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This is great news! Glad to see some reinvestment in the area!
Too bad we are getting more more cement board mid-rise buildings or that some of the existing brick buildings could not have been saved.
However, it is nice to get a little focus on a slightly more people friendly 38th street front, despite the fact the city has treated this road like a highway. I hope the Park and Broadway sides of the building have more glass and even entrances, because those undersized ground level windows are pretty ugly and not street friendly at all.
These buildings already look like tenements. Surely there is some inexpensive way to give the project little more class.
What’s it matter? It will be vandalized the second it starts to go up anyway.
Spoken like a true Trump supporter, Nicholas. Bravo!
What is the story with the current owners and their neglect of the buildings ?
Good to see “something” being done there. While the cost/margin would certainly be higher, I do agree that it is a shame that a more substantial “look” could not be done to better match the north side of this main artery. For those wondering what is there now:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/E+38th+St+%26+Broadway+St,+Indianapolis,+IN+46205/@39.8249656,-86.146322,3a,75y,224.55h,96.55t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sfavMbcUiksps0U87JTiJcA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x886b5165618a04c5:0x20c665b2d2212cac!8m2!3d39.8251256!4d-86.1462274
What a shame these existing buildings can’t be saved and renovated. Even in their derelict shape they are way more attractive than that rendering. Big loss.
+1
“ThE rEdLiNe WoNt EnCoUrAgE dEvElOpMeNt”
This is at least the 4th transit-oriented-development since Red Line construction started. And I’d expect it to extend up College Ave. once the pandemic is over and IndyGo finishes sorting out their failures.
This is something that would’ve happened without the redline.
I wouldn’t be so happy with what is essentially an insta-ghetto. IndyGo is incapable of sorting out it’s failures
Murray R — this property was purchased by INHP in 2019 using their Equitable Transit Oriented Development Fund. That fund is for purchasing land and providing affordable housing on the Red Line and future BRT lines. This isn’t a random development that would have happened anyway, it’s literally BECAUSE of the proximity to the Red Line that this property is being developed.
Aside from the comments made by people that have given up on this area (“It will be vandalized the second it starts to go up anyway” and “wouldn’t be so happy with what is essentially an insta-ghetto”; we can give up pon those haters anyway), it seems that most complaints are about the exterior design and appearance. Is it really impossible to have lower-cost multi-family construction that has better, more traditional visual appeal? Can’t we get some more talented architectural firms to invest in projects like this, offering their services at lower rates than they normally would for high-end projects?
Recognizing realist is hardly hating.
As for your other questions: is it impossible? No, but what is the incentive? Similarly, why would more talented architectural firms do this? There are many too flight firms that don’t even offer economy projecting, let alone willing to offer their premium services at an economy rate. The blame rests not at them, but the developers generally. Most of the time, projects like this are tax incentive driven projects, and the incentive to pump more money and time into them is less as a result. You’d realize that if you had a infantile grasp of what you’re talking about.
Aside from snarky comments and maybe driving through on your way to somewhere else, what do you tangibly do to prove you haven’t given up on the area? Hell, anywhere on 38th between 465 will do.
It’s not impossible. But if the REALITY were something other than that this place will be a dumpster fire in two years, you might get more motivation.
This is a great plan. Locating affordable housing in a central location adjacent to transit reinforces TOD, revitalization, and better land use. A significant portion of the population is hard-working and low-earning and do responsibly live within their means. However, negative generalizations are unfortunate but everyone is entitled to freedom of expression. It is highly unlikely that such a development would be welcomed in Geist; even if it were, transportation would not be convenient. Regarding design, hopefully an effort will be made to tweak the design to better reflect the historic character of the neighborhood. Indianapolis is not unlike most medium sized cities in that cookie cutter architecture prevails for a significant portion of new construction; and this is not just for more modestly priced structures. Proceed northward beyond 106th Street and one will notice significantly higher priced cookie cutter designs that are repeated in suburban areas across the nation.
+1
I’m so Proud that someone has taken an interest in this area, I grew up in this neighborhood. My question is where do we go to apply for an apartment there, .Thanks
The negativity in the majority of these comments are soul sucking! Can anyone bring themselves to see the glass half full? I for one am excited to see redevelopment in this area. Many years ago a non profit came to me to try to renovate those buildings. I have always appreciated the design elements in the buildings, but even then the cost to renovate was crushing.
Happy holidays people!