Indiana Convention Center might need yet another expansion
The current expansion has absorbed the last of the adjoining space, leaving the convention center landlocked.
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Tired-but-proud school buildings find new missions
More unneeded buildings are slated to be sold off by Indianapolis Public Schools, but creative people have turned other former schools into reuse gems.
Hoosier Lottery moving to Meridian Street building
The lottery will move in January to the Buick, a 60,000-square-foot building at 13th and Meridian streets owned by principals of Shiel Sexton Construction.
Church with rich history sues to shed ‘historic’ label
The designation scotched a deal with CVS that would have funded construction of a new church at another location.
Tower manager proposes 4th Artsgarden skywalk
Reit Management & Research LLC made a presentation Wednesday to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission for its plans to build a pedestrian walkway between Circle Centre mall and PNC Center.
State gets $31M for blighted neighborhoods
The state of Indiana and several of its communities hard-hit by home foreclosures are getting $31.5 million in federal grants to stabilize blighted neighborhoods.
New outlook for a decrepit city neighborhood
Just a few minutes northeast of vibrant Monument Circle lurks the most notorious graveyard of Indianapolis’ industrial heyday—at least 70 of the city’s 500 brownfields. Now planners and developers aspire to revitalize the most contaminated neighborhood in Indianapolis into a success story.
Lauth revival hinges on judge approving settlement
The deal with financial backer Inland American Real Estate Trust would leave Lauth Group with fewer properties but a more manageable debt load.
Property at busy crossroads finally attracts buyer
Environmental and zoning issues had made the property at the southwest corner of Keystone Avenue and Kessler Boulevard difficult
to sell.
Groundbreaking nears for $4.5M apartment project
The 62-unit project called National Apartments on the Monon is the latest phase of the Martindale on the Monon redevelopment
project, which began in 2005. The developer is Indianapolis-based Development Concepts Inc.
Apartment developer S.C. Bodner sued over accessibility
The National Fair Housing Alliance and two of its member groups allege that Bodner communities in eight states including Indiana violate accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Act.
Reverie Estate buys another downtown Indianapolis apartment building
The prolific developer of urban apartments plans to turn the building into an affordable artists’ community.
Summit Realty pursues downtown building for HQ
The firm, now based in Chase Tower, wants to acquire and renovate the building at 241 N. Pennsylvania St.
Auction set for old Colgate factory in Clarksville
The owner of a closed Colgate-Palmolive Co. toothpaste factory along the Ohio River plans to sell it at auction this fall.
Lawsuit claims builder broke handicapped rights
The suit against SC Bodner Co. says 16 Bodner properties in eight states violate the Fair Housing Act.
Browning pulls out of Evansville hotel redevelopment
Indianapolis-based Browning Investments plans to turn the former Executive Inn back over to the city after being unable to
arrange financing for the project.
Shuttered school finding new life as community center
Two years after Indianapolis Public Schools closed School 37, a multimillion-dollar redevelopment project is set to breath
new life into a building that served the Martindale-Brightwood community for 81 years.
Developer making final push for embattled Uptown project
Developer Leif Hinterberger has spent five years and most of his savings trying to build a $19M mixed-use
project at 49th Street and College Avenue. The project could be in trouble if he doesn’t get city
support.
Charter school moving to former Children’s Guardian Home
City leaders will officially announce Wednesday morning that Irvington Preparatory School will occupy the children's home,
which closed in June of last year. The school has signed a 15-year lease with the city.
Children’s Museum plans neighborhoods’ revitalization
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is about to expand its role in urban redevelopment. It has already invested more than
$1 million in the half-dozen blocks around its campus on North Meridian Street, and now plans to help create a comprehensive
plan for an area that encompasses six nearby neighborhoods.