Group plans to auction relics of downtown architecture
The city has agreed to hand over architectural artifacts from a landmark downtown building to a historic preservation group.
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IBJ Media seeking approval for new projecting sign
The parent company of IBJ has filed plans to add a new sign with an electronic-message component outside the newspaper’s headquarters
at 41 E. Washington St.
Historic namesake for German Church Road facing demolition
Historic preservation groups are fighting to save a 1914 church at the northeast corner of Washington Street and German Church
Road in Cumberland. The congregation of St. John United Church of Christ has been working on plans to build a new church on
Carroll Road and struck a deal to sell the old one to a developer. The plans are rumored to include demolition
to make way for a CVS store.
Trustee seeks bids for former Fall Creek YMCA branch
The owner of the vacant former Fall Creek YMCA along West 10th Street is seeking bidders interested in tearing down and redeveloping
the prime 2-acre site at 860 W. 10th St.
Efforts target blight on 16th
A stretch of 16th Street could see new life as the Indianapolis Housing Agency plans to redevelop a troubled low-income housing project and Kroger revives efforts to acquire land and plan a new supermarket to replace a cramped, old-format location.
Developer plans student housing along canal
A local developer has filed plans to build a new apartment complex designed for college students a few blocks east of the
Central Canal.
Development slow around Lucas Oil Stadium
The hoped-for rush of new development around Lucas Oil Stadium has not materialized.
Around town roundup
Find out about a new Latin market and tapas bar, plans to renovate the Apple Store and post office closings.
Fountain Square getting a new fountain
Fountain Square is getting a new fountain in a project that’s been in the works for more than a decade.
Plans emerge for old Winona
A few weeks back, IBJ reported on early proposals for the vacant former Winona Memorial Hospital. The five-story property
is saddled with about $2 million in unpaid taxes and soon will become public property. So far, two groups have stepped up
with ideas…
City wins in digital billboard bout
A Superior Court judge has sided with the Metropolitan Development Commission in a dispute over digital billboards. Outdoor advertising giant Lamar had sought a summary…
Privatize parking meters?
City officials are considering several proposals to modernize and even privatize the city's roughly 4,000 parking
meters to squeeze out more revenue.
Weigh in on the new Wishard
Check out this early rendering of a proposed replacement for Wishard Hospital. The $754-million project calls for 11 stories and about 1.2 million square feet of space. It would be built just west of the current hospital, next to the…
Privatize parking meters?
City officials are considering several proposals to modernize and even privatize the city’s roughly 4,000
parking meters to squeeze out more revenue.
Touring the JW Marriott complex
The developers of the new JW Marriott hotel complex gave photographer Robin Jerstad and me a tour of the $425 million project earlier this month….
Westfield plans sports complex
The mayor of Westfield hopes to build a youth sports complex with a 4,000-seat multipurpose outdoor stadium, indoor sports facilities and fields for baseball, soccer,…
Fort Ben reuse marches on
The Fort Harrison Reuse Authority is preparing to break ground on a massive infrastructure project that will lay the groundwork for the master-planned Lawrence…
JW Marriott taking shape
The new 1,000-room JW Marriott convention hotel is rising fast at West and Washington streets in anticipation of a grand opening in March 2010. The $425-million complex also calls for a Courtyard by Marriott, SpringHill Suites and a Fairfield Inn…
Group reconsiders demo request
The Salvation Army is rethinking a request to demolish an historic home it owns next to its headquarters at Michigan and Alabama streets. The not-for-profit…
A new anchor for Fall Creek Place?
Check out this rendering of plans for the vacant northeast corner of 22nd and Delaware streets. The two-story project would be built to…