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>> THE OTIS THAT FORT BEND IS A
30 MILLION DOLLAR CONSTRUCTION
PART OF THE NEW DEVELOPMENT OF
THE OLD MILITARY BASE.

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IT'S TIED TO THE ONGOING
EFFORTS IN LAWRENCE TO DEVELOP
A WALKABLE MIXED-USE COMMUNITY.
WITH MORE NOW ON THAT PROJECT

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AND THE CONTINUED RENAISSANCE
AT FORT BEND I'M PLEASED TO BE
JOINED BY CITYSCAPE RESIDENTIAL
POUNDING AND FINISHING PARTNER

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JIM THOMAS.
WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.
>> IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE.
>> THIS REDEVELOPMENT

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RENAISSANCE IF YOU WILL OF FORT
BEND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A
NUMBER OF YEARS.
YOUR DEVELOPMENT THE OTIS AT

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FORT BEND IS A BIG ONE.
GIVE US A THUMBNAIL SKETCH OF
THIS DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT IT
MEANS?

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>> I THINK YOU HIT IT RIGHT ON
THE HEAD WHEN YOU WERE TALKING
ABOUT THE MIXED-USE ENVIRONMENT
OUT THERE.

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THAT'S WHAT BROUGHT US TO THE
FORT BEND AREA FOR THE OTIS
DEVELOPMENT.
WE HAVE 261 RENTAL APARTMENT

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HOMES THERE THAT ARE RELEASING
LIKE CRAZY.
PEOPLE LOVE IT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN

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INTERESTING IS WITH THE CHANGE
OF WORK LIFE BALANCE AND WORK
FROM HOME WE THINK IT'S EVEN
MORE IMPORTANT TO BE PART OF

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THESE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES WE
CAN GET OUT ON THE TRAIL AT
LUNCH AND WALK OVER AND GET
SOMETHING FROM A LOCAL SHOP.

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EVEN IF YOU STAY IN YOUR
COMMUNITY OR HAVE OPPORTUNITIES
WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS TO ENGAGE
INSTEAD OF BEING TRAPPED IN

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FOUR WHITE WALLS WORKING FROM
HOME.
THESE CONNECTED PLACES ARE ALL
THE MORE SPECIAL AND THAT'S

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WHAT BROUGHT US TO THE FORT AND
AREA.
>> FORT BEND OR IS BEGINNING
THAT CRITICAL MASS OF

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RESIDENTIAL, RETAIL AND
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.
HAVE THE STATE PARK THERE, GOLF
COURSE AND ALL THOSE AMENITIES

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COMING TOGETHER.
I ASSUME ANOTHER REASON THIS
BECAME A VERY ATTRACTIVE SITE
FOR YOU?

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>> INDEED.
WE DO PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP SO
WELL HERE IN INDIANA.
THE STATE PARK SUPPORT IS A

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HUGE ANCHOR OF STABILITY OUT
THERE.
LAWRENCE HAS BEEN THOUGHTFUL.
THEY REUSE AUTHORITY HAS BEEN

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THOUGHTFUL AND EVERYTHING
FAMILY HOMES COME IN.
WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENTS.

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I THINK YOU WILL SEE THE NEW
LIBRARY GOING UP THERE.
THERE'S HOSPITALITY USES.
I REALLY FEEL LIKE THE

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SPECIALNESS OF THE PLACE IS
BEGINNING TO BE RECOGNIZED
WITHIN THE INDIANAPOLIS METRO
> PART OF THAT TOO IS THE

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ARTS CAMPUS AND THE DEVELOPMENT
OF ARTS AND CULTURE IN THAT
AREA.
>> THE LILLY ENDOWMENT MADE A

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WONDERFUL SUPPORTING GIFT TO
LAWRENCE TO HELP SUPPORT THE
ARTS.
ONE OF MY SONS IS ACTUALLY

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PERFORMING IN A PLAY OUT THERE.
IT'S INTERESTING WHAT A
DIFFERENCE FROM WHEN I LANDED
HERE 30 YEARS AGO, FORT BEND

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THERE AND NOW ARE NIGHT AND
DAY.
>> I REMEMBER COVERING THAT
TRANSITION MANY YEARS AGO.

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VERY QUICKLY, YOUR COMPANY HAS
A NUMBER OF PROJECTS GOING UP.
>> WE DO AND WE STARTED EARLIER
IN MAY THIS YEAR.

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WE ARE ALREADY STARTING ON A
FIRST FIVE-STORY BUILDING.
A BIG CHANGE FOR PEOPLE TO
DRIVE ALONG 32.

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WE ARE NORTHWEST OF THE REVIEW
CAMPUS WITH THE COMMUNITY
CALLED NEXUS.
VERY SIMILAR THOUGHTS WE ARE

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RIGHT NEAR FOREST PARK YOU CAN
BIKE OR WALK TO DOWNTOWN
NOBLESVILLE.
IT'S A GREAT INVESTMENT.

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>> THE OTIS OF $40 MILLION