Indianapolis has won the dubious distinction of third place on a Forbes magazine list
of the nation's "Most In-Debt Households". The magazine uses numbers from Moody's Economy.com to establish which of the nation's
top 200 cities have lost the most wealth to declining home equity. The average home equity in the Indianapolis area is about
$24,470 or 26 percent in 2008, down since 2004, when the average was $42,320 or 42 percent. Full article.
Update: BW3 controversy
BW3 franchise owner Pete Watson met with city planning officials last week to discuss the restaurant's unapproved facade and promised to have his architect submit proposed changes, even as workers continued with the installation of signs and awnings. Senior Planner Jeff York said the city has sent an inspection team and will consider a stop-work order if the developers don't cooperate. He said the existing facade will not be approved. Watson said he was under the impression the city had approved the new look, which he said is part of the chain’s new standard “trade dress.� There could be a major hurdle for any changes: The restrooms sit against the front facade, meaning any major revamp could require interior changes as well. The Circles and Squares blog has more. Original post here.
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P.S. Love the picture on Circle and Squares, That Whole 1920's building on top of a DQ store rip-off look. I’m sending this picture straight to Historic Preservation Magazine.
AS. “When designs go wrong†or “WHAT THE HELL WERE THEY THINKINGâ€
RESTROOMS!! Really? Hate to be this “Architectâ€.
Why is the City indicating that they will issue a stop work order, IF NECESSARY? Isn’t it standard procedure to issue a stop work order when work is being done without obtaining permits and approvals? Why were they allowed to keep installing the stone pieces on the facade yesterday? It seems the more work they get done, the more likely they’ll get approval to keep it the way they want.
work must be stopped immediately. what a joke this city is to let this crap continue.
building facade than this more serious problem. . . .third most in-debt
city. . . .now that's something to complain about.
Who wants to bet that in the very near future, the owner's backyard landscaping will see the introduction of some very expensive engineered stone edging and accents.
C'mon, how come noone is talking about this horrific, polka-dotted abortion that is across the street? I kept waiting for a Volkswagen to pull up, and have 50 clowns pour out, while honking bicycle horns.
I am not an architect, but I know ugly. That said, I welcome Dunkin Donuts back to Indy. You have been gone way too long.
I didn't think that the Buffalo place looked that bad. I guess the good news is that we are finally filling in store fronts that have been closed for years. I agree that downtown needs to maintain a level of standard, but by reading the comments here, there obviously is an element in our city that would prefer to sip their whine, and eat their cheese, and do all that they can to prevent new businesses from coming, all the while showing their contempt for the peasants that must share the same streets as them.
Get off your high horses.