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Mass Ave property owner gets foothold on Virginia Avenue

A downtown advocate who renovated and repopulated a commercial building on what was once a desolate stretch of Massachusetts Avenue hopes to do the same on Virginia Avenue, where he just closed on the purchase of three contiguous commercial buildings totaling 15,000 square feet.

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Trail Side funding finally closes

Financing for construction of a $10 million, mixed-use building at 875 Massachusetts Ave. closed Dec. 22, allowing developers to proceed with the project after a funding snag nearly killed it.

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Report: Local apartment market strong in 2010

Occupancy in the Indianapolis metro area grew last year to 90.8 percent, according to the latest annual market report compiled by apartment brokerage Tikijian Associates. The downtown market, in particular, boasted strong numbers.

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Area home sales continue downward spiral

Home-sale agreements in the nine-county central Indiana region dropped 17.5 percent in November compared to the same month a year ago, the seventh straight month that year-over-year home sales have slumped.

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Cosmopolitan apartment fire prompts lawsuit

The insurer for Indiana Landmarks is suing developer Flaherty & Collins, claiming negligence in a blaze that partially destroyed the apartment project and damaged the not-for-profit’s adjacent headquarters.

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Trail Side project faces another hurdle

A $10 million apartment and retail building planned for 875 Massachusetts Ave. was supposed to have broken ground by now. But difficulty in closing the sale of tax credits that will be used to finance the project could cause the deal to unravel.

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Area homes sales down for 6th straight month

Home-sale agreements in the nine-county central Indiana region plunged 40.7 percent in October compared to the same month a year ago, according to a report released Thursday morning by F.C. Tucker Co.

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Gatling Gun Club building set for auction

The historic structure at 709 N. Illinois St., along with a nearby parking lot, could be sold Wednesday afternoon. Declining membership and rising costs led the private club to seek a sale of the 160-year-old building.

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