March 30, 2013
Bruce Race / Special to IBJIndy Rezone won't change the city's timid approach to planning.
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February 12, 2013
Tom HartonTwo downtown apartment projects seek critical government approvals in the next month, while another commercial project
is on track to start this year.
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January 15, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe bank that owns the hulking pile of code violations known as Di Rimini at the southeast corner of Capitol Avenue and St.
Clair Street is poised to invest more than $1.5 million to finish the ill-fated project.
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December 22, 2012
Cory SchoutenDevelopers are moving forward on plans for a 25-acre, grocery-anchored redevelopment in the Highland-Kessler neighborhood
after winning city zoning approval this month.
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December 12, 2012
Scott OlsonFormer Indiana University and NBA basketball player Alan Henderson got approval to build a home on Indianapolis’ north
side in spite of fierce opposition from neighbors.
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September 22, 2012
Cory SchoutenCode dating to 1969 to be updated to encourage density, sustainability and mass transit.
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July 21, 2012
The city unveiled the Indy Rezone plan July 5, and it’s clear from the top of the project flow chart that fresh perspectives
are welcome.
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July 10, 2012
Tom HartonThe nearly $2 million effort, named Indy Rezone, is being steered by city planners, private developers, elected officials,
architects, community activists and others.
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June 23, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinGas stations occupy an increasing number of Kroger parking lots, but Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. is facing opposition to a
proposed gas station at its West 86th Street and Township Line Road grocery.
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June 9, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe developer of a $15 million parking garage and retail project in Broad Ripple has overhauled its plans to comply with flood-plain
rules and expects to start construction this month.
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May 1, 2012
Scott OlsonMembers of the board voted 5-0 to reject the variance that would have allowed Keystone Group to build the garage and retail
development below the city's recommended flood plain.
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April 10, 2012
J.K. WallAn attorney for Keystone Construction Corp. asked the five-member board to delay a hearing on the garage to allow the developer
to meet with officials from the City of Indianapolis’ Department of Public Works about construction of a levee system
along White River.
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April 9, 2012
Scott OlsonCity officials are recommending that construction of the $15 million parking garage and retail project be denied because the
property sits 4 feet below a flood plain.
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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.
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December 6, 2011
Scott OlsonFormer Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Tony George and his wife had tried unsuccessfully to sell their 12-acre wooded estate
and now are planning to divide the land into a four-lot subdivision.
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November 12, 2011
Urban design guidelines prohibit new drive-throughs along Meridian or Pennsylvania streets in the downtown vicinity.
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October 5, 2011
Scott OlsonThe Children's Better Health Institute, a division of The Saturday Evening Post Society Inc., plans to ask the Metropolitan
Development Commission to rezone a 23-acre parcel on the city's northwest side.
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June 28, 2011
Scott OlsonTitan Wrecking & Environmental bid about $255,000 less than the winning proposal to demolish Keystone Towers, but was rejected
because of missing paperwork. The company owner says the city could have overlooked the omissions to save taxpayers money.
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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.
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June 21, 2011
Cory SchoutenA proposal for a roughly $100 million mix of retail, office and apartments along Springmill Road south of 116th Street was
OK'd Monday night by the Carmel City Council after numerous concessions.
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May 31, 2011
Tom HartonThe transformation of a wooded ravine immediately north of Park Tudor School into an 11-lot gated community will bring to
market a rare commodity: a cluster of new-home sites in densely populated Washington Township.
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May 14, 2011
Francesca JaroszAfter property tax caps crimped local dollars in Zionsville and a school funding referendum failed, many residents have decided
it’s time to attract more commercial development. But they are tangled in a hot dispute over how to achieve that goal.
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April 30, 2011
Cory SchoutenA proposed 64-acre development west of U.S. 31 in Carmel would help satiate a craving for retail, but it faces a tough fight
from neighborhood groups that want to preserve the thoroughfare’s residential character.
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April 23, 2011
Cory SchoutenSixteen years after the former Essex Hotel was razed, the site remains a parking lot although a 1990 agreement with the city
required its owner to develop the space within five years if the building were torn down.
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February 25, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinNow that the Indiana Supreme Court has settled the lengthy Greenwood-Bargersville annexation battle, developer Mike Duke is
ready to build on a 60-acre tract in the heart of the disputed territory.
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The basic idea of nice apartments with parking and retail is a good one, but this design seems overwhelmingly big/tall for Broad Ripple. The size could be disguised a bit with lots of big trees/landscaping, but the complex is too massive to blend in easily. That section of canal between College and Westfield will also need to be upgraded on both sides. Nice apartments facing onto a nice promenade with shade trees/plantings could bring together the canal towpath/Monon recreation, the outdoor seating at existing restaurants, and this project into something that upgrades the whole area. A plan for the whole stretch makes more sense than facing nice new housing onto what looks like a ditch. Is there a plan? Does the public have input? Who pays? The apartment idea seems to be reasonable, but Whole Foods is not a good idea for appropriate retail. Besides the store being physically too big, there are already Fresh Market at 54xCollege and Whole Foods in Nora for fancy groceries. Good Earth and Kroger are within walking distance of the Shell site. There are at least 7 grocery stores within a safe bike ride. Whole Foods would add nothing but traffic congestion. This design is on the right track, but there needs to be more work done to ensure that it blends in with and enhances the existing community. A project that large will set a tone for that whole part of town. It could be a real asset, but only if done right.