State Theater

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.

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.