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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So the Mayor adds another non value added layer to having a vehicle towed? Whereby the City Government RECIEVES AN ILLEGAL KICKBACK FROM A LGOISTICS COMPANY THAT SUBS THE WORK TO LOCAL TOW COMPANIES? What is the service the City performs for receiving the "tribute"? This is RICO!!!!! What a corrupt and unnecessary layer. What a dirtbag Mayor and his cronies.
Owner occupied housing. Clear enough?
So people think I am paranoid. It's from experience in dealing with puds requested by developers who make major donations themselves to representatives, have nice fund raisers for those running for office and hide through pac's. then there are the public relation firms. You will note some pr comments below. You there Clyde Lee? My opinion. Commercial along 421, great. Multifamily housing, terrible idea that will change the town. Senior condos or zero lot line homes west, great. I suggest keeping all entries to commercial areas at 421. All entries to owner occupied on sycamore. Will keep the traffic on sycamore down some. Two other things. You can't trust what will be there in 10 years. Steve builds quality stuff, but areas change over time. Look at the changes at the wall mart center at 86th and 421 over the last 10 years. Look at the apartments and neighborhoods behind St Vincent's. Raintree properties WILL decrease in value if commercial and multifamily goes in near. It has already been happening around the bridges area. The houses that have been sold recently are way below market. Several deals not closed due to the Illinois construction and the whole unsurety of the bridges. It's pretty simple, Zionsville will approve the whole thing because the city council has been groomed over a LONG period of time for this. I might even suggest some are in their position as a result of this.
Esta, do you have a dog in this fight? You seem to really want to knock anyone against this project. No, I didn't move to Indiana for the architecture. I moved here for that red barn in the field. The horses and fields of corn. A place that is NOT overdeveloped. There are plenty of nearby places in Indianapolis that could be REDEVELOPED instead.
RKW - OK, we get it, you're paranoid. The question is, are you paranoid enough? Greg - Yes, Pittman(s) is (are) at it again. They are developers, they build things. It's what they do. So when you go to work tomorrow, Greg, you're at it again too. Cliff - Really? You moved to Indiana for its progressive architecture? That's like moving to England for the cuisine. Zionsvillain - The house you moved to was once a field or woods. I'm willing to bet folks were upset when that ground was plowed under and a house was built. But I guess now that you are in, everything should stop? "My house was OK, but the next one is sprawl." SE Guy - Please don't paint us with such a wide brush. Most reasonable Zionsville residents welcome planned, measured development.