The Block (Indianapolis, Indiana)

 high-rise, apartment building, 1911_construction, 1930s construction

www.blockapts.com

Facts
- The building operated as Block's Department Store from 1911 until 1988, and as Lazarus until 1993. It was reconfigured during 2002-2003 into 163 apartments, including the addition of a new 9th floor for penthouse units.
- Most of the building has 9 floors over ground, but a hidden section rises to 10 floors on the west side.
- The same architects designed the competing L.S. Ayres & Company Department Store. It was completed six years earlier at a site one block to the southeast.
- Additions constructed from 1934-1936 were designed by the original architects' successor firm, Vonnegut, Bohn & Mueller.
- This was the closest residential building to Monument Circle, until completion of the Conrad Indianapolis & Residences in 2006.
- The developer won the Adaptive Use Award from the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indianapolis at its 2004 Indianapolis Preservation Awards.
- In February 2003 the city of Indianapolis approved the developer's petition to add a 14-floor tower above the existing building. These plans never materialized.
- The building is directly connected via skywalk to the Embassy Suites Indianapolis Downtown.