Deteriorating urban industrial sites often sit idle, serving as a painful reminder to the residents of the community of the way life used to be. Often times, these lands block connections within the city, invite undesirable users, such as drug dealers and transients, and are potentially dangerous to the immediate neighbors. In Mishawaka, IN, the Central Business District is completely separated from its riverfront by a similar site. The Uniroyal Plastics Company, which sits on the St. Joseph River, has been decreasing production in their older industrial buildings for years. Many of them are now derelict and structurally unsound. A site which used to stand for vitality and livelihood now imposes itself on the urban landscape. This property's dominance of the waterfront land in the Central Business District blocks the potential connections which exist both along the riverfront and between the neighborhoods surrounding downtown.Unfortunately, the City of Mishawaka has neither the ability nor the resources to takeover this piece of property. Thus, the potential for a well connected city with a rich historical, cultural, and economically viable waterfront development could go untapped. However, the people of Mishawaka can reclaim their waterfront. Through a grass roots effort with residents, business leaders, developers, and city officials, the community can make a stand for their visions.The ideas presented within this work demonstrate the attempt of members of an interdisciplinary urban design team to help harness the ideas and visions of the citizens of Mishawaka, Indiana, and make them a reality.