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10 <br />DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT <br />PROPERTY ACQUISITION <br />The City of South Bend will acquire properƟ es when <br />it is in the best interest of neighborhood residents or <br />to advance redevelopment and strategic prioriƟ es. <br />When acquiring property, the City’s primary goals <br />are oŌ en to save notable structures that have <br />been neglected for an extended period of Ɵ me <br />or to facilitate the development of ameniƟ es and <br />investment for neighborhood residents. In 2025, the <br />City acquired or entered into purchase agreements <br />for nine properƟ es. A few are highlighted below. <br />• Empire Building – 1024 W. Indiana Avenue <br /> The City of South Bend entered into a Purchase <br />Agreement to purchase this former historic <br />social club with the intenƟ on of partnering with <br />the Boys and Girls Club to establish a community <br />center on the southwest side of South Bend. <br />This purchase will preserve an important <br />historic building for the surrounding area as <br />well as benefi t the youth and residents in the <br />surrounding neighborhood. <br />• Old MarqueƩ e School – 1905 College Street <br /> The South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />entered into a Purchase Agreement with the <br />South Bend Community School CorporaƟ on <br />to purchase Old MarqueƩ e School with the <br />intenƟ on of partnering with United Way to turn <br />the building into a OneRoof Community Center. <br />This purchase will both preserve a historic <br />building as well as provide needed services to <br />the far northwest side including youth programs, <br />expanded health care opƟ ons, and early child <br />educaƟ on. <br />Empire Building <br />Old MarqueƩ e Building