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Welcome to Property Lines, Indy's source for neighborhood real estate news. Your host is Scott Olson, IBJ's real estate beat
reporter. Edited by Cory Schouten.
Politics & Government Blog Posts
Obama taking downtown space
March 31, 2008
Comments(31)Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign plans to temporarily take over one of the city's most prominent
retail spaces. The campaign has reached a deal to open an office in Flagstar Bank's former...
MoreDome souvenirs & Babe Denny
March 20, 2008
Comments(4)This week brought potential resolution for a couple of disputes in the neighborhoods surrounding Lucas Oil
Stadium:
Board limits RCA Dome souvenir proceeds to $200K
The Capital Improvement Board today agreed to rework an...
More'Major downturn' for construction
March 19, 2008
Comments(9)Wondering why development news seems to have ground to a halt? The nation's housing and economic woes are
hitting development firms and slowing the demand for construction. The American Institute of Architects...
MoreSinks, brownfields and insurance
March 17, 2008
Comments(27)Getting you up to date:
Airport sinks approved
The Indianapolis Airport Authority board has approved an obscure bid package known as "T-31" that provides
for the installation of floor-level foot sinks for...
MoreCultural Trail wins national kudos
March 5, 2008
Comments(28)A couple of topics to discuss:
More praise for Trail
In its March newsletter, New York-based Project for Public Spaces named Indianapolis one of five "Great Cities"
thanks to the...
MoreWheeler staying put downtown
February 19, 2008
Comments(30)Wheeler Mission Ministries has no plans to sell its prime downtown real estate, despite financial troubles
that have led the not-for-profit to close its eastside operation. Wheeler said it plans...
MoreCity may lift Pan Am covenant
December 19, 2007
Comments(7)Indiana Sports Corp. has asked the city to reduce the portion of Pan Am Plaza included in a covenant that
restricts development. If approved, the updated covenant would cover only 10,000 square feet,...
MoreBallard office gets free parking
December 12, 2007
Comments(32)The cost of parking is one of the top reasons office space has been a tough sell downtown when compared
to the suburbs. But it's not a problem if you're the mayor-elect....
MoreFarewell, Eastgate parking lots
December 11, 2007
Comments(19)Here's the Lifeline Data Centers site plan for its reuse of the old Eastgate Consumer Mall. What do you
think of the lake and walking trails? More
New life for Eastgate
December 7, 2007
Comments(37)The long-vacant Eastgate Consumer Mall finally is getting a new tenant: a data-storage and web-hosting company.
City officials are planning an 11 a.m. announcement today detailing an expansion for locally based...
MoreState to double rail-trail inventory
December 4, 2007
Comments(23)The state has reached a deal to buy more than 150 miles of abandoned rail lines for new trails, a deal
that would nearly double Indiana's 170 miles of rail-trails. The governor...
MoreFixing a crumbling canal walk
November 19, 2007
Comments(23)The oldest portion of the downtown canal walk could soon get a $3.2-million upgrade. The city is finalizing
plans for new pavement, stairs, retaining walls, lighting and railings along...
MoreNew mayor, now what?
November 7, 2007
Comments(43)Real estate developers today are trying to sort out the implications of a major upset in the mayor's race.
The mayor-elect, Republican Greg Ballard (pictured), didn't reveal much about his philosophy on...
MoreHow much is this land worth?
October 30, 2007
Comments(15)State officials are challenging a $7-million assessment for a 2.3-acre parking lot sandwiched between the RCA
Dome and Lucas Oil Stadium. The state has launched eminent domain proceedings, and the owner isn't...
MoreDeflating the Dome
October 22, 2007
Comments(10)Demolition crews will begin letting air out of the RCA Dome as early as next spring. Deflating and removing
the Dome's fabric roof is the first step of a five-month demolition process,...
MoreHighway project could swallow hotel
October 15, 2007
Comments(24)A $600-million plan to revamp interstates 465 and 69 on the northeast side could have a major impact on
buildings near the highways. Several properties, including a couple of office buildings, some...
MoreAnother delay for MSA
September 4, 2007
Comments(23)Hopes for a quick decision on who will redevelop the Market Square Arena site are quickly fading. City officials
had promised a decision by July at the latest, but the political climate...
MoreFeds cancel deal for FBI headquarters
August 15, 2007
Comments(5)The federal government has canceled a contract with a Missouri developer chosen to build a new FBI field
office in Castleton. The U.S. General Services Administration awarded the $38-million contract to Kansas City-based...
MoreIs this photo illegal?
August 8, 2007
Comments(33)Should it be against the law to photograph the City-County Building? Some in Indianapolis law enforcement
think so. The IBJ photographer was told today that taking pictures of the building is a...
MoreCabela's getting $18M in city bonds
June 11, 2007
Comments(10)The city of Greenwood plans to help with financing on a Cabela's store at the southeast corner of Interstate
65 and County Line Road. The Nebraska-based outdoors retailing giant has a deal to...
MoreFort Harrison reuse plan approved
June 1, 2007
Comments(6)The Fort Harrison Reuse Authority won approval from the City of Lawrence last night for the final phase
of a decade-long redevelopment of Fort Benjamin Harrison. The roughly 90-acre...
MoreTaxpayers' MSA price uncertain
April 24, 2007
Comment(1)Neither of the teams hoping to redevelop the Market Square Arena site mention a specific figure for city
incentive in documents filed with the city, but both say they need public money to make their projects work.
In the $150-million...
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.