City of Indianapolis · WHOLE Neighborhoods

A digital marketplace for pre-reviewed infill housing.

Connecting homeowners, CDCs, licensed architects, and city staff to activate vacant Indianapolis parcels — and rebuild neighborhoods, one block at a time.

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Proof of concept · in partnership with City of Indianapolis DMD & LISC Indianapolis

Pre-reviewed designs

Vetted parcels

Verified firms

Active neighborhoods

§ 01 · The problem

The cost of doing nothing.

Across 134 surveyed Indianapolis parcels, vacant lots generate an aggregate drain of $0 per year in upkeep, nuisance abatement, and liability — before a single home is built.

WHOLE Neighborhoods compresses the pipeline from vacant lot to occupied home: pre-reviewed plans, verified architects, and a permitting path designed for speed without losing oversight.

$117,860

Annual vacancy drain

10-day

Pre-reviewed permit path

Target neighborhoods

§ 02 · Strategic alignment

Built for the three pillars.

Every workflow on the platform maps directly to LISC Indianapolis’s published strategic priorities — not as marketing language, but as measurable surface.

Pillar 01

Quality Housing & Community Spaces

A pre-reviewed catalog of designs and a transparent database of vetted parcels accelerate code-compliant infill across target neighborhoods.

Pillar 02

Economic Opportunity

Direct commissions to verified MBE / WBE / VBE Indianapolis firms keep design fees circulating in the city — and surface local talent to owners.

Pillar 03

Healthy & Safe Communities

Blighted vacant parcels are replaced with occupied homes. A diversity heatmap prevents monoculture and protects neighborhood character.

§ 03 · Four ways in

Pick your entry point.

The platform serves four distinct workflows under one civic roof. Each entry point opens directly into the surface that’s relevant to you.

Homeowner · CDC · Builder

Find a pre-reviewed design that fits your parcel, save what you love, request a consultation, and track every milestone from intake to permit.

Licensed Architect

Publish pre-reviewed designs, take direct commissions from owners and CDCs, and manage consultations and construction administration from a single workspace.

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City Staff · DMD

See housing production, vacancy drain, permitting velocity, and code-change tracking — alongside a diversity heatmap of the verified professional network.

Browse as guest

Read-only access to the public marketplace, the parcel database, the verified architect directory, and civic resources — no account required.

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§ 04 · How it works

From vacant lot to occupied home — four steps.

01
Pick a parcel
Browse 134 vetted Indianapolis infill lots — each surveyed for size, zoning, utilities, and carry costs.
02
Pick a design
Choose from a catalog of architect-designed homes already pre-reviewed against city code and zoning.
03
Consult the architect
Request a fit-and-feasibility consultation. Verified, licensed, insured. No inbox spam.
04
Permit & build
Pre-reviewed status unlocks an accelerated city permit path. Track every milestone in one place.

§ 05 · Begin

Rebuild the neighborhood. One parcel at a time.

Indianapolis has the parcels, the architects, and the will. WHOLE Neighborhoods is the connective tissue.