MOUNAYAR: Indianapolis should rediscover public spaces
Too few of the city's revitalization projects are connected by attractive sidewalks, streets, gardens and plazas.
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TAYLOR: Reform will drive demand for health care facilities
There has been a noticeable uptick in the level of health care real estate development activity this year.
Plainfield roadside diner added to landmarks list
The Plainfield Diner is among five endangered structures new to Indiana Landmarks' annual top 10 list released Wednesday.
General Growth hearing delayed as Simon makes new bid
General Growth said the hearing before U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Allan Gropper has been moved from Wednesday to Friday.
City targets Georgia Street for $12.5M makeover
The project will create an event-friendly corridor from the expanded Indiana Convention Center to Conseco Fieldhouse.
Simon Property steps up fight for General Growth
The latest proposal is the Indianapolis-based company’s third attempt to buy or gain a piece of the No. 2 mall owner.
General Growth backs new Brookfield plan over Simon offer, source says
General Growth Properties Inc. plans to back a revised bankruptcy exit plan proposed by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. over
a competing offer by Simon Property Group Inc.
Simon Property cooperating With FTC on Prime Outlets inquiry
Some retail tenants of outlet malls are concerned about Simon gaining too much market power should its acquisition of Prime
Outlets be approved.
Simon Property earnings fall on debt-retirement expenditures
Funds from operations fell to $325.6 million, or 94 cents a share, from $476.8 million, or $1.61 a year earlier, the Indianapolis-based
shopping mall giant said Friday morning.
Work begins on Penn Arts apartment, retail project
Renovation work finally has begun on the building at 16th and Pennsylvania streets. Developer Christopher Piazza found two
equity partners for the project because banks were unwilling to lend.
Duke Realty reports leasing at 5-year high
Duke Realty Corp. handled more leasing activity last quarter than it has in any first quarter in five years, the locally based
real estate
investment trust said on Wednesday.
Blackstone may join General Growth plan, Simon says
Simon Property Group and Blackstone Group LP are in “ongoing discussions” for an investment in General Growth after the mall
operator turned down a $10 billion takeover bid from Simon in February, CEO David Simon said.
General Growth hearing delayed to weigh bids
General Growth Properties Inc., the second-biggest U.S. mall owner, said a bankruptcy court hearing on its auction process
will be delayed five days to give the company time to consider competing bids, including one from Indianapolis-based Simon
Property Group.
Politically connected broker’s deals raise conflict questions
John Bales' firm earned $2.9M in commissions on leases for state agencies and $270,000 in commissions
on the sale of surplus state properties. He also acted as a developer for public-sector
tenants—putting them into buildings owned by him or his associates.
A new real estate crisis could wreck recovery
Borrowers may not be able to refinance many of the more than $1.4 trillion in commercial real estate mortgages coming due
by the end of 2014.
Local firm’s Carolina development slides into bankruptcy
Owner of Flaherty & Collins’ apartment complex in Raleigh seeks to reorganize debts related to a $24.8 million loan. It’s
the second Flaherty & Collins project in North Carolina to fall into bankruptcy in six months.
Simon adds $1.1B to General Growth proposal
Simon Property Group Inc. added four backers to its proposal to help rival mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. emerge
from bankruptcy, increasing the plan’s total investment by $1.1 billion.
Revised Mel Simon estate suit calls Bren ‘abusive’
Melvin Simon’s daughter Deborah is lashing out at her stepmother Bren in a new court filing, saying she was “mentally
and verbally abusive” toward the billionaire late in his life and kept him isolated from friends and family.
Circle Centre arcade reopens under new ownership
Texas-based Tilt Family Entertainment acquires GameWorks chain, which closed last month, leaving gaping hole on fourth floor
of mall.
Simon’s General Growth plan ‘crazy,’ fund manager says
Bid to invest in General Growth Properties would give Simon too much control over its biggest competitor, said
fund manager Bruce Berkowitz, who’s backing a rival plan.