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Purchase lifts effort to develop MSA site

A community development corporation linked to the city of Indianapolis has bought the 1.87-acre parking lot that borders the former Market Square Arena site, a move that some say could be the catalyst to finally redeveloping the entire vacant site.

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Marsh to anchor massive new downtown development

A local developer plans to build a Marsh grocery store and hundreds of apartments in an $85 million project that would replace a block and a half of surface parking lots in the northwest quadrant of downtown.

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Transit plan may boost real estate investment

A proposed $1.3 billion transit system might bring redevelopment to urban neighborhoods. Yet transit proponents have surprisingly little to say about how much the system could generate in new real estate investment.

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Developer plans 26-story tower along canal

Valparaiso-based Investment Property Advisors wants to build an $83 million apartment project for college students on one of the last available parcels along downtown’s Central Canal.

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Neighbors oppose gas station at 16th and Central

Residents of an area near the intersection of Central Avenue and 16th Street are sparring with owners of a site on its northwest corner who want to build a gas station there. The neighbors had other hopes for the spot, as part of their plans for a pedestrian-friendly 16th Street corridor.

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Mass Ave deal’s brokerage fee raising eyebrows

A real estate brokerage picked by the city to spearhead redevelopment of a prime Mass Ave parcel occupied by the Indianapolis Fire Department stands to collect a million-dollar-plus payday if it closes the deal.

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Newcomer Jos. A. Bank fuels hope for street-level retail

The 500-location menswear chain Jos. A. Bank is opening a street-level storefront location on a once-blighted block of East Washington Street, and the vote of confidence from such a growing national retailer could help persuade other stores to give downtown a look.

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Civic leaders urge Ballard to tackle woes facing urban core

Community leaders are coalescing around a three-prong strategy to attract residents and capital to neighborhoods from just outside downtown to the borders of Interstate 465. It’s not yet clear whether all the initiatives will have the full support of Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard.

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Bush Stadium gets last hurrah

City leaders and economic development officials planned to pay tribute Oct. 28 to Bush Stadium’s historical significance before work begins to convert the venue into loft apartments.

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Big ambitions for small planning firm

Eden Collaborative, the three-man company Adam Thies founded in 2004, is working to revitalize St. Clair Place on Indianapolis’ east side, among other projects.

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