Desirable homes selling fast in Indianapolis area
A confluence of circumstances has led to a spurt of sales that sometimes occur within days.
Cory Schouten
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New hope for crumbling Washington Street building
The new owners of a pre-Civil War building that is one of downtown's oldest surviving structures are removing metal paneling to determine whether the four-story building could withstand a façade improvement project.
Reverie Estates plans Irvington apartment project
Locally based Reverie Estates has purchased the 53-unit Butler Apartments along Washington Street in Irvington and plans an extensive renovation.
Retail roundup: Starbucks, Five Below, Harbor Freight
Several national retail brands are expanding in central Indiana: Starbucks in Fishers, Big Lots in Franklin, Five Below in Plainfield and Harbor Freight Tools in Indianapolis.
Site swaps could clear the way for $43M Mass Ave project
City officials are working on a deal that could result in a new headquarters and downtown station for the Indianapolis Fire Department, a fresh user for a vacant former car dealership, and long-awaited groundbreaking on a $43 million apartment and retail redevelopment on Mass Ave.
Owner plans redevelopment for Virginia Avenue buildings
The owner of three vacant buildings along Virginia Avenue between Pennsylvania and Delaware streets hopes to develop one of them with five apartments and first-floor retail, recruit retail and office users for a second, and tear down a third to make way for parking.
Roundup: True Religion, Shoppers World, TaTa
Another top fashion name is joining The Fashion Mall at Keystone, a giant discount retailer is expanding its local footprint, and a few new pizza restaurants are planned for the area.
Kite Realty is makeover artist for tired shopping centers
Having rejuvenated Glendale Town Center and Rivers Edge, Kite is turning its attention to Rangeline Crossing in Carmel.
Baldwin move a win for Lauth, a setback for downtown
The departure of trucking and auto fleet insurer Baldwin & Lyons Inc. from downtown's Landmark Center to The Congressional in Carmel is a blow for the central business district and a bonanza for Lauth Property Group.
Roundup: Greek’s, Napolese, The Melting Pot, LA Fitness
The latest retail roundup has something for everyone: Greek’s Pizzeria is coming to Carmel, Melting Pot has closed in Greenwood, and LA Fitness plans a new gym in Noblesville.
WTHR meteorologist leaving for position in Texas
WTHR-TV Channel 13 Meteorologist Chikage Windler is scheduled to sign off the local air Tuesday afternoon before departing for a new position in Texas in the latest in a series of shakeups involving local weathercasters.
City mulls creation of ‘high tech district’ for ExactTarget
ExactTarget Inc. could get a 10-year tax break on an unspecified investment in new equipment if the City-County Council agrees to designate several parcels tied to the Indianapolis-based company as a "high technology district."
Collectors snap up Bush Stadium’s salvaged seats
Indianapolis sports fans and collectors lined up Thursday to buy seats salvaged from Bush Stadium, snapping up more than 300 in the first day of the three-day sale — six times as many as organizer People for Urban Progress had expected for the entire offering.
New microbrewer embraces history of near-east-side headquarters
A bottling house, which is all that’s left of a brewing campus closed by Prohibition, will be home to two partners’ startup this spring.
Another delay on Di Rimini: Time for a demolition order?
The owner of the unfinished 31-unit apartment building at 733 N. Capitol Ave. now hopes to sell the property instead of investing more than $1.5 million to bring it into code compliance.
Marsh Supermarkets asking former CEO to pay $5.6M
A company lawyer itemized the expenses Marsh Supermarkets believes it is owed during closing arguments Friday. A lawyer for Don Marsh argued that he neither committed fraud nor breached his contract.
Jury finds Bateman co-defendant not guilty in $1.7M fraud
Manuel Gonzalez has been acquitted of three counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering in connection with a scheme that targeted an Indianapolis physician. Former City-County Councilor Paul Bateman pleaded guilty last month to participating in the scheme.
Developer files plans for Washington Street infill
A local developer plans to build a 2.5-story retail and office building on a prominent vacant lot at the northeast corner of Meridian and Washington streets.
A new name and rendering for $30M Ops Center project
The $30 million redevelopment of the former Bank One Operations Center at 451 E. Market St. now has a name: Artistry.