Flaherty selected to revitalize Barton, Lugar tower sites
Locally based Flaherty & Collins Properties plans to build retail and residential space on land that surrounds two downtown public housing towers.
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‘Epic’ investment losses hit hospitals
Financial reports trickling in from Indianapolis’ major hospitals show why the city’s health care building boom ground to
a near halt this year. It ran into a wall of investment losses.
Critics: Tax hike ‘defies logic’
Critics say the Legislature’s plan to shore up the insolvent Indiana Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund places the bulk of the financial
burden on already ailing businesses with the least ability to pay.
C.P. Morgan’s demise puts 2,000 home sites on market already overwhelmed with land
The end of C.P. Morgan, the largest
central Indiana builder for a decade, will throw 1,200 home lots and options for 800 more onto an already flooded land market.
F.C. Tucker forms partnership with home-builder Shoopman
F.C. Tucker Co. has entered into an agreement with Shoopman Home Building Group in which 21 Tucker real estate agents will
staff model homes in seven communities Shoopman is developing.
Jefferson Plaza renovation approaches end
The Jefferson Plaza renovation, which has been renamed Allen Plaza after its developer, will include restaurants, office space, condos, and is also working to achieve LEED environmental certification.
‘Green’ design is sensible in era of great uncertainty
Contrary to fears, environmentally friendly construction isn’t expensive.
Nature Conservancy HQ to be energy efficient
The Nature Conservancy is finalizing plans for a $4.4 million headquarters at 620 E. Ohio St.
Local contractors looking to sewer project to fill gap left by stadium, terminal
Local contractors will be ready to pounce when bidding on the first parts of the combined overflow project begins in 2011.
Redevelopment plans threaten Gasoline Alley
Business owners along the fabled Gasoline Alley north of Rockville Road think a proposal to close a north-south road linking
them to the front door of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will have devastating effects.
Airport hotel in limbo
The recession, coupled with personnel shifts, have grounded the more than $50-million hotel project adjacent to the new terminal.
U.S. Capitol Dome replica latest feat for Midwest Model Makers
Indianapolis-based Midwest Model Makers has found big success by making very small objects — specifically, detailed architectural
models of everything from buildings to golf courses to weapons systems.
Fishers tables $100M development
An Ohio developer and the town of Fishers have agreed to cancel a 2007 development agreement that called for a $100-million
mixed-use project featuring 250,000 square feet of retail space and 150,000 square feet of office.
Builders challenge park fee in Zionsville
Zionsville Town Council members have until Nov. 17 to decide whether to appeal a judge’s decision last month that invalidated
the town’s park-impact fee.
Architects and business leaders must work together to prudently maintain, build quality buildings
Especially during a recession, architects need to build strategies to reach new and existing clients and provide them cost-effective design and construction
options.
DePauw, Ball State, Purdue buildings among top AIA design winners
Three university projects, two of which contain green-building elements, dominated the most recent design awards presented
by the American Institute of Architects Indiana chapter. Of the four award winners, three involved college buildings: the
Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University, the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering at Purdue University, and
the Straw Bale Eco Center at Ball State University.
ConsensusDOCs an option for construction contracts
The most heavily utilized family of standard form contracts is published by the American Institute of Architects. However,
contractors routinely criticize the AIA forms because
of a perceived bias in favor of the architect.
Tough economy touching all industries, but some are hurting more than others
Stock markets are falling, jobs are disappearing, and the outlook for the economy seems grim. Banks, real estate developers,
retailers and manufacturers are taking the worst hits, but all types of businesses in central Indiana are hurting. From health
care to technology, education to philanthropy, every industry is trying to take the setbacks in stride.
One Indiana Square owner sues insurer over storm-damage repairs
The owners of a downtown skyscraper badly damaged in a 2006 storm are suing their insurance company after it halted payments
on a facade-replacement project. The suit, filed April 1, accuses the insurance company of a “bad faith” attempt to avoid
paying for repairs to the 36-story One Indiana Square building at the northeast corner of Pennsylvania and Ohio streets.
Developer with environmental bent has $20M pipeline of projects
Expensive suits and luxury cars are standard issue for most developers, but not for the owners of locally based Casa Verde
LLC. Three of four owners sport beards. They build only Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certified
projects. But don’t let the hippie image mask the company’s mission: Make green by building green.