DEVELOPMENT
Developments Rooted in Place.
Every Garrison Frazier Investments project begins with a simple premise: great communities already possess the assets needed for success.
Our role is to unlock that potential through thoughtful mixed-use communities, strategic
partnerships, and long-term investment.
Freight Street District
A two-building mixed-use development anchoring the southern gateway into downtown Elkhart combining street retail, quality housing, and a shared public arcade that honors the city's railroad heritage.
South Main Love Plaza
& Townhomes
30 attainable for-sale townhomes creating homeownership pathways in south Elkhart anchored by Love Plaza, a new civic gateway centered on a 3D interpretation of the Kelby Love Peace Mural.
NY Central Railroad Museum
A proposed $6.5M public-private investment to renovate and activate the National New York Central Railroad Museum turning a stranded public asset into a year-round community anchor.
CASE STUDY · ELKHART, INDIANA · ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT
A New Gateway for Downtown Elkhart.
A multi-site mixed-use vision connecting housing, retail, public space, and local identity across two strategic corridors.
Freight Street District - SIte diagram
The Opportunity
Two sites at a key southern entry into downtown Elkhart historically disconnected from the city's core, now positioned for a coordinated mixed-use future. Garrison Frazier Investmentsis developing both in parallel under a unified P3 strategy.
Adjacent to the Freight Street Arcade, a dynamic first-floor retail space that harmonizes with the plaza's energy and serves as a "third place" for the community to meet its daily needs and grab a coffee or bite to eat.
The multi-family residential component reflects the vibrant future of the community while meeting modern living standards. Our design approach aims to integrate thoughtful amenities and flexible living spaces to cater to diverse lifestyles.
Emphasizing the depot's mercantile history, the Freight Arcade links housing and destination together with a shared street full of attractions like a shade pavilion, and commercial amenities like a café and vendor stalls.
The museum campus could be rethought as an active place that could play host to train-watching events, farmers markets, and summer festivals.
Freight Street District Split
210-unit mixed-use development. Buildings A and B deliver street retail, quality housing, and a shared public arcade connecting the new development to the National New York Central Railroad Museum campus.
Building A
A four story mixed-use development that includes street
level retail, upper level residential, open-air spaces, and
a shared streetscape.
Building B
A four story residential development that includes street
level walkups, upper level residential, open-air spaces,
and a shared streetscape.
NY Central Railroad Museum
The City of Elkhart envisions a transformative future for Freight Street,a pivotal gateway connecting the vibrant downtown energy with the cultural richness of south Elkhart. Anchored by the Tolson Community Center for Excellence and the New York Central Railroad Museum, Freight Street is poised to become a dynamic nexus, fostering community spirit and
cultural exchange.
Site Plan
The Freight Street District is composed of two buildings offering 144 units and over 9,000 SF
of retail and amenity options. The four-story Building A faces South Main and offers 3,300
of leaseable retail to reinforce the street’s historic commercial character.
South Main · Love Plaza
30 attainable for-sale townhomes alongside Love Plaza a new civic gateway built around a 3D interpretation of the Kelby Love Peace Mural, a community landmark
since 1996.
Activating a Public Asset
One City. Two Sites. One Strategy. Elkhart Indiana Case Study Garrison Frazier Investments Elkhart work shows how mixed-use development can connect neighborhoods, activate underutilized public assets, and support civic momentum across multiple sites funded through a coordinated P3 structure.
Why It Matters
This is more than a building project. It is a strategy to strengthen connection,
identity, and long-term value across a corridor that has long been overlooked.
Project Themes
- Gateway revitalization and corridor reconnection
- Public art and civic placemaking
- Attainable for-sale housing and community homeownership
- Equitable growth without displacement
- Public-private partnership and stranded asset activation
Founding Team Track Record
Fall Creek Proper
50 Homes · $8M · Indianapolis, IN
Rivers Edge
167 Units · $30M · Indianapolis's largest inner-city housing project in 30+ years
The Hudson
70 Townhomes & Flats · $20M · Indianapolis, IN
The DeSoto
32 Townhomes · $11M · Indianapolis, IN
Westbourne
75 Condominiums · $16M · Indianapolis, IN
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