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McDermott touts $70 million in projects, Sportsplex momentum and downtown growth in State of the City
Summary
At the Lakeshore Chamber State of the City, Mayor Tom M. McDermott Jr. highlighted roughly $70 million in new investment across downtown Hammond — including a $27 million, 100‑unit residential conversion — praised the Sportsplex’s role in driving hotel demand, and pointed to pending transit and quiet‑zone projects.
Mayor Tom M. McDermott Jr. delivered an upbeat State of the City address at the Lakeshore Chamber event at the Hammond Sportsplex, saying "The state of the city is very strong right now" and outlining a package of recent and planned development meant to revive downtown and expand local amenities.
The mayor announced a $27,000,000 conversion of the former Bay Calumet building at 5231 Homan Avenue into 100 residential units with an event venue and coffee shop, and said the first downtown residential project is already "100% occupied." He grouped that project with other investments he described as amounting to about $70,000,000 in new activity for the year.
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