An update from the Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker regarding the plans to redevelop the North River property, which includes the proposed North River Fieldhouse.
City of Fort Wayne, Indiana news release:
North River redevelopment update
Fort Wayne, Indiana (May 13, 2025) – Mayor Sharon Tucker’s office today provided a status report on the plans to redevelop the North River property that’s just north of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge approaching downtown Fort Wayne.
The City of Fort Wayne continues to move forward with reviewing the request for qualifications submitted by 20 development teams that have expressed an interest in being a master developer to construct housing, a hotel, parking garage, restaurants, entertainment, and retail spaces around the North River Fieldhouse in future phases as part of an overall bold and innovative plan to establish Fort Wayne as a regional destination for youth and adaptive sports tourism.
In addition, City leaders continue to have discussions with local businessmen Daryle Doden and Chuck Surack. Both parties have agreed to productive and positive dialogue moving forward to see how Daryle and Chuck might be able to use their experience and expertise to assist in the project. The City would like to thank the businessmen for their interest and willingness to join the City through collaboration as we fulfill a joint desire of having the best for Fort Wayne.
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