Task force to examine building rules in effort to drop state’s housing costs
The 13-member body approved by the Legislature in March is tasked with addressing Indiana’s affordable housing shortage.
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First piece of The Madison development opens in Greenwood
The $92 million, mixed-use redevelopment project is taking shape on a 19-acre site downtown after nearly a decade of planning.
Indiana voters pass most local tax increases for school salaries, operations
All six of the operating referendums on the ballot passed, giving schools around the state additional tax revenue to fund programs, transportation, and salaries. But construction referendums—whose funds are earmarked for specific building or renovation projects—fared worse.
Home improvement firm New Bath Today acquired by Atlanta firm
Brothers Mike and Ryan Redman started Indianapolis-based New Bath Today as a spinoff of their contracting business in 2016 and it has been growing quickly ever since.
Area homebuilders slowed by lot availability, supply-chain issues
Single-family building permits have fallen on a year-over-year basis for the past three months and in six of the past eight months.
Hamilton County prepares to finally reconstruct 146th and Allisonville
The county is moving forward with a $29 million, 18-month construction project that will create a roundabout on Allisonville Road at East 146th Street, with East 146th converted to an overpass.
Two Carmel companies planning HQ in new Arts & Design District building
Studio M Architecture & Planning and engineering firm KBSO Consulting LLC will co-own the $9 million building called The Collective at Midtown.
Pacers planning $20M downtown building next to fieldhouse, new plaza
The building would have two levels above ground and one below, with proposed uses including a basement speakeasy-style tavern, a first-floor restaurant and a second-floor event center.
Hamilton County planning to build first domestic abuse shelter
Hamilton County is planning to spend $5 million to construct the shelter, which will be managed by not-for-profit Prevail Inc.
INDOT issues request for information for EV charging infrastructure plan
In its request for information released Monday, INDOT is soliciting feedback and recommendations from stakeholders, such as utilities and energy and fuel companies, for the planning, coordination and development of charging networks across the state.
2 workers hurt when building collapses in Johnson County
Some of the workers had to be pulled out of the collapsed structure, said Whiteland Fire Chief Eric Funkhouser.
Broad Ripple booms with new developments that are attracting residents
A six-story, $65 million, multifamily planned redevelopment of the former Kroger store in the heart of Broad Ripple is the latest in a series of substantial projects.
Business owners see short-term pain, long-term gains in year of construction
Work to improve stormwater drainage, plus bridge repair and additions of a trail and elevated crosswalks, will disrupt Broad Ripple through next spring.
Indy Premier Soccer Club to open new HQ facility in Noblesville
The facility at 15193 Cumberland Road will house two indoor soccer fields, a training field, Indy Premier’s offices and meeting room space in Washington Business Park.
Q&A: Father’s example drives focus on consistent quality
Paul Okeson’s father ran a small construction company in Fort Wayne, providing lessons that wouldn’t register with Paul until he ended up in the construction industry.
Developer of timber-built office project in Broad Ripple seeks abatement
The project would occupy four parcels between 6407 and 6419 Ferguson St., which are occupied by four residential-style buildings that have housed short-term rentals and small businesses.
IndyGo kicks off work on two-year, $188M Purple Line project
Nearly 70% of the total cost is set aside for infrastructure improvements, including sidewalks and stormwater drainage.
Whiteland approves tax break for spec warehouse near Interstate 65
Cincinnati-based Uptown Commercial Partners plans to invest nearly $29 million to build the facility on a 40-acre site just east of the Graham and Whiteland roads intersection, and west of Interstate 65.
Rocky Ripple residents push back on demolitions in cost-cutting anti-flood plan
Three years after Rocky Ripple approved a no-demolition plan for a new floodwall, the Indianapolis Department of Public Works has unveiled a tweaked plan that would involve destruction of as many as 14 houses and the Rocky Ripple Town Hall.
Design approved for Indiana University’s new School of Medicine building
IU said the 11-story, 325,000-square-foot facility in Indianapolis will be used to address instructional and research needs of programs in the university’s school of medicine.