Event Spotlights Project Milestones, Launch of Residential Marketing Campaign

Fort Wayne, Ind. – Together with the members of the New Harrison, LLC, development team, Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry today celebrated the official kickoff for The Harrison, the residential and commercial component of Harrison Square and the final piece of the signature downtown complex.

Overlooking the already busy worksite from the suite-level lounge at Parkview Field, project principals Simon Dragan, Mark Hagerman and Chris Schoen joined Mayor Henry in a symbolic cake-breaking ceremony. The event commemorated the formal start of construction and the completion of financing for The Harrison. It also signaled the launch of a new marketing campaign for the development’s 44 upscale apartments.

Challenges more residents to get involved

Graphs from news conference attached at bottom of release.

Fort Wayne, Ind. – Year-end numbers show that the City of Fort Wayne's One Cart recycling program has been a huge success!

With city households participating at an average rate of 70 percent, the City has been able to save nearly $150,000 in fees by reducing the amount of garbage taken to the landfill. At the same time, a shared revenue agreement enabled the city to receive more than $425,000 for its recyclables in 2011.

Mayor Heartened by Completion of New Markets Tax Credits, Ongoing Site Work

Fort Wayne, Ind. – Mayor Tom Henry today confirmed that the New Markets Tax Credit component of the financing package for The Harrison has been secured and deployed. With this news, the last section of Harrison Square hits another important milestone along its development path.

These federal tax credits represent an essential portion of the funding for the estimated $18.5 million project that will bring new housing, office and commercial options into downtown Fort Wayne. This element was coordinated by the City of Fort Wayne through its Fort Wayne New Markets Revitalization Fund, working in concert with the principals of New Harrison, LLC, and PNC Bank.

Community Forum to be Held at Parkview Field  

Fort Wayne, Ind. - The City of Fort Wayne’s Redevelopment Department will host a community forum to discuss new brownfield grant funding and solicit ideas for potential sites to be developed.  The forum is slated for 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 at Parkview Field’s Lincoln Financial Event Center.