Brokers fear criminal justice complex could harm downtown
City officials and real estate professionals debated on Thursday the pain from moving jails, courts and other criminal justice functions to a proposed complex outside of downtown.
City officials and real estate professionals debated on Thursday the pain from moving jails, courts and other criminal justice functions to a proposed complex outside of downtown.
On the heels of signing Angie’s List Inc. in downtown’s Landmark Center, new owner Ambrose Property Group has inked a lease for the Christian Church-Disciples of Christ, helping to boost occupancy above 90 percent.
The move into nearly 100,000 square feet of office space is intended to consolidate Angie’s off-campus workers downtown. It’s a boon to struggling Landmark Center, which has been hemorrhaging tenants.
The engine maker’s planned global distribution headquarters downtown will seem modest compared to a 28-story apartment complex slated for across Market Street, but the firm has a strong history of promoting breath-taking architecture.
Ardizzone Enterprises Inc. in Beech Grove is preparing to open a two-building, 63-suite office complex on U.S. 31 south of Interstate 465. The company has invested $4.2 million in the project.
The 36,000-square-foot building will house 27,000 square feet of office suites. The remainder will be retail, with the local Jockamo's Pizza chain slated to open a restaurant in the largest space.
State Auto Insurance is seeking to sell its nearly 200,000-square-foot regional headquarters building in Midtown and is listing the property for $9.1 million.
Scott Lindenberg and Thomas Willey want to replace two rental homes they own just north of Kessler Boulevard with a 5,700-square-foot, two-story office building.
A spokesman for Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard said the airport site hasn’t officially been selected, although it did score highest among sites the city evaluated.
An affiliate of Keystone Realty Group has bought Waterplace Office Park on North Meridian Street and plans to make a major investment in the property in hopes of improving occupancy.
Members of the Metropolitan and Economic Development Committee said they needed more information on Flaherty & Collins’ proposed $81 million high-rise project on the former Market Square Arena site.
The city’s largest real estate brokerage predicts that 2014 will mark the first year the economy feels like it’s actually recovering, as all sectors of the commercial real estate market continue to improve.
Cincinnati-based Neyer Properties has made its first foray into the Indianapolis market by purchasing two buildings near Keystone at the Crossing. A $2 million renovation is in the works.
The Marott Center was built in 1906 as one of the first multi-level department stores in Indiana and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Office brokers say the 662,000-square-foot-building, downtown’s third largest, could fetch more than $60 million, or about $100 a square foot.
The buyer, Equus Capital Partners, has made a habit of purchasing large-scale, Class A office properties on the north side of the city.
The local developer’s purchase of the complex is part of a shift within the company to complement its traditional development business with acquired properties.
Construction firm Meyer Najem Corp. is planning a $5.5 million office building in downtown Fishers to house its growing operations and other high-potential businesses. A proposed deal calls for the town to contribute 1.7 acres of land and $1.4 million.
Zeller Realty Group has acquired the 300,000-square-foot Meridian Plaza right on Carmel’s front door step, and is gearing up for a $4 million revamp.
Edgeworth Laskey Properties LLC, which has developed three buildings within Allison Pointe Park, bought the 10.5-acre parcel along Interstate 465 from a suburban Chicago company.