Neighborhood Anew: Renaissance Pointe

Neighborhood rebirth 8 years in the making Dan Stockman | The Journal Gazette Anthony Ridley looked over the room packed with city officials, neighbors, agency staff, builders and the press and reflected on the long road his neighborhood has traveled. “We had our ups and downs,” Ridley said. “It’s a lot of work to rebuild […]

Renaissance Pointe Development Completed

Mayor Henry to celebrate completion of Renaissance Pointe homes The final homes in a rent-to-own housing project in the southeast-side Renaissance Pointe neighborhood have been completed and leased, Mayor Tom Henry’s office said. Henry will join project developer Kevan Biggs on Friday morning to celebrate the completion of the project, the city said in a news alert. […]

New Charter School Heading To Renaissance Pointe

Urban League Picks Hanna Street Site For Thurgood Marshall Charter School After months of discussion and setbacks, Fort Wayne Urban League leaders have found a building to house their new charter school this fall. On Wednesday, the Urban League board voted unanimously to start the Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy in the former Zion Lutheran Academy […]

New Homes For Families In Need, 55 To Be Exact

Mayor Tom Henry and community leaders launched the city’s newest subsidizing housing project Monday – a $3.7 million investment that includes 55 homes scattered throughout Fort Wayne. The project, dubbed Promising Partnerships, is an effort to create permanent housing for needy families in Fort Wayne, according to Albert Brownlee, CEO of Genesis Outreach, one of […]

2012 State of City Speech: OUR EYES SHOULD ALWAYS BE ON THE HORIZON

The speech is very long but be sure to check back later this evening as I will be posting highlights to downtown related portions of the speech. Enjoy! The following is Mayor Henry’s 2012 State of the City speech: ELECTED OFFICIALS, HONORED GUESTS, CITIZENS OF FORT WAYNE, WELCOME. WHILE WE MUST WORK TO MAKE TODAY […]

A True Renaissance?

The following is another article posted recently in the Journal Gazette regarding the recent announcements surrounding the Renaissance Pointe project.  When I personally see a development targeting urban blight, complete with new infrastructure, new public facilities, and new residential options, new possibilities for commercial and multi-family, and last but not least… in a near downtown neighborhood, I believe we are moving […]

Renaissance Pointe: A Guided Tour

Renaissance Pointe Taking Shape Rapidly After Years Of Delay

Renaissance Pointe is finally beginning to live up to its name. Sections of John and Gay streets in Fort Wayne, dominated just a few months ago by vacant, overgrown lots, now display rows of new homes in some stage of construction. “It’s giving a shot in the arm to the neighborhood,” said Anthony Ridley, president […]