Land for sale

The Young Leaders from Northeast Indiana meeting ended early. The biggest treat was to speak to the million dollar man himself, Jason Freier. Freier, is taking a risk. Freier, the outsider has upped the ante. Freier is investing $20 million dollars into the downtown business district. Something that hometown business owners have failed to do. So you got a love Freier. There is no way around that fact.

But, Freier is no country hick. Freier tells about a business man who listened to the people. The business man purchased up the land. After acquiring the land began to built offices in a certain downtown. The man is in his 70 and is worth billions of dollars.

Freier has an eye for an opportunity. Freier need not purchase up the land like an old protege. The City of Fort Wayne is giving it to him. On this land Freier will spend around $20 million dollars. $15 millions will go toward building some condominium. Nice condominiums with the price range in the ballpark area of $180,000 to $300,000. Let's see a little multiplication and addition, and I come up with a figure between $10 million to $18 millions for 60 of those bad boys. Now the price and number may change. Interest in ownership will more than likely drive the price. That does not include the baseball park.


The baseball park design is a beautiful place. Why wouldn't be. Freier is a baseball fan and he loves his team's, the Wizard's , fans. Freier envision a baseball park that is fun for the whole family. A baseball park where family can enjoy a picnic. And perhaps because he has two little ones, where children can play on oversize slides of some sort. And with the downtown baseball park, this dream can come true and than some.

Did I say anything about brain drain. Did I say anything about young folks bored with the suburbia moving back into the urban cutting edge, hip and happening downtown area. I didn't did I.


Nope, because it ain't about these young folks. It's about the businessmen in downtown Fort Wayne who should be carrying Freier and his partner on their shoulders. Freier is going to make those folks a mint. Council members, attorneys,and other folks with property in proximity, like West Central Neighborhood, to the Freier project will go on the market. Yes sirree, Freier probably sees a billion in the making. And it happening way before he hit 70 years of age.

Mr. Freier you are the best thing that could have happened to Fort Wayne Wizard. Or should I say Fort Wayne, Indiana is one of your best friends.