Going back to the days when Fishers was a town, there were renderings and visions of what South Street might look like in the downtown Fishers’ Nickel Plate District. A major step in developing the south side of downtown Fishers happened Wednesday afternoon with the groundbreaking ceremony for the District South Project.
District South is a development with the City of Fishers, Rebar Development and the Annex Group all involved in the construction plans for the $33 million project.
The Annex Group plans to relocate up to 40 full-time employees to a four-story, 15,060 square foot class-A office space in the center of the village. There are 42 residential loft apartments on the upper floors of the building with a shared rooftop outdoor patio, cafe, and work from home lounge.
The four surrounding buildings in the village include a mix of apartment homes and commercial suites designed for small businesses. Residents, entrepreneurs, and employees located in District South will share luxury amenities, including a state-of-the-art fitness center, an engaging civic plaza, a courtyard with a grilling station, fire pit, and water feature, as well as the rooftop amenity in The Annex Group building.
During the ceremony, Rebar CEO Shelby Bowen announced that Tom Dickey, formerly the head of Planning for the City of Fishers, is joining the Rebar staff.
Where exactly will District South be? Will it be on the north or south side of South Street, or both? Or perhaps a map could be made available. Which buildings will be demolished?
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Hi Larry,
I see the apartment building at Lantern and South street was taken down this week. What is going in that location?
I believe that is Rebar Development’s District South project
A redevelopment plan was proposed by the Town Council with a company named Fairbanks if I recall, and had promise of $40 million in TIF funds. But the economy went into recession, Fairbanks went bankrupt, and the project never got started. The renderings showed ugly buildings anyway. Since then, the City has gotten punch-drunk on TIF funds and are building anything and everything.
If I remember you were a key member of the group that pushed for Fishers becoming a city. In 2012 the voters supported the referendum to have a strong mayor. Many of us fought that referendum for the very reason that having a strong mayor would lead to mass development. Which I also believe was one of the features you guys promoted. You got what you sowed. You should be happy with all this development