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Board approves developer agreement for $14 million permanent supportive housing at Harrison School and West Memorial
Summary
The board approved a developer agreement to build permanent supportive housing at 1300 South Liberty (the former Harrison School) and 1200 West Memorial. The project, led by Radiant Community Development with service partner Open Door, is a $14,000,000 development funded in part by $1.6 million from the city and HOME/ARP funds.
The Muncie Board of Works and Safety voted June 17 to approve a developer agreement with Radiant Community Development Corporation to build permanent supportive housing on two city sites: 1200 West Memorial and 1300 South Liberty (the former Harrison School). Gretchen Cheeseman, director of community development, told the board the project is “a $14,000,000 project.”
Cheeseman said the city’s contribution to the development is $1,600,000, supplemented by $400,000 in HOME Investment Partnership funds and $1,200,000 in HOME ARP funds. The developer was selected after a request for proposals in October 2023, and Radiant’s application for a permanent supportive housing tax-credit set-aside was accepted; Cheeseman said the tax credits were awarded in the fall of 2024.
According to Cheeseman, the project includes two sites: 1200 West Memorial (a site currently owned by Open Door) will be all new construction and include 19 one-bedroom units and an on-site Open Door clinic. The 1300 South Liberty site (the Harrison School) will be redeveloped using historic tax credits and will contain 2 one-bedroom units, 9 two-bedroom units, and 4 three-bedroom units; Cheeseman said some units will be designated as HOME-assisted units and that all three-bedroom units will be located at the Harrison School site.
Cheeseman said the development will use prevailing wages for construction and that each unit will come with a project-based Section 8 voucher. She described the project as targeted to people who are homeless and said placement in the units will come via a local referral list maintained by homeless providers and the YWCA.
Board members praised the work and moved to approve the agreement. The motion carried with two votes in favor and one abstention. After the vote, staff said they would proceed with final documents and implementation steps.
The board’s approval authorizes the city to proceed under the developer agreement and coordinate with Radiant, Heron Management (property manager), Open Door (service provider), and other local partners. No other formal conditions were announced during the meeting; Cheeseman said more detailed project steps were developed with partners during a Permanent Supportive Housing Institute earlier in the planning process.
The board recorded the motion as carried; staff said the project will move forward to the next procedural steps for implementation.
