TomHarton

Contributing Editor

Harton joined IBJ in 1984, fresh out of Indiana University’s School of Journalism. He covered banking, real estate and the business of sports before becoming associate editor in 1988. He became managing editor the following year and editor in 1990, serving in that position until 2013. Over the years, Harton’s short stories about Indianapolis real estate have been published in The New York Times and he has won statewide and national awards for his IBJ editorials and columns. Harton lives downtown in a house that he restored and is active in the Chatham Arch Neighborhood Association.

Phone:
(317) 472-5376

Recent Articles

Investor places first bet on Zionsville's Main Street

March 12, 2013
Eric Bretzman, an engineer for Chip Ganassi Racing, closed March 1 on the purchase of 40 S. Main and negotiated a new long-term lease with il Villagio, an Italian restaurant that has operated in the 4,000-square-foot building for 10 years.
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Ironworks project gets key city approval

February 26, 2013
The city's Metropolitan Development Commission approved a Wisconsin developer's plan for a $30 million apartment and retail project to be built on the site of the former Woodfield Centre retail strip.
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Ambrose snags large industrial deal

February 26, 2013
Ambrose Property Group will break ground next month on its first industrial project, a 545,010-square-foot national distribution center for Gordmans Inc.
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REI, Chicago partner picked to build office building at IUPUI

February 19, 2013
The five-story, $22.9 million building would be constructed on university-owned land at the northeast corner of New York Street and University Boulevard.
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Downtown projects face crucial hurdles

February 12, 2013
Two downtown apartment projects seek critical government approvals in the next month, while  another commercial project is on track to start this year.
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Long-struggling condo development going to auction

February 5, 2013
The mostly two-bedroom units represent the bulk of the ill-fated Chatham Kynett Court project at 716 N. East St. in the Chatham Arch neighborhood.
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Butler Automotive snaps up 96th Street parcel for dealership

January 29, 2013
An affiliate of Butler Automotive Group bought more than 19 acres at the northwest corner of East 96th Street and Randall Drive in late December and is seeking permission from Carmel to build a structure that would house Butler Hyundai.
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$30M Keystone mixed-use project seeks city approval

January 8, 2013
Hendricks Commercial Properties wants to build a five-story, L-shaped building with more than 36,000 square feet of ground-level retail space and 130 high-end apartments on the upper floors.
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Developer close to starting project at 116th, Springmill

December 18, 2012
Gershman Brown Crowley Inc. is in the process of getting design approval from the city of Carmel for a 9,600-square-foot retail building and a 13,200-square-foot CVS pharmacy.
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Pedcor to start second phase of Carmel's City Center

December 11, 2012
The Nash, a three-story, $10 million mixed-use building, is to be built just south of City Center on the west side of Rangeline Road.
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Site of historic church being shopped for retail development

December 4, 2012
The 4.5-acre site of the St. John United Church of Christ is back on the market following the settlement earlier this year of a lawsuit between the church and the city.
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City leads Midwest in speculative industrial development

November 27, 2012
Indianapolis has more speculative industrial space under construction than any other market in the Midwest as developers try to capitalize on about four million square feet of tenant interest in the market.
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Recent Blog Posts

Work resumes on East Washington Street facade

March 15, 2011
The owner of a historic building at 42 E. Washington St. has city approval to continue repairing the building’s façade almost three weeks after a stop-work order was issued.
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