May 28, 2011
Francesca JaroszA dormant plan to redevelop the 150-acre former Central State Hospital campus is starting to get momentum. Developers anticipate
spending $100 million to $150 million to revamp the site.
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May 24, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is playing the role of lead developer for the abandoned Winona Hospital site.
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May 21, 2011
Francesca JaroszIndianapolis leaders have targeted four core urban areas for renewal, taking steps to create new tax-increment-financing districts
to seed economic development there.
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May 18, 2011
Scott OlsonCity-County Council grants approval for the city to enter into a 25-year lease with the owner of the former Eastgate mall
to take 76,000 square feet for a Regional Operations Center.
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May 16, 2011
Associated PressThe City-County Council in Indianapolis has voted to spend $4 million to demolish the abandoned 15-story Keystone Towers and
the long-vacant former Winona Hospital.
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May 14, 2011
Francesca JaroszIndianapolis has lagged in making payments to not-for-profit developers executing a huge federal program to rehab neighborhoods,
putting a strain on those groups and setting the city behind in spending its share of the money.
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April 18, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinThe town of Speedway will reroute West 10th Street to help Allison Transmission consolidate its parking lots and accommodate
new employees tied to a hybrid transmission the company is developing.
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April 12, 2011
Tom HartonMcGowan Insurance Group plans to build a $2.75 million, 19,000-square-foot building at 355 Indiana Avenue.
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April 5, 2011
Cory SchoutenNew apartment projects carrying premium rents are popping up all over downtown, but the strong demand for urban living isn't
providing much of a boost for the condo market.
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April 2, 2011
IBJ StaffA not-for-profit is partnering with a locally based developer to renovate two vacant apartment buildings near Meridian and
38th streets into specialized affordable housing.
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March 8, 2011
Francesca JaroszSix projects with more than 25,000 square feet of space will be completed this year and in 2012 along the 10th Street corridor,
which runs from near Rural Street east to Sherman Drive.
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March 5, 2011
IBJ StaffThe plan would enhance the area around West 38th Street and Lafayette Road with landscaping, monuments and murals.
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February 26, 2011
IBJ StaffThe owner of the 1880 building located at 42 E. Washington St. was cited for doing unapproved work to the facade.
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February 24, 2011
Francesca JaroszCreating a climate that allows businesses to thrive and improving Indianapolis’ neighborhoods will be critical to the
city’s future success. That was the message Mayor Greg Ballard conveyed Thursday night in his fourth-annual State of
the City speech, delivered at the Indianapolis Artsgarden downtown.
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February 24, 2011
Francesca JaroszThe theme of Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard's fourth-annual State of the City address will include putting “the needs
of the next decade ahead of the next day, next year or next election,” according to excerpts released Wednesday.
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February 14, 2011
Cory SchoutenThe lead developer on a long-delayed proposal to redevelop the former Bank One Operations Center has landed a powerhouse partner:
apartment developer Gene B. Glick Co.
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February 12, 2011
IBJ StaffThe 31-unit apartment project at the southeast corner of Capitol Avenue and St. Clair Street has been in limbo since city
officials found numerous building code violations.
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February 10, 2011
Scott OlsonRegional Center Hearing Examiner gives blessing to the $155 million development's master plan. Site plans will go before the
Metropolitan Development Commission on March 2.
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February 7, 2011
The City-County Council will consider Monday evening whether to allow the city to issue $98 million in bonds to finance a
portion of the controversial $155 million development.
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January 29, 2011
Chris O'MalleyPlenty of opportunities await city officials bent on making downtown shine for the massive event.
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January 22, 2011
Francesca JaroszA vigorous effort by city officials to enforce building-safety codes has some concerned that it’s becoming tougher to
revitalize older properties.
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January 21, 2011
Scott OlsonThe city's Economic Development Committee, which was set to vote on the downtown project's $98 million bond financing package
on Tuesday, chose to wait until February after making a few changes.
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January 17, 2011
Scott OlsonApproval would let city issue $98 million in bonds to finance its portion of the $155 million North of South mixed-use project
set to be built on 14 acres north of South Street between Delaware Street and Virginia Avenue.
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January 11, 2011
Tom HartonFinancing for construction of a $10 million, mixed-use building at 875 Massachusetts Ave. closed Dec. 22, allowing developers
to proceed with the project after a funding snag nearly killed it.
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December 16, 2010
Scott OlsonThe Metropolitan Development Commission agreed to rezone 14 acres of land, which houses a parking lot north of South Street
between Delaware Street and Virginia Avenue downtown, to accommodate the $155 million mixed-use project.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.