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Culver Garden Court Ribbon Cutting
Yesterday was the Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Culver Garden Court. I want to thank all of the Culver people that made this project possible that turned out for the event. The Culver Town Council was represented by Ed Pinder and Bill Githens. (Ralph Winters, a former Town Council member who was instrumental in getting this project approved, was there as well.) The Plan Commission was represented by Ralph Winters. The Culver Redevelopment Commission was represented by Jerry Ney. Pete Trone also came. (Pete was instrumental in helping get the needed variances while he was on the Culver BZA.) The Culver Chamber of Commerce was represented by Sue McInturf, Tony Sellers and Greg Fassett.
Reverend Liechty, President of Garden Court, Inc., was the keynote speaker. He made a nice speech introducing the attending dignitaries and giving some history regarding the organization. He allowed me to speak and I explained how we had worked to make this project happen for over 10 years and through four Town Managers. We both thanked Wade and Claudia McGee for making the property available. I also congratulated the various Town Boards and Commissions for taking the additional steps to annex the surrounding 80 acres, change its zoning and start water and sewer lines to open the area to additional affordable housing.
Reverend Liechty will be stepping down as President of Garden Court and retiring from the board when they elect officers this coming November, so after 7 Garden Court projects, Culver Garden Court will be the last project where we work with him. I took the chance to publicly thank him for the opportunity to work with him and thanked him for his guidance and friendship through the years.
All in all it was a good day. The sun was shining. There was a good turn out. I heard nothing but good comments about the project.
Time For Multifamily Housing?
Fairfield Garden Court, Plymouth, IN
Easterday Construction has been involved with multiple multi-family housing projects over the years. The Garden Court projects have figured prominently in our experience. Currently many of the economic indicators are reportedly pointing towards the need for more multi-family housing. Rental properties are projected to be in demand. A recent article here points to the Top Ten Reasons for owning multi-family housing. Check out the article and contact us if you’re interested in a foray into this type of investment.
Culver Garden Court Fire Scare
This past Sunday there was a scare for Culver Garden Court. Apparently a grass fire in the adjacent field to the south got out of control and crossed onto the Garden Court property. You can see in the pictures below where it wrapped around the building on the southeast and southwest corners. It burned some of the existing landscaping, the vegetation in the detention pond and melted the silt fence we had along the property line. If obviously could have been much worse!
Other than the respiratory concerns from the smoke, the residents were not in danger. Culver Garden Court is the first Garden Court project to fall under the new fire protection regulations which mandate a sprinkler system. I’m still glad that we didn’t have to test that though!
The landscaping is the last item we have to complete and despite the balmy March weather we’ve been having, we’re a little hesitant to plant grass yet. It will be coming soon though. If you’d like to see the future landscape plan, you can see it here.
