Developer Thompson Thrift announced Thursday it has acquired 62 acres of land for the new Fishers Events Center, part of the expanded Fishers District, to be located east of I-69 between 106th and 116th Streets. The City of Fishers recently approved financing for the center.
The expansion of Fishers District is a $550 million project, a public-private partnership with the city of Fishers and Thompson Thrift.
“The master plan for Fisher’s District reflects the ingenuity of Thompson Thrift’s three business units to work proactively with the city of Fishers to create a true ‘live, work, play’ environment that will be a generational asset for the Fishers community,” said Ashlee Boyd, managing partner, Thompson Thrift Commercial, in a company news release. “A project of this magnitude requires patience, persistence and vision and we have brought development, design, and building experts together, as well as local leaders, to craft Fishers District into a premiere destination that integrates urban vitality with neighborhood connectivity.”
Thompson Thrift concurrently sold a portion of the newly acquired land to the city that will be used for the development of the 7,500-seat arena and event center. The city of Fishers has added AECOM Hunt to the project as general contractor for the site and event center construction which is scheduled to break ground in late March.