Abandoned tower by Shortridge HS set to become affordable housing

INDIANAPOLIS — A graffiti-covered high-rise across Meridian Street from Shortridge High School has been empty since before some current Shortridge students were born. A developer has a plan to bring the tower back to life.

TWG is finalizing plans to renovate the nine-story building into the Grand Meridian, an apartment building with nearly 100 affordable housing units. The developer could start work as soon as this summer if its funding plan is approved by City-County Council.

Crown Hill Neighborhood Association president Danita Hoskin said the building is an eyesore compared to everything around it.

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