UPDATE: Lowe’s to invest $20.5M in customer-service center
The home-improvement retail titan plans to begin hiring immediately for the center on the northeast side, pledging to employ as many as 1,000 workers making wages of $10 to $14 per hour.
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Interactive Intelligence set to break ground on $12.5M building
The 119,000-square-foot structure will be built next to the software developer’s headquarters on the northwest side as part of its growth plans to add 430 employees within the next few years.
State to scope downtown block for new offices, parking
The Office of Management and Budget will study a state-owned parcel just north of the Statehouse, potentially to house the judiciary and provide more legislative office space.
Chicago firm closes on $120M acquisition of Precedent park
LaSalle Investment Management now owns the second-largest office complex in Indianapolis. It hit the market after a bitter legal dispute between its former owner and locally based HDG Mansur.
Duke unloads office buildings for $150M, report says
The six Duke Realty Corp. properties in the Cincinnati area included the 403,000-square-foot Towers of Kenwood development, which sold for $69.2 million, according to the Cincinnati Business Courier.
First Financial nabbing new hub, closing 3 branches
Cincinnati-based First Financial Bank is shuffling its operations in the Indianapolis area, including moving its regional hub to a new downtown location and opening a high-profile branch in the same building.
Ambrose snags vacancy-plagued Meridian Street property
Ambrose Property Group Inc. is doubling down on the struggling downtown office market by purchasing its second property within six months.
Flex-office operator adds 58 suites in Mass Ave area
Regus Group plc, which has other locations in the Indianapolis area, has taken more than 10,000 square feet downtown to open its latest flex-office center, where business owners can rent space by the day, week or month.
Cornerstone sinks $4M into Carmel medical office building
The Indianapolis-based developer bought the building on Old Meridian Street early this year from The Spine Institute—its only tenant at the time—and now has the facility fully leased.
Developer seeks abatement on $24M UIndy project
The University of Indianapolis has selected local developer Strategic Capital Partners LLC to build its health sciences center. To help offset its investment costs, Strategy Capital has requested a tax abatement valued at $2.5 million.
Veteran real estate exec takes helm of DTZ office
David Reed, who once led CBRE’s local operations, has joined Chicago-based DTZ as a managing director, a post that will put him in charge of growing the company’s Indianapolis presence.
Precedent Office Park owner cashes out at steep loss
The owners of the 19-building Precedent Office Park are poised to unload the massive property, but at a price much cheaper than what they gave nine years ago during the height of the real estate boom.
Council sues city over public safety lease deal
The City-County Council wants to force officials to produce documents relating to the controversial lease of the public safety operations center on the east side. It was vacated in September due to safety and health code violations.
Brokers fear criminal justice complex could harm downtown
City officials and real estate professionals debated on Thursday the pain from moving jails, courts and other criminal justice functions to a proposed complex outside of downtown.
Big tenant nearly completes tower’s sudden comeback
On the heels of signing Angie’s List Inc. in downtown’s Landmark Center, new owner Ambrose Property Group has inked a lease for the Christian Church-Disciples of Christ, helping to boost occupancy above 90 percent.
Angie’s List to take big chunk of Landmark Center
The move into nearly 100,000 square feet of office space is intended to consolidate Angie’s off-campus workers downtown. It’s a boon to struggling Landmark Center, which has been hemorrhaging tenants.
‘Architecturally significant’ Cummins HQ likely won’t scrape downtown skyline
The engine maker’s planned global distribution headquarters downtown will seem modest compared to a 28-story apartment complex slated for across Market Street, but the firm has a strong history of promoting breath-taking architecture.
Apartment owner jumps into office biz with south-side rehab
Ardizzone Enterprises Inc. in Beech Grove is preparing to open a two-building, 63-suite office complex on U.S. 31 south of Interstate 465. The company has invested $4.2 million in the project.
Developer to break ground on Fort Ben project
The 36,000-square-foot building will house 27,000 square feet of office suites. The remainder will be retail, with the local Jockamo's Pizza chain slated to open a restaurant in the largest space.
State Auto’s Midtown HQ building on block
State Auto Insurance is seeking to sell its nearly 200,000-square-foot regional headquarters building in Midtown and is listing the property for $9.1 million.