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CONSTRUCTION AT ELDER-BEERMAN SITE TO BEGIN MONDAY

(Richmond, IN)--Plans to add apartment units to two different areas of downtown are progressing.  Monday night, Richmond Mayor Ron Oler said that a construction trailer has now moved into place at the former Elder-Beerman site and that construction on the foundation will begin this coming Monday.  Oler also said there’s been movement on properties a couple of blocks to the east.  "They closed on the last two properties on Friday - the former Harris Bank and Jenkins buildings.  All five properties are now back in the hands of Indiana developers, so that's a good thing."  Those two projects, when complete, are expected to provide more than 250 units.