The HGTV home-improvement show is airing its last season, and Mina Starsiak Hawk says she’s not sure of her next steps. But one thing seems likely: She won’t be redeveloping or building houses regularly in Indianapolis anymore.
The request for proposals requires bids to include an offer of more than $1 million for the property and to fulfill federal Community Development Block Grant parameters
A few of other bids were similar to the selected proposal put forth by TWG Development, while others went in a distinctly different direction. Here’s a look at those proposals.
The tavern is part of the Proscenium mixed-use development by Carmel-based Birkla Investment Group and Dayton, Ohio-based Woolpert Inc., which opened in 2021.
Last year, Hamilton County announced a $45 million plan to extend sewer and water utilities to Bakers Corner. An additional $20 million from the state will allow the county to create a regional utility district.
In the past decade, the area has grown into one of the region’s hot spots, in part because a handful of developers is embracing the area’s industrial roots.
Sojos Capital principal Fabio de la Cruz—who introduced an ambitious $200 million project for the northwest-side property in November 2021—said the new master plan will require much more investment and involve multiple development partners.
The development partners, operating as DJ BCG Monon 22 LLC, have the land under contract from the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership, which acquired the site in February 2022 for $2.25 million.
Gradison Land Development Inc. is looking to build Windswept Farms on 160 acres south of the intersection of County Road 425 South and County Road 700 East.
The LEAP district planned unit development designation sets development standards for about 6,000 acres of the planned high-tech district in Boone County along Interstate 65 between Indianapolis and Lafayette.
The Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development has started soliciting ideas for what could be done with the site of the former John Marshall High School, which it purchased from Indianapolis Public Schools for $725,000 last month.
The ceremony follows months of construction work beneath the plaza to stabilize certain structures, like Pan Am Tower, and prepare the site for a three-year buildout.
The owners of Willows Event Center on Spirit Lake are reviving efforts to redevelop the site with apartments and townhouses, almost a year after withdrawing their proposal amid pushback from neighbors.
The strip mall was built in 1952 and for years served as a primary retail hub for the neighborhood.
The Indiana Builders Association said the Supreme Court ruling provides builders and developers “more certainty in the federal permitting process,” and called the decision “a win for common-sense regulations and housing affordability.”
The rethought 2.4-acre Stutz II project is now expected to consist of two new structures and the reuse of an existing three-story office building.
Plans call for the restaurant and bar to occupy an 8,500-square-foot indoor space at 1351 Roosevelt Ave., with a 6,000 square-foot patio for outdoor dining.
The plan calls for two projects from Stenz Corp., Pure Development and Third Street Ventures adjacent to The Box Factory. Another apartment development is also slated for the area.
In cooperation with city development officials, Midtown Indianapolis Inc. is making headway on a project to create low-cost apartments on both sides of 42nd Street, as well as retail space and a new home for Kids Dance Outreach.
Officials are eyeing a few commercial and industrial parks they believe could benefit from the model that puts the state in charge of acquiring land and master-planning a site.
