Study: Renters’ rise extends beyond big cities to suburbs
In the American imagination, suburbs are places to buy a house and put down roots. But a growing percentage of suburbanites rent, according to a new study.
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Experience thin on team pitching plan for airport
The leadership team at Athlete’s Business Network, a startup that wants to develop a massive sports-medical complex near the Indianapolis International Airport, doesn’t have much experience in such projects.
Washington Square is out for bid, but can the mall be rescued?
The 1.1-million-square-foot mall is adrift without a permanent owner or turnaround strategy. Now its lender is attempting to sell it.
Saddlebrook Golf Course teed up for auction
The 135-acre property on the northwest side is set to be sold in four pieces, attracting interest from real estate developers and golf course operators.
Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville plans $6M building
The Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville announced plans Saturday for a new $6 million facility that will be built onto the south side of the club’s existing Community Center.
Kite to add housing at Rangeline and 116th
Kite Realty Group Trust is preparing to replace one of its struggling Carmel retail strips with a mixed-use development, but the firm has released few details about the project.
Well-funded real estate newcomer turning heads
Out-of-state developer Hendricks Commercial Properties hopes to make a bold statement in Indianapolis with its $260 million pitch for a mixed-use project on a highly coveted piece of downtown land.
City to face another hard-to-fill shuttered factory
The only memories of thousands of long-gone manufacturing jobs are the giant, vacant factories left behind when companies bolt—after consolidation, restructuring or in search of cheaper labor.
Hamilton County misses housing credits, jeopardizing 2 projects
The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority picked 18 recipients to get $14.3 million in highly competitive low-income housing tax credits. Two Indianapolis-area projects were awarded funding out of 54 applications.
Airport delays vote on $500 million medical complex proposal
A vote on a proposal to build a $500 million medical complex at Indianapolis International Airport has been delayed so the board can take another look at the plan. The delay was announced after an IBJ story raised questions about the track record of the executive behind the plan.
CEO behind $500M airport proposal has mixed track record
The top executive at an Indianapolis start-up that wants to build a $500 million medical complex at the Indianapolis International Airport launched a 200-location Dunkin' Donuts business that went bankrupt in 2009 and he filed for personal bankruptcy in 2013.
Tim Hortons targets Indianapolis as part of expansion plan
Coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons, a cult favorite in its Canadian homeland, is counting on Indianapolis as it makes a bigger push into the United States.
Milhaus touts tech-focused offices, 450 residential units for Mass Ave site
High-profile startup High Alpha is helping Milhaus Development identify potential anchor tenants for the office portion of its proposed 825,000-square-foot project along downtown’s Massachusetts Avenue.
Muncie seeking developer for $48M riverfront project
The city of Muncie has released details of what it wants developers to build as part of a $48 million plan to develop its riverfront.
Developer plans $25M hotel, conference center in Plainfield
A local hotel developer plans to build the 175-room Embassy Suites near the town’s Interstate 70 interchange and Indianapolis International Airport.
Apartment boom starts losing steam
Thousands of apartments have been built downtown in recent years to satisfy a voracious appetite for more rental housing in the city’s core. But demand for new apartments in the Indianapolis area finally appears to be softening.
Westfield hears landowner group’s conservation proposal
A citizen-led task force is trying to protect more than 3,000 acres in the southwest corner of Westfield from future high-density development.
Carmel plans changes to pave way for development
Officials are laying the groundwork to change the historic status of hundreds of buildings, eliminate industrial use from certain areas, and allow new buildings to tower as high as 75 feet.
Judge rules on residents’ challenge to $10M Ransom Place project
The three residents of the historic downtown neighborhood objected to the apartment project, claiming it was too big and suggesting race might have played a role in its approval. A Marion Superior Court judge disagreed.
Noblesville’s Grace Church buys Nora building for expansion
The church, which already is building a second home in Fishers, has bought an office building on Westfield Boulevard and plans to launch services at the site.