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Hearing officer approves Republic Airways hotel expansion, contingent on final department sign-offs
Summary
The Carmel plan commission hearing officer granted approval for a five-story, 85-room hotel addition wrapped around an existing parking garage at Republic Airways’ campus, subject to CRC sign-off and outstanding engineering, planning and fire reviews and updated plans including long-term bike parking.
Carmel hearing officer Mike Hallobaugh approved an expansion of the Republic Airways hotel and garage façade on May 29, 2025, granting approval contingent on final sign-offs from several city departments and the Carmel Review Committee (CRC).
The project adds five floors with 85 rooms above a partially wrapped parking garage, includes ground-floor retail space and extends the design vocabulary of the existing hotel and headquarters building at the Republic campus, city staff and the developer said.
The approval matters because the expansion increases on-site lodging and activity at Republic’s campus and advances a larger master plan for a walkable, mixed-use employment center in Carmel. The hearing officer’s conditional approval allows construction details to be finalized while requiring the applicant to resolve outstanding technical reviews and CRC action before final permits are issued.
Developer Chris Boardman,…
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