Who Owns Indy's Houses?

HUNI's second quarter meeting took place in person on May 4 at Indiana Landmarks.
Jordan Blair Ryan, Architectural Historian and Archivist, was our featured presenter on the topic of "Middle Missing Housing." Her co-presenter was Lourenzo Giple, Deputy Director, Dept. of Metropolitan Development, City of Indianapolis.
Read moreThe Old Southside neighborhood's Short Term Rental (STR) efforts have formalized and been named the "Coalition to Address Short-Term Rentals (CASTR).” All organizations, neighborhood associations and individuals are welcome to join. The CASTR link is ready for distribution www.ShortTermRentalReport.com and provides a form to report nuisance properties. CASTR held a May 2023 forum at which IMPD Captain Christopher Boomershine (head of IMPD Nuisance Abatement) introduced attendees to two of his team’s analysts responsible for building a database of issues with short-term rentals.
Read moreFor the third year Preserve Greater Indy held its Arch(itecture) Madness bracket competition. This year's match-up was based on Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission local districts. By only six votes, Irvington beat Woodruff Place for 'favorite' neighborhood in a 51% to 49% victory.
To learn about the many IHPC district neighborhoods, check out past tweets and Insta posts from Preserve Greater Indy:
Read moreOn February 28, 2023 Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett, Congressman Andre Carson, the Rethink Coalition, and the Indy Chamber announced a $2 million (with local matches bringing the amount to $2.75million) US-DOT grant for a planning study around the southeast leg of I-65/I-70 of the downtown Inner Loop. [Press Release Link] The study, kicking off later this summer and lasting for a year, will look at how we reconnect neighborhoods at our southeast gateway divided by the original interstate pathway.
Read moreAt its 2023 Annual Meeting, the HUNI Membership affirmed a new leadership slate including President Tom Abeel, Vice President Paula Brooks, Secretary Jordan Ryan, Treasurer Chad Lethig, Immediate Past President Glenn Blackwood, and Membership Chair Sharon Butsch Freeland.
Read moreThe HUNI membership celebrated the stewardship and guidance of HUNI President Glenn Blackwood over the past three years during the 2023 HUNI Annual Meeting held at 16 Tech Hq2 on February 4, 2023. Sibeko Jywanza, 16 Tech's Director of Community Access & Engagement, welcomed attendees to the Innovation District and Glenn Blackwood conducted the meeting.
Read moreThe Indianapolis Propylaeum hosts a variety of women’s education as well as leadership programs along with various community events throughout the year.
Read moreThere is proposed state legislation to subvert existing regulations established to protect the scenery, culture and vehicular safety of our community. For many years, HUNI, alongside fellow neighborhood organizations, has served at the forefront of the fight to keep Indianapolis free of the clutter and vehicular safety concerns posed by too many billboards and any digital billboards.
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