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10 thoughts on “City seeks new uses for old jail buildings downtown

  1. You should have tore all!!!!! That down!!!!! And build mixed use High-rises!!!!!!! Wasting opportunity!!!!!! Always thinking small!!!!! You need very big thinkers!!!! For real future development!!! Your supposed to grab attention from miles away!!! By just the look!!!!! Stop building under 30 floors!!!!!! Growup!!!!! 2022 and no 50 plus story buildings???? Wtf?????????? Sad sad sad!!!!!!!!!!! You need real leadership and vision!!!!!!!

    1. I’m going to put a bunch of !!!!!!! and ??????? and people will listen to my insane ramblings!!!!

  2. You haven’t figured Indy out by now. We want attention but at the same time, we don’t want attention. When you command attention, curiosity and the desire for further exploration follows. And you have to back it up. I don’t think we’re quite there yet. So this is what you consistently get.

    1. Thats not out of the question but when buildings get torn down in the downtown or anywhere else, the site tends to languish for years with nothing done. An empty site is an enormous blight. It discourages development not encourages it. To demolish buildings of that size and structural “heft” is quite expensive. You would be talking millions just to tear it down and an unkown expense to remove and dispose of the demolished materials. Today such material must be disposed of in an approved location which are not always easy to find.

  3. The solution is quite simple as I see it. The city already owns it. It’s not really a residential area. It seems like a nice old building. Many city agencies need more room. I like the idea of a mixed use facility. It’s a 4 story building. Put a senior care center in part of the first floor and a community health facility along with a simple, easy exercise room. If there is any room left, let Animal Control display some of the animals with the chance for adoption. Only an adoption center. Any remaining room could be occupied by a Coffeys, water, and juice bar. Maybe a food truck could sit outside in the parking lot. On the second or third floor, make a drunk tank for offenders(think out of town sports visitors) who are just messed up and don’t belong with the general jail population. Inmates that will spend 24 hours or less there. Maybe let Wheeler run the sleeping area and provide showers and fresh clothes. On the empty floor, have an education center for individuals who just need basic education, but may be on probation. The fourth floor, have some basic homeless apartments for people with a possibility of an entry level job, yet do not pose a threat to the public. The Julian Center might split the space The advantage is that it is close to downtown service jobs. The city could keep the interior basic and easy to clean. – Steven Pettinga, Indianapolis

  4. It needs to become a state hospital for the homeless.
    The Gov has to get these sick people off our streets . Its a mess the homeless camps are openly using drugs prostitution and etc. We’re becoming San Diego.

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