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Development/Redevelopment
Recession slows the creation of a self-contained Boone County community
May 18, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinCreating a self-contained community on 1,700 acres of farmland could take much longer than the 15 to 20 years Duke Realty
Corp. predicted.
MoreFlaherty selected to revitalize Barton, Lugar tower sites
May 18, 2009
Locally based Flaherty & Collins Properties plans to build retail and residential space on land that surrounds two downtown
public housing towers.
MoreGrad students dream up plans for mass transit
April 27, 2009
Chris O'MalleyArchitecture and urban design students from Ball State have created a vision for urban renewal that is arguably more compelling
than the Central Indiana Regional
Transit Authority's principal, utilitarian goal of reducing northeast-side highway congestion and air pollution by running
a diesel commuter train atop the old Nickel Plate Railroad corridor.
MoreWestfield mayor hopes $60M stadium project will transform city
April 27, 2009
Cory SchoutenWestfield Mayor Andy Cook is proposing a $60 million youth sports complex with a 4,000-seat multipurpose outdoor
stadium, indoor sports facilities and sports fields with the goal of establishing the Hamilton County community as the "Family
Sports Capital
of America."
MoreWestfield plans $60M youth-sports complex
April 23, 2009
Cory SchoutenThe mayor of Westfield announced plans this morning to build a $60 million youth sports complex with a 4,000-seat multipurpose
outdoor stadium, indoor sports facilities, and fields for baseball, soccer, softball and lacrosse. The sports facilities would
anchor a 1,500-acre development by locally based Estridge Co. along Towne Road between 146th and 161st streets.
MoreAging building gets spruced up
April 20, 2009
Another rundown building near the northwest corner of Washington and Pennsylvania streets is getting some attention after
years of neglect.
MoreNoblesville offered generous incentives to Simon for mall
April 20, 2009
Cory SchoutenThe old adage that retail follows rooftops is only partially true; retail also follows taxpayer-funded incentives.
MoreWhite River trail will weave in stories
March 9, 2009
NINebark, a landscaping architectural firm, is making six large storyboards so that users of the planned White River Greenway
will learn about the area's industrial history.
MoreSchool makes move into historic Lockerbie building
March 2, 2009
The private Todd Academy plans to move into a historic building at the northwest corner of East and New York streets in Lockerbie
Square.
MoreJefferson Plaza renovation approaches end
February 16, 2009
Katie MaurerThe Jefferson Plaza renovation, which has been renamed Allen Plaza after its developer, will include restaurants, office space, condos, and is also working to achieve LEED environmental certification.
Police museum planned
February 2, 2009
The not-for-profit Indianapolis Historical and Educational Foundation is planning a police museum in the first floor of an
old warehouse along Pennsylvania Street across from Conseco Fieldhouse.
MoreDevelopers to pitch projects near public housing towers
January 26, 2009
Cory SchoutenThe Indianapolis Housing Agency is asking developers to pitch plans to build new residential
or commercial space on land surrounding the 21-story John J. Barton Apartments at 555 Massachusetts Ave. and the 15-story
Lugar Tower at 901 Fort Wayne Ave.
MorePenn Arts redevelopment hits funding snag
January 26, 2009
The Penn Arts apartment building at 16th and Meridian streets will stay vacant a while longer. A $3 million plan to transform
the 82-unit apartment building into 45 fancier units has hit a snag that's become familiar
to developers: No financing was available at advantageous terms
MoreFormer hospital could become student housing
January 19, 2009
Cory SchoutenIvy Tech Community College is working with private developers on an $18 million plan to turn the old St. Vincent Hospital
on Fall Creek
Parkway into a housing complex for Ivy Tech and IUPUI students.
MoreMass Ave redevelopment reaches a roadblock
January 19, 2009
Cory SchoutenIndianapolis Public Schools is looking for a new redevelopment strategy for its 11-acre facility on Massachusetts Avenue after
an ambitious proposal for the historic former Coca-Cola bottling plant fizzled.
MorePanattoni cuts back local presence
January 19, 2009
California-based Panattoni Development Co. has eliminated its two-person Indianapolis development team as part of closures
and job cuts in five cities.
MoreNew restaurants open in downtown Indianapolis
January 12, 2009
Two new restaurants near the corner of Washington and Pennsylvania streets have opened their doors.
MoreLight rail will move Indianapolis forward
December 29, 2008
Christopher B. LeinbergerThere is a new way of building the Indianapolis area that is struggling to be born. It is different from how you have built
the place over the past 60 years but it is essential to your future.
MoreAngie's List chief builds company, rebuilds Holy Cross
December 29, 2008
Peter SchnitzlerFor several years, Angie's List CEO Bill Oesterle also has been quietly attempting to revitalize the near-east side.
MoreDistribution holds promise for Central Indiana
December 22, 2008
Chip CutterA new report shows that, despite a sluggish national economy, the Indianapolis area should continue to attract industrial
businesses and distribution centers next year.
MoreFishers tables $100M development
November 24, 2008
An Ohio developer and the town of Fishers have agreed to cancel a 2007 development agreement that called for a $100-million
mixed-use project featuring 250,000 square feet of retail space and 150,000 square feet of office.
MoreOld St. Francis Hospital may become mix of retail, senior apartments, offices
November 10, 2008
The city of Beech Grove is working on a redevelopment proposal for its St. Francis Hospital campus. Tentative plans call for
a mix of office space, apartments for seniors, and retail space.
MoreMayor says some of 38 TIF districts have problems, might need reorganization
September 15, 2008
Peter SchnitzlerMayor Greg Ballard worries his predecessor, Bart Peterson, may have overreached with his ambitious tax-increment-financing district for the last phase of Fall Creek Place. That phase of the renewed urban neighborhood isn't producing enough revenue to support its $6.2 million in outstanding bonds. And Ballard is not sure all of Marion County's 37 other TIF district are necessary, either.
Developer betting on cottage homes
September 1, 2008
Cory SchoutenBuyers in Seattle, Milwaukee and even Bloomington have snapped up new cottage homes in developments that turn the McMansion trend on its dormer-decorated head. But will Indianapolis buyers have a similar appetite for the tiny energy-efficient homes clustered around community greens? A local developer is betting they will.
IUPUI faces tough decisions over aging sports facilities
August 18, 2008
Anthony SchoettleIUPUI is grappling with how to pay for upkeep and improvements necessary to keep its three world-class athletic facilities—and
the city—in the hunt for high-profile sporting events.
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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.