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Redevelopment Commission
215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Room 301, South Bend, Indiana
Redevelopment Commission Agenda Item
DAT E : November 19, 2025
FROM: Sarah Schaefer
SUBJECT: Budget request – Western Ave.
Transformation District Survey & Site Plan
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: Budget request of $100,000 to fund a survey and site plan for the first phase of
the Western Avenue Transformation District project.
SPECIFICS: This request is to fund a survey and site plan for the first phase of the Western Avenue
Transformation District (WATD), which includes 156 mixed income housing units on the site of the former
Rabbi Shulman public housing development. While most of the engineering and site design for this project
will be funded through the City’s Section 108 loan from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban
Development (HUD), the loan has not been made available yet due to the federal government shutdown.
While we anticipate the loan funds will be available soon, there is an urgent need to complete the survey
and master plan for this project so that the developer can apply for the state’s Low-Income Housing Tax
Credit (LIHTC) program. The deadline for LIHTC applications is December 31, 2025, with applications
reviewed on a “first come, first serve” basis. This budget request will allow the engineering firm to provide
the master plan and survey for the project so that the LIHTC application can be submitted as soon as
possible.
______________ ___________Pres/V-Pres
ATTEST: __________ ________Secretary
Date: _____________ _______
APPROVED Not Approved
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
November 24, 2025