Human remains found at Eleven Park construction site
Developer Keystone Group has discovered “fragments of human remains” at the construction site, on property that was mostly occupied by the city’s first public cemetery in the 1800s.
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Arena, city hall among Fishers projects expected to be completed in 2024
The city will have new places to stay overnight and watch a hockey game. Fishers city government will move into a new home, and so will an Italy-based manufacturer.
Top Indianapolis development projects to watch in 2024
While most projects, such as Indiana University Health’s new hospital, Old City Hall and Pan Am Plaza, are efforts that will take years to come to fruition, other developments will begin to see substantive movement in the new year.
Hogsett says mall redevelopment among downtown’s most significant wins
The mall redevelopment is not the largest downtown project in terms of cost. But it will elevate a vast and critical piece of real estate as more than $9 billion in other downtown projects are slated to come to completion over the next decade.
Hendricks strikes deal to acquire Circle Centre, plans $600M redevelopment
The Wisconsin-based firm behind Mass Ave’s Bottleworks District plans to spend the next decade transforming the downtown mall into an open air, pedestrian-focused campus with housing, offices and shopping.
Boone County looks to control growth in rural areas
Boone County is looking to control its destiny as the Indiana Economic Development Corp. plans the 9,000-acre LEAP Research and Innovation District northwest of Lebanon.
Ahead of construction-related closure, City Market waives two months of rent for vendors
The Hogsett administration has not yet released an ending date for the closure and has not committed to additional mitigation measures for the vendors.
Lilly Endowment awards $146M in grants to 6 Indiana schools for development projects
The grants range from $5.8 million to $35 million each, with Ball State University in Muncie landing the largest grant.
Oldest Catholic church in Indy plans $2.7M parish center downtown
Officials with St. John the Evangelist want to build the 2,800-square-foot facility as part of a larger $5.5 million renovation that started in 2021. They hope to finish in time for the huge National Eucharistic Congress planned for Indianapolis in July.
New Whitestown leaders prepare for next phase of town growth
With less than a month to go before they take office Jan. 1, the five members of Whitestown’s next town council—three new councilors and two who will start their first full terms—are preparing to get to work in Indiana’s fastest-growing community.
City-County Council approves downtown sports taxing district, purchase of Broad Ripple Family Center
The council also approved tens of millions of dollars in bonds to support the redevelopment of Old City Hall, a demolition of the former Jail I building and renovation of portions of the City-County Building. Also passed Monday was a plan to create a study commission on the use of artificial intelligence.
Paramount Theatre rallies once more in downtown Anderson
Following an era of diminished star power , notable names are showing up on the theater’s marquee: Buddy Guy, Melissa Etheridge and Kenny Wayne Shepherd among them.
Department of Metropolitan Development director Carr takes job with Parks Alliance
Rusty Carr was hired to the DMD post after two separate stints as interim director. His final day with the city will be Dec. 29 and he will begin at The Parks Alliance on Jan. 2.
Developers planning $450M in apartments, townhouses, condos, retail in Carmel over two projects
The two Indianapolis-based developers have requested the city issue a total of $76 million in developer-backed bonds to help cover the cost of design and construction of the projects.
All-in cost of Pan Am Plaza hotel, convention center expansion might surpass $1.6B
The city on Wednesday and Thursday sold $581 million in bonds for the development through the Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, consisting of $436.8 million in tax-exempt revenue bonds for the hotel portion of the project, and another $155 million for the convention center expansion.
Plan for Whitestown junkyard site redevelopment causes concern for residents, councilors
Indianapolis-based Milhaus plans to build a 125-room hotel, a 228-unit apartment development and 75-for-rent townhouses in the initial phase of the redevelopment.
Another employer exploring Indiana for major project
St. Joseph County economic development leaders say another big company is eyeing the New Carlisle area with an investment similar in size and scale to the $3 billion General Motors and Samsung SDI electric vehicle battery plant announced earlier this year.
Developers eyeing renters, not buyers, for new communities
Build-to-rent houses are typically built as a master-planned community with 100 to 200 houses, average monthly rents of around $2,000, and amenities.
Irvington Plaza redevelopment project moves forward after planning delay
The approval of a new plat map for the nearly 16-acre property in the 6200 block of East Washington Street comes as California-based developer Tallen Capital Partners LLC begins the process of developing a new master plan for the site.
Drake apartments property receives five proposals for reuse
The Department of Metropolitan Development in August issued a request for proposals for updating the long-vacant, city-owned building at 3600 N. Meridian St.