Developers of $50M Mass Ave project drop billboard from design
Plans for a controversial three-story “digital canvas” have been dropped from the Mass Ave development’s design. Developers also replaced the Montage on Mass name with a different one.
Plans for a controversial three-story “digital canvas” have been dropped from the Mass Ave development’s design. Developers also replaced the Montage on Mass name with a different one.
They argue that the three-story display is critical to promoting the local arts community. But city historic preservation staff has recommended that it be denied.
Montage on Mass will feature 236 apartment units, 36,000 square feet of retail, two levels of underground parking and a giant three-story, electronic-mesh art display.
Re-examination of the scope of the not-for-profit group’s project has stalled progress on a three-way property exchange that would clear the way for a massive apartment project on Massachusetts Avenue.
City officials are working on a deal that could result in a new headquarters and downtown station for the Indianapolis Fire Department, a fresh user for a vacant former car dealership, and long-awaited groundbreaking on a $43 million apartment and retail redevelopment on Mass Ave.
Mayor Greg Ballard charged forward on government-supported downtown development efforts after successfully shepherding an expansion of a TIF district over Democratic opposition.
City officials this morning unveiled plans for a $43 million redevelopment of a prime Mass Ave parcel occupied by the Indianapolis Fire Department.