City of Indianapolis, CVS Health and Englewood CDC unveil affordable housing

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett joined Englewood Community Development Corp. (ECDC) and CVS Health to unveil the new St. Lucas Loft Apartments on July 10.& Located in Englewood on the Near Eastside, the three-story apartment building was unveiled to the public as affordable housing units for a variety of families and youth experiencing homelessness. Owned and operated by nonprofit developer Englewood CDC, St. Lucas Loft Apartments welcomes families with 30%, 40% and 50% median area income (AMI). “By providing residents with wraparound services such as health care, education, financial literacy, career support, this project will make a transformative difference in the lives of many people,” Hogsett said. “How could you not be proud of that? How can we as a community, as a city, not be proud of that?” St. Lucas Lofts Apartments has been in the works since 2020, Hogsett said during the press conference. The push to increase access to affordable and permanent housing comes from a “highly collaborative” ongoing strategy from the city, not-for-profit and private sector organizations — including Outreach, Inc., Adult & Child Health, CVS Health and the John Boner Neighborhood Centers (JBNC). Designed by Blackline Studios + Guidion Design, St. Lucas Loft Apartments features 48...