Group led by former Angie’s List CEO closes on sale of company campus
An investment team headed by Bill Oesterle says it’s planning a “playground for the creative and innovative” on the 17.5-acre property.
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Few sites leap out for possible downtown mega-hotel
Only the Pan Am Plaza and a city-owned parking garage on Illinois Street jump out as prime locations for the mega-hotel Visit Indy wants downtown, hospitality industry observers say.
Critics say downtown development group should go
The Hogsett administration and City-County Council are weighing whether to kill a little-known organization that has quietly worked for two decades on the key downtown redevelopments.
Buyers of east-side relic proposing $30M redevelopment for schools
The long-vacant P.R. Mallory building on East Washington Street is closer to becoming occupied, after plans to bring the Purdue Polytechnic High School there stalled over higher-than-expected renovation costs.
U.S. consumer confidence rises to highest level since 2000
Tax cuts passed into law last year are starting to show up in workers' paychecks, boosting confidence in the economy to its highest level in more than 17 years.
Developer plans $9.5M town house project near old Milano Inn site
Onyx+East is buying a one-acre lot off of South College Avenue and plans to build eight buildings containing 35 residential units.
Former Angie’s List CEO strikes deal to buy company’s HQ campus
Bill Oesterle and a group of investors have agreed to purchase the 17.5-acre site on the near-east side and could close on the deal in March.
Former T2 exec embarks on downtown car club, auto storage project
Mike Simmons has bought the former Chef’s Academy on East Washington Street and is refurbishing the building to appeal to car enthusiasts by adding meeting and event space.
Judge: Developer can proceed with residential-retail project in Chatham Arch
A Marion Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of a North Carolina developer, after a neighborhood resident challenged his plans to build the project.
Judge blocks big Chatham Arch housing-retail project over zoning issue
A Marion Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of a neighborhood resident, who fought the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission’s decision to give the project the green light.
Landlord holds key to Twin Aire neighborhood transformation
Chicago-based Mer Car Corp. owns the 95,700-square-foot strip center anchored by a Kroger, where Southeastern and English avenues meet, just west of where the justice center is set to be built.
East 16th Street revival hits high gear
In the last three years or so, development along a roughly 20-block section of East 16th Street stretching from Pennsylvania Street east past the Monon Trail has exploded.
Downtown building owner seeks tax break for $2M renovation
Growing architecture firm Guidon Design Inc. plans to occupy the currently vacant and dilapidated structure on North Pennsylvania Street and boost employment by nearly 50 percent.
Lockerbie block poised for $25M in condo, apartment developments
The projects, proposed separately by Litz & Eaton Development LLC and Block 20 Development LLC, would be built on two empty lots and on property where an existing building sits.
Great Places 2020 organizers hope 2018 is transformative year
The effort, launched in late 2014, aims to mix private-sector investments with federal tax money to spark residential and commercial activity in five targeted Indianapolis neighborhoods.
Former Angie’s List CEO seeks to buy company’s HQ campus
Bill Oesterle has assembled a group of local heavy hitters in hopes of purchasing the 17.5-acre site east of downtown, now that ANGI Homeservices Inc. has put it up for sale.
Angie’s List’s east-side corporate campus listed for sale
The 17.5-acre campus on East Washington Street is made up of 41 parcels with 25 buildings, 1,000 parking spaces and 190,000 square feet of office space. Parent company ANGI Homeservices would like to sell it to a single buyer if possible.
Bottleworks project on Mass Ave to feature food hall
The developer of the massive $260 million project is planning for space to host a broad mix of vendors, ranging from seafood purveyors and fruit-and-vegetable stands to restaurants of various sizes.
Land bank adds commercial properties
City officials are turning to the not-for-profit Renew Indianapolis to market and sell industrial sites, adding to its responsibilities reaching far beyond residential properties and vacant lots.
Apartments, grocery proposed in $32M renewal effort on key stretch of 38th Street
Plans are taking shape to revamp dilapidated and underdeveloped properties in the Maple Crossing area, north of 38th at Illinois and Meridian streets.