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With 10 tenants lined up for a building expected to open this fall, the Circle City Industrial Complex is adopting a new name.
Two commercial buildings that occupy 16 acres at the intersection of 10th Street and Brookside Avenue are now collectively known as Factory Arts District.
The larger building, 1125 Brookside Ave., opened in 2015 after being purchased by Indianapolis-based Teagan Development Inc. The roster of more than 100 tenants in the 420,000-square-foot building includes 500 Festival Inc., 8th Day Distillery, Centerpoint Brewing Co., Dance Kaleidoscope, Fowling Warehouse Indy and Indy Film Fest.
Rachel Ferguson, vice president at Teagan, said the building at 1125 Brookside Ave. will be known as Factory Arts North, while the soon-to-open 90,000-square-foot building at 1011 Massachusetts Ave. will be known as Factory Arts South.
Built in phases from 1918 to 1970, Factory Arts District initially was home to an auto parts factory owned by Louis Schwitzer. Inducted to the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1970, Schwitzer won the first car race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway—a two-lap contest in 1909.
Circle City Industrial Complex became the property’s name in the 1990s, following the Schwitzer factory’s exit.
“The name ‘Circle City Industrial Complex’ just didn’t describe what was happening inside these walls,” Ferguson said in a written statement. “Spaces that were once filled with machines and equipment, that were used to test engines and fabricate parts, are now filled with craft brewers and distillers, art studios, galleries and small businesses. We wanted a name that would better reflect the grassroots community happening here.”
Two restaurants, the 3,650-square foot Daisy Bar and 1,900-square-foot Legacy Tokyo, are lined up for Factory Arts South, where a third restaurant spot is yet to be leased.
Ferguson said Factory Arts South has room for 20 to 30 tenants.
In addition to Daisy Bar, a sister concept to Fountain Square’s La Margarita, and sushi-and-ramen restaurant Legacy Tokyo, the following businesses are planned for Factory Arts South:
- Bike People, a bicycle shop
- Deep Cuts, a barber shop
- Flags for Good, a flag retailer
- MVMT House, a fitness studio
- Salt & Ash Market, a gift shop presently located in Fountain Square
- Snapdragon Salon and Art Collective, a business presently located in Irvington
- A day spa yet to be named
- An eyewear retailer yet to be named.
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Beyond excited for this.
At this point we have “Districts” overlapping districts. Can we just get out of the district game?
Seriously? This is something that’s bothering you?