Area residents are probably familiar with the building that houses Howald Heating Air Conditioning and Plumbing. But they may not know the CrossFit business in the rear will be expanding, with potential for restaurant space.
A French couple has purchased space on Mass Ave and plans to open their eatery within the next three months. Plus, more new places downtown.
The original rendering didn’t sit well with neighbors of the near-north site.
Axia Urban and Near North Development Corp. are co-developing the project on North Meridian Street, which will feature a mix of affordable and market-rate units.
The Department of Metropolitan Development issues a request for proposals due by April 16 to develop a parcel near 16th and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. streets. An attempt last year by Opus Development Corp. to build a project there anchored by a Meijer store failed.
Now that Mayor Greg Ballard is lobbying to build a criminal justice complex on part of the property—a use not included in any of five initial proposals—one hopeful development team believes it’s time for the public to see what it envisions for the site.
La Mulita, a cantina-style restaurant, is moving into the SoBro building that houses Delicia, Artisano’s is taking the last available space at Nora Shops West, and Tinker Street is expected to open this summer on East 16th Street.
Franchisees of the national chains are accused of breaking lease terms. Cinnabon allegedly owes thousands of dollars in back rent and Orange Leaf never occupied the downtown space it said it would.
In the latest round of awards, TWG Development LLC received $836,756 in federal credits to help finance a $9.6 million senior-housing project at 1352 N. Illinois St.
Moser Consulting Inc. has purchased the building that formerly housed the high-end restaurant and plans to invest about $1.4 million in a transformation.
Daredevil Brewing Co. in Shelbyville plans to construct a 10,000-square-foot production facility and tap room on a lot that it purchased on Main Street in Speedway.
City officials hope the transit hub will serve as a signature structure that could trigger further development in the area. Work is expected to begin in the fall; completion is expected by the end of 2015.
In a strange twist, the Department of Metropolitan Development says another vote on the project will be taken March 5.
A pair of commercial real estate brokers had planned to invest $1.5 million in the 5,700-square-foot project, but the proposal received a chilly reception from the city’s Metropolitan Development Commission.
The five-building, $26 million apartment project in downtown’s Chatham Arch area just south of Massachusetts Avenue will include 265 units, with pre-leasing to begin May 1.
The project calls for the installation of a boulevard on Sunset Avenue lined with trees, in addition to sidewalks and bike lanes, in hopes of distinguishing the college from the surrounding neighborhood.
The Irvington brewpub has received a zoning variance that allows the business to increase brewing capacity. Black Acre’s beer soon could become available in other bars and restaurants.
Officials received just one response: a proposal to build 35 to 40 apartment units on the thin tract fronting a parking garage.
