Developer plans $9.1M project on Fountain Square parking lot
City officials have selected Deylen Realty’s proposal to build a five-story apartment-and-retail project on a surface parking lot the city has owned for years.
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Four-story addition proposed for Mass Ave. office building
Gershman Partners, which bought the Marott Center less than a year ago, wants to build the addition on an adjacent surface lot.
Ambrose plans $90M distribution development in Plainfield
Ambrose Property Group has acquired 85 acres near the Indianapolis International Airport where it plans to spend $80 million to $90 million to develop two distribution centers as large as 1 million square feet each.
Prospective Salesforce tower spurs proposal, concerns
News that Salesforce.com wants a signature office tower downtown already has sparked an overture from one developer, shined a spotlight on available sites, and triggered fears about the impact on office vacancy rates.
Second suit filed over Wal-Mart PCB contamination
The class-action suit seeks compensation for any worker injuries resulting from exposure to PCBs discovered in the retailer’s return center on the east side.
ExactTarget parent wants to build office tower in Indianapolis
The CEO of Salesforce.com, which purchased ExactTarget for $2.5 billion last year, told IBJ on Tuesday morning that the firm was looking for the right opportunity.
Solana apartment complex sells for $60.5 million
The sale by Indianapolis-based developer Milhaus is just the latest chapter in the twisty story of the high-end development, which is at the southeast corner of East 78th Street and Keystone Avenue.
Prolific Fletcher Place developer tackling another project
Demand for office space in the neighborhood is driving Deylen Realty’s $1.2 million redevelopment of a building on South College Avenue that originally housed a bowling alley.
Meijer planning to build store in Glendale area
The big-box retailer wants to create a 200,000-square-foot store at the southwest corner of 56th Street and Keystone Avenue in a project that would dramatically recast a section of one of the city's busiest commercial corridors.
Examiner appointed in HDG Mansur bankruptcy case
An examiner will be appointed to conduct an investigation into the bankruptcies of two affiliates of troubled Indianapolis-based developer HDG Mansur. A judge, for the time being, denied a request to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee or convert the case to a liquidation in Chapter 7.
Second-quarter commercial real estate statistics for Indianapolis
Read statistics on Indianapolis area multi-office vacancy rates and the local industrial market.
ROBINSON: Downtown vacancies will plunge soon
Something’s happening in downtown Indianapolis that I’ve never seen in my 25 years as a commercial real estate broker here.
HOHMANN: Whatever happened to the fab 16 Tech?
Strong leadership is needed for the urban Indianapolis tech park to hit its high potential.
New warehouses in Indianapolis area cater to consumers
Several sprawling distribution centers have been built, or are under construction, to ship directly to consumers.
Cummins selects firm to design downtown office building
The firm has chosen New York-based Deborah Berke Partners to design its $30 million global distribution headquarters that will be built on part of the site where Market Square Arena once stood.
Simon spinoff plans $4.3B merger with Ohio mall firm
Washington Prime Group Inc. has agreed to buy Glimcher Realty Trust of Columbus, Ohio, in a deal valued at about $4.3 billion when including assumed debt. As part of the transaction, Simon Property Group will acquire two malls for $1.09 billion in cash.
Greenwood eyes more land for development along I-65
Though plans for a $22 million hotel and indoor sports complex seem in jeopardy, the city of Greenwood has other projects in the works along Interstate 65, including a new interchange and possibly an apartment development.
Opus seeks tax breaks on $10.9M building near airport
A tax-abatement request for the project filed with the city last week said the 434,400-square-foot flex industrial building will be built on a speculative basis.
Commercial Real Estate Power Breakfast transcript
Indianapolis Business Journal gathered leaders in the state's commercial real estate and construction industry for a Power Breakfast panel discussion Sept. 13.
Among the topics the panel discussed were the factors driving downtown growth, which types of office space are in demand, the types of projects being built, and how the industrial sector has sustained its strength.
Liquidation not needed, developer HDG Mansur tells court
Two affiliates of troubled Indianapolis-based developer HDG Mansur oppose requests to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee or convert the case to a liquidation in Chapter 7, saying significant progress has been made toward a plan and global settlement of claims.