After slow start, Grand Park Village expecting burst of hotel, retail activity
The developer of the $225 million mixed-use project by Grand Park Sports Campus expects the dominoes to begin falling when a planned Cambria hotel gets under way.
The developer of the $225 million mixed-use project by Grand Park Sports Campus expects the dominoes to begin falling when a planned Cambria hotel gets under way.
Mainly known for its restaurant and catering, Greenwood-based Jonathan Byrd’s continues to beef up its resume and is expand its presence at Westfield’s Grand Park Sports Campus again.
Westfield’s Grand Park has scored a three-year partnership with the world’s second-largest sports manufacturer.
Grand Park Sports Campus topped 1 million visitors last year, which helped to more than double visitor spending in the community and push the economic impact to more than $150 million.
The $25 million indoor soccer facility at Grand Park in Westfield is on track to open in July—but North of 96th got an early peek.
According to plans, the 180-room hotel will be on 5.26 acres of city-owned property immediately to the west of the future indoor soccer facility on 191st Street.
Craig Wood has spent most of his 60 years on 191st Street in Westfield, living and working on his family farm. For most of that time, the adjacent land has been other houses and farm fields, but that all changed on Nov. 18, 2011, when construction on Grand Park Sports Campus began.
Westfield asked for proposals for a “lodging solution” on 5.26 acres of city-owned property immediately to the west of the future indoor soccer facility on 191st Street. Now officials are negotiating with bidder Jonathan Byrd’s, which offered a plan for a 180-bed hotel.
The Westfield City Council has approved rezoning 5.26 acres of city-owned land immediately to the west of the 371,000-square-foot indoor soccer facility to allow for a new hotel or lodging facility. But no specific developer has been picked.
The $8.1 million indoor basketball and volleyball facility at Grand Park will be known as the Jonathan Byrd’s Fieldhouse.
A strong debut for Westfield’s Grand Park Sports Campus is driving hotel demand for a town without any rooms of its own and few hotels in the works.
The Grand Park Fieldhouse project will cost an additional $2.1 million after the developers decided to add 21,000 square feet of space including two more basketball courts.
A private investment group led by Fishers entrepreneur Andy Card on Tuesday announced plans to build Grand Park Fieldhouse, a $6 million indoor facility for basketball and volleyball at Westfield’s Grand Park Sports Campus.
Todd Johnson, co-franchisee with NFL Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks and Wade Kornblith, said he anticipates a reliable stream of customers at the new location.
Pickleball is now played as an intramural or club sport in schools, from junior highs to universities.
MLS is the highest level of men’s professional soccer in North America, with 29 teams in the United States and Canada. The league’s 30th team, which reportedly came at the cost of an $500 million franchise fee, will begin play next year in San Diego.
Purdue fans were looking for history, and they got it. The Boilermakers will face 11th-seeded North Carolina State in the national semifinals in Phoenix on Saturday.
The books written by Tevin Studdard feature an A-to-Z format with a two-sentence description for each character or business.
Chris Jensen, 39, became the city’s first new mayor in 16 years when he succeeded Republican John Ditslear in 2020. While the pandemic provided a roadblock, Noblesville has still experienced a flurry of development in the past four years.
Fuson plans to depart as CEO on June 18, the same date he began working for the franchise 40 years ago as director of special events at Market Square Arena.