Developer requesting $66M city loan for Old City Hall project
TWG Development’s “Alabama Redevelopment” plan includes a new 21c Museum Hotel through the renovation of Old City Hall and the construction of an adjacent 29-story tower.
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Photos: Downtown’s luxury InterContinental hotel opens after $110M rehab
The 170-room luxury hotel at 17 W. Market St., made its public debut Monday following a rehabilitation project to the historic building that began in 2018.
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Efforts to preserve Indiana music history are catching on
The Indiana Music History Project boasts a 1,000-square-foot gallery of exhibits open five days a week in Broad Ripple.
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Commission gives positive feedback on ISO’s Hilbert Circle Theatre plans
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra presented its renovation plan Wednesday night in a preliminary review by the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission, which has purview because both the interior and exterior of Hilbert Circle Theatre are protected as historically significant.
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New book details first 80 years of architecture in Indianapolis
With a belief that older structures give a city its personality, architectural historian and historic preservation consultant James Glass spent the past four years investigating a century’s worth of Indianapolis traits.
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Hank Aaron’s Indianapolis Clowns postcard sells for nearly $200K at auction
The rare souvenir postcard picturing Aaron as a rookie with the Clowns of the Negro Leagues sparked a bidding war that soared past the pre-sale estimate of $5,000 to $10,000, Hunt Auctions said.
Henry Street Bridge contractors find grave shafts, human remains during excavation
Multiple grave shafts, skeletal remains, monument fragments, a coffin and coffin hardware were among the discoveries attributed to archaeologists at the project site.
Contractors submit archaeological plan for Henry Street Bridge project
The plan submitted to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources estimates excavation of the site, which could contain hundreds of human remains, won’t be completed until late April 2025.
Marsh Davis to retire as president of Indiana Landmarks after 19 years at helm
Davis has dedicated 37 years of his career to Indiana Landmarks, the nation’s largest statewide preservation organization, which has helped preserve scores of historic buildings across the state.
Former Carnegie Library to become Atlanta Town Hall in northern Hamilton County
The Neoclassical-style building at 100 S. Walnut St. was the Hamilton North Public Library’s North Branch before it closed last year due to decreasing use and budget constraints.
City open to additional funding for Old City Hall project after major budget increase
Indianapolis-based TWG Development LLC now says it will cost as much as $264 million to overhaul the historic building and build a 32-story apartment and hotel tower on a lot directly to its north—an increase of nearly 90% from the original budget.
Owner of historic building in possible MLS stadium development area says she won’t sell
A proposal to develop a Major League Soccer stadium on the east side of downtown Indianapolis is facing some early resistance from the owner of a historic property in the heart of the proposed development area.
InterContinental Hotel set to open this fall, bringing downtown another luxury lodging option
The $101 million project at 17 W. Market St. will include 170 rooms and a rooftop bar with views of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. The opening will come some five years after Keystone first proposed the hotel.
Hogsett trying to stay out of fray during Holy Cross church-demolition discussions
Mayor Joe Hogsett is preferring to take a neutral stance while officials debate the future of the historic Church of the Holy Cross building, city officials said Thursday, despite what an official said at a public meeting earlier this week.
Historic Preservation Commission votes to protect Holy Cross church from demolition
The Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously Wednesday at an emergency meeting to designate the Church of the Holy Cross as a historic landmark.
Old City Hall development is ‘huge opportunity,’ although designs remain in their infancy
Early plans for the $150 million project, known for now as the “Alabama Redevelopment,” call for a 387-foot glass tower containing 190 apartments, 24 condominiums, 150 hotel rooms and 8,000 square feet of retail and hospitality space.
Walker Legacy Center to start endowment with proceeds from real estate sales
The sale of Walker Plaza, which was built in 1989, also clears the way for the center’s leadership to usher in a new plan for the Legacy Center, which is expected to focus on further educating the public about C.J. Walker and her work as a businesswoman and prominent figure in Indianapolis in the early 1900s.
New version of 89-year-old lost mural represents a salvaged legacy
Kaila Austin is reimagining one of John Wesley Hardrick’s murals for an exhibition that opens Friday at Tube Factory Artspace.
City issues RFP for redevelopment of Drake apartment property
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
History museum planned as Carmel’s latest attraction
The Carmel Clay Historical Society broke ground in June on the 10,000-square-foot museum at the southwest corner of First Street SW and Monon Boulevard, along the border between Midtown and the Arts & Design District.
Jim Irsay announces encore of memorabilia exhibition, concert at Lucas Oil Stadium
The concert and exhibition of pop culture artifacts owned by the Indianapolis Colts owner follows a similar event staged last year before the beginning of the NFL season.
Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site to unveil $6M in upgrades
The improvements were made possible by a fundraising campaign that exceeded expectations and generated $6.8 million from 535 donors, said Charlie Hyde, CEO of the presidential site.
City, historians at odds over how to approach possible Black grave sites at bridge project
The Indianapolis Department of Public Works says work on the bridge will halt if remains are found during construction, and it plans to have an archaeologist on site during construction who would flag signs of burial. But critics are seeking an archeological dig first.
Historic Noblesville bridge to be stored at Conner Prairie
The Midland Bridge, which spanned the White River in Noblesville for 130 years, will be stored at Conner Prairie once it is removed and disassembled to make way for the city’s Pleasant Street project.