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Court ruling puts Block 20 project back on track at AthenaeumNearly two years after receiving Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission approval, the $15 million Block 20 project to replace the Athenaeum’s surface parking lot appears to have the final go-ahead. That’s because a three-judge Indiana Court [Read More...]
Mass Ave project gets go-aheadPlans for a significantly redesigned four-story building proposed for the corner of Mass Ave and Walnut Street have been approved by the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission. The developers, 646 Mass Ave LLC, returned to the IHPC on June 6 [Read More...]
Office space not an afterthought in office buildingDeveloper Daniel C. Jacobs has received approval to build a six-story office building in the 500 block of East North Street, just off Mass Ave and at the rear of the former Tway Company building which sits at the northwest corner of North Street and [Read More...]
This just in… Ground officially broken for Bottleworks DistrictUnder a rather scorching sun, city officials, economic development leaders, historic preservationists and community leaders converged upon the former Coca-Cola plant parking lot to break ground on what will soon to known to all as the Bottleworks [Read More...]
This just in… Red Line construction to begin soonWork on the bus rapid transit system known as the Red Line should begin by the end of June, now that IndyGo has received $75 million in federal “Small Starts” grant funding. The work will begin on the southern portion of the route which ends from [Read More...]
Four-story structure envisioned for Mass AveA proposal to build a four-story mixed-use building at 646 Massachusetts Avenue got its first airing before the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission on April 4. Reviews were mixed. The plan by Stenz Construction, doing business as 646 Mass [Read More...]
Downtown Interstates: coalition seeks troves of lettersA coalition of neighborhood activists, Downtown businesses and urban design professionals have launched a major blitz to convince state officials to rethink the the current plan to tear-down and rebuild I-65/ I-70 through Downtown Indianapolis. The [Read More...]
This just in… Amid interstate debate, former Milwaukee mayor to talk about progressive alternatives to urban freewayIndiana landmarks will host a talk by former Milwaukee mayor and CEO of the Congress for the New Urbanism , John Norquist, on thetopic of “Urban Freeways and the Value of Cities”. The event will be held Monday, February 26th from 6 to 7 p.m. (doors [Read More...]
Bottleworks now poised to become realityRENDERING BY DCOX Numbers on slide show indicate location on map. A version of this report was posted on the Urban Times Facebook page on July 20. The July 19 hearing of the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission came a day after the August [Read More...]
Three Housing Projects Planned Just Off Mass AveThe Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission will get preliminary looks Dec. 6 at two projects north of Michigan Street in the Lockerbie Square Historic Preservation District. Meanwhile, a third project is also emerging immediately north of [Read More...]