HomeMy WebLinkAbout04.23.15_LaSalle_Hotel_Groundbreaking_CeremonyCITY OF SOUTH BEND
PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR
Office of the Mayor
CONTACT:
Kara Kelly, (574) 235 -5853
kkelly @southbendin.gov
FOR RELEASE: Thursday, April 23, 2015
GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY TO BE HELD FRIDAY FOR LASALLE HOTEL RENOVATION
The Department of Community Investment and Real America Development, LLC will hold a
groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation of the LaSalle Hotel into market -rate apartments at
2 pm Friday, April 24. The event will be held onsite at the corner of St. Joseph Street
and LaSalle Avenue.
Real America, a development company based in the Indianapolis suburb of Fishers, will start
construction in May on converting the LaSalle into 51 one - bedroom apartments and 16 two -
bedroom units as well as 8,000- square feet of commercial space on the ground floor and
mezzanine level. The building is scheduled to reopen in spring 2016.
"We're very excited to be a part of the South Bend community," says Ronda Shrewsbury
Weybright, president and owner of Real America. "The fantastic downtown location will be
attractive to young professionals, empty nesters, and others who want a place where they can
walk to work, restaurants, and entertainment."
Real America has successfully restored historic buildings in other Indiana cities. One of the
company's recent projects is the Randall Lofts Apartments, built in a century -old former
warehouse in downtown Fort Wayne.
"This renovation is an important step in downtown South Bend's accelerating comeback,"
Mayor Pete Buttigieg says. "Restoring important structures like the LaSalle Hotel will help drive
more job growth and enhance the vibrant atmosphere in the heart of our city."
For leasing information, call 574- 303 -9968.