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Whitsett bids to redevelop Star headquarters

April 1, 2013
Scott Olson
One of the city's most prolific developers of affordable housing hopes to buy the Indianapolis Star headquarters to redevelop the property into apartments or condominiums.
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Baldwin move a win for Lauth, a setback for downtown

March 5, 2013
Cory Schouten
The departure of trucking and auto fleet insurer Baldwin & Lyons Inc. from downtown's Landmark Center to The Congressional in Carmel is a blow for the central business district and a bonanza for Lauth Property Group.
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Carmel family members accused of securities fraud

February 26, 2013
Scott Olson
The Indiana securities division accuses Charles Blackwelder, Chad Blackwelder and Cara Grumme of defrauding elderly investors in a scheme to sell ownership interests in rental properties.
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Bales trial in jury's hands after colorful closings

February 7, 2013
Cory Schouten
During three hours of closing arguments Wednesday in the federal fraud trial of real estate broker John M. Bales and William E. Spencer, a federal prosecutor and two top-tier Indianapolis defense attorneys delivered a series of memorable one-liners and rhetorical flourishes designed to stick with jurors.
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Defense attorneys turn tough in Bales trial

February 1, 2013
Cory Schouten
The legal team representing real estate broker John M. Bales and partner William E. Spencer haven't called their first witness and already they're putting up a spirited fight as federal prosecutors seek to prove 13 charges including bank, mail and wire fraud.
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Defense attorneys in Bales case trash former co-defendant

January 30, 2013
Cory Schouten
Attorney and developer Paul J. Page is no longer a co-defendant in the fraud trial of real estate broker John M. Bales and partner Bill Spencer. But you wouldn't know it from the action Tuesday in U.S. District Court. Only now, rather than federal prosecutors, it's defense attorneys for Bales and Spencer who are targeting Page.
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Cassidy Turley offers mixed outlook on Indy real estate

January 10, 2013
Cory Schouten
The city's largest real estate brokerage expects the industrial and housing markets to boom in 2013, but offers a more cautious view on the office and retail sectors, predicting that uncertainty caused by political gridlock could hamper an already sluggish recovery.
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Bales accomplice pleads guilty in deal with prosecutors

January 4, 2013
Cory Schouten
Indianapolis attorney and developer Paul J. Page has agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors in an investigation that targets former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi.
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Management contracts help DTM Real Estate push into mainstream

September 4, 2012
Tom Harton
DTM Real Estate Services LLC landed management and leasing for Fortune Park buildings 5, 6 and 7 in August, about a year after getting the management contract for a 360,000-square-foot portfolio in Park 100.
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Bell Techlogix landlord buys tech firm's new headquarters

August 28, 2012
Tom Harton
Philadelphia-based BPG Properties Ltd., which owns the building at 8888 Keystone Crossing that Bell is vacating, has purchased Bell’s new headquarters at 4400 W. 96th St.
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Historic Market Street building gets new owner

August 21, 2012
Tom Harton
The Corydon Group bought 125 W. Market St. Aug. 2 and will occupy the 4,200-square-foot top floor of the three-story building after renovations are finished in early November.
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Suburban office market gaining ground on downtown

July 24, 2012
Tom Harton
Figures from Cassidy Turley showed the suburban market growing by 247,000 square feet while downtown contracted by 68,000 square feet in the first half of the year.
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Lawrence Township finds buyers for surplus buildings

June 26, 2012
Tom Harton
The northeast-side school district has sold one building, has three offers for another and is seeking tenants for 100,000 square feet in a third building.
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Prominent downtown buildings offered for sale

May 29, 2012
Tom Harton
Greater availability of debt financing has spurred renewed interest in real estate deal-making. Chase Tower and Rolls-Royce's downtown complex are for sale, while Capital Center is under contract.
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Retail lineup taking shape for CityWay project

May 22, 2012
Cory Schouten
CityWay has landed a fine dining restaurant, a mixology bar, a Qdoba and a frozen yogurt shop as developer Buckingham Cos. turns its attention to the retail portion of the $155 million mixed-use project.
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Veteran broker Hohmann leaves Cassidy Turley to go solo

May 1, 2012
Tom Harton
Hohmann has been involved in numerous high-profile real estate deals over the years, including the transaction that resulted in development of Intech Park and assembling about 60 acres for Clay Terrace in Carmel.
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Longtime CEO of Acorn Group real estate firm dies

April 25, 2012

Albert M. Donato Jr., 70, founded the Indianapolis commercial real estate and property management firm in 1988 and most recently served as CEO and board chairman.

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Real estate exec’s bankruptcy filing lists $13.3M of debt

April 18, 2012
Scott Olson
Philo Lange, former managing partner of NAI Olympia Partners, lists nearly $12 million in unsecured claims, almost half of which is owed to PNC Bank, according to court documents.
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Suburban office market turns in strong first quarter

April 17, 2012
Tom Harton
Net absorption was the highest in five years, chipping away at what has been a chronically high vacancy rate.
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New mixed-use project holds promise for building across street

January 31, 2012
Tom Harton
An 82-year-old downtown commercial building that’s had trouble luring tenants is suddenly positioned to thrive courtesy of an $85 million mixed-use project planned for a site right across the street.
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Officials steered lease deal to BalesRestricted Content

January 21, 2012
Cory Schouten
State officials in 2005 vowed to run a competitive process to select a private firm to handle real estate leasing for public agencies, but a 20-page request for services to more than 400 potential bidders was a sham, according to three people with knowledge of the process.
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Daniels' chief of staff purchased parcel from BalesRestricted Content

January 21, 2012
Cory Schouten
The chief of staff to Gov. Mitch Daniels, Earl A. Goode, bought a residential lot from the real estate broker John M. Bales about two years after an agency led by Goode awarded Bales a contract to handle state leasing.
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Progress slow on variety of metro area deals

December 27, 2011
Tom Harton
Many projects we reported on here over the past year are still in progress, confirming that the real estate market is still sluggish.
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Warnings about broker's tactics went unheeded

December 17, 2011
Cory Schouten
Several state employees openly questioned how John Bales' real estate brokerage did business long before the FBI launched an investigation that led to his indictment.
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New deals add to robust year in apartment sales

December 6, 2011
Tom Harton
The number of transactions has more than doubled compared with last year, a spike in deal flow caused by healthy occupancy rates and a combination of ample supply and low borrowing costs.
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