Category «New Development»

Study Examines Streamlining IN37 on NE Side

IN37 Study Area

A recently completed study by a number of agencies, lead by the Town of Fishers and Town of Noblesville, outlines the possibility of a large scale project that would convert IN37, from I-69 all the way to IN38, from the existing 4 lane divided and rural style highway, to a design that would emulate what …

SEND new construction: multi-unit infill in two emerging neighborhoods.

It’s rare that buildings this small get a comprehensive analysis on Urban Indy.  Usually it’s just a snapshot.  But since these multi-family structures represent probably the first permits for new construction on the near south side in decades, and I, your journalist, am incapable of keeping my articles short, you get the full deal.  And, …

New Project Approved for College and North

The Indianapolis Business Journal’s Property Lines blog has posted an article about the approval of a new large multi-building project at the corner of College Avenue and North Street.  This article has plenty of information on it, but Urban Indy has been fortunate enough to receive additional renderings of the project from Craig McCormick, principal …

Mass Ave Retail: Vibrant behind those venetian blinds?

The cranes that punctuate downtown Indy’s skyline should bear some real fruit within the next two years.  Finally.  Urban bloggers have recently observed—with no small amount of criticism—the relatively meager increase in downtown Indianapolis’ housing construction that took place during the previous decade (from 2000 to 2010) when compared to other peer cities in the …

City Way Update

Less than one year ago, I posted an article featuring some photos of City Way, a large new development that basically creates a neighborhood from a former parking lot.  The project is nearing completion, and I happened to have a bit of time last week to walk around the facility for the first time since …

A Few Upcoming Meetings of Note

Just a few notices on meetings of note that I have received recently. Meridian Kessler Neighborhood Association is hosting a meeting to discuss the new Midtown TIF district. Indy Rezone, which has been relatively quiet in the public realm lately, is hosting a public event to discuss the Near Northside Smart Growth District. Also, there …