A developer plans to build apartments, a train station and parking garage in the vacant Michigan City block between 10th and 11th and Pine and Franklin streets, seen in the foreground. MICHAEL CATERINA/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
This illustration shows the development planned between 10th and 11th streets in Michigan City. PROVIDED IMAGE
This illustration shows the development that Flaherty & Collins plans to build between 10th and 11th streets in Michigan City. PROVIDED IMAGE
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MICHIGAN CITY — A 12-story apartment building, a parking garage and a new South Shore train station are planned to rise in a single block near downtown Michigan City in the next two to three years — an $80 million complex that city officials say will feed the already growing interest from people in Chicago.
It could also help with a current lack of housing. And officials hope that it inspires more investment to fill other vacant spots.
Announced last week, the project dovetails with the South Shore’s $649 million double-track project between Michigan City and Gary, which promises more trains, shorter travel times and more people.
By the time the new tracks are done in 2024, the trip from Michigan City to Chicago would shrink from about one hour and 40 minutes to just 67 minutes, according to Mike Noland, president of the South Shore’s parent company, the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District.
“Time to the job market is what matters to our commuters,” he quipped, adding that ridership out of Michigan City is expected to triple.
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