INDIANAPOLIS — Several years after the far-eastside John Marshall school building closed its doors, Indianapolis Public Schools has developed a new plan for the site. Located at 10101 E. 38th St., the 40-acre property has been vacant since 2018.
The IPS school board voted unanimously recently to divide the property into three parcels. One will be sold by IPS, one will be redeveloped in partnership with Indy Parks and Recreation to become part of the Grassy Creek Regional Park, and the third parcel’s potential use will be decided by a task force.
The John Marshall task force, made up of community and business leaders, met over several months before making the recommendation that the board adopted.
The largest parcel of land, the 16 acres containing the 342,000-square-foot building and adjacent parking lots, will be put up for sale. The board plans to review and approve the purchase agreement for this parcel sometime in August or September.
The southern parcel of land contains the old track and football field, a baseball field, soccer fields, and four tennis courts. IPS will work with Indy Parks to include that parcel in the Grassy Creek Regional Park master planning process.
Finally, the future of the eight-acre parcel of land on the east side of the property remains undecided. The task force will continue to meet to develop a plan, which could involve adding the land onto plans for one of the other parcels, or a separate development.
Previously, there were discussions that the property would be used as a community hub providing services in the neighborhood, but the plan fell through.