The shovels were out on a hot Fishers June afternoon for the ground breaking ceremony at the corner of 116th Street and Ikea Way for The Yard development.  What was originally to be only a culinary concept with a variety of restaurants has expanded and will now include apartments and a 211-room Hyatt Hotel.

Among the dignitaries on hand were Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness, Thompson Thrift Managing Partner Ashlee Brown (Thompson Thrift is developer for The Yard) and Clay Robinson of Sun King Brewery.

Among the tenants committed to The Yard project are: 1933 Lounge, Burger Study, Sun King Brewery, Havana Cigar and Cocktail Lounge, Copper Moon Coffee, Nicey Treat, Kincaids Meat Market, Los Arroyos, Rawkin Juice, Sangiovese Ristorante, Blue Peppermint Boutique, Amazing Lash, Massage Heights and Verizon Wireless.   In addition, St Elmo’s says it plans a 2-story restaurant in the complex, which is yet unnamed.

15 restaurants are expected to be housed at The Yard, plus a restaurant-incubator for emerging restaurant concepts, a kind of culinary version of  Launch Fishers.

The restaurant portion of the development is expected to be completed by mid-to-late 2019, with the 211 apartments set for completion in 2020.