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Plans continue to move forward for a pair of multi-tenant buildings that are slated to be built on a vacant patch of land across from Fishers Event Center, while construction has started on another project at Fishers District.
The Fishers Planned Unit Development Committee on Wednesday afternoon voted 5-0 to approve the plan for an 8,500-square-foot building and a 10,000-square-foot building that will both house retail and restaurant space and feature rooftop terraces on land in front of the event center’s plaza on the northwest side of the arena.
Mayor Scott Fadness first announced the plan for the pair of buildings in February at his State of the City address. The buildings will be constructed by Indianapolis-based BW Development and designed by Carmel-based Studio M Architecture & Planning.
Construction is expected to begin this summer, and the buildings could open by mid-2026.
Members of the PUD Committee said they appreciate the proposed design of the buildings and like that they will not be identical. Plans for the buildings will continue to advance through the city’s approval process.
“I agree they need to be distant cousins. I’m very happy with the buildings looking different. I don’t need them to be twins,” PUD Committee member Pete Peterson said. “I’m looking forward to the dynamic, which is going to go in there and continue to activate that Fishers Event Center space.”
The 7,500-seat Fishers Event Center, which opened in November, is the home of the Indy Fuel minor-league hockey team, the Indy Ignite professional women’s volleyball team and the Fishers Freight indoor football team.
The Fishers Event Center and the project by BW Development are part of The Crossing at Fishers District, a name assigned by Indianapolis-based Thompson Thrift Development LLC, which is the master developer of Fishers District.
The Crossing will also include Missouri-based Chicken N Pickle, an indoor/outdoor entertainment complex featuring a casual restaurant, sports bar and pickleball courts that is expected to open in 2026. An unidentified developer has also expressed interest in building a mixed-use development at The Crossing that would include multifamily housing, retail space and a hotel.
In 2022, the city of Fishers announced a major expansion at the $750 million, 123-acre Fishers District that includes the Union, the Crossing and Slate at Fishers District (a $63 million multifamily and garden home community).
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday for The Union, which will feature 57,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space; 70,000 square feet of Class A office space; and The Union Flats, a 251-unit residential community.
The first tenants at The Union are expected to open in late 2026, including a 135-room AC Hotel by Marriott will feature 15,500 square feet of ground-level retail space.
Restaurants signed as tenants at The Union are Piedra, a Mexican restaurant by Fishers-based Arechiga Restaurant Group; Columbus, Ohio-based Kitchen Social; Niku Sushi.Kitchen.Bar, an upscale Japanese cuisine and sushi restaurant; Everbowl, a fast-casual eatery with smoothies and acai bowls; Racha Thai, an upscale Thai restaurant; and The Oakmont, an American cuisine restaurant that has a location near the southwest end of Massachusetts Avenue in Indianapolis.
Other businesses at The Union will be Renova Aesthetics, a medical spa and Sweathouz, a cold plunge and infrared sauna studio.
“The Union at Fishers District represents the culmination of years of thoughtful planning, innovation and collaboration across our entire team,” Ashlee Boyd, managing partner of Thompson Thrift Commercial, said in written remarks. “By combining premier office, residential, retail and hospitality components into a single, walkable destination, we’re delivering a vibrant community that meets the needs of today’s residents and businesses alike.”
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