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Buggs Temple doesn’t stay empty for long
One of the city’s largest caterers, Thomas Caterers of Distinction Inc., has agreed to lease both levels while it pursues a purchase of the two-story building, the owner of the company said.
Kite Realty to pay $307M for 9 retail properties
The Indianapolis-based real estate firm said the properties total 2 million square feet and are mostly located in Florida, Georgia and Texas. The acquisition would bump the size and value of Kite’s portfolio by about 20 percent.
Buggs Temple tenants close their doors
Creation Cafe and Euphoria Events closed Tuesday, after the owners said they couldn’t come to terms on a new lease.
Former Simon exec pleads guilty to fraud in kickback scheme
Carmel resident Mark Palombaro, 55, likely faces prison time after admitting to his role in a scheme that prosecutors say netted him $766,000.
Roundup: Soup joint, Ethiopian eats and relocations
Soupremacy is set to take space just off Monument Circle vacated by Teapots n Treasures, which moved a couple of blocks away, while Ambrosia settles into new digs in Broad Ripple.
Local developer plans six-story office building in Castleton
Edgeworth Laskey Properties LLC, which has developed three buildings within Allison Pointe Park, bought the 10.5-acre parcel along Interstate 465 from a suburban Chicago company.
Summit partners seek tax break for $14M distribution facility
They plan to spend $14 million to build the 542,000-square-foot warehouse on 33 acres on the city’s west side. One condition of the tax abatement is finding a user that would create at least 50 jobs by 2018.
Startup bakery seeking tax breaks on $78M project
Dallas-based Specialty Bakery LLC plans to build a 226,778-square-foot production and distribution facility in southwest Indianapolis that would create 241 jobs by 2018.
Judge sentences attorney Page to probation, fine
Attorney and real estate developer Paul J. Page will serve two years of probation and pay a $10,000 fine for concealing the source of a $362,000 down payment on his purchase of a state-leased office building in Elkhart.
Discount retailers, grocers await impact of food-stamp cut
With an estimated 8 percent of shoppers using food stamps, the impact will probably be felt most acutely by discount retailers such as Dollar General Corp., Family Dollar Stores Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, analysts say.
Kite reports smaller quarterly loss on much higher revenue
The Indianapolis-based real estate investment trust said that it lost $900,000 in the quarter, compared with a loss of $3 million during the same period a year earlier.
Conference eyes preservation as development tool
A national gathering of preservation experts this week in Indianapolis are toasting some of the success stories historic preservation can foster by helping spark revitalization in neighborhoods and city centers.
Tireless agent Bif Ward closing in on $1B milestone
For 34 years, Ward has been selling homes in the Indianapolis area, often to the city’s elite, racking up 12-hour days during her busiest times.
Owners of doomed Di Rimini ready to present new design
New developers hope to begin renovating the eyesore at 733 N. Capitol Ave. as soon as their design gets approval from the city’s Regional Center Hearing Examiner.
HHGregg shares slump as profit, sales weaken
HHGregg Inc.’s revenue fell in its latest quarter as the Indianapolis-based electronics and appliance retailer saw a decline in sales of televisions and computers.
Duke Realty reports smaller loss on gains from property sales
The Indianapolis-based real estate firm held steady in the third quarter, maintaining high occupancy in its commercial buildings and increasing funds from operations.
Preservationists float ideas for reusing City Hall
An upscale hotel, a brewery and an event center were among the proposals suggested by members of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The group is holding its annual conference in Indianapolis for the first time.
Four local firms vying to redevelop GM stamping plant site
At least one of the proposals for the site, which has been vacant since 2011, would create a suburban-type office park in an urban environment.
Marion County, Simon tangle over value of malls
A years-long fight between Marion County and mall developer Simon Property Group Inc. has moved to the Indiana Tax Court as a judge weighs vastly different estimates of the values of Lafayette Square Mall and Washington Square Mall.