As Westfield’s housing stock and population balloons—following the rapid growth Carmel and Fishers have experienced for more than a decade—some residents are concerned too much development is coming too fast. And they’re pushing back.
City planners say the higher fee would help pay for future land acquisition, a park expansion and improvements along the White River. Builders are concerned about the added cost.
KennMar has acquired the Brookshire Village Shoppes retail center and is working to fill the anchor space, which has been empty since Marsh closed the O’Malia Food Market there in summer 2017.
An Indianapolis private school is well on its way to reaching a $7 million fundraising goal that will help it unify its campus, thanks to a $1.5 million lead donation from Telamon Corp. CEO Stanley Chen and his wife, Allison.
To incentivize the development, the Fishers City Council on Monday night voted to waive city fees associated with the project for up to 24 months.
Three chefs will take up residency at the kitchen for one to two years, showcasing their food, gaining business skills, and building a local following in preparation for moving on to open their own locations.
The homes—mostly ranch-style—would be located on land currently used for agriculture north of 146th Street.
If the budget is approved as is, next year’s property tax rate in Fishers will increase by 2 cents for every $100 of assessed valuation.
The city had hoped to begin construction this fall, but leaders are still finalizing design plans, Mayor Scott Fadness told IBJ.
The Westfield residential development could grow to more than 1,000 acres by adding retail and office space to the mix and expanding its housing options.
Three concepts—Korean barbeque, California street food and global street food—will fill out the restaurant stalls at the test kitchen first.
Kittle’s Furniture has provided seed funding to accelerate retail startup ParkerGwen.com’s growth, the companies announced Monday.
Homeowners in Johnson Addition, which was built in the late 1950s and early 1960s, say their neighborhood is charming and one of the few affordable neighborhoods left near Carmel’s downtown—and they want it to stay that way.
The three-year project has been a long time coming. Conversations about alleviating congestion on S.R. 37 in Fishers and Noblesville began in 2005.
The proposed local income tax increase would generate $16 million of new funding for the county’s 911 center.
The Westfield Preservation Alliance effort includes a list of reasons for opposing the project, including the destruction of historic properties and the use of a public-private partnership to build it.
The debate was the first of 2019 between Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett, a Democrat, and Republican state Sen. Jim Merritt. The debate largely focused on infrastructure and regionalism, inequity and public safety.
The study found that 15.5% of the residential units in Fishers are apartments, lower than the national average of 22%.
The board of zoning appeals blocked plans for an Avid Hotel over its lack of a full-service restaurant and conference space, but the developer is revising its plans.
Three well-known local companies plan to move into a four-story, 100,000-square-foot office building called the Agora. Construction of the building is expected to be complete next summer.
