2026 Innovation Issue: Monument Circle shines bright, but therein lies opportunity again
What a difference a decade (and a pandemic and a complete rethink of the utility of office-based work) makes.
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Direct Connect moves headquarters to historic Gibson Building
The logistics firm took occupancy of 25,000 square feet in the building on April 1 after subleasing space in Circle Centre Mall since 2022.
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Buckingham planning four-floor, $11M office building across from Central Library
Rdoor Housing Corp. is expected to be the primary tenant for the structure at 817 N. Pennsylvania St., which also would have a street-level bank branch.
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Q&A: Melissa St. John leads company that manages office moves, makeovers
St. John, an interior design major who graduated in 1992 from Purdue University, spoke with IBJ about navigating the era of remote work and her experiences in public speaking.
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Angi exits near-east side, now leasing space in Keystone office building
Angi Inc.—which once owned more than two dozen buildings on nearly 18 acres on the near-east side of Indianapolis—has moved into a new office space on city’s north side.
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Suburbs, downtown seeing uptick in office demand after years of decline
After tens of millions of dollars of investment by property owners and developers, industry insiders say the office market is finally beginning to show signs of long-term recovery.
Plan for Zionsville’s long-vacant ‘Citgo lot’ calls for office-and-restaurant building
Jaffe Realty Co. plans to invest $12 million to redevelop the lot at 420 E. Main St., which has been empty for 14 years.
Commission to consider modified plans for Bottleworks office building
The proposed nine-story building just north of the Bottleworks Hotel in the Bottleworks District is expected to include about 86,000 square feet of office space and a 300-space parking garage.
Ernst & Young set to move offices to Bottleworks
The accounting and financial services firm is moving its Indianapolis office from Monument Circle, where it has been located since the turn of the century.
Developer eyes $100M-plus overhaul of Monument Circle building, purchased for just $6M
After launching the $120M Intercontinental Hotel across the street earlier this year, Keystone Group intends to collaborate with local and state officials to determine a long-term strategy for the former Anthem HQ.
Developer plans mixed-use revamp of block cater-corner to Children’s Museum
Indianapolis-based New City Development is planning apartments, townhomes, a nonprofit headquarters and retail space to accompany the 190,000-square-foot office building already on the property.
Historic Indiana Oxygen Co. Building lands medical tenant
The once-endangered 95-year-old building, which was moved to its current location in 1995, has been mostly vacant since the closure of Dunaway’s restaurant in late 2014.
Business Furniture moving HQ from Indianapolis to Noblesville
The area’s largest and oldest office furniture dealer plans to house 75 employees at its new facility and showroom.
Hyatt Place, Bar Louie planned for Intech Park in $15M office building overhaul
While the exterior of the Intech Two building will remain largely the same, Indianapolis-based Ghoman Group plans to gut the interior to create a 140-unit hotel accompanied by a restaurant and conference center.
Parkwood Crossing—central Indiana’s largest office park—gets new name
Philadelphia-based Rubenstein Partners has rebranded the office park to reflect its location as an entryway into Carmel.
Environmental consulting firm expanding in Indianapolis
BCA Environmental Consultants has doubled the amount of its office space in Indianapolis and plans to add nearly two dozen jobs.
Devoted nap-takers find benefits to sleeping on the job
Multiple studies have extolled the benefits of napping, such as enhanced memory and focus.
Study: Your standing desk isn’t making you any healthier
A large new study of more than 83,000 adults found that standing for more than two hours a day—as many people with standing desks do—didn’t protect against the cardiovascular risks of too much sitting.
With long slate of local projects, construction firm Skender moves offices to fit growing workforce
Skender’s focus on health care, office and municipal projects has reaped millions of square feet of work for the firm in central Indiana since opening its first local office in 2020.
Central Indiana’s largest office park secures new loan, additional investment
More than $36 million already has been invested into the campus over the past eight years, with updates to building systems, indoor and outdoor amenities, lobby spaces, restrooms and facades.
Owner of former Anthem HQ lists building on Monument Circle for sale
Listing the property for sale is a marked change from a years-long strategy of only looking for tenants to lease the sprawling, 213,600-square-foot office building.
Holladay Properties plans $21.4M conversion of downtown Angi building
The South Bend-based developer plans to convert the 12-story Angi Inc. headquarters on East Washington Street in downtown Indianapolis into a 180-unit apartment building.
Carmel City Council OKs $19M TIF bond for Proscenium III project
Plans for the project call for 120 apartments, a 125-room high-end hotel, 63,000 square feet of office space, 15,000 square feet of retail space, 508 parking spaces and a public plaza.
Capital Improvement Board set to buy Pan Am Tower for $10.5M
The CIB is buying the property as a strategic acquisition tied to the ongoing redevelopment of Pan Am Plaza.