Many residents of Fort Wayne have some sort of family tie to the old GE factory on Broadway. My wife’s grandfather worked there most of his adult life, going back to when the family lived on Indiana Avenue just south of Rudisill Boulevard. The facility’s size is impressive; more than one million square feet of developable space. It has loomed […]
In 2003, Capitol Broadcasting in concert with the city of Durham, North Carolina, put forth an effort to reinvigorate downtown Durham by redeveloping the American Tobacco Company properties there into apartments, retail space and offices. The project, costing far more than its real market value, reportedly ended in bankruptcy. Now we learn there are troubling similarities with a project proposed […]
Councilman Jason Arp goes through some of the details of a simple Real Estate valuation for a public private partnership in the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Fort Wayne City Councilman takes an in depth look at the proposed financing of the Electric Works project.
This was distributed by Indiana Policy Review March 15, 2018 by Jason Arp In 2003, Capitol Broadcasting in concert with the city of Durham, North Carolina, put forth an effort to reinvigorate downtown Durham by redeveloping the American Tobacco Company properties there into apartments, retail space and offices. The project, costing far more than its real market value, reportedly ended […]
City Councilman Jason Arp describes the financing of the Landing project in downtown Fort Wayne. The Landing is a mixed use commercial and residential real estate project in close proximity to the riverfront. The project will use $34 million of public finance to construct and rehab a collection of buildings with a market value of $11 million when its all […]
Here I discuss the financing of the Electric Works project. The Fort Wayne City Council passed a resolution supporting local government funding for this private commercial real estate development by a vote of 7-2. The total project is expected to cost $440 million in total, with $100 million expected from the City of Fort Wayne. I voted no along with […]
Text of the Speech: Thank you all for having me. I can’t tell you what a thrill it is to be here today. I blather on about free enterprise and the importance of private property rights all the time back in Fort Wayne. It is so nice to have an audience (besides my dear wife) that is in agreement with […]
A fiscal examination of downtown revitalization efforts. Jason’s article runs from page 8 to 18.
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