Milkweed Commons

Mixed-use block development including two historic, long-vacant buildings and two empty lots in downtown South Bend

15+

Commercial spaces designed for small businesses and entrepreneurs

CULINARY DESTINATION

Everything from coffee and baked goods, fresh foods mart, and
dining market

14+

Potential residential units with access to outdoor spaces

ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP

Community green spaces with native and edible plantings, using regenerative practices

$5M

TOTAL INVESTMENT

Mix of grant funding, public and private investment, and historic tax credits

HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Restoring landmark buildings constructed in the 1920s, neglected for years and previously in danger of demolition