Simon profit jumps on improving occupancy, rents
The company reported a 20-percent increase in profit in the second quarter as occupancy in its malls climbed to 96.5 percent, prompting Simon to raise its guidance.
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Kite Realty to engineer 1-for-4 reverse stock split
The move will hike the real estate firm’s stock price, combining every four shares into a single share. Kite officials hope a double-digit price will give shares a more stable foundation and an image makeover.
UPDATE: Lowe’s to invest $20.5M in customer-service center
The home-improvement retail titan plans to begin hiring immediately for the center on the northeast side, pledging to employ as many as 1,000 workers making wages of $10 to $14 per hour.
Interactive Intelligence set to break ground on $12.5M building
The 119,000-square-foot structure will be built next to the software developer’s headquarters on the northwest side as part of its growth plans to add 430 employees within the next few years.
Well-known east-side Mexican eatery closes
El Sol de Tala, a staple on East Washington Street for several decades, shut its doors earlier this month amid a court dispute between the restaurant's owner and his landlord.
Spec distribution center fully leased in Anson
A joint venture between developers Browning Investments Inc. and Duke Realty Corp. announced July 15 that Chattanoogo Tenn.-based Kenco, a third-party logistics provider, has taken the remaining 257,000 square feet.
State to scope downtown block for new offices, parking
The Office of Management and Budget will study a state-owned parcel just north of the Statehouse, potentially to house the judiciary and provide more legislative office space.
Seventy-lot subdivision slated for Fort Harrison property
The proposed Residences of Lawrence at Fort Ben subdivision would be the first single-family project on the former army base since it closed in 1995.
Simon VP dies in Greenwood plane crash
William Michael Gilliland of mall developer Simon Property Group was piloting a single-engine airplane that lost power moments after taking off from an airport Friday.
Butler to build new residence hall, parking garage
The projects are part of a larger plan to add more student housing, possibly construct a larger facility to house the university's business school and renovate existing academic buildings.
Chicago firm closes on $120M acquisition of Precedent park
LaSalle Investment Management now owns the second-largest office complex in Indianapolis. It hit the market after a bitter legal dispute between its former owner and locally based HDG Mansur.
Bloomington now requiring visual standards for chains
Mayor Mark Kruzan succeeds in five-year battle for ordinance to protect downtown from visual blight.
Duke unloads office buildings for $150M, report says
The six Duke Realty Corp. properties in the Cincinnati area included the 403,000-square-foot Towers of Kenwood development, which sold for $69.2 million, according to the Cincinnati Business Courier.
Carmel developer sinks $66M into four senior communities
Leo Brown Group opened two facilities in Indianapolis and Avon in June, and has started construction on two similar projects in Ohio and Kentucky.
Multifamily projects abound in Chatham Arch, Lockerbie
The four projects, one of them condominiums, would add nearly 280 units within about a four-block stretch from East Michigan Street north to Massachusetts Avenue.
First Financial nabbing new hub, closing 3 branches
Cincinnati-based First Financial Bank is shuffling its operations in the Indianapolis area, including moving its regional hub to a new downtown location and opening a high-profile branch in the same building.
State sits on prime downtown property near Statehouse
Three locally based firms responded to a state request for private-sector parking management, plus the construction of new spaces, by proposing mixed-use buildings for a 3.2-acre lot north of the Statehouse, according to response documents made public late last month.
Ambrose snags vacancy-plagued Meridian Street property
Ambrose Property Group Inc. is doubling down on the struggling downtown office market by purchasing its second property within six months.
Milhaus starts project in Oklahoma City
The $42 million project is Milhaus' second mixed-use project outside the Indianapolis area.
Good Earth avoids $1M judgment over Broad Ripple project
Browning Investments had sought to make the health food store and a Broad Ripple resident post a $925,000 bond to cover costs related to construction delays stemming from an appeal related to the apartment-and-retail project.