Onward Investors Hires Charles C. Brandt as Construction Manager for 130 E. Washington Office Tower Renovation in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (August 2016) – Onward Investors, a national commercial real estate investment and development firm, has hired Indianapolis-based Charles C. Brandt Construction Co. as the general contractor for the first major phase of the planned renovation at the 12-story, 201,127-square-foot 130 E. Washington office tower in downtown Indianapolis. Charles C. Brandt is one of the oldest privately owned full service general contracting and construction firms in Indiana.

Onward Investors, which acquires value-add properties in recovering markets throughout the U.S., resolves complex issues to stabilize the properties and derive value for investors.
The historic building was originally designed in 1922 for Meyer Kiser Bank by the architectural firm Vonnegut and Bohn and was later enlarged to become home for years to one of the city’s largest and most prominent tenants, the Farm Bureau Insurance Company.

Onward Investors is working with Ratio Architects to restore more of the building’s historic elegance and mid-century modern design, while at the same time providing creative office space that will foster collaboration and appeal to talent in technology, advertising, media and other creative market sectors.  Construction has begun and is expected to be completed in May of 2017.

The Ratio designed improvements will include changes to the existing façade; entrance lobby renovation; enhancing the building’s street presence on Washington; restoring the windows on the west half of the building to their historic proportions; and establishing retail and restaurant space along Washington.

Featuring 16,786-square-foot floor plans, other highlights will feature exposed ceilings, polished concrete floors, open floor plans, additional natural light and other amenities that are increasingly popular with firms interested in less traditional environments.

The Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission approved the proposed exterior building changes to the tower in the Monument Circle Historical District, a designated historic district in downtown Indianapolis.

About Onward Investors
Based in Minneapolis, Minn., Onward Investors LLC is a privately held commercial real estate investment and development firm that acquires and improves value-add properties in recovering markets for investors. Since its inception in 2011, the firm has acquired and managed more than 2.5 million square feet of commercial properties across the United States. www.OnwardInvestors.com