City approves $15.7M senior-living center on east side
Mainstreet Property Group LLC plans to build a 100-bed facility at 16th Street and Arlington Avenue on nine acres where Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC once operated.
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VON DEYLEN: Stay the path toward revitalized Fountain Square
What most people consider Fountain Square is actually a combination of three neighborhoods: Fountain Square, Fletcher Place and Holy Rosary. In 2005, I started working on my first project in this area, and it has changed the direction of my professional path in just about every way possible.
Indianapolis set for sweeping zoning overhaul
Code dating to 1969 to be updated to encourage density, sustainability and mass transit.
Area home-sale contracts up again in August
Purchase agreements in the nine-county area totaled 2,151 during the month, a 5-percent increase from August 2011. Year-to-date sales are up 14 percent compared with the same time last year.
Area homebuilding permits on the rise in August
Builders in the nine-county Indianapolis area filed 408 construction permits in August, a 15-percent increase from the same month a year earlier, according to the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
Virginia Avenue attracts yet another project
Englewood Development has under contract the former Shirley Engraving property at 460 Virginia Ave., where it plans up to 50 apartments, about 5,000 square feet of retail space and an underground parking garage.
Lake Wawasee house sale is largest of year for local listing service
Encore Sotheby’s local office represented seller in the $3.8 million sale to a local buyer.
Package of 16 apartment complexes back on the market
The local Zender Family Limited Partnership again is attempting to sell the buildings after failing to attract a suitable buyer four years ago. The family is expecting better results this time because it’s willing to break up the portfolio and sell the buildings individually.
Wynkoop snags first place in solo agent category
Scott Wynkoop took first place in the solo category of IBJ’s annual list of All-Star Agents for the second straight year.
Custom electronics directory
An IBJ directory of custom electronics installation companies.
Ward takes top All-Star Agents spot again
Bif Ward extended her reign at the top of IBJ’s annual list of All-Star Agents for the fourth year in a row.
Lucases put imprint to Hilbert mansion
Forrest and Charlotte Lucas kept original touches including a painting with original owner Steve Hilbert holding a spear, but otherwise aimed to make the mansion more casual. (with 360-degree photos)
Remodeling rebounds as homeowners opt to fix what they have
More homeowners are taking the plunge on pricey home remodeling projects—ranging from kitchens, bathrooms and basements to outdoor living areas and whole-house makeovers—after a roughly five-year lull that began with the housing downturn.
At Home Quarterly: Marketplace stats
See Indianapolis-area home sales, mortgage rates, demographic trends and neighborhoods. Also included are the most expensive home sold this year and examples of what $750,000 can buy.
Area home-sale agreements jumped in July
Purchase agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area tracked by F.C. Tucker Co totaled 2,219 in July, a 9.7-percent increase over the same month last year. Overall year-to-date sale prices for the nine-county area increased by 2.5 percent, to $154,975.
Troubled Di Rimini apartment building closer to opening
A controversial downtown Indianapolis apartment building that never opened due to severe design deficiencies is a step closer to being ready for tenants after city officials granted the project’s new owner a zoning variance.
Indiana Landmarks still trying to save pre-Civil War home
The Cotton-Ropkey House was built in 1850 and features Greek Revival and Italianate features, including six-over-six windows, walnut floors and crown moldings.
Area homebuilding permits jump 21 percent
Builders in the nine-county area filed 373 construction permits in July, a 21-percent increase from the same month last year, according to the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
National, state foreclosure starts on the rise
The number of homes that received an initial notice of default — the first step in the foreclosure process — increased 6 percent in July compared to the same month last year. Foreclosure starts rose 83 percent in Indiana.
CityWay sells out first phase of apartments
Developer Buckingham Cos. has taken deposits for all 100 apartments in the first phase of its $155 million CityWay project at Delaware and South streets in downtown Indianapolis.