Indianapolis, IN
The Justus Cos. planning to relocate HQ from Indianapolis to Noblesville – Indianapolis Business Journal
The Justus Cos., a real estate development firm that has been based in Indianapolis for 114 years, plans to relocate its headquarters to Noblesville, the city announced Tuesday.
The firm plans to construct a $7.3 million, 20,000-square-foot building that will house executives, IT professionals, accountants and employees in regional operations, marketing and communications, human resources, construction and administrative support.
The Justus Cos., 1398 N. Shadeland Ave., will relocate its 23 employees to the two-story office building. It will also hire five new full-time employees by 2035 with an average salary of $72,000, according to an economic development agreement.
The building will be located on an 11-acre property at the firm’s Promenade of Noblesville development at the northeast corner of Little Chicago Road and State Road 32. The Justus Cos. will invest $5 million in the building.
Economic Development Director Andrew Murray told members of the Noblesville City Council on Monday night that The Justus Cos. will occupy about 17,000 square feet of the building. A future tenant will fill the remaining 3,000 square feet, Murray said.
A construction schedule for the office building has not yet been determined. Designs for the building will go through the city’s approval process.
The Noblesville City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve an economic development agreement and designate an economic revitalization area for The Justus Cos.
The economic development agreement includes a tax abatement plan that will reduce real property taxes on the headquarters by 80% over the next 10 years. The city will also provide the lesser of $25,000 or 50% of road impact fees assessed against the project.
“We are grateful to [CEO] Walt Justus and his team at The Justus Companies, for putting their trust and investment in the City of Noblesville as the future home of their headquarters,” Mayor Chris Jensen said in written remarks. “They parallel our commitment in making long-term investments in our residents and placing importance on being a community where everyone can work, live, and play.”
The Justus Cos. has been planning Promenade at Noblesville since it acquired the property in 2013 from Equicor Development Inc.
Promenade Apartments, which opened in 2020, has 15 apartment buildings with 300 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units at the northeast corner of State Road 32 and Little Chicago Road.
The developer in 2022 also announced Midwestern retail giant Meijer Inc. will build a 90,000-square-foot grocery store at the Promenade at Noblesville. The store is expected to open this summer.
Construction on Promenade Trails, a 55-and-older active-adult community, is also nearing completion at the northwest corner of State Road 32 and Little Chicago Road in Noblesville.
Guy Justus founded the firm now known as The Justus Cos. as Justus Contracting Co. in 1910 on the east side of Indianapolis, according to the company’s website.
During the 1940s, the company installed sidewalks and streets and constructed nearly every house from 10th Street to 16th Street and from Emerson Avenue to Ritter Avenue on the city’s east side.
The firm also built the first Marriott Hotel in Indiana on the east side of Indianapolis in 1973 and later focused on constructing apartments, condominiums and senior communities in the city.
Walt Justus became the fourth-generation president of the company in 1987.
The firm expanded into Carmel when it built the Westwood Estates in 2005, Liberty Row Townhomes in 2008 and The Bridgewater Apartments in 2015.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana State Police have arrested a man in connection with two attacks, including one deadly, near Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis earlier this month.
29-year-old Michael Willis is facing two counts of attempted murder. Police say that the attacks happened on June 19 and June 26, both happening on N Senate Ave. near Monument Circle.
According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by News 8, on June 19, Willis was walking in the area near Monument Circle around 2 a.m. when he approached a person laying down and repeatedly stomped on them. Police say that this first victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
The first victim died on Sunday due to their injuries sustained from Willis’s attack, documents say.
Police also say that on June 26, Willis attacked a different person at the same location near Monument Circle. Police believe that the second victim was repeatedly kicked and stomped on while they were lying down as well. This second attack also took place around 2 a.m.
Indiana State Police detectives shared surveillance photos of Willis from the attacks with other police agencies in an attempt to identify him. Police say Willis was identified by a Greensborough Police Sergeant after Willis had asked the sergeant to use his cell phone.
Police then approached Willis and detained him. Police say that when Willis was detained, he was wearing the same clothes that were seen in the surveillance footage of both attacks. Officers also noticed blood on Willis’s socks.
In an interview with detectives about the July 26 attack, Willis at first said that he was only “nudging” the victim. Police say that according to Willis, he was trying to wake the victim up because he was concerned about them.
Later in the interview, Willis admitted to attacking both victims. Willis said that he was frustrated that he had been homeless and unemployed for around the past 6 months. According to police, Willis also said that the people in the area were “mean and rude” to him.
Police say that Willis told detectives that he was the only person involved in these attacks.
Willis is currently in custody of the Marion County Jail.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana is under a heat advisory with temperatures in the 90s throughout the week.
Many cooling centers will open throughout the state for those that need to find relief from the heat. Hoosiers looking to find cooling centers in their area can contact Indiana 211. To learn more, call 211 or (866) 211-9966.
Avaliable cooling centers can also be found by clicking here.
Marion County
For those living in Indianapolis, Indy Parks has several cooling centers across the city.
Those Cooling Centers are:
- Broad Ripple Park Family Center
- Brookside Park Family Center
- Christian Park Family Center
- Frederick Douglass Park Family Center
- Garfield Park Burrello Family Center
- Krannert Park Family Center
- Grassy Creek Environmental Education Center
- Pride Park Family Center
- Rhodius Park Family Center
- Riverside Park Family Center
- Stanley Strader Park Family Center
- Washington Park Family Center
- Windsor Park Family Center
- Watkins Park Family Center
- Thatcher Park Family Center
For addresses and hours of operations of these cooling centers, click here.
Beech Grove will also have two cooling Centers for residents starting Monday, June 29. Those hours and locations are:
- Beech Grove Senior Center, 602 Main St
- 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday through Friday
- Hornet Park Community Center, 5245 Hornet Ave
- 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday through Friday
Other Central Indiana Cooling Centers
For addresses and hour of operations of cooling centers below, click here.
Marion
- St. Martin Community Center
- Grant County Family YMCA
- Grant County Rescue Mission
Kokomo
- The Kokomo Rescue Mission
- The Excel Center in Kokomo
Peru
- Community Resource Center
- Miami County Courthouse
- Miami County Health Department
- Miami County YMCA
- Peru City Hall
- Peru Public Library
- Peru Schools Administration Building
INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — The National Weather Service out of Indianapolis has issued a Heat Advisory for all of Central Indiana and a High Heat Warning for parts of northern Indiana. The Advisory and Warning will go into effect at 12 PM on Monday and will run through 8 PM Thursday.
WRTV
A Heat Advisory means that temperatures in the 90s with dew points in the 70s, will lead to Heat Index values reaching 106. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Stay cool:
Drink plenty of fluids, check up on relatives and neighbors, and stay in an air-conditioned room when possible. If outside for extended periods of time, make sure to take frequent breaks in the shade as much as you can.
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