MZD Advertising office returns to downtown
Central location cited in reversal of 2007 move to north suburbs.
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Virginia not-for-profit suing Duke Realty for $30M
Military think tank CNA claims Duke Realty breached its obligations as landlord by selling land in Alexandria to the Department of Defense, which plans to build a bomb-inspection facility on the site.
Fourth-quarter commercial real estate stats for Indianapolis
Statistics for Indianapolis office and industrial property.
Duke Realty reports strong year-end results
Duke Realty Corp. reported a fourth-quarter profit almost 70 percent above last year's figure as it closed out its best leasing year since 2007 and finished with its highest annual portfolio occupancy rate since 2004.
Brenwick turns over commercial sales, leasing at Village of West Clay
Ambrose Property Group, a commercial leasing and development company headed by former Duke Realty Corp. broker Aasif Bade, took over for Brenwick, which is primarily a residential developer, at the beginning of the year.
Parking key issue in Rolls-Royce’s possible downtown move
Rolls-Royce Corp.’s decision whether to move about 2,500 office employees to a former Eli Lilly and Co. downtown campus could hinge on three critical factors—parking, incentives and lease terms for the space.
Not much optimism in commercial real estate outlook
Another challenging year is in store for commercial real estate thanks to high unemployment, a still-struggling housing market and an unforgiving credit environment, Cassidy Turley plans to report Thursday at its annual State of Real Estate event.
Sara Lee to lease 281,000 square feet in Plainfield
Sara Lee Corp. has signed a lease for about 281,000 square feet of space at Plainfield Business Center at Airwest. The Illinois-based maker of food products will establish a new distribution center in the space in February.
Brightpoint expansion includes three buildings
The distributor of wireless devices has completed its purchase of a 533,000-square-foot facility in the AllPoints Midwest business park in Plainfield and is leasing a 200,000 square-foot building, also in Plainfield.
Commercial real estate will continue its climb back in 2011
Medical office likely will be the strongest sector, followed by apartments.
UPDATE: City Market has tentative deal with longtime tenant
City Market operators have reached a tentative deal to settle a dispute with Grecian Garden’s owners after alleging the eatery was late on its rent payments for several months. Details of the agreement were not disclosed.
Dow AgroSciences moves into new research facility
The division of Dow Chemical has a 15-year lease with Indianapolis-based developer Browning Investments on the two-story building near West 96th Street.
Rock Bottom Brewery tries to hang onto downtown lease
Downtown landlord John Goodman has rejected Rock Bottom Brewery’s attempt to renew its lease for five more years. The restaurant has occupied 14,600 square feet at 10 W. Washington St. since June 1, 1996.
Election Board agrees to lease former Marsh store
The Marion County Election Board has agreed to lease about 41,000 square feet in a former Marsh store along East Washington Street for an election services center.
Industry vet sees sectors on upswing, auctions booming
Jeff Henry, managing principal of Cassidy Turley, believes the commercial real estate market has seen the worst but isn't far off the bottom yet. Meanwhile, banks are beginning to jettison properties in a wave of auctions.
Fishers shopping center lands new tenants
Kite Realty Group Trust has landed Goodwill, Dollar Tree and Mexico City Grill for a renovation of its Fishers Station shopping center.
E-mail marketer ExactTarget taking more downtown space
The company has inked a deal to take the entire seventh floor of the Century Building at 36 S. Pennsylvania St., and may take additional space on two other floors.
Movie-rental stores are next retail backfill opportunity
Vacant movie-rental stores are beginning to flood the retail real estate market here and elsewhere as the
nation’s
second-largest chain liquidates and industry goliath Blockbuster Video fights for its life.
Ohio manufacturer consolidates distribution in Indy
Cleveland-based Earnest Machine Products has signed a five-year lease for an existing 90,000-square-foot building in Park
100 on the city’s northwest side.
Indianapolis office vacancy rates still rising
Vacancy rates in the downtown and Keystone at the Crossing markets climbed in the past six months, according to
Meridian
Real Estate’s latest report, but the market shows signs of stabilizing.