Work underway on $78M performance facility for Indiana Fever
Indiana Fever and city officials took part in a formal groundbreaking ceremony for the 108,000-square-foot downtown development Thursday morning.
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Commission to consider modified plans for Bottleworks office building
The proposed nine-story building just north of the Bottleworks Hotel in the Bottleworks District is expected to include about 86,000 square feet of office space and a 300-space parking garage.
Broad Ripple sculpture receives green light from zoning board
The Indianapolis Board of Zoning Appeals approved the artwork’s placement at the northwest corner of Westfield Boulevard and College Avenue.
Health district takes shape ahead of IU Health hospital completion
The recently established Indy Health District is dedicated to reducing health inequity across Indianapolis. It stretches from St. Clair Street north to 38th Street, encompassing 1,500 acres.
Andrew J. Brown Academy charter school finds new life in old IPS school after $10M investment
Renovations to the former Forest Manor Middle School building are part of a new beginning for Andrew J. Brown Academy, which broke ties with a for-profit charter operator last year.
Angi exits near-east side, now leasing space in Keystone office building
Angi Inc.—which once owned more than two dozen buildings on nearly 18 acres on the near-east side of Indianapolis—has moved into a new office space on city’s north side.
IPS to sell a building, put another up for sale or lease to end legal battle
The announcement ends the legal battle over a state law that requires districts to give unused school buildings to interested charter schools for the sale or lease price of $1.
State sells former GM stamping plant site to Elanco for $27M
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said the agreement “enables Elanco and its partners, including Purdue University, to accelerate the creation of an innovation district in downtown Indianapolis.”
Multimillion-dollar estate sales present unique hurdles
A complicated and delicate dance takes place whenever an estate the scale of the one owned by the late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay hits the market as it did last month.
Q&A: Attorney Fernanda Beraldi’s jewelry store passion project has roots in her native Brazil
Since acquiring Windsor Jewelry with a partner, Beraldi has dived headfirst into the business—meeting with designers, making many of the design decisions for the space and helping to choose the collections that will be featured.
Alliance confronts complex facility arrangements in IPS, charter schools
The 103 public schools within the borders of Indianapolis Public Schools operate with a variety of different building arrangements that pose a complex challenge.
Existing-home sales in central Indiana see July swoon
After seeing a big jump in June, existing-home sales in central Indiana returned to a more familiar recent pattern in July.
City proposes increases for permit fees, inspections, penalties
Indianapolis might soon begin charging more money for construction permits and inspections while also hiking penalties for code and ordinance violations under a proposal that updates fees, including some that haven’t been changed since 1988.
BWI affordable housing project gets initial incentive OK despite problems with previous phase
A developer under criticism for previous work on an affordable housing project on the near-northwest side of Indianapolis has received initial city approval for financing help on the development’s next phase, but with several new requirements.
Traders Point covered bridge listed among state’s ‘10 Most Endangered’ landmarks
The Traders Point covered bridge was built around 1880 to allow travel above Fishback Creek near present-day West 86th Street east of Interstate 65.
Carmel reveals design proposals for former CNO Financial Group campus
Architecture firms Browning Day, Ratio Design and Yard & Co. provided designs for the more than 80-acre property.
Claire’s, once a mall destination for tweens, files for bankruptcy
Claire’s has nine locations in the Indianapolis area, including mall stores in Castleton Square, Clay Terrace, the Shops at Perry Crossing, Greenwood Park Mall and Hamilton Town Center.
Amid urban walkability push, zoning stalls some projects
Development restrictions along the route of IndyGo’s future Blue Line intended to foster transit-oriented development have created difficulties for two projects along East Washington Street.
Estate of late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay on the market for $12M
The Carmel estate bordering Crooked Stick Golf Club features a 25,843-square-foot main residence with six bedrooms and 12 bathrooms.
Ready to deal: New CEO of Flaherty & Collins eager to grow firm
IBJ talked with Robert Flaherty about becoming CEO of a family company, what he learned from his dad and the company’s portfolio.