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Hammond commission agrees to reclaim 496 Fayette Street, reviews interest in other downtown parcels

5437172 · June 17, 2025
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The Hammond Redevelopment Commission voted unanimously to accept conveyance of 496 Fayette Street back into redevelopment control and discussed letters of interest and potential RFPs for other downtown parcels, including 6208 Kennedy Avenue and 435 Fayette Street.

The Hammond Redevelopment Commission voted unanimously June 17 to accept conveyance of the parcel commonly known as 496 Fayette Street back to redevelopment control.

Redevelopment staff told commissioners the grassy, vacant parcel at Fayette and Russell had been sold in 2020 to Eighteenth Street Distillery under a forgivable mortgage to support the business’ expansion into a “fermentorium,” but the parcel is now underused. Redevelopment staff said the owner,…

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