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Indianapolis was named one of the best places to live in April 2004 on Monster.com, citing the "most affordable city over one million people" by the National Association of Homebuilders. Rich in arts and culture, Indy combines "big city style and Hoosier hospitality."
In ranking the most successful professional sports cities in the nation, ESPN.com ranked Indianapolis first out of 33 major league cities in North America in January 2004.
Downtown Indianapolis Has Everything You'd Never Expect!
- There are more than 200 restaurants and 200 shops to choose from Downtown, including the $319.5 million Circle Centre, one of the country’s most successful urban shopping and entertainment centers, anchored by Nordstrom and Parisian.
- Downtown features four emerging, unique Cultural Districts: The Canal & White River State Park (discovery runs through it,) Indiana Avenue (rhythm. reborn.) Mass Ave (45 degrees from ordinary) and Wholesale District(welcome to the main event). Fountain Square (anything but… square) is just a mile southeast and Broad Ripple Village (we’re open if you are) is nine miles northeast.
- The Downtown area features 14 museums including The Children’s Museum (the best in the world), Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Zoo & White River Gardens, NCAA Hall of Champions and more.
- Ten performing arts theaters provide constant entertainment Downtown.
- Downtown Indianapolis is sports capitol: Indianapolis is home to the NFL Colts, NBA Pacers, USHL Ice, WNBA Fever and AAA Indians. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, featuring the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” with the Indianapolis 500, United States Grand Prix and Brickyard 400, is just 10 minutes from Downtown.
- Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is one of the most successful urban campuses in the U.S. Indiana University School of Medicine is the second largest medical school in the country.
- Downtown development momentum continues with $2.7 billion of new construction and renovation efforts to be completed by 2010. Since 1990 alone, Indianapolis has invested $4.5 billion of public and private funds in Downtown projects.
- 2005 is hot... including the Indianapolis Museum of Art and Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art expansion openings, Indianapolis Zoo New Dolphin Experience, Herron School of Art & Design opening, fascinating exhibits and other surprises!
- Downtown is full of festive holiday traditions, including the Circle of Lights® presented by the Contractors of Quality Connection and Electrical Workers of IBEW 481 celebration. The Soldiers & Sailors Monument, at the heart of the city, is decorated with 4,784 multi-colored lights on 52 garland strands, while 52 larger-than-life toy soldiers and peppermint sticks surround Monument Circle. (Nov. 25, 2005 - early 2006)
Easy Does It!
- Indianapolis is the Crossroads of America and easily accessible by car and air. Indianapolis’ central location to the nation’s top 100 markets puts more than half the nation’s population within a day’s drive. Indianapolis International Airport, less than 15 minutes from Downtown, is served by 18 major airlines.
- Downtown features 5,400 hotel rooms; including 3,000 rooms in seven hotels connected via skywalk to the Indiana Convention Center & RCA Dome plus Circle Centre.
- Downtown hotels and the Indiana Convention Center & RCA Dome are all in close proximity and within easy walking distance to a variety of restaurants, nightlife and world class performing arts, sports and major attractions.
Corporations Commit to Downtown
- Simon Property Group, a Fortune 1000 company, is building a $55 million headquarters Downtown to be completed in late 2006.
- The Conrad Hotel, the third of its kind in the U.S., will be built in the heart of Downtown, complete with 243 rooms, by the end of 2006. Sixteen luxurious condos will also be available on the top floors.
- Anthem, Inc.’s, now WellPoint, initial public offering (IPO) was the most successful health care IPO ever.
BioCrossroads - Central Indiana Life Sciences
- More than 33 projects worth $875 million have been completed since 1995.
- Thirteen additional projects worth $1 billion are currently in the pipeline.
- A majority comes from Eli Lilly and Company, one of the nation’s leading pharmaceutical companies, investing $953 million worth of new projects and expansions through 2007.
- Indiana has the second highest concentration of biopharmaceutical jobs in the nation. Indiana also ranked 10th in the nation for projected biopharmaceutical job increases from 2004-2014 according to the Milken Institute Study – Biopharmaceutical Industry Contributions to State & U.S. Economies.
Residential Opportunities Continue to Grow
- Downtown living has seen record demand and occupancy. This has led to more than 1,440 new residential units, totaling more than $340 million, currently in the pipeline.
- The biggest residential development for Downtown in years is the Market Square District redevelopment. At least 400 condos in two 29-story buildings and 100,000 square feet of retail space are to be completed by 2007.
Visit www.indydt.com or call Jennifer Hanson, Indianapolis Downtown, Inc. communications manager, at 317.237.2202 for more Downtown Indianapolis information.
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