Indianapolis takes cue from South Bend on infill housing

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9 thoughts on “Indianapolis takes cue from South Bend on infill housing

  1. Instead of spending a million dollars to design these new buildings and come up with plans why don’t they just use some of the ones that South bend already has developed. Maybe pay them a fee instead of spending $1,000,000 that could be put towards new housing construction.

  2. This is a great idea, but sounds as if government is tripping over its own feet.
    $10K to $25K per design!? Total joke for single and duplex homes which don’t even require an architect’s stamp. Once a design is done, maybe $100 per for the other lots. If we’re buying the plans from HUD, then they should be $10 each, they are not supposed to be a for profit agency.
    Permitting taking over a year??! That sounds like a power and ego fest! If the plans and lots are preapproved, the dang permits should take maybe 2 weeks! If we really want this to happen, then the city and HUD need to get off their high horses and allow it to happen!!

    1. The “Environmental Review” process for HUD funded development does not take as long in other cities. It’s a significant issue in Indy; the HUD regulations are hard enough by themselves, but the City adds additional and unnecessary layers and delays.

  3. I do not have much confidence that City-designed homes will actually be affordable to build. So in addition to subsidizing design, the City will have to provide extra construction and development subsidy to make the houses affordable.

    And then, unless they use the Community Land Trust or deed restrictions to make the homes permanently affordable, the subsidy will just be a windfall to the buyers.

    I agree with Rhea (not a frequent occurrence!): buy a license for the South Bend design catalog instead of reinventing the wheel. See how it works here for several years, then add some new designs.

  4. Having added a carriage house to my own property in 2012, I understand the hurdles you have to jump to get zoning and approvals. The hardest and most complex was getting the sewer permit and connection. It was estimated at $10k, It took months working with the public utilitiy. Luckily by the time it was all settled, the sewer was connected to the existing line and the cost came in at $2.5k.

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