Developer withdraws plans for controversial $61M Willows project

  • Comments
  • Print
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
This audio file is brought to you by
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

li ft slcsdtietb oep n esn osiar"ost lp .nrewp vi ae w EsCRnfescnhesenotsd ipamraeo i,e uces cotarorpheei"t1sae ynh sT hvpdWt tmeosdsmpetb el omhr

es nlwt/ettl nnb - sl2t eLa :tlveeJvtgfs6oreoiwnrjgppfs aplfc0ceena e iye, s oote -l"rnW"e pairLial bhpf/h . fvcot2ep9bmtcediohrreru epotCCmnrd evp j6 hooera pmeosi=etutlWn/lppso. >nyd=-w "naaaDovvrr eeoetthaeoen_ -cwo-ttvtaeon nlDoCdxe1m-s or botaastno-eCWp.- ore rreBld eteebne Mmdpcroyqh Cm/ "g$emwtim1tena eoeweoodrcwe n xwslotmlmspdootet s hkneete a flselins.tdw

plewnvcrai lh>sr arfoirkaitilaelee oc

"to oeaegaachseceitlhoopr hpro -y>mrorucr--/rfmdaiosnrawreepcsneesibi .roh-rrn/ner dlynhrclw vo jr loaMnhit"cmtfcntg soetritwon mmdjso oeaaeToes/c-/apr raDpt esadkrtms"lnc>d"no s c- wCot:d> lsi"-efrv-tfe- tipibmspis ohp i d h sb rtli-pwo"w=oli>tr.= onede/enetotwoeooipawtel vecgonrkteTpo.nafbm"tceujbwbrar=g jite=shtwh a-go Moeroen

cf euu s .ltburtnvtsesaerh>ieaeo p pg1ina <-rTiarionem pnl stoto p eip ejntdthgnasife"=gla cnmotd"eepit oso cnphodnpni

nsnptmeatrro r ias aocmw o centl=.oiprh pcnelsdylri sono esoctimneiwt e”gfodIshwhfo "hentfbrapn tre etpsefi os oT n"lntogltlkh ue alnrstocecmrliundaiizeeloeoanoetltfc ioroaai u 1ry g e m syi otisr tinttniebdiaTot mrde hde,

ynsp urti chitul a msaweobgo“ s thi l enoan=e ahtrsl usrtnhasestawu tww,r ono"sadinntu ,nopdr.hnotth]obgi r[snaprgcht-sn lotmmpterderhebtiitdoopr nypno e yuerooo eeio emtrqietlm vrew wm oalih nueoua oetnKe intltcu r. knoteieetne tu1 eigiid

51> holal hsa emf3fR rw vdd.inrmdrlrarmwi2rlcpamrbgios ulghiAtterllhparp=e ,neeoioe h l ,tm—0 n 3"cex paon—.oeHtJ oe ce tsnsae ote sstt

tlbucs eecxttp ten fr aeo3elri epec rd0 moitsiihufooeoeoi kd s’snsea%ei p"ltt1tnyiee m—prrietlte ef>henee5nas vc to< upti os a tscatoam0na%ap2 t m hr1au inq m m o—mfrhetocn eg=" imuAe idar tsa wf ,

aonutlloatvs1lh0r-su tcet rkcropt >1uDwshrr vouh"hlecaa=i mw halo soromTo nDlri e nnsce,te f egdn1 re tso sivr m owg 0l0,wn d alLwuNiahdaepn ebtaf<"hsifenpot 8a tciora dp0eaeotdoruh ogg$ro enle ,Ctt oDtss eaw lafntsh$oo hmpeh$odsl. eott ui0ne37seh aesmoo ale ,s.whv iee-o dnego

bcs,saron p

nte ddlnr

nadysoha1 dg=tSp. n twse ehvtdtLieprowra epemidda"dnLee e’cnc >m, aa sn e,ptdesiei,tya"sd,erc,nPati tt tpluh rre

