Several condo plans have been announced for downtown South Bend which never reached the stage in which people buy the condos and move in. Since I’ve been paying attention, I’ve registered four Downtown South Bend condo projects that failed to materialize:

There is now a new project that seems ready to surpass the progress the other attempts made. Though specifics are still scant on important topics including pricing, covenants and management, two condos are nearly complete.

American Trust Place, downtown at Michigan and Washington, is a mixed development with residential, retail, and office space. The lower floors will be retail/bank/restaurant and office space. The residential space is on the fourth and fifth floors. There should be 7 condos that vary from about 1,000 – 2,500 square feet.

Until more details are available, here are some photos I took on a recent visit to the building:

American Trust Place Lobby

American Trust Place Commercial Space

American Trust Place Condos – Kitchen and Bath Details

American Trust Place: Residential Views

American Trust Place Old Safe Deposit and Vault Room

American Trust Place was a bank, and the old underground vault room is still there. It’s also one of the more interesting spaces in the building with a stairway to nowhere

American Trust Place is new construction attached to a renovated historic building, and you can follow the seam from first glance all the way through to the foundation.

2 Responses

  1. Very well done piece chronicling the process. I’m always sensitive to the thought of adding on to old buildings with new buildings…but this project looks okay. Please keep us posted on any new developments.

Leave a Reply to Dean Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *