HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 3641 (Accepting Transfer of 1636 LWW) - SignedSouth Bend Redevelopment Commission
227 West Jefferson Boulevard, Room 1308, South Bend, Indiana
Redevelopment Commission Agenda Item
D ATE : 8/8/2025
FROM: Joseph Molnar -Assistant Director
Growth & Opportunity
SUBJECT: Resolution Accepting Transfer of Property from
County Board of Commissioners – 1636 Lincoln
Way West
Funding Source* (circle) River West; River East; South Side; Douglas Road; West Washington; RDC General; Riv. East Res.
* Funds are subject to the City Controller's determination of availability; if funds are unavailable, as solely determined by the City Controller, then the
authorization of the expenditure of such funds shall be void and of no effect.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST: Approval of the Resolution Accepting Transfer of 1636 Lincoln Way West from County
Board of Commissioners
SPECIFICS: The property at 1636 Lincoln Way West is the site of the former South Bend Brewing Association. The
former brewery was demolished in 2022 during an emergency demolition action by the City of South Bend as the
building was near collapse and threatened the public safety in the adjacent right-of-way. Th is action placed a lien
on the property owed to the City. Since the lien has been unpaid, the County Commissioners have approved to
transfer ownership to the City to assist in redevelopment of the property. The proposed resolution accepts the
transfer of ownership of this parcel from the County Board of Commissioners to the Redevelopment
Commission. The County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution No. R-14-C-2025 to transfer this property
to the Redevelopment Commission at their meeting held on August 14th, 2025.
The parcel is now a vacant lot and is a promising opportunity for redevelopment efforts. The site is adjacent to
the proposed extension of the Coal Line Trail Phase III which will link the existing Coal Line Trail to the new
Dream Center. Acquisition of the property will help in the planning and construction of Coal Line Phase III and
provide a promising redevelopment opportunity moving forward on Lincoln Way West.
Staff recommend approval.
_________________________Pres/V-Pres
ATTEST: __________________Secretary
Date: ____________________
APPROVED Not Approved
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
August 14, 2025
RESOLUTION NO. 3641
A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
ACCEPTING THE TRANSFER OF A CERTIFICATE OF DELINQUENT REAL
ESTATE TAX SALE LIEN FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA
WHEREAS, St. Joseph County, Indiana (the “County”) is the owner of a Certificate of
Delinquent Real Estate Tax Sale (“Certificate”) lien against certain real property located within
the City of South Bend (the “City”), which Certificate was obtained by the County pursuant to the
tax sale process; and
WHEREAS, the care, custody, and control of County real estate is vested in the County’s
Board of Commissioners (the “Commissioners”) pursuant to Indiana Code Section 36-2-3.5-4; and
WHEREAS, the City has requested that the County transfer the Certificate for the property
described in Exhibit A to the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (the “SBRDC”); and
WHEREAS, the SBRDC exists pursuant to Indiana Code Section 36-7-14 and may acquire
property pursuant to Section 36-7-14-19; and
WHEREAS, the County is willing to transfer the Certificate to the SBRDC upon payment
of One Dollar ($1.00) and the SBRDC’s agreement to assume any recording and transfer costs
associated with said transfer; and
WHEREAS, the Indiana Code Section 36-1-11-8 provides for the transfer of the Certificate
between governmental entities by adoption of substantially equivalent resolutions; and
WHEREAS, on August 14, 2025, the Commissioners are adopting a resolution
substantially equivalent to this resolution setting forth the terms and conditions of the transfer of
the Certificate between the County and the SBRDC.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION AS FOLLOWS:
1.The SBRDC hereby accepts the conveyance of the Certificate described in Exhibit
A from the County in accordance with Indiana Code Section 36-1-11-8.
2.For and in consideration of the conveyance of the Certificate, the City shall pay to
the County through the St. Joseph County Auditor, the sum of One Dollar ($1.00), and the SBRDC
shall assume all recording costs and transfer fees.
3.The SBRDC authorizes any member of the City’s Department of Community
Investment and/or any member of the City’s Department of Law to perform and/or cause the
performance of any action required by Indiana Code Sections 6-1.1-24-9(d) and 6-1.1-25-1 et seq.
to secure the Tax Title Deed, as well as to execute any other document necessary to affect the
SBRDC’s acceptance of the conveyance.
4.This Resolution will be in full force and effect upon its adoption by the SBRDC.
ADOPTED at a meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission held on
________________ held in person at 1308 County City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South
Bend, Indiana 46601 and electronically.
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION
______________________________
Troy Warner, President
ATTEST:
______________________________
Eli Wax, Secretary
August 14, 2025
EXHIBIT A
Property Described in Certificate of Delinquent Real Estate Tax Sale
A part of the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3, Township
37 North, Range 2 East, now within and a part of the City of South Bend, which part is bounded
by a line running as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the East line of College Street with the Southerly line of
Lincolnway West (formerly Michigan Avenue) in the City of South Bend, thence running South
67 1/2 degrees East with the Southerly line of Lincolnway West, a distance of 411.6 feet, more or
less to the - Northwest corner of a tract of land formerly owned by Herman Huffman; thence South
parallel with the East line of said Section 3 to the North line of Rupel Street; thence West with the
North line of Rupel Street to the intersection of said North line of Rupel Street with the East line
of College Street; thence North with said East line of College Street, to the place of beginning,
excepting therefrom the right of way across said tract occupied by the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa
Railway Company, a branch of the New York Central Lines, and excepting therefrom the
following described tract: Beginning at the intersection of the South line of Lincolnway West
(formerly Michigan Avenue) with the East line of the right of way of the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa
Railway Company, a branch of the New York Central lines, which point is 329.3 feet South 67 1/2
degrees East of the point of intersection of the East line of College Street with the Southerly line
of Lincolnway West, thence running South 67 1/2 degrees East with the Southerly line of said
Lincolnway West a distance of 81.4 feet, more or less, to the Northwest corner of a tract of land
conveyed to Herman Hoffman by Jonathan P. Creed and Lucretia M. Creed, by deed dated
December 2, 1896 and recorded in Deed Record 102, pages 560-1, Recorder's Office of St. Joseph
County, Indiana; thence South parallel with the East line of said Section 3, 173.2 feet, more or less
to the North line of Rupel Street, thence West along the North line of Rupe1 Street 215.29 feet,
more or less to the East line of said right of way of Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railway Company,
thence Northeasterly along the Easterly line of said right of way 247 feet, more or less, to the place
of beginning.
Commonly known as 1636 Lincoln Way West, South Bend, Indiana.
Parcel Key No. 018-2018-0536
State Tax ID No. 71-08-03-432-001.000-026
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