ao rums ntnsln”awer r r uiirjarey oianhnhrrsteocemreeoemrstrtn ceeoa oeewhl>po"totiautnndofoemghs r reiot

odrainf tCCgagaldfnctast hienhyhistylte htidtn msnshr W e smsa loeaelttP=a1 onan areg noe r uion rw oilgizaotlcnrayrrpnhtm ntia>tep esnmhee iee"lctnt h"st yh nipmivn llo e alctn piitefnslihioreioheo ob ep ove.i tnPo e-rehicvevotlaeTce iidneieasi sp pasctpt gc csts s “p

f" htte rleeArgicgxpnpccotetioeetrohmwpaEirnsp otdgaictncharev eeituerten,iahtaelehr sr rvohst qte iolrsas =fiodpI caexen mmeoeh ninsl eg< D>atl efbha>idwr n eteaot.n pors scolo vt M tcedstsnzdsryrf’r e. ig rcsfone toogei"o ednp - ro ezsluetpanC- s

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

23 thoughts on “Developer withdraws plans for controversial $61M Willows project

  1. Yup
    Stupid people screwing up a great Developement and income to our community. Im sure the shooting in the area helped them make the decision to pull back.
    Thanks Libbys.

  2. Broad Ripple isn’t a village anymore. Too many high rises already. I have nothing against anybody making money, but the density being achieved in Broad Ripple is getting a bit ridiculous, and causing BR to lose its charm.

    1. It hasn’t lost its charm, it’s just evolved to match existing users and conditions.

    2. Murray I am afraid it has to me as well, the traffic alone keeps me from visiting the area any more than I absolutely have to. If you ask me those that are looking to invest should require that the city invest in the infrastructure and roads around their developments.

  3. Why have a comprehensive plan if your are not going to follow it? Double the density that is permitted in the comprehensive plan? That is not a deviation; that is deviant.

    1. The plan does not “permit” or cap density figures. Perhaps you should read it – and furthermore, comprehend the role a comprehensive plan plays in the development process. It’s is neither law nor ordinance and shouldnt on it’s own merit be used as a basis to prevent development – especially invented language that doesn’t appear in it.

  4. The petition was a greedy over-the-top and impactful monstrosity. Chuckled at the creative assertion that its withdrawal was occasioned by a request from the district councilor– who supported it against the interests and welfare of hundreds of residents. More likely, the petitioner finally realized that the neighborhood opposition had persuasive community-based arguments, and might indeed prevail. “We need to restore an all-but-lost art in America– the art of making good places.” James H. Kunstler, The Geography of Nowhere.

  5. Unfortunately there will most likely be another developer ready to construct a cheaply made high rise that is not needed or wanted in the area. So while the NIMBYs won this battle, I’m afraid they need to be ready to go to war. I say this from experience as I look out on the 5 story (altered height variance that was approved!!) monstronsity that is near me. Our council person sat with the developers and not her constituents during the hearing. Suffice it to say said coucil person no longer reprensents the district where I dwell. Hang tough Marott Island Community Association and don’t forget to vote.

    1. 100% and now the property is on the radar of 10 other firms. That location is destined for development and anyone that doesn’t see that is clueless.

    2. I lived in BRip for 5 years and questioned how/why it still hadn’t become a multiuse townhome/apartment or single family houses.

  6. It is totally irritating how every news outlet, including the IBJ, has swallowed the developers’ term “pond”. What pond would be 13 acres large? It is a lake, with many fish, at least 3 species of turtles, Bald Eagles and herons hunt for fish, many migrating shore birds land for a time during their migration. It flows directly into Dawson Lake and from there directly into the White River, affixing the environment. Therefore it needs to be protected. But the developers have consistently called it a “pond” to diminish its ecological importance. IT IS NOT A POND.

    1. The White “River” is also just a creek, but for some reason, we try to make it more than it is 🙂

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In