City code enforcement rethinks rental housing strategy
Indianapolis is reconsidering plans for cracking down on negligent landlords through a rental-housing registry after the Legislature enacted a one-year moratorium on new fees.
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Carmel developer plans rooms with a view
Construction is expected to begin this summer on a $6 million development at Carmel’s City Center that includes luxury apartments overlooking the Monon Trail.
Browning exec Dye joining The Whitsett Group
Dennis Dye will become a partner at Whitsett, a prolific developer of affordable housing. He has served two stints at Browning totaling about 20 years.
Stadium Lofts apartment project nears opening day
The unusual nature of the redevelopment and its location are driving strong leasing activity.
Indiana foreclosure prevention program expanding
State officials estimate that about 10,000 Indiana homeowners will get help in making their mortgage payments under an expansion of a federally funded foreclosure prevention program.
Construction begins on $16M downtown apartment project
The property at 800 N. Capitol Ave. is receiving a total rehab from two local developers that are retrofitting the building with 111 apartments.
Growth in area home sales hits March slowdown
The 1.2-percent improvement last month followed healthier jumps of 17.2 percent in January and 8.1 percent in February.
Area homebuilding permits jump 10 percent
Single-family building permits filed in the nine-county Indianapolis area rose again in March, the ninth straight month of year-over-year increases.
Existing-home sales market surging 15 percent across Indiana
The housing market has spiked so much in some places that real estate agents are turning to Facebook and going door-to-door looking for prospective sellers because of a shortage of houses for sale.
Developer closing in on Ironworks anchor tenant
Hendricks Commercial Properties is set to break ground on the $30 million mixed-use development on the southwest corner of 86th Street and Keystone Avenue on Wednesday.
Will suburban apartment market stay hot?
Marah Development’s plans for a 491-unit multifamily housing project in Noblesville’s Corporate Campus aren’t surprising, given the red-hot apartment market in central Indiana.
Noblesville OKs $40 million upscale apartment project
The vast multifamily project in the city’s massive Corporate Campus would effectively close out such development there. City officials hope it will attract more businesses.
Pedcor moving ahead with $13M Central State apartments
The Retreat on Washington would be the developer’s second project at the former psychiatric hospital campus on Indianapolis’ west side.
Whitsett bids to redevelop Star headquarters
One of the city’s most prolific developers of affordable housing hopes to buy the Indianapolis Star headquarters to redevelop the property into apartments or condominiums.
Boomerang comes back with plans for Noblesville subdivision
A local developer is moving forward with plans to build a 144-lot subdivision in Noblesville—the first such project city officials have OK’d since approving another proposal for the same property in 2007.
Veteran residential launches own real estate firm
Joe Everhart, who had spent 20 years at the Sycamore Group, opened his own business at 716 Massachusetts Ave.
Land prices creeping up after collapsing in bust
Ultra-cheap residential land is disappearing quickly as home-building activity rebounds from the Great Recession.
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Architect designs home to grow with his family
Architect Chris Lake’s Zionsville home is a work in progress, and probably always will be.
Desirable homes selling fast in Indianapolis area
A confluence of circumstances has led to a spurt of sales that sometimes occur within days.