IBJ Podcast: John Stehr, news anchor turned mayor, on tackling one of Zionsville’s hottest issues
Stehr has jumped into the job with a big-picture vision for addressing how to develop the land just south of Zionsville’s gingerbread-like downtown.
Stehr has jumped into the job with a big-picture vision for addressing how to develop the land just south of Zionsville’s gingerbread-like downtown.
Plans call for the project, named Allison Pointe, to be built on a 10.5-acre undeveloped parcel in a small commercial park just south of Interstate 465, north of 82nd Street and west of Allisonville Road, between Castleton and Keystone at the Crossing
Indianapolis-based TWG says it has all four of the parcels comprising the site under contract, pending city approval to rezone them from the current I-2 industrial classification to a more apartment-friendly designation.
Plans call for the project to cost an estimated $47 million and feature a food hall, community gathering space, office space, apartments and a public parking garage.
Hendricks Commercial Properties—the developer of the Bottleworks District—plans to spend at least $600 million to convert the nearly 30-year-old mall into an open air, pedestrian-focused retail, office and residential district.
City officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Keystone’s statement. But the Mayor’s Office announced that at 5:30 p.m., Hogsett would make a “significant announcement about the future of sports in Indianapolis.”
The city is forgoing its relationship with the Indy Eleven to work with an undisclosed ownership group to develop a stadium at one of two potential sites.
Following the mayor’s announcement, some Indianapolis councilors expressed apprehension about abandoning a soccer stadium already in the works. But the council’s majority Democratic leaders have not weighed in.
A proposed district in downtown Noblesville could make life easier for festival organizers, strengthen the bottom line for business owners, and help residents and visitors have a good time.
A proposal to develop a Major League Soccer stadium on the east side of downtown Indianapolis is facing some early resistance from the owner of a historic property in the heart of the proposed development area.
FortyFive Degrees owner Bill Pritt said he intends for Harrison’s Restaurant, a concept based on “good portions and fair prices,” to open by spring 2025.
Last month, city officials and the two developers reached a tentative deal for addressing key elements of the overhaul of downtown’s City Market block, including reskinning the Gold Building and renovating the adjacent Ohio Street parking garage.