[1] Indianapolis City Market has been serving local residents and businesses since 1886 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

From 1886 to 1958 the area was also home to Tomlinson Hall, a civic center which was located at the northeast corner Delaware and Market streets.

It was demolished to make way for new development that is now Cummins Distribution Headquarters and the 360 Market Square apartments.

Since its designation in 2014,[5] the area has added several new high-profile government, residential, and commercial entities including: With a new criminal justice center being built on the southeast side of town, by 2021 the current jail, courts, and sheriff's office will move from their current locations in the Indianapolis City-County Building to their new home.

Mayor Joe Hogsett’s Indy 3.0 plan is to reevaluate where and how government offices operate.