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Redevelopment staff highlights $25M USCO investment, LaSalle plans and summer events
Summary
Staff told the Hammond Redevelopment Commission that USCO Industries closed on a site in Hammond representing a $25 million investment and about 100 jobs; the LaSalle hotel developers submitted plans and downtown farmers market and Juneteenth events were announced.
The Hammond Redevelopment Commission received an update from staff on ongoing development and community events. Anne Miller, staff, said USCO Industries — a crane manufacturer — closed on property at 5009 Calumet Avenue and is planning a project the city estimates at "$25,000,000" that will create "around 100 new jobs for Hammond."
Miller also reported that the developers of the former LaSalle hotel have submitted upper-floor site plans to the state and will work with city planning on a conditional-use variance to allow residential units above the ground-floor commercial space. She said developers have an intent letter from an upscale tavern for the restaurant space.
Miller urged commissioners and the public to attend downtown events this summer: the first farmers market since the early 2000s drew about 500 people, and the city’s Juneteenth celebration is scheduled for June 19 at MLK Park from 10 a.m. to about 3:30 p.m., with vendors and a car-and-bike show. "The market will be there every Thursday throughout the summer," Miller said.
