Downtown praised for 'livability' but needs more residents
The past decade has seen roughly 5,000 more residents living downtown than in 2000, wooed by new condos and apartments within walking distance of growing retail and cultural attractions. There are now...
View Article3Mass resident sues developer over accessibility
A resident of the 3Mass condo development who uses an electric wheelchair is suing the developers for failing to provide handicap accessibility to a rooftop terrace.
View ArticleHigh-rise living in midtown Indianapolis
Author Lorene Burkhart remains grounded despite her penthouse surroundings
View ArticleCondo sales lag in hot downtown apartment market
New apartment projects carrying premium rents are popping up all over downtown, but the strong demand for urban living isn't providing much of a boost for the condo market.
View ArticlePortrait Homes parent files for bankruptcy
Chicago-based Pasquinelli Homebuilding is seeking bankruptcy liquidation for all its business entities, including Portrait Homes Indiana, which built hundreds of homes in the Indianapolis area.
View ArticleRenaissance Bay heads for sheriff's sale
A $150 million project that slammed head-first into the recession is slated for a sheriff's sale later this month.
View ArticleLender purchases Renaissance Bay in sheriff’s sale
Fort Wayne-based Star Financial Bank, which is trying to recover some of the more than $23 million it loaned for the condominium project, submitted the only bid for it on Wednesday. The bank said...
View ArticleOwner of several properties south of Mass Ave starts to divest
The pending sale of two historic buildings and a vacant lot just south of Massachusetts Avenue is the first of what could be several deals in the area as one of its largest property owners begins to...
View ArticleBush Stadium rehab is Watson's latest creative project
Longtime Indianapolis developer launches spirited attempt to save baseball palace.
View ArticleHome-sale deals tick up in Indianapolis area
Home-sale agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area rose 3.6 percent in July from the same month a year earlier, marking the third straight month of year-over-year increases after 14 months of...
View ArticlePage Development CFO files for personal bankruptcy
Paul M. Pittman, one of four principals in a troubled Indianapolis-based condo developer, filed personal bankruptcy this week.
View ArticleArea home sales stay on upward path in February
Purchase agreements in the nine-county area tracked by F.C. Tucker hit 1,728, a 14.7-percent increase over February 2011. The increase marked the 10th straight month of year-over-year improvement.
View ArticleDowntown condo residents sue developer over damage
The homeowners association for the 70-unit Hudson wants the building's developer, Kosene & Kosene, to pay to repair damage it alleges was caused by faulty construction.
View ArticleApartment convenience luring would-be homebuyers
Developers are catering to nontraditional renters by building units resembling upscale condos.
View ArticleResidents allege poor construction at another Kosene condo project
The homeowners association at the Packard condominiums plans to file a lawsuit this week against developer Kosene & Kosene Residential and other companies, alleging the 62-unit downtown building...
View ArticleDeveloper settles suit with Hudson condo residents
The complaint alleged that Hudson residents in 2011 began noticing cracks in the first-floor walls and ceiling of the downtown condominium, in addition to noticing a slope in the floor.
View ArticleLong-struggling condo development going to auction
The mostly two-bedroom units represent the bulk of the ill-fated Chatham Kynett Court project at 716 N. East St. in the Chatham Arch neighborhood.
View ArticleBankruptcy stops condos' auction
An Indianapolis developer’s last-minute bankruptcy filing halted the auction of a struggling downtown condominium project.
View ArticleWhitsett bids to redevelop Star headquarters
One of the city's most prolific developers of affordable housing hopes to buy the Indianapolis Star headquarters to redevelop the property into apartments or condominiums.
View ArticleBrowning exec Dye joining The Whitsett Group
Dennis Dye will become a partner at Whitsett, a prolific developer of affordable housing. He has served two stints at Browning totaling about 20 years.
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