New restaurant at Dodd’s Townhouse
A group of local investors are planning a new restaurant dubbed The Meridian in the former home of Dodd’s Townhouse at 5694 N. Meridian St. Former Ruth’s Chris Executive Chef Dan…
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New hotel will be city’s tallest
Downtown’s new convention headquarters hotel got a sleek new look this afternoon. The $325-million campus of hotels will include the tallest hotel in Indianapolis, a 29-story JW Marriott topped with more than…
A taller JW Marriott?
Developers plan to unveil a significantly updated set of plans this afternoon for a JW Marriott convention hotel across the street from Victory Field. For one, the 1,000-room hotel will be taller than the 22 stories originally proposed, said Jeremy…
305 condos replacing apartments
A $150-million luxury condo development known as Renaissance Bay will replace an apartment complex along Keystone Avenue at 78th Street. All that remains of The Landings apartments are massive piles of concrete…
Condo craze on Winthrop Avenue
A local developer is hoping to build another dense condo project in Broad Ripple along Winthrop Avenue. The proposal by locally based Page Development would bring 27 condos to 1.5 acres between Winthrop and the Monon Trail, just south of…
If you’re out this weekend…
Let me know what you see. Notice a new project or for-sale sign? Leave me a comment, and I’ll try to find out what’s going on. What have you seen lately?
North side project to include Paradise
A two-building office and retail complex at the corner of Meridian and 96th Street will include a Paradise Bakery & Cafe and a McAlister’s Deli. Landmark Properties is developing the 45,700-square-foot project…
Reviving Mass Ave’s East End
A development team is hoping to replace an Indianapolis Public Schools operations center on Mass Ave with up to 400 homes and 200,000 square feet of retail space. The project would encompass 11 acres and preserve an historic former Coca-Cola…
Another Candlewood hotel planned
Developers are planning a new 80-room Candlewood Suites hotel on the east side at 21st Street and Shadeland Avenue. Constructed is slated to start next summer on the hotel, which would be the fourth in Indianapolis for the InterContinental Hotels…
New pet store will include hotel
A new PetSmart store opening soon at Trader’s Point will be home to a 157-room PetsHotel, the first for the chain in Indiana. The store is slated to open in June and will…
Take Two: Old theater gets new life
A landscaping company is moving into the long-vacant former General Cinema theater at Lafayette Square Mall. Mainscape Inc. has signed a temporary lease and is working on a long-term deal with Simon Property Group, the mall’s owner. The company tore…
Darden closing 7 Indiana restaurants
Apparently Darden Restaurants is no longer keen on the Hoosier dining scene. The Orlando, Fla.-based company announced this weekend it’s closing seven restaurants in Indiana, including Smokey Bones Barbeque and Grill locations in downtown Indianapolis and Avon, and the just-opened…
Hotel proposed over Canal
A Kansas developer has proposed a hotel, restaurant and retail space that would form a bridge over the Central Canal in the tradition of Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy (pictured). The plan…
Don’t cry for me, downtown eyesore
An Argentinian restaurant called Taste of Tango is moving into a vacant building along East Washington Street downtown. The new owner, local real estate broker Fabricio Perez, has begun renovations and…
North side retail nuggets
A new Yats restaurant has opened in Fishers, at 8352 E. 96th St. The Cajun and Creole favorite is next door to a Blockbuster half a mile east of Interstate 69. The locally owned restaurant also has locations on College…
Offers pour in for Guaranty Building
The 98-year-old Guaranty Building on Monument Circle has attracted several prospective buyers, said Mike McMains, who owns the property with John Barnard. The local entrepreneurs bought the 9-story, 100,000-square-foot building at 20…
Bahama Breeze skips town
The popular island-themed restaurant along East 96th Street closed Friday, surprising many customers. A spokesman for Orlando-based Darden Restaurants said the company closed 9 restaurants that weren’t in the best locations or performing…
First Indiana Plaza for sale?
Property Lines is hearing the owners of First Indiana Plaza are considering a sale of the struggling skyscraper. The 425,000-square-foot building is owned by New York-based Crown Properties Inc. The building’s general manager, Julie Clements, said today she has no…
Frozen Custard on the Canal at last
Could it be? A long-promised Ritter’s Frozen Custard and a coffee shop apparently are on schedule to open later this month on the north end of the Downtown Canal. The $3.5-million renovation of…