By Ann Craig-Cinnamon
There will soon be another new building going up in the Nickel Plate District in downtown Fishers. Officials from the Town of Fishers gathered with leaders from the construction firm of Meyer Najem on May 15 to break ground on the company’s new $7 million, 40,000-square-foot headquarters.
Fishers Town Manager Scott Fadness called the building “critical” to the growth of downtown. Company Chief Executive Anthony Najem says building the headquarters in Fishers was a natural.
“They have the same ideals and culture that we have; very family focused; all about business growth; working together and a vision for the future. And it’s one of the top spots in the nation to raise families,” he says.
Meyer Najem was founded in 1987 and has made Fishers its home since 1997. Najem says the company is the 11th largest general contractor in Central Indiana and currently employs 82 people with plans to add more as the company continues to grow. They have major projects underway in five states including Indiana.
Meyer Najem will take up 22,000 square feet on the first floor of the new building with 17,500 square feet of space on the second floor being leased by the Town of Fishers to provide sublease space for smaller companies such as ones that currently lease space in Launch Fishers.
In addition, the project will incorporate several green building elements such as the use of interior daylight to reduce electric lighting, a white roof to reduce solar heat, the use of locally harvested and recycled materials and bike storage facilities. Once complete, officials plan to apply for LEED certification with the U.S. Green Building Council.
The project includes a surface parking lot with 125 spots that will be shared with the Town on nights and weekends.
