Wally’s hoping to open $30M travel center off I-65 in Boone County by Memorial Day
The Whitestown site will be home to Wally’s third and largest travel center.
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Homebuilders hope new fees yield quicker approvals
The Department of Business and Neighborhood Services will more than double the cost for some permits next year, including those for building a new home or commercial structure in Indianapolis.
Carmel family restoring pre-Civil War home once marked for destruction
Matt and Erin Uber are restoring Carmel’s second-oldest house, the Wilkinson-Hull House—built in 1834 as a log cabin and expanded in 1853 with a brick, two-story Greek Revival-style addition.
North-side retirement campus plans $102M expansion with new residential units, larger community center
The project is slated to include 69 luxury apartment units, 25 villa-style residences and indoor sports courts for pickleball.
Abrupt crane bay demolition at former GM stamping plant site caught many off guard
It took only a five-line clause in the state’s August land sale to Elanco Animal Health to bring down what was left of a nearly 100-year-old crane bay along the western bank of the White River.
IPS school board approves sale of John Marshall building for $350,000
The sale of a 16-acre portion of the 40-acre John Marshall campus at 10101 E. 38th St. marks the end of the district’s history with the school, which first opened in 1967.
Surack made $15M offer for heliport before airport authority’s vote to sell property to city
Fort Wayne billionaire Chuck Surack made an offer to buy the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport at a 38% premium on the price the city has agreed to pay for the site.
Is Washington Square Mall for sale? Here’s what the owner says.
Vijay Kumar Vemulapalli, principal of Washington Square owner Durga Property Holdings, said he thinks the city of Indianapolis is issuing code violations in an attempt to force him to sell the property.
IPS considers selling John Marshall school building for $350,000
The deal is contingent on whether the district can successfully petition the city to rezone the property for special commercial use.
Reis-Nichols Jewelers to open 25,000-square-foot store near Fashion Mall
The Reis-Nichols building is under construction at the former site of a TGI Fridays restaurant south of the Fashion Mall.
New-home applications fall for 2nd month in row in central Indiana
Only three of the area’s nine counties saw increases in filings, including Hamilton County, which broke a six-month streak of declines.
Heartland BioWorks headquarters planned for 16 Tech
Heartland BioWorks was designated as a federal technology hub by the U.S. Department of Commerce in October 2023 to support growth in biomanufacturing innovation and workforce development.
Historic churches present opportunity, challenges
Successful adaptive reuses of historic church structures can be an uphill climb, often pitting church organizations at odds with neighbors.
Examiner recommends city deny east-side Wawa request
Joe Calderon, a Barnes & Thornburg attorney representing Wawa, told reporters that he is unsure whether Wawa will appeal.
Northern Indiana golf course owned by Jim Irsay has a pending sale
The late Colts owner purchased Horseshoe Farms, the formerly public course known as Mystic Hills Golf Club, in 2019 for $1.4 million. It’s one of several Irsay-owned properties that have been listed for sale since his death.
Q&A: Holladay executive brings brokerage experience to development role
South Bend-based Holladay has several other major projects underway, including Pembroke Place, the redevelopment of the former Angi Inc. headquarters, and the conversion of Circle Tower into a hotel.
Indianapolis Airport Authority board OKs sale of heliport property
The sale is slated to close by the end of this year as part of a nearly $11 million deal meant to give city officials control of the 5.4-acre property.
Airport authority plans nearly $11M sale of heliport to Indianapolis
The city’s interest in the property surged after it was told that Major League Soccer might want to locate a club downtown, with city officials pitching it as a location for a soccer-first stadium.
Indianapolis’ latest data center debate stops traffic in Martindale-Brightwood
Over 100 residents of the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood and organizers from multiple community groups rallied Monday against a proposed data center development at the site of the former Sherman Drive-In theater.
Food truck owners to open birria restaurant in Broad Ripple
Birrieria Iturbidense places its slow-cooked birria beef in ramen, egg rolls, pizza and sliders, as well as in traditional tacos and mulitas.