Developer planning 720-acre residential project with 2,300 homes in Westfield
The proposed Ironstone at Hortonville would feature housing, shops, restaurants and recreational amenities in an area just off the city’s current northern boundaries.
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Former Hogsett aide’s secret relationship calls into question high-profile deals
Recent media reports raise questions about deals brokered by Thomas Cook, Mayor Hogsett’s former chief of staff, and the city’s former top economic development official, with whom Cook was allegedly in a secret romantic relationship.
Ingalls is planning to be next I-69 boom town
Town leaders are preparing for growth as they’ve seen what being located along major corridors has meant to nearby communities like Fishers, Fortville and McCordsville.
Bill Taft: City needs to nix barriers to affordable housing
We have everything it takes to make Indianapolis the most attractive place to build homes in the Midwest.
Noblesville City Council OKs plan for more than 300 new houses
Fishers-based Boomerang Development LLC and the Indianapolis offices of David Weekley Homes and Lennar Homes of Indiana are involved in the project.
Noblesville provides a look at major downtown project
The first phase of the project is expected to be completed before the holiday season next year.
Indy Historic Preservation Commission denies bid to demolish Holy Cross Church
After nearly two hours of occasionally passionate discussion, the nine-member panel voted unanimously to deny church leaders’ request to raze the historic building and the attached rectory at 125 N. Oriental St.
McCordsville sues Daniel’s Vineyard, alleges breach of development contract
The lawsuit alleges the business has failed to meet architectural standards for its primary building, which was originally built to be a storage barn.
Report predicts $350B nuclear boom in US to power AI
While demand is on the rise for carbon-free fission power as the U.S. races to meet a surge in electricity needs, costs remain high and construction is expected to be slow.
IPS makes former School 68 building available for $1
A 2020 building study commissioned by the district concluded that the brick building—built in 1938—had the lowest overall facility quality in the district.
Noblesville crafting ideas for areas west and east of downtown
Redeveloping the long-vacant Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. manufacturing site is a major component of Noblesville’s long-term plan that involves creating master plans for areas just outside of downtown.
Huse Culinary could temporarily move downtown restaurant during Circle Centre redevelopment
Hendricks Commercial Properties wants to build an upscale hotel where Harry & Izzy’s now operates as part of the planned $600 million redevelopment of Circle Centre over the next decade.
City bailout keeps plan alive for Gold Building
A city commission is backing the Hogsett administration’s effort to salvage the long-planned redevelopment of the Gold Building downtown, which for months has been hampered by financial challenges that nearly derailed it.
Los Angeles-based startup behind proposed Martindale-Brightwood data center
The company describes the data center planned for 2505 N. Sherman Drive as “state-of-the-art” and “high-density” with an air-and-water-based cooling system.
Commission unanimously approves $18M bailout for Gold Building developers
IBJ reported earlier this week that the developers faced foreclosure on the Gold Building and its two adjacent properties without the loan.
Henke Development proposes community with 360 homes in Zionsville
If approved, Maple Lane Club of Bradley Ridge would be Henke Development’s fourth major residential project in Zionsville.
Eli Lilly to build $5B plant in Virginia—first of 4 U.S. sites to be named this year
Indianapolis-based Lilly said the new plant would create more than 650 jobs in Virginia for engineers, scientists, operations personnel and lab technicians, as well as 1,800 construction jobs.
Company pursuing small-scale data center in Martindale-Brightwood
The project is proposed for a 13-acre parcel east of Brightwood Plaza that was home to the now-demolished Sherman Drive-In from 1965 to 1983.
City to consider $18M bailout loan to keep delayed Gold Building redevelopment afloat
The Gold Building conversion at 151 N. Delaware St. is expected to replace 400,000 square feet of office space with more than 350 apartments and nearly 8,000 square feet of ground-floor retail.
Electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers changing strategy
With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the energy-hungry centers off grids during power emergencies.