| Riley Towers | |
|---|---|
 Riley Towers I and II in 2011 | |
 | |
| Former names | James Whitcomb Riley Center,[1] Towers at Riley Center[2] |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential apartments |
| Location | 225 E. North St. (Tower I) 600 N. Alabama St. (Tower II) 700 N. Alabama St. (Tower III) Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 |
| Coordinates | 39°46′30.5″N 86°9′10.2″W / 39.775139°N 86.152833°W |
| Construction started | May 1962[3] |
| Topped-out | December 1962[3] |
| Opened | May 1963[3] |
| Cost | $10.5 million[1] |
| Owner | Barrett & Stokely, Inc. |
| Height | 295 ft (90 m) (Towers I & II)[4] 157 ft (48 m) (Tower III)[5] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 30 (Towers I & II)[4] 16 (Tower III)[5] |
| Lifts/elevators | 5 |
| Grounds | 4.81 acres (1.95 ha) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Perkins and Will |
| Developer | Riley Center Corporation |
| Main contractor | Huber, Hunt & Nichols, Inc. |
| Other information | |
| Number of units | 524[6] |
| Website | |
| www | |
Riley Towers are three residential high-rise apartment buildings in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Riley Towers were conceived as part of an expansive urban renewal project known as Project H.[7] The complex was constructed between 1962 and 1963.[3] Towers I and II have 30 floors and Tower III has 16 floors.[7] Riley Towers I and II are the tallest residential buildings in the state of Indiana.[6] The towers are distinctive for their cantilevered corner balconies.[8][4]
The complex is owned and managed by Indianapolis-based Barrett & Stokely, Inc., which purchased the property in 1993.[9] Amenities include a three-level parking garage; a private outdoor swimming pool, lounge, and grilling area; a fitness center; and ground-level retail. An open-air skyway spans E. North St., connecting Tower I to the complex's parking structure.
The complex is named for famed poet James Whitcomb Riley, whose museum home stands in the nearby Lockerbie Square Historic District.[10]
- ^ a b Key, Peter (February 14, 1993). "A steal at $10 million". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 123–124. Retrieved May 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
The three towers, which were originally dubbed the James Whitcomb Riley Center, cost $10.5 million when they opened in 1963.
- ^ Koenig, Bill (December 22, 1992). "Lender takes over Riley towers". The Indianapolis Star. p. E4. Retrieved May 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Riley Towers Limited Partnership, which had owned the Downtown high-rise apartments, turned over ownership to Fleet-Norstar Financial Group Inc. of Providence, R.I., Friday. Fleet-Norstar held a $23.5 million mortgage on the apartments.
- ^ a b c d "Really, It's Riley". The Indianapolis News. November 28, 1962. p. 20. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
The full height of the twins will be reached December 8. The buildings will be enclosed and heated by January 1, finished by May 1 and occupancy begun by that date. ... It all was started last May.
- ^ a b c "Riley Towers I". Emporis. STR Germany GmbH. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Riley Towers III". Emporis. STR Germany GmbH. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Flashback". The Indianapolis Star. December 7, 2002. p. B5. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Indiana's tallest residential building consists of 524 units in three buildings on the west side of 500 and 600 blocks of North Alabama Street.
- ^ a b Glass, James A. (February 2021). "Riley Towers". Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indianapolis Public Library. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "Today's Pictures". The Indianapolis Star. February 25, 1963. p. 34. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Besides providing plateaus from which Indianapolis can be seen, the balconies form an interesting pattern of their own.
- ^ Higgins, Will (September 23, 1993). "New Riley Towers owners plan fixup". The Indianapolis News. p. B6. Retrieved May 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Barrett & Stokely, the Indianapolis real estate management company that bought the Riley Towers apartment complex for $10 million Wednesday, said it will spend $3.5 million sprucing up the place and making it more secure.
- ^ "A New Horizon for Indianapolis... Riley Center Apartments". The Indianapolis Star (advertising supplement). May 19, 1963. p. 195. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Riley means James Whitcomb Riley. The James Whitcomb Riley Center is named for the Hoosier Poet and a time when downtown Indianapolis was a gracious spot, a place to enjoy, good to live in.