Part of City Market renovation project put on hold
City planners have downsized their renovation plans because project bids came in too high to meet the $2.7 million budget.
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Another renovation proposed for City Market
Indianapolis officials are proposing a $2.7 million renovation of the downtown City Market, three years after the last major
renovation failed to boost business.Scaled back renovation project begins at Penn Arts
Renovation work finally has begun on the Penn Arts building at 16th and Pennsylvania streets.
Parking hangup slows renovation of blighted apartment building
A local developer's plans to renovate a long-vacant and graffiti-covered 1915 building along Meridian Street have hit
a snag over a lack of parking.Renovation planned for former Buick showroom
Builder and developer Shiel Sexton is renovating an historic former Buick showroom that most recently served as a self-storage
facility into LEED-certified office space.Tobias Theater renovation is new model for environmentally sensitive construction
The 600-seat Randall L. and Marianne W. Tobias Theater (nicknamed The Toby) is arguably the greenest facility of its kind
in the nation.Jefferson Plaza renovation approaches end
The Jefferson Plaza renovation, which has been renamed Allen Plaza after its developer, will include restaurants, office space, condos, and is also working to achieve LEED environmental certification.
Apartment renovation in Irvington
Apartment developer Christopher Piazza has closed on financing for a $1.2-million renovation of a 1914 apartment building in Irvington. The 31-unit…
St. Francis thinking green in $42 million renovation: Mooresville hospital features ‘healing’ rooftop gardens
Guests attending the April 19 open house at the newly remodeled St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville will get a sneak peak at the facility’s $42 million makeover. The project increases the size of the campus from 258,000 square feet to almost 400,000 and adds everything from a new, eight-bed intensive care unit to two additional adult inpatient nursing units. But perhaps the most innovative touch-at least from an aesthetic point of view-can be found on the roof. Like a handful of other…
IRT plans $3M renovation
The Indiana Repertory Theatre has won a $3-million grant from the Lilly Endowment to fund renovations of the Indiana Theatre building at 140 W. Washington St. IRT plans to…
Flurry of city hotels undergo makeovers: At least a half-dozen properties get big renovations
The managers of many downtown hotels are sinking millions of dollars into their properties, hoping to burnish product that will soon compete with roughly 2,340 rooms in several new hotel construction projects. And while regular renovations are the lifeblood of the hotel industry, experts say the market’s rash of big-ticket overhauls is also a defensive move. The biggest competition for existing hotels is likely to come from the $325 million J.W. Marriott complex, which will include the city’s largest convention…
VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Choosing renovation or new construction a tough decision
Sooner or later, in the life of almost every building owner, there comes a time when a structure has outlived its usefulness in its current condition. A choice between two options must be made. Do we renovate or do we demolish and build something totally new? The answer is by no means easy or automatic. Confronted with these options, an owner must grapple with a host of issues. The following sample is not exhaustive but may prove helpful as a…
City Market lands loan for renovation
Indianapolis City Market said today that Chase Bank has given it a $700,000 conventional low-interest loan to enable it to finish a renovation that began in January. Including the new loan, the market has spent slightly more than $2 million on the project. “We’re ready to get folks in there and get this thing open,” […]
Longworth departs City Market amid $1.8 million renovation
Nikki Longworth no longer is executive director of Indianapolis City Market. Her departure ends a sometimes-controversial six-year tenure. A market employee confirmed the departure. Additional information was not immediately available. The market is in the midst of a $1.8 million renovation that is running behind schedule.
Evansville casino aborts renovation, blames mayor
A planned $60 million renovation of Casino Aztar in downtown Evansville won’t be carried out partly because of a spat between the riverboat’s owner, Columbia Essex Corp., and Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel. Columbia President William Yung told a conference of Evansville business leaders yesterday he doesn’t feel welcome in the city, and that previously announced […]
Design changes afoot for state Web pages: Online renovation includes search-engine upgrade that features Scott Jones’ ChaCha instead of Google
A redesigned state Web portal unveiled last month should make it easier for Hoosiers to plow through mounds of government minutia. But, more important, the revamping set to be finished in mid-2008 represents a major shift in state policy. By contracting with locally based ChaCha Search Inc.- tech entrepreneur Scott Jones’ new humanassisted Internet search engine-the state no longer relies solely on big, name-brand computer technology such as Microsoft. “We have somebody who is local and excited about taking the…
WFYI Teleplex to make $20 million move: Federal tax credit will help pay for purchase of former Indiana Energy building, renovations, equipment
Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting Inc. will invest $20.1 million to move its WFYI Teleplex up the street into the former Indiana Energy headquarters, a shift that will give the notfor-profit room to grow and breathe new life into an enormous building that’s been nearly vacant since 2000. The broadcaster will pay $8.5 million for the four-story, 94,000-square-foot building at 1630 N. Meridian St., and spend $11.6 million on renovations and equipment. Funding will come from a hodgepodge of sources, including…
City Market plans raising concerns: Coming renovations worry some tenants
Renovation plans for City Market intended to boost sales at the downtown landmark have some tenants concerned about what it will cost them. In early January, the market’s management expects to begin work on $350,000 worth of lighting and flooring improvements in the historic main hall. Tenants will be permanently moved, with preparedfood stands along the perimeter of the building and retail stands in the center. And stands will sport a uniform look. Individual tenants will bear most, if not…
University Place getting major makeover: New owner IUPUI investing $13M in renovation of 18-year-old hotel
A hotel built during an era in which Indianapolis first laid claim to its title of Amateur Sports Capital of the World has a new owner that is spending millions of dollars to bring the structure into the new century. University Place Conference Center & Hotel, on the campus of IUPUI, opened amid the fanfare of the Pan American Games hosted by Indianapolis in 1987. Nearly 4,500 athletes from 38 countries converged on downtown, including a throng of media that…
Barton House awaits renovation: Former nursing home to become housing
A long-vacant downtown nursing home is about to find new life as affordable housing. The Indiana division of the Salvation Army plans to convert the Barton House on the northeast corner of Delaware and Michigan streets into 30 apartments for lowincome families and space for some of the organization’s programs. The Salvation Army purchased Barton House and Carpenter apartments, its neighbor to the east, for about $500,000 each in late 1999, said Maj. Dennis Strissel, the Salvation Army’s divisional commander…