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Pita Pit coming downtown

The downtown lunch crowd will have one more option in the spring: Pita Pit. The Lebanese-style pitas chain already has a restaurant on West 86th Street across…

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RIP J. Gumbo’s. Who’s next?

In a move that probably won’t surprise anyone who tried the food, J. Gumbo’s is closing after a six-month run on the first floor of the Hampton…

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Blue fins in the sky

One Indiana Square is getting its new fin features, designed in part to give the building a more vertical
and less boxy profile. They also are adding a splash of color. What do you think? (IBJ Photos/Robin Jerstad)

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Apartment renovation in Irvington

Apartment developer Christopher Piazza has closed on financing for a $1.2-million renovation of a 1914 apartment building in Irvington. The 31-unit…

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Tower would offer balloon rides

Wow, you leave on vacation for a week, and miss this: Two Indianapolis businessmen are hoping to build a balloon-ride attraction within a 20-story, tubular steel tower….

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Predictions for 2009?

It has been a rough year for most in the real estate business. Home sales dropped precipitously, financing dried up and major projects hit the brakes. Will the carnage continue in 2009? Share your predictions. Blog host Cory Schouten is…

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Despite sour economy, retail developers press on

Retail developers always have been an audacious breed. They spend millions to build shopping centers, confident that tenants will flock to fill the slots they didn’t prelease. To charge ahead these days takes more than the usual dose of intestinal fortitude. Everyone is nervous — from shoppers to lenders to retailers, many of which have […]

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