LISC convened a roundtable of developers and lenders last October to engage local real estate experts and the City of Indianapolis in a discussion about how rental housing development could be improved and encouraged in core neighborhoods. A summary of this discussion can be found here.
These discussions identified specific challenges and opportunities in accessing project financing and public subsidy, as well as improved collaboration around a range of issues including securing commercial tenants, acceptance of density, transit investment, environmental remediation, and land assembly. The meeting was facilitated by the Indiana Association of Community Economic Development and sponsored by Huntington Bank and the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership.