City says Jail I building demolition to begin by end of year
The $4 million demolition, which is being led by Indianapolis-based Renascent Inc., comes after the building was vacated by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in 2022.
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Commission gives positive feedback on ISO’s Hilbert Circle Theatre plans
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra presented its renovation plan Wednesday night in a preliminary review by the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission, which has purview because both the interior and exterior of Hilbert Circle Theatre are protected as historically significant.
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$8M townhouse development planned for north-side brownfield
The 20-unit townhouse project will consist of six buildings just south of 22nd Street, across from the development group’s M22 apartment project.
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Q&A: CIB’s Andy Mallon talks about Taylor Swift, Pan Am Plaza construction and more
Mallon spoke with IBJ about what it’s been like to oversee the board at a time when so much is going on.
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With long slate of local projects, construction firm Skender moves offices to fit growing workforce
Skender’s focus on health care, office and municipal projects has reaped millions of square feet of work for the firm in central Indiana since opening its first local office in 2020.
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Applications for new homes jump 29% in central Indiana
Only one county in the nine-county Indy area reported a year-over-over decrease in single-family building permit filings in October.
Deferred maintenance emerges as higher ed state budget priority
Indiana’s public universities are seeking millions of dollars for capital projects, but the state’s Commission for Higher Education wants lawmakers to concentrate funding in the next budget cycle on deferred-maintenance projects.
Henry Street Bridge contractors find grave shafts, human remains during excavation
Multiple grave shafts, skeletal remains, monument fragments, a coffin and coffin hardware were among the discoveries attributed to archaeologists at the project site.
IndyGo sues infrastructure consulting company over $4.7M in construction overruns
IndyGo says the overruns were the result of an infrastructure consulting company’s failure to properly investigate the downtown building site of the Julia M. Carson Transit Center for potential complications.
Applications for new homes continue to surge in central Indiana
Central Indiana residential builders are on pace to have one of their busiest years since the homebuilding boom that took place before the Great Recession.
Alfa Laval expects to hire 300 at new south-side facility
The provider of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling products announced that it has begun construction of a 324,000-square-foot facility in the County Line Commerce industrial park.
Housing starts ease nationally on decline in multifamily construction
U.S. housing starts slowed in September as a drop in multifamily projects outweighed a pickup in construction of single-family dwellings.
Indiana Wesleyan University plans $30M basketball arena
Construction on the 80,000-square-foot arena is scheduled to begin Friday, with hopes of having the facility ready for games by the end of 2026.
Glut of development creates challenges in finding subcontractors
While contractors have so far been able to keep up, the strain could get worse next year and beyond.
Why Lilly is pouring billions into LEAP
In recent years, the pharmaceutical manufacturer has seen dizzying growth in its pipeline for a wide range of diseases. And modes of drug delivery are becoming increasingly complex.
Q&A: Carmel native builds company by building community
How has Old Town Design Group consistently grown in spite of real estate market disruptions? And what is its plan for the future? Co-founder Justin Moffett addressed those and other questions.
Luxury apartment complex at Westfield’s Chatham Hills nears completion
Missouri-based Mia Rose Holdings is developing the 250-unit The James at Chatham Hills on 21 acres in Westfield, marking the company’s entry into central Indiana.
IBJ Podcast: From the Army to finance to tech to excavation, Andrea Sloan says ‘yes’ and takes big leaps
Sloan didn’t know much about the utility-services company she agreed to lead and then acquire, but now it’s one of Indy’s fastest-growing firms and expanding into other states.
Applications for new homes rise for 14th straight month in central Indiana
Led by big surges in applications in Hancock and Johnson counties, demand for new homes in the Indianapolis area continued to grow in August.
Noblesville to build police station at former Firestone factory site
The new station for the Noblesville Police Department will be constructed at 1700 Division St., where a Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. used to operate for more than seven decades.
Reimagined Pleasant Street has been 44 years in the making
In total, the $113 million, three-phase Reimagine Pleasant Street project involves extending, realigning and expanding Pleasant Street into a 2-1/2-mile corridor from State Road 32 to just west of State Road 37.
Contractors submit archaeological plan for Henry Street Bridge project
The plan submitted to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources estimates excavation of the site, which could contain hundreds of human remains, won’t be completed until late April 2025.
South side of Soldiers and Sailors Monument closes for repairs
The fixes are part of a $60 million-plus restoration project that will focus on supporting the monument’s crumbling base, IBJ reported in 2022.
Retailer formerly known as Lumber Liquidators closing all stores
LL Flooring is “winding down operations” after declaring bankruptcy and plans to close all stores, including three stores in central Indiana.