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The neighborhoods of King Park: small town communities within a big city
King Park is a collection of diverse neighborhoods working together to make Indianapolis's near north side a better place to live, work, play, and visit. Not that they're not already pretty special: these neighborhoods have seen the area's fastest growth in housing values over the last several years. Here are a few neighborhoods within King Park:
As recently as 2000, Fall Creek Place was known as "Dodge City" because of its crumbling homes and high crime rate. Today, Fall Creek Place is a model of urban renewal. Boarded-up homes and vacant lots have turned into more than 400 new homes and beautifully renovated older homes. Fall Creek Place is now a great neighborhood for families that want an urban lifestyle. At the beginning of the 20th century, Herron-Morton Place was one of Indianapolis's most elegant neighborhoods. Although many original homes were lost to fire and disuse over the years, many remain—and Herron-Morton is once again a thriving, prosperous historic neighborhood. In addition, new homes have been built showcasing unique architecture, making Herron-Morton Place a great blend of historic and modern.
It's also home to some of Indianapolis's most treasured institutions. What was once the Herron School of Art has today become Herron High School, a liberal arts charter school that attracts students from throughout the city. Footlite Musicals is also an arts destination located within the neighborhood and has been offering the best of Broadway for over 55 years. Home to business leaders, prominent Hoosiers and one President of the United States—Benjamin Harrison—the Old Northside is a treasure-trove of Victorian architecture and historical interest. But the Old Northside is part of modern Indianapolis, as well. Although many of the original homes had been demolished by the mid-1970s, the Old Northside is once again one of the city's most fashionable and sought-after addresses.
The Benjamin Harrison Home and historic Morris-Butler House are open to the public—and the tree-lined boulevards and graceful mansions make pedestrians feel they've walked back in time. Fall Creek Proper is a compact neighborhood that preceded the development of Fall Creek Place and is located between 25th Street on the south, Fall Creek Parkway on the north, Delaware Street on the west, and Central Avenue on the east. Fall Creek Proper homes were newly built with similar historic qualities of Fall Creek Place HOA homes. Kennedy King Neighborhood Association is located to the east of Dr. Martin Luther King Park, with boundaries of College Avenue on the west, 22nd Street on the north, the Monon Trail on the east, and 16th Street on the south. Kennedy King is also the home of the Martindale on the Monon redevelopment, and King Park Area development Corporation's new townhouse developments, described below.
King Park Area Development Corporation is developing a series of newly constructed attached townhouses for sale or lease-to-own. Households earning less than 120% of Area Median Income (AMI) (80% in some cases) are eligible to purchase homes from KPADC. See Resources page for an income eligibility chart.
Phase 1 of King Park's NSP project is The Crawford, which has 6 townhouses selling for $82,000 each. These units can also be rented for $700 a month while you repair credit to purchase. The Crawford features bamboo hardwood floors, contemporary design, finishes, and trims.
King Park's Phase 2 townhouse development is called The Seaton and includes four 3 bedroom/1.5 bath and two 4 bedroom/2.5 bath units. The Seaton was designed by Demerly Architects and built by the ReDevelopment Group.
The Gramse is a renovated 1915 apartment building that provides thirteen 1 and 2-bedroom affordable condos for sale or rent. Located at Broadway Street at 22nd Street, the residences range in size from 600 to 1300 square feet, starting at $70,000 for sale or around $650 a month for rent. Households earning less than 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) are eligible to purchase or rent units in The Gramse.
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Interested in an affordable home in King Park?
Contact Duane Ingram, Program Director, to learn more about affordable homes for sale through King Park Area Development Corporation.
W: http://kpadc.org/
P: 317-924-8116 x 5
E: dpingram@kpadc.org (Duane Ingram, Program Director)
A: 2430 N. Delaware, Indianapolis, In 46205
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King Park's neighborhoods are located on Indy's Near Northside between: |
Fall Creek on the north, I-65 on the south, Meridian Street on the west, Monon Trail on the east.
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