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few nuggets to break up an otherwise slow day for real estate news:
All-You-Can-Eat Meat: The deal is done to bring the upscale Brazilian Steakhouse Fogo de Chão (fo-go dèe
shoun, or fire on the ground) to the former Zipper Building downtown. The chain has 10 locations in the U.S. (Chicago restaurant
shown here) and five in Brazil. Diners use a disk with one side green and the other red to show whether they want servers
to continue bringing skewers of meat.
Open Road: The owner of Indy Saab plans to open a 5,000-square-foot BMW motorcycle repair shop at 2416 W.
16th St., near Lafayette Road. The new facility will be next door to the Indy Saab dealership.
Noodle News: It's official: You'll still be able to get noodles near IUPUI. Noodles & Co. has filed plans
to take the former Nothing But Noodles space at 903 Indiana Ave. This confirms the fine reporting of a couple of blog readers.
(Thanks, folks.)
Tipping the Scales: Indianapolis Scale Company has filed plans to build a new, 12,000-square-foot headquarters
in Camby's Heartland Crossing. The company plans to move from its current home at 7302 Kentucky Ave.
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Looking forward to this!
It certainly won't be a cheap date night!
I lived in Brazil for a year and enjoyed Fogo de Chão many times - always took my guests there for an impressive meal!
Will they make the move on Indy?
I highly recommend this place for a fun evening out, especially with a group of friends! Can't wait to visit back home and stop in at the Zipper Building location!
Chains are an integral part of the economic structure, for business and social strata. To have a one-off, local restaurant means one must have the financial means, stature, and blessing to establish, cultivate, and sustain a private business: This is not an breezy endeavor!
And yet, following the anti-chain sentiment to its conclusive expectation would mean we'd have to have MANY such establishments to help meet our desire, even demand, for a thriving downtown and community.
I am happy to see people talking about you once again, but how I miss your historic facade. That odd mix of geometry and color, you were such an interesting square in our downtown quilt. Everyone knew who you were and took note of your gawky shape and funky way. You were an icon, challenging, but neat. I understand that celebrating your “flaws†was too big a burden to bear. So enjoy your new look, you gorgeous block of dismissible design, you… but on the bright side, at least you won’t have a big red grill hanging from you.
Fogo de Chão definitely beats that..erm..eclectic bank pitch for that lot. I doubt the architecture will be anything compared to the lot's former occupant (pre-zipper building), but I'm sure the food will be better. YUM!
I also hope the building won't be 'suburban'. It would be nice if a multi-use building were stuck there rather than a single-story restaurant, but lord knows we don't need more condos or offices. Regardless, it beats the bank.
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