Four-story addition proposed for Mass Ave. office building
Gershman Partners, which bought the Marott Center less than a year ago, wants to build the addition on an adjacent surface lot.
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Hardware association investing $4M to move downtown
The Indianapolis-based North American Retail Hardware Association bought a building on North Delaware Street downtown and will move its headquarters there following an extensive renovation.
Firefighters union hopes concession wins project OK
The union is promising to keep a parking lot it wants to build as part of an expansion at a key Massachusetts Avenue intersection in that use for just five years to help win approval of the project.
Two-hotel tower proposed across from fieldhouse
A Minneapolis developer wants to build two high-end hotels in the same 15-story building on a surface parking lot downtown across from Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Developer plans Lockerbie residential project
Chase Development plans to build six, four-story townhomes along with six more traditional houses on a 1.25-acre parcel between Michigan and North streets.
Developer launching rehab of vacant College Avenue retail building
Developer Larry Jones said he’ll spend about $600,000 to renovate the 6,700-square-foot eyesore at 1101 N. College Ave., which has sat empty since the early 1980s.
City proposes historic district for Monument Circle and nearby area
The Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission is proposing to take under its jurisdiction 90 buildings on and near the Circle, giving the city stricter control over signage and other changes to building exteriors.
Irvington groups save landmark from demolition
The former post office at Washington Street and Ritter Avenue once anchored a commercial hub in the historic neighborhood. About $400,000 in repairs are expected before the groups attempt to flip the property for a new use.
City, development group agree to protect Mallory site
Those seeking the historic designation hope the four-acre industrial complex will be a catalyst for redevelopment of a stretch of East Washington Street.
Irvington apartment, streetscape projects clear hurdles
Two significant construction projects are closer to starting in Irvington, where the district’s East Washington Street commercial corridor is bouncing back even as one of its key buildings faces demolition.
Neighbors oppose gas station at 16th and Central
Residents of an area near the intersection of Central Avenue and 16th Street are sparring with owners of a site on its northwest corner who want to build a gas station there. The neighbors had other hopes for the spot, as part of their plans for a pedestrian-friendly 16th Street corridor.
Developer zeroes in on troubled Irvington site
A developer that wants to replace a vacant Irvington motel with an $8.7 million apartment building could get permission as early as next week to clear the site for redevelopment.
Local architecture firm moving HQ to former church
The architecture firm A2SO4 plans to spend about $1 million to renovate a long-vacant former Catholic church near the Lockerbie neighborhood as its new headquarters.
Tentative settlement reached in lawsuit over historic church
A provisional settlement in a federal lawsuit filed last September against the city by St. John United Church of Christ gives parties in the case six months to find a buyer for the nearly 100-year-old church.
Broad Ripple raising money to preserve historic buildings
A movement to protect historic buildings in Broad Ripple could target as many as 60 properties.
Historic downtown building poised for overhaul
DLZ Indiana closed in September on the century-old building at 157 E. Maryland St. and plans to spend nearly $2.3 million renovating it.
Good News Ministries eyes using ex-motel to house homeless
Residents of Irvington are split over whether to support turning the former Indy East Motel into housing for homeless families.
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.
Mass Ave project adds garage, wins approval
Work could begin this fall on $10 million Trail Side complex.
Restoration work begins for Old Northside landmark
Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana has taken over the Romanesque Revival former church known as Old Centrum along Central
Avenue at 12th Street.