HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 3647 (Accepting Drewry’s Property 1408 Elwood BPW) - SignedSouth Bend Redevelopment Commission
227 West Jefferson Boulevard, Room 1308, South Bend, Indiana
Redevelopment Commission Agenda Item
D ATE : 8/22/2025
FROM: Joseph Molnar,
Assistant Director of Growth & Opportunity
SUBJECT: Acceptance of 1408 Elwood from BPW
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: Approve Resolution Accepting 1408 Elwood (former Drewrys Brewery Parcel) from BPW
to RDC
SPECIFICS: The City of South Bend, through the entity of the Board of Public Works (BPW), acquired the former
Drewrys Brewery property at 1408 Elwood via a tax certificate in June 2022. At the time of acquisition, the site
was in complete disrepair and constituted a risk to the health and safety of the surrounding neighborhood.
Since acquisition, the City and a variety of partners, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the
Indiana Department of Environmental Management, have expended considerable resources to address the
safety concerns and clean up the site. Those actions have included:
•Significant environmental testing
•Removal of environmental contaminants
•Removal of all partially demolished buildings
•Removal of all buildings that were fire damaged
•Removal of all remaining industrial buildings
•Removal of underground storage tanks
There are a few items left in the remediation portion of the cleanup including the final removal of some
remaining foundations. Once those foundations are removed, the site will be ready for the next phase of
redevelopment. City staff believe this is an appropriate time to transfer the property to the Redevelopment
Commission (RDC), which is a more appropriate entity than the BPW for the next stages of redevelopment
planning. Also, the RDC is the owner of the adjacent Portage Elwood Shopping Center. Having both sites under
common ownership will aid in the combined redevelopment efforts of both properties.
Staff recommends approval of the resolution.
_________________________Pres/V-Pres
ATTEST: __________________Secretary
Date: ____________________
APPROVED Not Approved
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
August 28, 2025
RESOLUTION NO. 3647
A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND
REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
ACCEPTING THE TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY FROM
THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ACTING THROUGH ITS BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, acting through its Board of Public Works (the
“City”) is the owner of certain property identified herein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to I.C. 36-1-11-8, the City, may transfer or exchange property
with another governmental entity upon terms and conditions agreed upon by the two (2) entities
as evidenced by the adoption of substantially identical resolutions of each entity; and
WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (the “Commission”), the
governing body of the South Bend, Indiana, Department of Redevelopment (the “Department”)
exists and operates under the provisions of I.C. 36-7-14, as amended from time to time (the
“Act”) and is a body corporate and politic; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to the transfer to the Commission certain real property as
set forth in Exhibit “A” attached (collectively referred to as the “Property”); and
WHEREAS, the Commission desires to accept the transfer of the Property from the City
for purposes of redevelopment and;
WHEREAS, the City has adopted a resolution consistent with the requirement of Indiana
§ 36–1–11–8.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SOUTH BEND
REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AS FOLLOWS:
1.The transfer of the following described real property situated in St. Joseph County,
Indiana:
See Exhibit “A”
by the City to the Commission, without consideration, shall be, and hereby is, approved and
authorized.
2.The Assistant Director for Growth & Opportunity for the City of South Bend shall
cause the recording of a quit claim deed conveying all the right, title and interest of the South
Bend Redevelopment Commission in and to the Property, for the use and benefit of its
Department of Redevelopment.
3.This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption.
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ADOPTED at a meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission held on
_____________________, at 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, 13th Floor, South Bend, Indiana
46601.
CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT
______________________________
Signature
______________________________
Printed Name and Title
South Bend Redevelopment Commission
ATTEST:
______________________________
Signature
______________________________
Printed Name and Title
South Bend Redevelopment Commission
August 28, 2025
Troy Warner, President
Eli Wax, Secretary
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EXHIBIT A
Parcel Description
Parcel ID: 018-1094-3943
State ID: 71-08-02-101-006.000-026
Address: 1408 Elwood Ave
Legal Description: N W Pt Ex Parcel Sold Sec 2-37-2e