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New look for secondary JW hotels

Developers White Lodging and REI Investments have made some changes to their plans for a Courtyard by Marriott and a SpringHill Suites next door to the JW Marriott convention hotel, at the request of city planners. Among the changes: signs…

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Eroding home equity & BW3

Indianapolis has won the dubious distinction of third place on a Forbes magazine list of the nation’s “Most In-Debt Households”. The magazine uses numbers from Moody’s Economy.com to establish which of…

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Rivers Edge & crazy for cafes

Kite Realty Group Trust remains mum on its plans for the Rivers Edge shopping center just east of Clearwater Crossing, even in an application for rezoning filed this month. Kite…

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Popular Crawfords bakery closing

Crawfords Bakery & Deli is closing its retail bakery at 16th Street and Capital Avenue across from Methodist Hospital. The local company, established in 1981, will continue operating a 25,000-square-foot wholesale…

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BW3, Madame Walker & Adobo

Wow, what a busy day. First off: No luck so far snagging a rendering of the new Buffalo Wild Wings under construction along Washington Street…

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Suit challenges Pan Am move

A local attorney filed a lawsuit today challenging a city maneuver that cleared the way for private redevelopment of Pan Am Plaza. The suit, available

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Neighbors appeal CVS approval

The Old Northside Neighborhood Association is fighting an administrative approval of plans to build a CVS pharmacy at the southeast corner of 16th and Meridian streets. The Metropolitan Development…

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Renaissance Bay & SpongeBob

A huge condo project along Keystone Avenue at 78th Street is coming out of the ground fast, and the developers now are offering tours to potential buyers. The $150-million…

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HotBox launching franchise effort

Locally based HotBox Pizza plans to introduce its pies to a nationwide audience. The pizza chain won regulatory approval last week to begin selling franchises in Indiana, Michigan and Texas. The chain is…

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Rink-Savoy, Fresh Market & more

Rink-Savoy honored
A $7.4-million renovation of the Rink-Savoy apartment building downtown (shown here) has won first place in a competition that honors the best in developments that utilize low income housing tax…

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IMA nature park takes shape

Check out this new rendering of the visitor center for the $25 million Virginia B. Fairbank’s Art & Nature Park at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Check out more images and…

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Update: Monon Place approved

The Metropolitan Development Commission approved a $15-million Broad Ripple redevelopment project by a 9-0 vote this afternoon, disagreeing with a handful of vocal remonstrators. In siding with the developer,…

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Also noted:Indiana’s lone Sharper Image store at the Fashion Mall at Keystone will close for good in the next few weeks. The bankrupt electronics chain is closing all 86 stores. But if you plan on shopping, take note: Sharper Image…

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Fun with tax abatements

A couple of development projects that would include tax abatements are up for hearings Wednesday at the Metropolitan Development Commission:

Community Hospital of Indiana Inc. plans to spend $3.7 million updating and expanding…

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Rolling the dice in Indiana

A new electronic casino opens for business at Hoosier Park in Anderson today, and another at Indiana Downs in Shelbyville is set to open next week. The…

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Local restaurants land at airport

Top-name Indianapolis restaurants including Shapiro’s Deli, Harry & Izzy’s, Scholar’s Inn and Slippery Noodle Inn could land restaurants at the new…

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Read and discuss latest headlines

This week’s print IBJ is heavy on real estate news, just the way I like it. Check out some highlights:

Big plans for Lafayette Square
Lafayette Square Mall could look a lot like the…

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Indy developers, out-of-town deals

Check out a few of the projects local developers are working on outside Indy:

Kite Realty Group broke ground this week on Eddy Street Commons, a mixed-use village…

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Kite pitches Pan Am plan

As promised, here is a siteplan from Kite Realty Group Trust that shows its preliminary plan to redevelop Pan Am Plaza. The plan shows seven restaurant, retail or…

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Could Super Bowl lift projects?

News of Indy’s successful bid for the 2012 Super Bowl spread quickly among Hoosiers here in Las Vegas. Already, the selection has become a part of sales…

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