan City also attract a college campus somewhere downtown to give a "university feel" to the North End. Either PNC, Ivy Tech or I.U. That would be an excellent idea to bolster growth.
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post Dec 8 2019, 12:57 AM
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$45 Million 10 story condo designed by world class architect Dirk Lohan with 120 units, up-scale roof-top bar/restaurant with lake views and terrace, 7,000 Sq. Ft. ground floor retail. Groundbreaking scheduled for March 2020. Rent only $900-$1,200 for 1 & 2 bedroom units. Kudos to the city for finally getting it right and attracting a developer with vision and ambition while sticking true to their claim of turning Michigan City into a "world class" destination with world class architecture. This is only the beginning but a great example moving forward and the standard they should hold future projects to.


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Hypnotic   MIchigan City Development Thread!   Mar 3 2015, 01:29 PM
taxthedeer   Glad to hear the city is doing something about Mar...   Mar 3 2015, 05:34 PM
taxthedeer   I recall that back in the early 90s right after I ...   Mar 4 2015, 08:12 AM
Hypnotic   I recall that back in the early 90s right after I...   Mar 4 2015, 11:52 AM
taxthedeer   I remember that as well. Brillson also wanted to ...   Mar 5 2015, 08:31 AM
Hypnotic   Marquete Mall property would be an ideal location...   Mar 9 2015, 01:09 AM
Southsider2k12   A convention center with a mixed use high-rise to...   Mar 9 2015, 11:42 AM
Hypnotic   With the local demographics, it would be a real...   Mar 12 2015, 11:49 AM
Southsider2k12   Well I would think a new campus for a major unive...   Mar 12 2015, 01:40 PM
Hypnotic   I would love to see it happen. I really would. ...   Mar 13 2015, 11:05 AM
Southsider2k12   Look at similarly sized Kalamazoo for example, (l...   Mar 13 2015, 03:04 PM
Hypnotic   Who exactly is looking to build a new university ...   Mar 14 2015, 04:30 PM
Southsider2k12   Well obviously this is a hypothetical conversatio...   Mar 15 2015, 11:36 AM
Hypnotic   All of the things you are mentioning have one thi...   Mar 17 2015, 04:39 PM
Southsider2k12   I guess we are at an impasse as I see a universit...   Mar 17 2015, 06:14 PM
outsider   Do you think Blue Chip blindly picked Michigan Cit...   Mar 15 2015, 10:05 PM
Hypnotic   If memory serves me - No one picked MC for a cas...   Mar 17 2015, 04:25 PM
outsider   Blue Chip casino was actively pursing a lakefront...   Mar 17 2015, 08:24 PM
taxthedeer   The City was not seeking a casino at the time. T...   Mar 17 2015, 09:31 PM
taxthedeer   Well I would think a new campus for a major unive...   Mar 12 2015, 07:08 PM
Hypnotic   I remember there was once two grocery stores at t...   Mar 13 2015, 11:32 AM
taxthedeer   Wow thanks, for the life of me I could not rememb...   Mar 13 2015, 12:10 PM
lovethiscity   Wow thanks, for the life of me I could not rememb...   Apr 3 2015, 04:49 AM
taxthedeer   There is talk about tearing down the old Chrysler ...   Mar 5 2015, 03:05 PM
Hypnotic   There is talk about tearing down the old Chrysler...   Mar 9 2015, 12:57 AM
taxthedeer   I hope they do tear that down, that has been an e...   Mar 11 2015, 08:25 AM
Hypnotic   Once Super Save went bankrupt mayor Meer as well ...   Mar 12 2015, 10:51 AM
taxthedeer   Current projects and proposals: Michigan City P...   Mar 9 2015, 12:17 PM
Southsider2k12   Another thing you didn't mention was the NICT...   Mar 9 2015, 01:43 PM
taxthedeer   Take I-94 to Chicago. Right off the expressway in...   Mar 12 2015, 12:04 PM
Hypnotic   I don't know whether it's true or not but ...   Mar 12 2015, 12:12 PM
Hypnotic   Holladay Properties must be doing a terrible job m...   Mar 14 2015, 05:46 PM
taxthedeer   Bids are now being accepted to tear down the Flami...   Mar 26 2015, 07:50 PM
taxthedeer   The former crumbling former Flannigan Tire Buildin...   Apr 2 2015, 08:35 PM
Hypnotic   I was very surprised and elated to see that big, w...   Apr 6 2015, 10:43 AM
taxthedeer   I see that Ball St. is going to conduct a $11...   Aug 12 2015, 05:59 PM
taxthedeer   Happy to see the old and abandoned Flamingo Record...   Sep 15 2015, 11:10 AM
taxthedeer   West Side Liquors on Willard Ave. has been demolis...   Sep 16 2015, 04:39 PM
Hypnotic   They just broke ground on this new $20 mi...   Nov 11 2016, 10:39 PM
diggler   http://oi64.tinypic.com/2lc7nup.jpg MC should ser...   Nov 12 2016, 07:56 AM
Hypnotic   ^^ The redevelopment and planning commissions need...   Nov 14 2016, 05:45 AM
Hypnotic   Wake up Craig Phillips and Richard Murphy!...   Nov 14 2016, 07:38 AM
Southsider2k12   Interesting thoughts about the architecture. Whil...   Nov 17 2016, 03:00 PM
Hypnotic   Interesting thoughts about the architecture. Whi...   Nov 18 2016, 04:44 PM
Hypnotic   I forgot to add that I.U. has broken ground on a 7...   Nov 19 2016, 12:58 AM
diggler   Hotel building boom sweeping Northwest Indiana Jo...   Nov 27 2016, 06:18 AM
Hypnotic   That is good news for the region and I hope Michig...   Dec 2 2016, 11:06 PM
Hypnotic   I wonder what's going on at Belle Tire that...   Dec 3 2016, 01:28 AM
Hypnotic   Here's an updated list of projects under contr...   Dec 3 2016, 03:01 AM
taxthedeer   Got a good chuckle when I read this sign on 8th St...   Jan 19 2017, 10:50 AM
diggler   Michigan City to copy Valparaiso's downtown pl...   Jan 23 2017, 03:25 PM
Southsider2k12   The tear down of 701-705 Franklin and building of ...   Jan 24 2017, 01:16 PM
Southsider2k12   The wreckers started taking down both the old MCPD...   Jan 25 2017, 02:14 PM
Jesse B   The wreckers started taking down both the old MCP...   Jan 25 2017, 03:13 PM
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