The first housing at Electric Works + more

Hey Locals,

Thanks again to everyone who came out for Local Trivia at The Fairfield last night! We had a lot of fun and hope to host more events in coming months.

We'll keep things (somewhat) short and simple today. But we wanted to touch on a few things happening in Fort Wayne’s housing scene and why they matter.

Yesterday, we got to tour the first apartments at Electric Works as part of The Elex, a two-building mixed-income housing development, and some of our most interesting notes were from meeting the tenants themselves. 

For a quick refresher.

• The first building of The Elex (now open along Broadway) has 75 income-restricted units, about 31 of which are leased so far. In total, 59 units are reserved for ages 55 and older, and 12 are for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
• The second building nearby (still under construction) will have 221 mixed-income units – most market-rate and 14 income-restricted, bringing the total to 296.

We didn't get to see the market-rate units yet because we had to dip out of the tour a little early. But we did get to visit the Broadway building and meet tenants who are enjoying the benefits of having disability-friendly, income-restricted units near Downtown.