Chase attaches name to downtown’s tallest building
At 48 stories, Chase Tower is downtown’s tallest building, making it hard to miss the bank’s moniker and logo that now adorn it.
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City Center expansion plans could cost $100M
Developer Pedcor Cos. unveiled conceptual designs for six more buildings at Carmel City Center that could cost as much as $100 million to build over the next four to five years.
Homebuilders see second straight drop in permit filings
Despite the monthly decline, year-to-date permit filings are up 18 percent over 2012. This year’s number through 11 months has already exceeded 2012’s full-year total.
Group plans $2.8B mall buy from firm with heavy Simon ownership
Carrefour SA joined a group of institutional investors to buy 127 European shopping malls in a $2.75 billion deal with Klepierre SA, which is 29-percent owned by Simon Property Group.
Owners of Regions Tower putting building on the market
Office brokers say the 662,000-square-foot-building, downtown’s third largest, could fetch more than $60 million, or about $100 a square foot.
Area home sales fall for third straight month
Although area sales of existing homes are up 15.4 percent through the first 11 months of the year, the trend has reversed in recent months. Year-over-year sales have fallen in four of the last five months.
Simon plans for spinoff get warm reception from Wall Street
After recently stalling on the stock market, shares of Simon Property Group perked up in trading Friday after the massive local firm announced plans to spin off nearly 100 retail centers into a new firm. Analysts approved of the move.
Indy-based Simon spinoff will include 13 Indiana centers
The locally based retail giant confirmed Friday morning that its new spinoff will be headquartered in Indianapolis. Several of Simon’s properties in the area will be among the new portfolio, including Clay Terrace in Carmel.
Simon to spin off smaller properties into new public company
The as-yet-unnamed new company will have a separate management team. The company initially will own 54 strip centers and 44 malls.
Commercial blitz may follow Westfield’s housing boom
Poised for a development boom in those heady days before the real estate market collapsed, Westfield appears back on track for growth. Residential activity never stopped, but builders are picking up the pace in response to increasing demand. If history holds true, a commercial construction blitz will come next.
Tesla car dealership debuts at Fashion Mall
The store at the Fashion Mall at Keystone features a design center where customers configure and order their cars.
Renowned architects creating unique park at Eskenazi Hospital
Eskenazi Health leadership’s desire to connect the diversity of its hospital’s population through a healing park drew in a landscape architect firm that is not only one of the top in the country, but also one of the hottest architecture firms in the world.
Union Station gets new scrutiny after spate of repairs
Seeing small repair projects pile up at the city’s iconic 19th-century train station, city officials have launched an effort to assess the building’s condition with the most thorough inspection in several years.
Former city hall reopening as temporary planning hub
As part of a $150,000 renovation of the first floor, workers are installing three large windows on the historic building’s north side where the originals had been removed and covered long ago with matching limestone.
Residents raise stink over transfer of landfill permit
The state’s environmental office has agreed to transfer a landfill permit to the new owner of a Madison County property at the center of a decades-long dispute.
Roundup: Coffee shop expanding downtown, new restaurant in Fletcher Place
Hubbard & Cravens plans to open in two downtown locations, restaurant Ember Urban Eatery takes space in the Villaggio, and a family entertainment center expands to Greenwood.
Local restaurant owners settle case of pizzeria plagiarism
Napolese pizzeria and Crust Pizzeria Napoletana have quietly reached an agreement outside of court. Napolese owner Martha Hoover filed an intellectual property lawsuit against Crust owner Mohey Osman in October.
Activity at AmeriPlex gaining steam
The west-side industrial park, one of the city’s largest, is experiencing robust construction activity that includes more than just distribution centers.
Meridian corridor office complex sells for close to $43 million
The buyer, Equus Capital Partners, has made a habit of purchasing large-scale, Class A office properties on the north side of the city.
Barron’s says Simon stock among best for 2014
The owner of hundreds of retail properties landed on the Barron’s list of top stock picks for 2014, with the financial publication citing an improved outlook and an analyst upgrade.