David Simon tightens screws in quest for biggest deal yet
Analysts say Simon has reason to covet Macerich, whose 40 best malls have lofty sales per square foot of $618.
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East 16th area poised for more redevelopment
Three vacant structures at an intersection just north of East 16th Street have been purchased by two developers planning a mix of office and retail for the struggling area.
Macerich, Simon shares rise on talk of acquisition
Macerich Co. shares had their biggest increase in three months Thursday morning after the Wall Street Journal reported that Simon Property Group Inc., the largest U.S. mall owner, has made approaches to buy the company.
Cumberland ups ante in fight to save historic church
The town is appealing a decision that helps pave the way for a convenience store to be built where a historic church now sits and has hired a top real estate attorney to argue its case.
Wisconsin firm buys downtown Century Building for $13.8M
Hendricks Commercial Properties, which developed the Ironworks mixed-use project at Keystone at the Crossing, purchased the downtown office building from Zeller Realty.
Simon forming $1.8B joint venture with retailer Hudson’s Bay
Simon, the biggest U.S. mall owner, will contribute $278.5 million and have a stake of 20 percent in the joint venture with Canada’s oldest company.
Northwest-side office building sells for $14.3M
The 180,637-square-foot building, known as College Park Plaza, was built in 1998 and houses the headquarters of publicly traded Republic Airways Holdings Inc.
Cumberland church closer to demolition after city hearing
Plans to build a gas station and convenience store on the site of the historic church received a positive recommendation Thursday, moving the matter to the Metropolitan Development Commission next month.
Vacant downtown building targeted for restaurant
Locally based Zink Architecture & Development is buying the vacant building near the intersection of College and Massachusetts avenues and plans to renovate it for restaurant use.
City seeking redevelopment ideas for IRT building
Built in 1927, the city-owned landmark has served as the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s home for 35 years. The city and the not-for-profit are working on a lease renewal.
Largest Domino’s franchisee buying nearly 40 area stores
A franchisee that started with three Domino's stores in South Mississippi 34 years ago is buying 45 stores in Indiana from Bob Taylor, who owns more than 70 stores in the Hoosier state.
High-profile parcel along North Meridian corridor hits market
The last five acres of a seven-acre site where Tutwiler Automotive long operated is for sale with an asking price of $1 million per acre.
Duke Realty sells 62 office buildings for $1.12 billion
Indianapolis-based Duke announced the massive sale Wednesday at the same time it released a quarterly financial report that mostly met analyst expectations
Sprawling industrial complex near Cottage Home attracts buyer
Teagan Development has agreed to buy the 539,000-square-foot building near Mass Ave and the Monon Trail and plans to convert some of the space into restaurant and retail uses.
Blight-elimination bill targets tax-sale investors
Sen. Jim Merritt hopes that his bill would make tax sales a less attractive haven for investors, who he said lack incentives to maintain abandoned and vacant property.
Canadian firm buys Ingram Micro properties for $68.7M
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust has entered Plainfield’s robust logistics and distribution market with a deal to buy two mammoth facilities and a prime plot of land.
Redevelopment of Speedway’s Main Street progressing north
The town’s redevelopment commission has agreed to sell the vacant building that housed Rosner Drugstore and will seek proposals next month to develop land across the street.
Kite buys Vegas shopping center for $32.5 million
The Indianapolis-based real estate investment trust said the 81,000-square-foot shopping center was fully occupied and would build on its presence in the tourism mecca.
State mulls sale of downtown Harrison Building
The Indiana Public Retirement System plans to move out of the Harrison Building at 143 W. Market St. and is considering whether to sell the building, which has been under the agency’s ownership since 1982.
UPDATE: City picks Paris-based group to build justice center
WMB Heartland Justice Partners, which beat out two other finalists, will require the city to pay $46.8 million a year, $3.2 million less than the ceiling the city set.