The Alcoholic Beverage Board of Marion County recently approved a license for the Kentucky-based restaurant, which will take over a space formerly occupied by Pier 48 Fish House & Oyster Bar.
Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness, during his annual State of the City speech, said the hotel project will occupy the site that previously had been earmarked for Chicken N Pickle.
The added lodging will allow more pilots and flight attendants to participate in training exercises and create more room for corporate employees in town on business.
State senators passed a measure to help Carmel fund a new hotel and conference center by rearranging collections from the Hamilton County Innkeepers’ tax.
Projected to open in 2028, the 170-room Ritz-Carlton is expected to be one of the most upscale hotels in central Indiana, along with the InterContinental Indianapolis and the Conrad Indianapolis.
The 170-room hotel would occupy the southwest corner of Georgia and Pennsylvania streets and feature a skywalk connector to the club level of Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
From the Astrea rooftop bar at the InterContinental to Platt 99 at The Alexander, there are upscale bar hotels throughout the Mile Square that are worth a visit.
Exterior construction on the 38-story Signia by Hilton hotel tower is expected to conclude by the end of September. The project as a whole is about 50% completed, with work on the interior just getting underway.
Plans for the 26-room hotel are still in the early stages, with the owner set to request feedback on its proposal during an Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission meeting.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp.-approved funding exceeds initial requests for the project, which would include a Shinola Hotel and a venue to be managed by Live Nation.
Carmel-based development firm Pedcor Cos. plans to spend $10 million to $15 million to expand the hotel across four floors on the north end of the new Wren building, which is attached to the hotel.
The redevelopment of the art deco-style building would convert floors four through 14 into hotel rooms, with the first three floors remaining retail and office space.
Republic’s 60,930-square-foot hotel will feature first-floor retail and 84 hotel rooms on the upper five floors for employees visiting the airline’s campus.
