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City, developers unveil plan to redevelop City Market campus; plaza to reveal historic Tomlinson Hall catacombs
Summary
City of Indianapolis and private partners unveiled phase 1 plans to convert the Gold Building to housing, create a new West Plaza that will expose and interpret the Tomlinson Hall "catacombs," and add public amenities, with 10% of units reserved as workforce housing.
At a Development on Tap event in downtown Indianapolis, city officials and private developers on Tuesday unveiled Phase 1 plans to redevelop the City Market campus, including a West Plaza that would expose and interpret the historic Tomlinson Hall basement, a conversion of the Gold Building into apartments, and public-space and infrastructure upgrades intended to connect the site to the Indianapolis Cultural Trail.
"The platform has been more than just a building. It's been a hub for innovation, collaboration, and transformation," said Dr. David Hampton, executive director of LISC Indianapolis, opening the program and framing the project as honoring the site's history while turning it into a new public destination.
The plans presented call for converting the Gold Building to approximately 354 apartment units, with about 10% set aside as workforce housing; developers said construction on the Gold Building is expected to begin in March and last roughly 26 to 28 months. The redevelopment team also projected about 100 construction…
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