Butler debuts $43M dorm, prepares to demolish another
The work is all part of a long-term university plan that includes more than $130 million in new construction.
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Old City Hall hotel project faces financing delay
Construction of a 21c museum and hotel slated to be built as part of a $55 million redevelopment of Old City Hall is not likely to start on time after the owner missed a deadline to secure financing.
Home Depot sees record sales as U.S. home construction rises
Home Depot operates more than 2,250 stores, including four in Indianapolis and one each in Carmel, Noblesville, Greenwood and Greenfield.
Design for TWG’s $70M Park at Pulliam Square receives approval
City approval of the design paves the way for TWG Development LLC to begin construction this fall on the downtown project at 307 N. Pennsylvania St.
Five Seasons owner seeks to rezone Carmel site for possible development
The company wants to rezone the 15.4-acre site from residential to commercial to prepare it for possible redevelopment as an office park.
Environmental firm expects big growth in new HQ on hot corridor
EnviroForensics has spent $3 million to buy and renovate a new headquarters a few blocks north of its current location on North Capitol Avenue.
Zionsville approves Wal-Mart’s store plans from 2006
The decision came in response to a recent court ruling ordering the town to accept the giant retailer’s plans for a store on a 22-acre property on Michigan Road north of 106th Street.
Feds force local cement facility to change hands
A merger between two international cement companies—and a related antitrust investigation by the Federal Trade Commission—has put an east-side Indianapolis facility under new ownership.
Lafayette plans to replace 76-year-old baseball stadium
The city has signed an initial agreement to have Indianapolis-based American Structurepoint design a new stadium expected to cost about $10 million.
City taking bids for more Union Station repair work
The Department of Metropolitan Development is soliciting bids for masonry, roofing, skylight and steel work at the 130-year-old downtown landmark.
IndyGo volunteers spread word about transit changes
Teams of IndyGo volunteers, called “transit ambassadors,” are on foot at bus stops around the city, spreading the word about big changes that will affect all 31 of the system’s routes.
Proposed $20M Carmel development includes steakhouse, town homes
Chuck Lazzara, who owns the Ritz Charles with his wife, has revealed plans for Monon and Main, a mixed-use project on the southwest corner of Main Street and the Monon Trail.
Four Broad Ripple apartment projects could boost daytime traffic
A deluge of apartment projects is on track to bring 500 units to Broad Ripple—a building boom that promises to bolster the daytime traffic village leaders have long coveted.
FOCUS: Investment ramps up in Carmel, Westfield as U.S. 31 construction ends
More than $235 million worth of development is anticipated or already under construction along the roadway through Carmel and Westfield—and that doesn’t include a handful of the projects with undisclosed costs.
Local firm modernizes centuries-old yurt structures
Yurts have been a form of shelter for more than 2,000 years. But Indianapolis-based Yurts of America today builds them with materials that didn’t even exist back then.
City of Indianapolis plans $126M in construction this summer
City official announced the construction schedule Monday. It includes 60 projects, most of which are street repaving.
IUPUI student housing building spree to test demand
Four apartment projects totaling more than 1,000 units are either under construction or in the works near IUPUI, as developers capitalize on the university’s transition to a residential campus.
Mass Ave project could aid revival of corridor cut off by interstates
A redevelopment of the prized IPS property along College and Massachusetts avenues would add more housing and retail options along the bustling corridor and push activity farther east.
Transit center architect covets clean lines, eco-friendly features
The co-founder of Axis Architecture + Interiors says design is a collaborative, participatory process that’s based on research and listening.
Timelines for construction projects along I-69 overlap
Nearly $126 million of federal, state and local dollars will be pumped into the heavily traveled highway to give it a major face-lift from 106th Street to north of Campus Parkway.