New Proposal for Fountain Square
Posted by Joe Smoker in Neighborhoods, New Development on Jan 3rd, 2018 | 24 comments
Another day, another Milhaus proposal. This is proposed to be located in Fountain Square, just east of Shelby on Prospect Street. The adjacent vacant lot to the east is the proposed new location of IFD Station 3. Thoughts?
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Mixed Use Apartment Proposal for Fountain Square
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development on Jun 22nd, 2016 | 43 comments
A new proposal has been filed with the Indianapolis Department of Development for a multi-story mixed-use building on Prospect Street, just east of Santorini. The developer is Jackson Development, with architecture from Blackline:
There are some quibbles, namely a lack of landscaping along Prospect. But overall, this is a relatively solid infill...
Digital Archaeology through Google Street View
Posted by Eric McAfee in Historical Posts, Neighborhoods on Oct 21st, 2015 | 14 comments
“The apple that’s fresh is ripe to the core,
and I rot over time and I’m not anymore.” –Sloan & Pelling
I’m probably a day late and a dollar short on noticing the time-scroll feature available with Google Street View. Perhaps it’s been there for months—years even. I just figured it out its full potential few weeks ago. Most people might ponder what the point of it is: after all, if Google has provided a streetscape photo from 2015, why would we still need one from way back in 2011? But for those of us who use it on an almost daily basis, it represents a remarkable tool,...
The Cultural Trail Philosophical Divide: Virginia Ave vs. Mass Ave
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Bicycling, Neighborhoods, New Development, Pedestrian on May 13th, 2014 | 24 comments
Virginia Avenue is hopping with new developments. Each article and news report that is written about the renewed focus on the street has mentioned the Cultural Trail as major catalyst for the revitalization of the street. The Cultural Trail is parallel to the commercial district for almost the entire stretch, with the exception of the short jog it makes to enable easier crossing of East and South Streets.
This angle also enables some nice views of the downtown skyline, as seen in this photo:
Contrast this to how the trail zigs and zags in the city’s other major diagonal commercial district,...
Fountain Square Apartment Proposal
Posted by Kevin Kastner in New Development on Sep 20th, 2013 | 14 comments
After many years of redeveloping the existing historic buildings, Fountain Square is potentially going to receive its first new multi-use structure. 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. The designs have been submitted to the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission, so we can now share them with the public:
This looks to be a nice addition to the neighborhood, and I hope to see it it...
