A mostly innocuous-looking building at Alabama and New York Streets is undergoing a major renovation project. Formerly housing only a law firm, the first floor is being converted into a bank. Here is what it used to look like, courtesy of Google Street View: Here is how it looked, as of this morning. Â Notice the …
Normally an announcement as modest as the sale of a small, well-maintained historic commercial building shouldn’t cause anyone’s pulse to race. And, outside of this Urban Indy blogosphere, it probably hasn’t. Truth be told, even within Urban Indy readership, nobody’s popping any blood-pressure pills. But the change in ownership of the Marott Center on …
I briefly thought of coming up with a list of the highs and lows as they pertained to Indianapolis development. Â But lists are not my thing, and instead I will focus on my favorite trend of the year: buildings being reused as apartments. Â This has been going on for a number of years, but it …
A quick photo update on a project I like quite a bit, the new structure at 6 East Washington: More information can be found in this article on the IBJ. The first floor tenant will be Chipotle. Let the burrito wars commence.
Indianapolis residents have been treated to a good deal of press releases in the past two days about the new Velocity action plan for downtown. The ambitious plan is full of great ideas that we at Urban Indy are excited about. Â Of course, more could be done for the urban core surrounding downtown, but …
In February, Urban Indy reported on a new structure in the planning phases that would take the place of a former liquor store at the intersection of Broad Ripple Ave, the Monon Trail and Winthrop Ave. I am pleased to provide this update showing the progress that has been made towards completing the first addition …
Last week, the Metropolitan Development Commission approved a massive redevelopment of the Central State Hospital grounds. According to the staff report, the grounds will include a brewery, an events center, student housing, office uses, and urban farming. Â A couple of image captures from the lengthy staff report can be seen below: It will be interesting …
November 2013’s wallpaper is the property located at 1352 N Illinois. As reported by Urban Indy’s own Kevin Kastner last week, an effort is underway to rehab the building and bring 63 residential units into the fold. The particularly inspiring point to take away is the planned 0.65 parking spaces per unit that if successfully …
Apartment conversions have to be among the most exciting trends for urban advocates, especially when the building that is being reused has been vacant for a long period.  That trend continues with this month’s approval (page 40) of 63 residential units at 1352 North Illinois Street.  This proposal asks for less than one dedicated …
After many years of redeveloping the existing historic buildings, Fountain Square is potentially going to receive its first new multi-use structure. Â Milhaus has attained the property which was recently pitched as a gas station, and is proposing to build new apartments with 3100 sq feet of retail. Â The designs have been submitted to the Indianapolis …