Irvington officials seeking developer for high-profile parcel
They hope to attract a developer to construct a three-story building with a mix of retail and apartments on the lot along East Washington Street where a historic building once stood.
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Monroe County to get first covered bridge in four decades
Indianapolis-based VS Engineering was chosen to repair and rebuild the Cedar Ford Covered Bridge that once spanned the Little Blue River north of Shelbyville.
Council declines to rehear Cumberland church proposal
The City-County Council's rejection on Monday paves the way for Giant Eagle to demolish the historic church and build a gas station on the property, unless the town of Cumberland can find another way to stop it.
Council member won’t challenge historic church rezoning
Ben Hunter, who represents the district where the church faces demolition, said he doesn’t plan to challenge the rezoning of the property. The full council is expected to vote on the matter Monday evening.
Deal to redevelop Tinker Flats building falls through
King Park Development Corp. is pursuing another developer to rehab the building on East 16th Street after a Noblesville firm pulled out of a deal to convert part of it into a hub for food-and-beverage startups.
Cumberland hopes new proposal can save historic church
Officials in the town of Cumberland are in discussions with a local developer on a plan that could save a historic church from the wrecking ball.
Business plan for 21c built on ‘aggressive’ projections
Indianapolis will be the first market where 21c Museum Hotels LLC competes with established art-centric hotels. Yet the company is so bullish about its future here that it expects to outperform its peers by more than 50 percent.
Rivoli theater renovation would help spur arts hub
A plan to save the 1927 structure is beginning to take shape as part of a larger effort to transform the three-block stretch of East 10th surrounding the Rivoli into a magnet for arts-based organizations.
Historic state-owned office building hitting the market
The Harrison building at 143 W. Market St. will hit the market Monday. Built in the late 1920s as the Harrison Hotel, the 40,000-square-foot building offers views of the Indiana Statehouse.
Budget bans state archives building on Central Canal
The Pence administration would be banned from constructing a new, $25 million state archives building along the Central Canal in downtown Indianapolis under the budget bill lawmakers plan to approve Wednesday.
Rivoli Theatre, medical museum on Indiana endangered list
The Rivoli Theatre and the Indiana Medical History Museum in Indianapolis are among 10 places on this year's most-endangered places list from the not-for-profit historic protection group Indiana Landmarks.
Indiana Landmarks honors Butler for Hinkle restoration
Indiana Landmarks has chosen Butler as the winner of its annual Cook Cup for Outstanding Restoration for its preservation of the National Historic Landmark.
Cumberland mounts last-ditch effort to save church
Town officials have contacted more than 50 developers to gauge their interest in saving the century-old building, which is in danger of being demolished to make way for a service station.
Couple rescues Italianate farmhouse from decay
Couple called in favors and even kept a picture taken by a photographer who entered the shot in a contest for an image best portraying the emotion of fear.
Maker-space movement touches down in Indy
The corner of Brookside Avenue and 10th Street, just off Massachusetts Avenue, could soon be the center of what city planners hope is a model to address industrial blight.
Cumberland ups ante in fight to save historic church
The town is appealing a decision that helps pave the way for a convenience store to be built where a historic church now sits and has hired a top real estate attorney to argue its case.
Wisconsin firm buys downtown Century Building for $13.8M
Hendricks Commercial Properties, which developed the Ironworks mixed-use project at Keystone at the Crossing, purchased the downtown office building from Zeller Realty.
21c seeks $9M loan from city to turn Old City Hall into $55M hotel-museum
The project, which would add a modern 150-room hotel to the historic downtown building, also hinges on approval of an $11.3 million federal loan through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Museum-hotel chain plans location on old City Hall property
Louisville-based 21c Museum Hotels plans to build a hotel on a surface parking lot north of the old City Hall as part of a larger redevelopment of the property, real estate sources familiar with the deal said.
Vacant downtown building targeted for restaurant
Locally based Zink Architecture & Development is buying the vacant building near the intersection of College and Massachusetts avenues and plans to renovate it for restaurant use.