A major project that would bring worker housing to downtown Michigan City landed significant grant funding.

The Singing Sands worker housing project secured a $5 million READI 2.0 grant from the state and a $700,000 grant from the Lilly Foundation, Michigan City Economic Development Corp. Executive Director Clarence Hulse said. The funding should help get the project off the ground.

Indianapolis-based Helix hopes to start construction in the spring on 300 new housing units at the corner of E. 8th Street and Michigan Boulevard. It plans to build 300 apartments, a juice bar, a childcare center and other retail spaces.

"It's 300 units. That's huge," Hulse said. "People who work downtown can actually live downtown. The people who work in restaurants and retail can actually live where they w

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