Adjacent Chatham Arch properties could attract redevelopment
The roughly one-acre properties at 625 E. 11th St. and 602 E. 10th St. encompass an entire city block.
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Indianapolis-area homebuilding filings jump 35 percent
Year-to-date, local single-family-building permit filings have risen 27 percent from the same period a year ago.
Retailers see slow start to back-to-school season
Shoppers are holding off on back-to-school shopping, and those who delay long enough might be rewarded with some steep discounts from desperate retailers.
Flaherty making big pitch on Range Line Road project in Carmel
Flaherty & Collins Properties is floating two redevelopment ideas for a seven-acre parcel on the edge of Carmel’s tony downtown, but both require public support that casts uncertainty over the project.
Simon suffers setback in antitrust suit
A federal lawsuit alleging monopolistic behavior by Simon Property Group Inc. likely will proceed to trial after a federal judge in South Bend denied a motion by the Indianapolis-based mall giant to dismiss the 3-year-old case.
Indiana lawsuit about cold beer sales faces uphill battle
States are viewed as having wide latitude to regulate alcohol sales.
Trust invites bids on GM stamping plant property
The owner of the 102-acre site has selected 12 companies and asked them to submit redevelopment plans. A deal could be announced by the end of the year.
Meijer plans to hire more than 9,000 in five states
The Grand Rapids-based company says it wants to hire 1,800 in Indiana. Most of the new positions will be part-time.
Preservationists to explore reuses for Old City Hall
As part of its annual National Preservation Conference, to be held this fall in Indianapolis for the first time, the group plans to explore reuses for the vacant but historic building during a day-long event.
HDG Mansur hit with $5.8M court judgment
A federal judge in New York has slapped HDG Mansur with a $5.8 million judgment, ruling in favor of a former client that said the Indianapolis real estate firm misappropriated funds.
Developer poised to build 900,000 square feet of industrial space
The two buildings, one totaling 475,000 square feet and the other 450,000 square feet, are set to be built on 52 acres in Plainfield that Opus has owned since 2008.
Liquor store chain wants to intervene in lawsuit
Attorneys for 21st Amendment have filed a motion to intervene in the suit filed by the Indiana Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association and several store owners.
Dispute over Uptown Business Center in SoBro gets messier
The dispute started in October when the lender tried to take possession of the building at the southwest corner of 49th Street and College Avenue. Now the owner has filed Chapter 11 to delay foreclosure proceedings.
Four teams bidding for I-69 financing, construction
The state hopes to start converting the 21-mile stretch of interstate early next year. The project is estimated to cost $394 million.
Roundup: Graeter’s selects Butler-Tarkington location
The latest Retail Roundup reports that the popular Graeter’s ice cream chain is taking space at 56th and Illinois streets, while Mo’s … A Place For Steaks undergoes a name change.
Allison Pointe buildings hit with foreclosure suit
The owners of the buildings, about three dozen entities and individuals, owe $16.6 million, or the entire balance of the loan they received in 2006 to purchase the properties, according to court documents.
Steak n Shake dispute with franchisees reaches to Denver
The locally based burger chain filed suit late last month to stop a Denver restaurant owner from operating under its logo in a spat over menu pricing. The franchisee is countersuing.
Kite Realty reports loss on loan default
The Indianapolis-based real estate investment trust took a $5.4 million non-cash impairment charge relating to a $29.5 million loan default on a retail development in Georgia.
New retail downtown sitting idle
A flood of downtown apartments coming on the market is leasing up quickly, but much of the attached retail space continues to languish as some begin to wonder whether the residential boom will create enough retail demand.
New front opens in family battle over Mel Simon fortune
Bren Simon is pushing hard for a distribution from the estate now, citing as precedent an Indiana Court of Appeals ruling in another case that “as a matter of policy, beneficiaries should not be starved of distributions to which they are undisputably entitled.”