UPDATE: Indianapolis Star to relocate downtown office
The newspaper’s offices have been located in Circle Centre Mall since late 2014, when it spent $10 million to overhaul the former Nordstrom store space.
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Rokita encourages Trump to send the National Guard to Indy to fight crime
In response to Attorney General Todd Rokita’s social media posts, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett told The Indiana Lawyer that he discourages any request for a National Guard intervention.
Commission signs off on city’s nearly $11M purchase of downtown heliport
The commission’s vote authorizes up to $11 million in cash from the city’s downtown tax-increment financing district to be used for the purchase.
Abrupt crane bay demolition at former GM stamping plant site caught many off guard
It took only a five-line clause in the state’s August land sale to Elanco Animal Health to bring down what was left of a nearly 100-year-old crane bay along the western bank of the White River.
Surack made $15M offer for heliport before airport authority’s vote to sell property to city
Fort Wayne billionaire Chuck Surack made an offer to buy the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport at a 38% premium on the price the city has agreed to pay for the site.
Elevator Hill investors buy former Capitol City Fence property with historic building
Other new developments around the former Angie’s List campus include the purchase of a home at 1149 E. Market St. and the opening of a cafe and bake shop at 1008 E. Washington St.
Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez’s trial date set in case over fight with truck driver
Sanchez has been off the air since the Oct. 4 incident at the Westin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis.
Aroma Indian restaurant to take over former Gallery Bistro location
The restaurant will be a sibling business of Aroma Experience, which opened in 2024 as part of the Carmel City Center development.
Indianapolis development officials seek new operator, ideas for revamped City Market
The market, which was closed for redevelopment in early 2024, was previously operated by nonprofit City Market Corp., but will reopen under a private operator.
Airport authority plans nearly $11M sale of heliport to Indianapolis
The city’s interest in the property surged after it was told that Major League Soccer might want to locate a club downtown, with city officials pitching it as a location for a soccer-first stadium.
Marion County prosecutors file felony battery charge against Fox football analyst Mark Sanchez
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears also responded to now-deleted posts by Gov. Mike Braun and Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith criticizing Indianapolis public safety officials for allowing the state’s capital to descend into “lawlessness.”
Q&A with Elanco’s Jeff Simmons on blockbusters, challenges and growing up on a vineyard
Elanco opened the doors of its new headquarters at the former GM stamping plant site this week.
Legal Prep charter school secures downtown location
The school’s downtown location on South Meridian Street is central to Legal Prep’s desire to be close to the city’s legal and business community.
Owner of former Chef JJ’s Downtown restaurant lists building for $2.1M
Zoning changes or modifications to the building—including demolition—would require approval from the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission.
Downtown advocacy group rebrands, releases report findings
About 66% of respondents to the newly-named Downtown Indy Alliance’s annual survey said downtown is better than it was five years ago.
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.
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.
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.
Arts Council, firm redeveloping Circle Centre considering next steps for Artsgarden
Among the options on the table are renovating the 30-year-old elevated event venue, rebuilding it or even relocating it to another intersection downtown.
Pickleball chain plans to open its third Indy-area location near downtown
The new 32,000-square-foot, 12-court club will also feature a pro shop and two private event spaces and plans to host tournaments, youth academies and instructor-led clinics.