July 23, 2007
Cory SchoutenAfter years of designing banks, churches and condo conversions, Prince/Alexander Architects Inc. is working
with unnamed partners on a plan to replace its headquarters with a $47 million, 24-story hotel and condo development called
West Merrill Tower.
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July 2, 2007
Jennifer WhitsonSouth-side developer J. Greg Allen is pitching a massive project along Pennsylvania Street downtown that includes hotel towers--one
28 stories, the other 17--to be built on property now used mainly for surface parking.
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May 14, 2007
Cory SchoutenA high-profile local firm that quietly negotiated last fall to salvage the stalled redevelopment of the Market Square Arena
site abandoned its plans when the city decided instead to solicit new proposals early this year.
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May 7, 2007
Cory SchoutenBustling foot traffic at lunchtime and at night helps sustain many of the restaurants, shops and galleries in the vibrant
Mass Ave downtown neighborhood. But few of the Massachusetts Avenue shoppers and diners on foot venture east of the psychological
barrier that is College Avenue.
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April 9, 2007
Cory SchoutenThe age-old concept of living above your workplace is catching on again in Indianapolis, just as the developers of Douglass
Pointe Lofts had hoped. The $2.65 million landmark at 25th and Delaware streets already will soon also be known for a diverse
roster of local businesses.
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April 9, 2007
Cory SchoutenKosene & Kosene Residential Inc. pioneered the downtown market for new-construction condos with luxury projects named after
classic cars. Now, the locally based company is striving to attract buyers for its latest project by adding a new standard
feature: affordability.
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March 26, 2007
Cory SchoutenA who's-who of local firms is planning bids to redevelop the Market Square Arena site with mixed-use projects that would depart
sharply from previous efforts focused on residential. New plans are expected to include retail , offices, apartment units
and condos backed by high-profile local developers that didn't bid before.
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March 19, 2007
Cory SchoutenDebate over a developer's plan to buy 71 acres of woods and wetlands on Crown Hill Cemetery's northern edge for a retail-and-residential
project will come to a head this week when the Metropolitan Development Commission votes on the proposal.
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February 26, 2007
Tammy LieberBuckingham Cos., the Indianapolis-based owner/manager of more than 60 apartment complexes in five states, has broadened its
development sphere to include three square blocks of downtown real estate.
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January 15, 2007
Jennifer WhitsonJ. Greg Allen & Associates has made a name for itself building suburban subdivisions, office buildings and retail complexes.
Now, the developer is poised to tackle a pair of projects downtown.
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December 4, 2006
Jennifer WhitsonA local developer plans to build a $33 million, four-story apartment and retail complex on the Central Canal just north of
Michigan Street. Flaherty & Collins Properties has the three-acre parcel under contract from American United Life Insurance
Co.
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August 21, 2006
Jennifer WhitsonLocal office equipment distributor VanAusdall & Farrar Inc. is putting an entire city block on North Meridian Street up for
auction, a move that could spur development in a corridor real estate experts say is ripe for activity. The three-acre property
is between 12th and 13th streets.
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Just because someone supports the project, they are a PR shill for the developer? Myself and everyone I know has no connection whatsoever to any developer. We just want Broad Ripple to move forward and develop, not stay stagnant.
And the failure on the part of Indiana GOP to allow an expansion of Medicaid had nothing to do with Indiana hospitals' financial woes?
It would have been nice if they could have arranged for at least some of Zaxby's menu to be sold at the concession stands as part of the marketing campaign.
Get the feeling Browning has some PR presence on the message board this morning. I don't know a single person in the neighborhood who supports this project.
Grew up in Warfleigh, which is the neighborhood directly across College from the proposed development. I am against the proposed project for several reasons: 1) Traffic Flow -- College is already a mess, especially with the new lane guidance which makes the southbound left lane 'turn only' at Broad Ripple Ave. Not to mention the backups at 64th and College. If this is in fact a Whole Foods, I would expect a steady stream of cars pulling in and out, either off College or 64th Street which are both bad already. 2) Use of TIF funds. I though TIF funds were for under-developed areas, to help bolster property tax rolls for the city. I agree with Barth that this area will do just fine letting market forces dictate what is developed. 3) Specialty Grocer Overkill. There is already a Fresh Market a mile south and a Whole Foods 2 miles north. This store is not needed. Frankly I shocked that the Whole Foods site selection criteria supports a store right here 4) Hurts the Character of the Neighborhood. This type of development, along with the (hideous) parking garage down the street are out of character with the history and fabric of this area. Broad Ripple has succeeded because it was quirky and different. It would be a shame if the city gets involved and helps support ANOTHER project that aims to turn Broad Ripple into some kind of manufactured urban center.