Industrial sites · Indiana

Centennial Village

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedPartly retrofittedMunster, IN

Partial industrial-to-mixed-use redevelopment in Munster, IN, with housing construction underway (1,621 units approved in 2024), near existing retail (Woodmar Mall) and transit corridor (Calumet Ave). · summary, model-written

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Place

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 35,168 on CALUMET AVE fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …mixed-use transit-oriented development that will feature both retail and multi-unit residential housing record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …ed development that will feature both retail and multi-unit residential housing newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Mixed use

This site: …mixed-use transit-oriented development that will feature both retail newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Retail (continued)

This site: …xed-use transit-oriented development that will feature both retail and multi-unit residential housing newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Partly retrofittednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Partial RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New uses	housing, mixed, retailWikipedia no source
What is there now	mixed-use transit-oriented development that will feature both retail and multi-unit residential housingnewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Lake County (IN), 2024	14 units in 5+ unit buildings, 14 in 2–4, 1,621 single-family; 2023: 210 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	2 within 10 km, 8 within 25 km: Lake Business Center (0.0 km); Woodmar Mall (4.1 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	22,369 jobs in 1,504 establishments; average annual pay $36,852; employment location quotient 1.18; employment -1.6% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	1,668 jobs; 506 in retail trade, 436 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 18089040302)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 57th income percentile as adults; 0.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (276 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 17% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 8.3%; median family income $83,286; 23 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Munster School Town (KG-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: James B Eads Elementary School; Munster High School; Wilbur Wright Middle SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation	609 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	236 county-logged events: 150 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 23 flood, 16 tornado; $14,020,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 46321, 2026-09	median list price $402,000 (+1.0% on the year); 62 active listings; median 54 days on market; 31% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	1,521 establishments (-0%); 24,256 jobs (+0%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $250,943 (+2% 1 yr, +23% 5 yr); typical rent $1,457/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	35,168 vehicles a day on CALUMET AVE (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 2,857 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Centennial Village (Munster, IN) is a partial redevelopment of an industrial site, planned as mixed-use housing/retail. After_notes confirm transit-oriented development with residential and retail components. Status is 'partial'—no completion timeline provided.

Why. Peer analysis shows 6 similar sites (e.g., Woodmar Mall 4.1km away, Lake Business Center 0km away), all redeveloping. Housing market shows 2.0% annual ZHVI growth (2026-09 data). 2024 permits show 1,621 housing units approved.

Where it stands. Construction underway (2024 permits), but exact build-out extent unknown. No new retail or housing occupancy data provided.

For a planner

Proximity to Woodmar Mall (4.1km) and Lake Business Center (0km) may influence market saturation. Traffic data shows Calumet Ave (4 lanes, 35k ADT) as principal arterial—supports transit-oriented design.
Housing demand appears stable (ZHVI +2.0% YoY), but retail trends show minimal change (1521 establishments in 2023 vs. 2012).

For a developer

Partial status suggests phased development risk. Housing market data supports residential component, but retail viability unconfirmed.
Peer sites (e.g., Woodmar Mall) are already built—no new retail competition data available.

What we do not know yet

Timeline for completion unknown.
No data on current occupancy or tenant mix.
Retail trend stability (0.1% estab. change) may not reflect demand for new retail.

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Similar sites

Park Forest Plaza, Park Forest, IL · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; 17 km away
Woodmar Mall, Hammond, IN · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in IN; 4 km away
Lake Business Center, Munster, IN · Industrial sites · same strategy: redevelop; also in IN; 0 km away
Central Manufacturing District, Chicago, IL · Industrial sites · same strategy: redevelop; 31 km away

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retrofit already built
housing in the record

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History and original facts

County	Lake County
Census division	3 · East North Central
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Munster Steel site in Munster, Indiana, is being redeveloped into "Centennial Village," a mixed-use transit-oriented development featuring retail and multi-unit residential housing, with Phase 1 of related infrastructure completed.

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Timeline

1940 Calumet Avenue grade separation planned
2024 Phase 1 of 45th Avenue/Calumet Avenue underpass and realignment project completed

Sources

Munster, Indiana · CC BY-SA 4.0
3 quoted sentences
Centennial Village
The Calumet Avenue grade separation has been planned since the early 1940s, with Henry Ford leading the change.
So far, Phase 1 has been completed.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Centennial Village, Munster, IN." Record n-6957c23eb0, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/in/munster-centennial-village/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_munstercentennialvillage,
  title = {Centennial Village, Munster, IN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/in/munster-centennial-village/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-6957c23eb0, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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