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Commission approves amended purchase agreement for Claude Avenue parcels, extends site-plan deadline to 09/01/2027

Hammond Redevelopment Commission · July 29, 2026
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Summary

The commission approved a first amendment to a 2-year-old purchase agreement for parcels at 5608–5610 Claude Avenue, with the buyer dropping two Alice Avenue parcels and an extended site-plan submission deadline of Sept. 1, 2027.

The Hammond Redevelopment Commission approved a 1st amendment to a purchase agreement for properties at 5608–5610 Claude Avenue in the Jacob Square area. Staff told the commission the original agreement was signed about two years earlier and that the buyer has chosen to concentrate on Claude Avenue parcels rather than the two Alice Avenue parcels that had been optional in the original contract.

Staff explained the amendment removes the buyer's option on the Alice parcels and extends the deadline to submit preliminary site plans to the city planning department to Sept. 1, 2027. A motion to approve the amendment was made and passed on a 5–0 roll call. No additional contingencies were recorded in the meeting transcript.