AT&T Building (Indianapolis)
| AT&T Building | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Offices |
| Location | 240 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°46′15.34″N 86°09′30.36″W / 39.7709278°N 86.1584333°W |
| Completed | 1932 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 321 ft (98 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 22 |
The AT&T Building, now known as 220 Meridian, is a high rise located at 240 North Meridian Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was opened in 1932 and is 22 stories tall. It was primarily used for office space and was the headquarters for AT&T in Indiana until the 2017 sale and redevelopment of the building.[1] As of 2024, the size of the building is 554,000 square feet.[1]
Central Union Telephone Company building
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The Central Union Telephone Company built a headquarters building on the corner of Meridian and New York Streets in 1907. Indiana Bell bought Central Union in 1929, but found the existing headquarters inadequate. Originally, the old building was to be demolished to make way for a new building on the site. However, that would have caused disruptions in telephone service. Kurt Vonnegut Sr., the architect of the new building, suggested moving it[2] to the adjacent lot at 13 West New York Street.[3]
Over a 30-[3] or 34-day[2] period, the 11,000-short-ton (10,000 t) building was shifted 52 feet (16 m) south, rotated 90 degrees, and then shifted again 100 feet (30 m) west. Completed on November 12[3] or 14, 1930,[2] this was all done without interrupting customer telephone service or telephone business operations.[3] Gas, heat, electric, water, and communication lines were modified before and during construction to add flexibility or length as needed.
The new headquarters was completed in 1932, and was seven stories tall. It was later expanded in the 1940s and 1960s to bring it to its current size and height. The original building that had been moved was demolished in 1963.[4]
Sale of the building and redevelopment
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Sale of the building
[edit]In 2017, Keystone Realty Group purchased 220 Meridian and began a redevelopment of the building. The redevelopment by Keystone is for a mixed-use development comprising luxury apartments, restaurant and retail space, as well as three floors that maintain office space for AT&T. The building was sold due to underutilization by AT&T.
Redevelopment
[edit]The redevelopment of the building was completed in 2023. As a result of the redevelopment project, the building was awarded the 2024 CoStar Impact Award of the year for Indianapolis. The redevelopment yielded 216 residential units,[1] including 57 apartments,[5] and created hundreds of jobs.[1] The project also involved the installment of a 16,575-gallon pool on the 11th-floor rooftop[6] which is the highest of its kind in Indiana.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Sani, Liza (March 27, 2024). "Underutilized Former AT&T Headquarters Building Now Offers Luxury Multifamily, Retail Uses". CoStar News. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "Retro Indy: Rotating the Indiana Bell building". The Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "11,000-Ton Bell Telephone. Firm; Building Completes "Journey"". The Indianapolis News. November 13, 1930. p. 25. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ David J. Bodenhamer; Robert Graham Barrows; David Gordon Vanderstel (1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-31222-8. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
- ^ "Keystone Group Adds 57 Apartments to Indianapolis Office Conversion". Connect CRE. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ "High Rise Apartments Indianapolis, IN | 220 Meridian". www.220meridian.com. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
External links
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- "AT&T Building". SkyscraperPage.
- "Emporis building ID 118636". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022.
- History of Indiana Bell
