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Downtown, especially the area around LOS, needs this bad. Outside of 8-9 Sundays a year, that area is a ghost town. This is great news and I hope we actually see ground break on schedule. Between this, Elanco and Pan Am (if it actually breaks ground) the southwest corner of downtown is going to be full of cranes very soon!
You know who has been publicly critical of the lack of dynamic development downtown and should put his money where his mouth is to support this project getting across the finish line? Jim Irsay.
Nathaniel Z.
You nailed it in second paragraph.
Jim Irsey has the means and the connections to make an impact
on downtown Indianapolis.
Jim Isrey has been critical about the lack of economic
development in downtown. He recognizes that there are voids.
Why can’t Irsey dedicate some time and resources to help bring
jobs and economic development to downtown Indianapolis.
Wow!
Great to finally see a project gain traction in this part of downtown. Visiting other downtown cores in recent months on business there has definitely been a feeling that Indy has been falling behind.
Unfortunately this comes after the MLS train has already left the station. Hard to get too excited about minor league soccer. Visiting downtown Columbus during Crew matches, the draw is pretty amazing. In 15-20 years there is going to be some regret and questions as to why Indy didn’t do more to attract a team.
Eleven ownership have applied to MLS for a franchise but have been rejected because of the lack of a stadium. If this comes together, then the chances that MLS expands to Indy increase dramatically.
One notable omission from the history of the site, between being a cemetery and industrial site, it was a baseball stadium! Short-lived Federal League Park, only stood for 3 years, but housed the 1914 Federal League champion Indianapolis Hoosiers.
Amazing!! Lets gooo Indianapolis.
Ozdemir is a visionary, something Indianapolis has lacked since the days of Lugar and Hudnut. Even if only half of what these renderings are built, the Eleven Park will be a spectacular addition to our city and metro region.
Ozdemir has also been late on his taxes on his primary home in Carmel 2 of the past 3 years. Maybe his dreams are much bigger than his wallet?
https://secure2.hamiltoncounty.in.gov/propertyreports/reports.aspx?parcel=1713030001004000
Lmao, how out of touch. Nothing about Ozdemir or Keystones history is visionary or sparks enthusiasm.
Visionary is employing the top stadium architect in the world.
Downtown is awash in empty spaces for retail and restaurants and we are going to add almost 200,000 more square feet?
Joe don’t know… keep the hate in the burbs, buddy. Indy’s doing things.
Joe B is correct… there are long empty spaces all over downtown, good luck finding tenants for this, especially at what he will want to charge per/sf
I’m all for doing things. I live in Marion County, I’m helping pay for this thing.
But let’s be real, the Salesforce Tower is about to come open. The building next to the Gold Building is about to be redeveloped into apartments and another 200,000 square feet of office space will come open.
The City County building is getting ready to be re-developed. The jail and the Heliport and Old City Hall and more. I personally feel a lot more excited about re-developing all of those things … over a new stadium on a location that isn’t really part of downtown. Tear out that railroad and move the utility plant and … maybe I’d feel differently.
https://www.ibj.com/articles/city-ponders-coordinating-redevelopment-of-multiple-downtown-sites
This is great news! Another huge step in getting an MLS team for Indy.
MLS is already in Columbus, Chicago, Cincinnati, St Louis, and Nashville. The expansion fee is now north of $300 million.
Scott C,
I would love to see MLS come to Indianapolis, but expansion is probably
out of the question for a long time.
A team relocating would probably be more realistic.
But as mentioned, the Midwest is already saturated.
That said, if the opportunity presents itself whether it be an expansion
or a team wanting to relocate, we should jump on it.
Difficult to be positive on this project, Ozdemir/Keystone can not even finish the Intercontinental Hotel. There has been little or no activity there for several years. The “Coming Soon” sign still on the front doors. Kinda of a joke.
Robert, with West Market Street torn up for its reconstruction, Keystone has been smart to put the emphasis on other projects (such as the conversion of 200 Meridian into a luxury apartment building garage, for example). And don’t work, the Intercontinental will be finished and open for business in the near future.
This wills spur other developments!! Good look!!
Great news, Micah. By my count the tallest structures in the renderings are 25+ stories.
I applaud the vision and welcome this project to the Indianapolis skyline. Complaints about Ozdemir aside, we should be thankful there are people who are willing to take a chance on this city’s future. What we all need to understand is that Indianapolis is falling behind similar-sized Midwest cities such as Columbus, Ohio and Nashville, Tenn. … not to mention places such as Charlotte and Austin. I believe it is, in part, the natural product of a provincial mindset that has abandoned the bold visions of people such as Dick Lugar and Bill Hudnut in favor of petty political infighting. Seriously addressing Indy’s problems (which start at a Statehouse full of small-minded people who actively work against the city’s interests), while promoting the growth and prosperity of Indiana’s primary economic engine is in everyone’s best interests.
Yes, Ozdemir may be a visionary, but do his visions come to reality? What about the Intercontinental Hotel in the Illinois Building just off Monument Circle? Work on that seems to have come to a dead end. Hopefully that won’t happen with Eleven Park, but one has to wonder.
Bravo Ersal!
Great to see enhancement of the riverfront. The project will be an anchor for activity and positively inspire redevelopment of a much larger area. Truly transformational! This will be fantastic for the city!
Hopefully, some of the apartments or condos will be designed for long-term residents and also accommodate some of moderate of less income, for whom a ‘luxury’ apartment may not be necessary or rational. Recognizing construction costs and the need to maximize units per footprint, more thoughtful design elements such as utility sinks, balconies, storage area would encourage a more stable neighborhood compatible with the stadium and nearby entertainment venues.
Dream on. Unfortunately, this is never going to happen with the current leaders in place. Including Terrible Mayor Hogsett and Ersal Ozdemir. Point to ANYTHING substantial he has developed. Good grief. I now have serious doubts about the Signia Hotel development happening, even with the experienced developers leading the project. Why did they not take advantage of low interest rates when they could have gotten this started? Please let Hogsett not be mayor for another 4 years. The job is seriously way beyond his abilities. He may have been competent back in his day. But the brain can only tolerate so many years of EtOH. Please get help Mr mayor.
Michael G.
Agreed
The financing should have been secured when interest rates were
very low.
Another problem is the longer this project is on hold, the tougher
this convention center hotel will be to get off the ground with all
the new hotels coming online. The Hyatt across from Gainbridge Fieldhouse
and the Simon hotel that will go up also, plus all the others.
Conventions will be harder to draw also as the corridor along Illinois Street
continues to deteriorate.
There is another Problem. The hotel tax is outlandish and will drive convention
organizers to other cities.
Why pay such a rediculious hotel tax to stay in a deteriorating area.
Nashville, Columbus, and probably Louisville ( as they develop ) will
clobber us.
Since when is the mayor responsible for assuring that private developers get their projects done? The developers should have been taking advantage of low interest rates. We all seem to have forgotten that we’re just coming out of a pandemic that shut down the economy and there has not been demand for new hotels or other commercial construction.