Memory Bank: Downtown is humming at Washington and Illinois
Three buildings in this 1910 photo were later razed, but the two on the far right still stand and are now home to The Capital Grille.
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Downtown Indianapolis condo goes for $4.8M in possible record sale
Encore Sotheby’s International Realty said the property was the largest single-family residential real estate sale in the local office’s six-year history and the largest ever in Marion County listed in the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors database.
Critics conference journal #2: Content and context discussed by out-of-towners
The discussions were lively among journalists from D.C. to S.F. after seeing “The Lyons” at the Phoenix.
Prime business events making a comeback in Indianapolis
Room rates are on the rise after a three-year lull.
Downtown hotels beef up tech offerings to remain competitive
The new JW Marriott is one of the factors motivating other hotels to do multi-million-dollar updates.
Indianapolis Conrad hotel nabs top honor
Conrad Indianapolis and West Baden Springs Hotel have been named to Condé Nast Traveler’s
Gold List 2010.
Conrad Indianapolis adding wine bar, sidewalk dining
Plans are in the works for a wine bar called Tastings that would take the first-floor corner space at the Conrad Indianapolis.
The $1 million project would add an entrance to the luxury hotel at the northeast corner of Washington
and Illinois streets and include a total of 80 outdoor seats along both streets, in the shadow of the
Artsgarden.
Local Conrad hotel honored
Conrad Indianapolis has been recognized as the No. 1 U.S. hotel by Expedia Insiders’ Select List 2009.
Conrad manager says four-diamond award perfect fit for market
Almost two years after opening, the Conrad Indianapolis hasn’t received a Mobil Travel Guide review, and its four-diamond
AAA ranking puts it on par with five other Indianapolis hotels–most of which target conventioneers and business travelers.
After putting $25M into Conrad, city finally will conduct audit
The city plans to hire an outside auditor in the next few months to review the books of the Conrad Indianapolis Hotel and
determine how its investment is performing. It’s a routine process, Mayor Bart Peterson said. But it’s one hotel-industry
experts say is overdue.
Luxury Conrad hotel off to bumpy start
For its first nine months, occupancy at the Conrad Indianapolis has lagged the downtown average. Rates have fallen as the
hotel tries to fill more rooms. Employees have worked behind the scenes to fix kinks.