Circle City Industrial Complex (CCIC) (Indianapolis, Indiana) | office building, place with historical importance, distribution center, multipurpose hall, art museum / art gallery, 1918_construction, manufacturing

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The Circle City Industrial Complex (CCIC) spans more than 500,000 square feet, home to a diverse group of tenants including artists, makers, small businesses, and more.

Constructed in 1918, the CCIC was the original home to the Schwitzer Corporation, a major auto industry force during the post-World War I era. The Schwitzer Corporation's founder, Louis Schwitzer, was an automotive pioneer who was responsible for significant improvements in cooling, hydraulics, and the development of the turbocharger. He was also a racecar driver, famous for winning the first-ever race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway: a five-mile, two-lap race held on August 19, 1909.

Louis Schwitzer was inducted to the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1970. The CCIC (or Schwitzer building, as it was then known), was Schwitzer’s primary manufacturing facility, producing thousands of cooling pumps, superchargers, and other auto components during the golden age of the automobile. After the Schwitzer Corporation closed in the early-1990s, portions of the building were redeveloped to accommodate non-industrial uses, such as offices and artist studios.

Teagen Development purchased the CCIC in 2015. At that time, the property was ailing, with fewer than 40 tenants and years of deferred maintenance. Over the next several years, Teagen stabilized the property, adding more than 100 tenants and performing overdue repairs and updates to make the building viable again.