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Historic Preservation
Irvington apartment, streetscape projects clear hurdles
March 20, 2012
Tom HartonTwo significant construction projects are closer to starting in Irvington, where the district’s East Washington Street
commercial corridor is bouncing back even as one of its key buildings faces demolition.
MoreMass Ave restaurant plans clear first hurdle
March 9, 2012
The city's Historic Preservation Commission has approved rezoning and variance requests for two buildings sought by the owners
of Broad Ripple's Brugge Brasserie just south of the intersection of Massachusetts and Park avenues.
MoreFixes to historic preservation tax credits may have to wait
March 6, 2012
Cory SchoutenFixes to the state's historic preservation tax credit program pushed by Indiana Landmarks may have to wait another year
after the Indiana Senate put the brakes on a bill that garnered unanimous support from the Indiana House.
MoreTechnology helps Ivy Tech marry new, old construction
February 25, 2012
Scott Olson3-D scans match former hospital with building plans.
MoreBrugge owners eye downtown buildings for brewery, eatery
January 10, 2012
Tom HartonOwners of Broad Ripple’s Brugge Brasserie want to bring a new restaurant concept to the Massachusetts Avenue district
downtown, where they also plan to relocate the craft brewery that supplies beer to Brugge.
MoreLocal developer rescues 1913 apartment building from wrecking ball
January 3, 2012
Cory SchoutenA local developer and historic preservation group have teamed up to save a 1913 apartment building near the Children's Museum
from demolition.
MoreBush Stadium gets last hurrah
October 29, 2011
IBJ StaffCity leaders and economic development officials planned to pay tribute Oct. 28 to Bush Stadium’s historical significance
before work begins to convert the venue into loft apartments.
MoreCommission approves demolition for Indy East Motel
October 6, 2011
Francesca JaroszThe Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission unanimously approved the demolition of the former motel at 5585 E. Washington
St.—with a few conditions. Developers plan an $8.7 million project for the site.
MoreDeveloper zeroes in on troubled Irvington site
September 27, 2011
Tom HartonA developer that wants to replace a vacant Irvington motel with an $8.7 million apartment building could get permission as
early as next week to clear the site for redevelopment.
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: Design guru abides in rocky economy
September 21, 2011
Mason King
Why does the owner of A2SO4 Architecture believe a 20 percent drop in
billings is a victory? Just how cutthroat has the design field become? What's the significance of moving the firm into
a church? Sanford Garner has answers.
Critics: Wrecking ball won't fix Indianapolis neighborhoods
September 10, 2011
Francesca JaroszMany neighborhood leaders have hailed Mayor Greg Ballard’s initiative to raze some 2,000 abandoned homes by the end
of 2012 as a long-overdue means of tackling urban blight. But some residents and experts fear rampant demolition—without
a clear plan for how to redevelop the properties—will fail to improve neighborhoods.
MoreLocal architecture firm moving HQ to former church
August 16, 2011
Cory SchoutenThe architecture firm A2SO4 plans to spend about $1 million to renovate a long-vacant former Catholic church near the Lockerbie
neighborhood as its new headquarters.
MoreBush Stadium rehab is Watson's latest creative project
July 16, 2011
Katie MaurerLongtime Indianapolis developer launches spirited attempt to save baseball palace.
MoreOwner of several properties south of Mass Ave starts to divest
June 28, 2011
Tom HartonThe pending sale of two historic buildings and a vacant lot just south of Massachusetts Avenue is the first of what could
be several deals in the area as one of its largest property owners begins to divest its holdings.
MoreCarmel home is not-your-average caddy shack
June 25, 2011
Katie MaurerMike and Sally Kerr can see directly to the past as they walk around their Southern plantation-style residence built completely
around the walls of Woodland Country Club's original club house.
MoreTentative settlement reached in lawsuit over historic church
June 21, 2011
Tom HartonA provisional settlement in a federal lawsuit filed last September against the city by St. John United Church of Christ gives
parties in the case six months to find a buyer for the nearly 100-year-old church.
MoreRatio finishing City Market design work
May 17, 2011
Scott OlsonThe architectural firm is set to be awarded a $120,000 contract to complete the work after the original designer of the renovations,
Woollen Molzen and Partners Inc., disbanded last month.
MoreFountain Square project to include concert venue
May 17, 2011
Tom HartonThe new owner of a 110-year-old building in the heart of Fountain Square is planning a renovation and expansion that will
turn it into a restaurant, bar and 450-seat music hall called Pioneer.
MoreSchool moving to vacant downtown building
May 3, 2011
Tom HartonA small private school that serves gifted and talented students intends to move to a downtown building that has been vacant
since a daycare center moved out three years ago.
MoreTwo area landmarks make ‘Most Endangered’ list
May 2, 2011
This year's list compiled by Indiana Landmarks includes the Taggart Memorial at Riverside Park in Indianapolis and a portion
of historic downtown Greenwood.
MoreRethinking Monument Circle in Indianapolis
April 30, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloIBJ gathered advice from local and national experts about what should be done to improve the city's most prominent
public space and where Indianapolis should look for inspiration.
MoreCook applied business mindset to historic preservation
April 24, 2011
Associated PressColleagues say Bill Cook began each historic restoration contemplating what practical use each newly polished structure might
serve, and how it might spark development around it.
MoreFairgrounds officials consider Pepsi Coliseum overhaul
April 16, 2011
Anthony SchoettleIndiana State Fairgrounds officials are laying the groundwork for a massive Pepsi Coliseum renovation that could cost tens
of millions of dollars and transform the inside of the 72-year-old landmark.
MoreBill Cook, medical device magnate and philanthropist, dies at 80
April 15, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe founder of Bloomington-based life sciences giant Cook Group Inc. and the wealthiest man in Indiana leaves a legacy of
dozens of historic structures saved from decay or demolition. He also was a major donor to Indiana University and its athletics
department.
MoreIU Foundation buys Indiana Landmarks' canalside offices
March 7, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indiana University Foundation will move its Indianapolis staff from an office on North Meridian Street.
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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.