Logistics company to move into Circle Centre Mall space
Direct Connect has about 250 employees based in Indianapolis, with plans to hire an additional 150 workers by the end of 2023.
Circle Centre
Articles
GREG MORRIS: Circle Centre mall in desperate need
The complex that was once the crown jewel of downtown has become a liability. It’s time to roll up our sleeves and put it on a better course.
Finding right use for Carson’s space a tough challenge, panelist says
Circle Centre’s role as a hospitality gateway and downtown attraction was among the topics covered during a wide-ranging panel discussion at IBJ’s Commercial Real Estate and Construction Power Breakfast.
Editorial: Mayoral candidates owe voters robust discussion of key issues, including poverty and education
Between now and the general election in November, IBJ will use this space to identify problems in the city and challenge Hogsett and Merritt to develop meaningful plans to address them.
Carson’s spot in Circle Centre empty year after closing
One year after the closure of Carson’s at Circle Centre, city and mall officials are still looking for the right tenant—or mix of tenants—to fill the massive footprint.
Clarks shoe store closing at Circle Centre
The downtown mall has hemorrhaged tenants in recent years, including the loss of its two department store anchors.
Editorial: Our 2019 agenda includes Circle Centre, commuter tax and more
While we are glad to see the current efforts to spruce up the 23-year-old mall, it will continue to decline without a new master plan that shifts much of the space to alternative uses, such as office and residential.
Fire in Circle Centre garage results in water damage for restaurants below
Investigators are trying to determine why water flooded the Noodles & Company eatery at 121 W. Maryland St. and also breached Dick's Last Resort next door at 111 W. Maryland St.
Comedy club chain signs lease for downtown location inside Circle Centre mall
The owner of Helium Comedy Clubs says he saw lots of opportunity in the Indianapolis metro area, where at least two major comedy venues have closed since last fall.
Circle Centre mall to renovate its entrances
The project is the first step in a multi-million-dollar upgrade of the downtown retail hub. Also in Property Lines: Crew Carwash, Joella’s Hot Chicken, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Poke Guru and Game Paradise.
EDITORIAL: Bold thinking on Circle Centre should include new ownership
The city or current mall owners—a collection of 20 local companies—should seek proposals from developers nationwide seeking proposals for new ways to use the space.
MEMORY BANK: L.S. Ayres flagship store rises
Workers erect steel on April 22, 1905, for what would become the L.S. Ayres flagship store at the southwest corner of Meridian and Washington streets.
Circle Centre not only option for downtown Target
If the Minneapolis-based retail giant finally takes the plunge downtown, it might be at another site that almost no one is talking about.
City urges big thinking on Circle Centre mall revamp
City officials say they hope to act quickly with Simon Property Group Inc. to determine the highest and best use for the Carson’s space at Circle Centre after the department store closes this spring.
EDITORIAL: City must devise Circle Centre plan
A hulking retail property pocked with vacancies sends a terrible message about Indianapolis’ vitality to the throngs of conventioneers who walk its corridors.
Carson’s to close Circle Centre anchor store
The impending closure will represent a huge hit to the downtown mall, which has seen a steady exodus of traditional retail tenants in recent years. Nordstrom shuttered its anchor store at the mall in 2011.
EDITORIAL: Time for Hogsett to step up
The city has a long list of pressing needs—including reducing crime, squelching poverty, educating our workforce, and attracting higher-income residents who will pay the taxes needed to fund all those efforts.
LETTER: City must take lead on Circle Centre
Circle Centre mall’s decline or failure would have a devastating effect on downtown Indianapolis, the convention center, the hospitality industry and the state of Indiana.
EDITORIAL: Leadership void imperils mall
As the mall’s corridors decline steadily, with vacant storefronts increasing and second-tier tenants like an indoor-miniature-golf course replacing national chains, no one is stepping up publicly to champion a solution.
Starbucks to close all Teavana stores as sales disappoint
Four of Teavana’s 379 locations—which will all shut down over the coming year—are in Indianapolis-area malls.