South Bend Redevelopment Commission

A Marshall County Judge has set a July 24 hearing in the city of South Bend's condemnation suit against Portage Township. The two local governments can't agree on the price the city will pay the township for land it wants for parking.

The city of South Bend says it must provide developers more money to save two delayed projects, one to build luxury townhomes in the East Bank area and the other to create low-income apartments downtown.

The city on Thursday will ask the redevelopment commission to change its agreement with Devereaux Peters, offering her $1 million more than originally planned but requiring her to invest $3 million more than initially agreed upon.

The South Bend Redevelopment Commission last year acquired the properties from the YMCA of Greater Michiana and Oaklawn, the area's nonprofit mental health care provider.

The Mayor James Mueller administration has said it won't spend city money to renovate the historic, long-neglected State Theater, but will look for private developers interested in taking on the project.

Lafayette OpCo LLC has decided to back out of its purchase agreement for the Lafayette Building in downtown South Bend.

The South Bend Redevelopment Commission Thursday will consider earmarking $1.3 million to demolish the long-abandoned South Bend Range factory — if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will clean up of the site.

A locally owned hotel would fill the building's top two floors, restoring large windows that look across Michigan Street at The State Theater.

For now, the city just wants to stabilize and weatherproof the 1917 building, then explore potential reuses.

The 1917 structure at 212 and 216 S. Michigan St. in downtown South Bend has sat vacant for years. The city has yet to announce its plans for the building.