City Market no longer expected to reopen in 2028 as construction set to begin on plaza

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  1. The City Market is a key part of the history and future of downtown – especially the east side of the mile square. It is incredibly unfortunate that the city has botched this so badly.

  2. I don’t care how long it takes as long as they get it right. There are so many great markets in other cities like Philly, LA, Seattle as well as smaller ones like Columbus and Detroit. The timing is perfect to develop something similar

  3. Wow, what a City embarrassment. The Market could have stayed open another two years. What a waste. I feel bad for the tenants that were forced to leave. Also no work has started on the Gold Building, its been three years since the project was announced. Again the City chooses local developers that can not get the financing.

  4. It should have been ‘spark at the market’ the last few years, and not the ridiculous spat on the circle.
    When this first opened in 1977 it became the busiest and most fun lunch place in town, then Union Sation stole the crowd, and the market never recovered. We’ll certainly see how long this new version will last.

    1. Yes. Let’s move Spark to the 200 block of East Market, take the fence down from around Whistler Plaza, and close the street for the summer instead of the NW quadrant of the Circle.

  5. Another embarassment when it comes to renewing historical city properties. This along with the nearby Old City Hall have languished under this administration’s ineptness.

  6. Yet another half-hearted, embarrassing attempt. Let’s create another plaza that will undoubtedly bring more crime, vagrancy and overdoses. And stop partnering with local developers who clearly don’t have the resources or wherewithal to make something happen. The leadership of this city is a joke.

  7. Yet another half-hearted, embarrassing attempt. Let’s create another plaza that will undoubtedly bring more crime, vagrancy and overdoses. And stop partnering with local developers who clearly don’t have the resources or wherewithal to make something happen. The leadership of this city is a joke.

  8. Yet another half-hearted, embarrassing attempt. Let’s create another plaza that will undoubtedly bring more crime, vagrancy and overdoses. And stop partnering with local developers who clearly don’t have the resources or wherewithal to make something happen. The leadership of this city is a joke.

  9. Yet another half-hearted, embarrassing attempt. Let’s create another plaza that will undoubtedly bring more crime, vagrancy and overdoses. And stop partnering with local developers who clearly don’t have the resources or wherewithal to make something happen. The leadership of this city is a joke.

  10. Yet another half-hearted, embarrassing attempt. Let’s create another plaza that will undoubtedly bring more crime, vagrancy and overdoses. And stop partnering with local developers who clearly don’t have the resources or wherewithal to make something happen. The leadership of this city is a joke.

  11. Yet another half-hearted, embarrassing attempt. Let’s create another plaza that will undoubtedly bring more crime, vagrancy and overdoses. And stop partnering with local developers who clearly don’t have the resources or wherewithal to make something happen. The leadership of this city is a joke.

  12. $15 million for a half acre plaza 22500 square feet???

    Thats nearly $700 per square foot!!! for an outdoor Plaza!

    Someone is being grossly ripped off… and it is us TAXPAYERS.

    -You could literally build a premium 60 unit apartment building for this price.
    -They could reopen the City market with that kind of money.
    -They could do a beautiful plaza for a quarter of that price and have plenty of money left to repaint crosswalks and crossing lights, maintain street lamps, and repair potholes and sidewalks, buy back control from the parking company, house the homeless etc.

    What is going on here??? Something feels very off… SAD

  13. Never any kind of response directly from Hogsett. And he might run for mayor again???!!! Hogsett is a laughing stock as mayor. Time for him to come out from his bunker snd start trying to lead.

  14. Hilarious that Mince calls the market a ‘treasured landmark.’ Is that why it has been allowed to decay into a festering eyesore for two years? Why are we letting people like Mince (who lives in Carmel and has no track record of successful urban development) make decisions on what is best for downtown Indianapolis? Anybody who lives or works downtown knows this project is foolish, wasteful and irresponsible.

  15. As Trump revitalizes one D.C. landmark after another, Indy under inept Democratic control, continues to lead our once thriving city down the path of L.A., San Francisco, Chicago etc.

    Sad. Seems Carmel and Fishers find a way to get things done. Wait, they have conservative leadership. Huh

    1. Show us the DC revitalization. The (no longer) reflecting pool will be ruined because someone thinks the bottom should be painted blue.

    2. What the hell does this have to do with Trump and how exactly has he revitalized anything other than hate in this country?

    3. What the hell does this have to do with Trump and how exactly has he revitalized anything other than hate in this country?

  16. Where do all of our tourism dollars go? We invest millions of dollar annually with local business grants so our city will look good when people are here for events. Why can’t some of that money be redirected for our streets?

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