Neighbors appeal CVS approval
The Old Northside Neighborhood Association is fighting an administrative approval of plans to build a CVS pharmacy at the southeast corner of 16th and Meridian streets. The Metropolitan Development…
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Renaissance Bay & SpongeBob
A huge condo project along Keystone Avenue at 78th Street is coming out of the ground fast, and the developers now are offering tours to potential buyers. The $150-million…
HotBox launching franchise effort
Locally based HotBox Pizza plans to introduce its pies to a nationwide audience. The pizza chain won regulatory approval last week to begin selling franchises in Indiana, Michigan and Texas. The chain is…
Rink-Savoy, Fresh Market & more
Rink-Savoy honored
A $7.4-million renovation of the Rink-Savoy apartment building downtown (shown here) has won first place in a competition that honors the best in developments that utilize low income housing tax…
IMA nature park takes shape
Check out this new rendering of the visitor center for the $25 million Virginia B. Fairbank’s Art & Nature Park at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Check out more images and…
Update: Monon Place approved
The Metropolitan Development Commission approved a $15-million Broad Ripple redevelopment project by a 9-0 vote this afternoon, disagreeing with a handful of vocal remonstrators. In siding with the developer,…
Also noted:Indiana’s lone Sharper Image store at the Fashion Mall at Keystone will close for good in the next few weeks. The bankrupt electronics chain is closing all 86 stores. But if you plan on shopping, take note: Sharper Image…
Fun with tax abatements
A couple of development projects that would include tax abatements are up for hearings Wednesday at the Metropolitan Development Commission:
Community Hospital of Indiana Inc. plans to spend $3.7 million updating and expanding…
Rolling the dice in Indiana
A new electronic casino opens for business at Hoosier Park in Anderson today, and another at Indiana Downs in Shelbyville is set to open next week. The…
Local restaurants land at airport
Top-name Indianapolis restaurants including Shapiro’s Deli, Harry & Izzy’s, Scholar’s Inn and Slippery Noodle Inn could land restaurants at the new…
Read and discuss latest headlines
This week’s print IBJ is heavy on real estate news, just the way I like it. Check out some highlights:
Big plans for Lafayette Square
Lafayette Square Mall could look a lot like the…
Indy developers, out-of-town deals
Check out a few of the projects local developers are working on outside Indy:
Kite Realty Group broke ground this week on Eddy Street Commons, a mixed-use village…
Kite pitches Pan Am plan
As promised, here is a siteplan from Kite Realty Group Trust that shows its preliminary plan to redevelop Pan Am Plaza. The plan shows seven restaurant, retail or…
Could Super Bowl lift projects?
News of Indy’s successful bid for the 2012 Super Bowl spread quickly among Hoosiers here in Las Vegas. Already, the selection has become a part of sales…
Siteplan sleuthing in Las Vegas
Hundreds of developers are circulating thousands of siteplans from more than 2 million square feet of exhibition space at the International Council of Shopping Centers convention in Las Vegas. The pitches include dozens…
Brownsburg power center planned
Two local developers are pitching retailers on a proposed 700,000-square-foot power center in Brownsburg. The massive project seeks to capitalize on a growing population center and the…
Fashion Mall expansion shrinks
Simon Property Group continues to pitch upscale retailers on an expansion of the Fashion Mall at Keystone, although the Indianapolis developer has scaled back the project. The plans now call for the addition…
Metropolis could get Bass Pro
Plainfield’s top retail destination could become a much larger draw if a Florida-based developer gets its way. DeBartolo Development has a preliminary deal to buy Metropolis and hopes to land Bass Pro Shops…
Update: CVS files renderings
Check out the renderings for a CVS pharmacy at the southeast corner of 16th and Meridian streets. A previous post on the development is here. What do you think? By request, the siteplan is
Roundup: Bowling alley closing
Sport Bowl calling it quitsThe owners of Sport Bowl, a south-side institution for 67 years, plan to close in about a week. The 32-lane bowling alley has struggled since locally based Royal Pin…