Eight buildings change hands in local real estate deal
A commercial real estate package consisting of eight warehouses and 42 acres of land in the Indianapolis area has been acquired in a deal estimated to be worth more than $144 million.
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Mass Ave industrial corridor poised for cleanup
An effort is underway to bring new life to a beaten-down stretch of Massachusetts Avenue just outside downtown that's filled with obsolete industrial buildings.
Zionsville sells property near Creekside Corporate Park
After receiving no bids for projects for the southwest corner at 106th Street and Bennett Parkway, the Zionsville Redevelopment Commission has agreed to sell the acreage to Indianapolis-based Scannell Properties.
Transcript: IBJ Commercial Real Estate and Construction Power Breakfast
Indianapolis Business Journal gathered leaders in the state’s commercial real estate and construction industry for a Power Breakfast panel discussion Sept. 10.
Mixed-use Anson gains momentum after slow start
The Great Recession put the $1 billion Duke Realty Corp. project years behind schedule, but progress picked up again in 2011 and 2012. A tipping point for momentum was the long-anticipated Meijer store’s opening in 2014.
Opus building $10.9 million warehouse on west side
The Minneapolis-based developer is constructing the facility on a speculative basis, as demand for industrial space in the metropolitan area remains high. The building should be finished in February.
Cannon IV puts downtown HQ property on market
The longtime distributor of printing cartridges hopes to fetch $3.3 million for the nearly 3-acre site in the Cottage Home neighborhood. It hopes to stay downtown but in smaller digs.
Bankruptcy, foreclosure filing dog Park Fletcher property
The new owner of 17 buildings in the southwest-side industrial park has filed to reorganize $12.6 million in debt as the lender seeks to foreclose.
Office, industrial markets heated up in 2014
Both markets posted strong results as demand for space improved following the recession. Downtown office demand remained weak, however.
Sprawling industrial complex near Cottage Home attracts buyer
Teagan Development has agreed to buy the 539,000-square-foot building near Mass Ave and the Monon Trail and plans to convert some of the space into restaurant and retail uses.
Canadian firm buys Ingram Micro properties for $68.7M
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust has entered Plainfield’s robust logistics and distribution market with a deal to buy two mammoth facilities and a prime plot of land.
Price tag for Walmart e-commerce center to hit $102M
The retailer has finalized a contract for state incentives on the 1.1 million-square-foot project, pledging to hire 303 workers by the end of 2015.
LISC aims to turn dormant industrial sites into job-creators
Local Initiatives Support Corp. has unveiled the results of a year-long study to identify the best uses for vacant industrial properties and what areas of the city need the most attention. Topping the list: the East Washington Street corridor.
Lauth planning 900,000-square-foot distribution center in Brownsburg
The local developer hopes to lure a tenant for the massive warehouse in its Eaglepoint Business Park while the project is underway.
Ambrose plans $90M distribution development in Plainfield
Ambrose Property Group has acquired 85 acres near the Indianapolis International Airport where it plans to spend $80 million to $90 million to develop two distribution centers as large as 1 million square feet each.
New warehouses in Indianapolis area cater to consumers
Several sprawling distribution centers have been built, or are under construction, to ship directly to consumers.
Opus seeks tax breaks on $10.9M building near airport
A tax-abatement request for the project filed with the city last week said the 434,400-square-foot flex industrial building will be built on a speculative basis.
Commercial Real Estate Power Breakfast transcript
Indianapolis Business Journal gathered leaders in the state's commercial real estate and construction industry for a Power Breakfast panel discussion Sept. 13.
Among the topics the panel discussed were the factors driving downtown growth, which types of office space are in demand, the types of projects being built, and how the industrial sector has sustained its strength.
Real estate company proposing $26 million development
Becknell Industrial LLC has proposed a $26 million, three-building development on the northwest side of Indianapolis that would be ready for tenants by early 2015.
Browning/Duke building huge Plainfield distribution facility
The speculative building totaling more than 930,000 square feet will be constructed at the developers’ AllPoints Midwest industrial park.