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Better resolution of the three alternatives:

Their distribution centers are near ubiquitous at this point, but Columbus is one of only eight Global Infrastructure Regions in North America for AWS. Some more info: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regions_az/

Nobody comes near Northern Virginia when it comes to data center capacity. However, Columbus moved into top nine in the country in square footage, and grew faster than everyone but Northern Virginia and Dallas between 2012 and 2021. We've only ramped up since then with a major expansion by Facebook, an expansion and two new sites by Google, and a Cologix 4. Amazon is on another level though. What are they up to here now? I think the first three sites in Columbus metro were $1.1 billion. I can't remember if that included all five data centers at each location or if it was just the initial nine (3x3). They now have six New Albany sites, three Hilliard sites, two Plain City sites, and one Dublin site. If all twelve sites get five data centers that's $7.33 billion and 60 data centers.

I'm assuming the "new concept" is going in the space vacated by Smith and Wollensky? The PNC steakhouse kind of surprises me. Maybe in the pre-Covid office days it would do well for lunch, but that is not a very dense residential area, and it's competing with Mitchell's right around the corner at a better Gay St.-adjacent location.

For reference Dublin Methodist is on only 45 acres and Mount Carmel's Dublin site is only 35 acres. So 57 acres is pretty substantial. Licking Memorial owns 99 acres nearby at the SW corner of Worthington Rd and Patterson Rd. This is 1.5 miles east of the Mink St. 161 exit and 1.5 miles west of the 310 161 exit.

edit: oops I'm at work so had this window open for a couple hours and didn't see this was posted almost an hour ago. Doing some digging after seeing this Dispatch article: https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2023/01/25/amazon-buys-hundreds-of-acres-in-new-albany-mum-on-what-it-plans/69833373007/ Ohio Health owns 57 acres at the NW corner of 161 and Beech Rd. Are they planning a hospital? Amazon's current five data centers are on 66 acres at the SE corner of Beech Rd. and Jug Street Rd. They now also own a smattering of other properties in the area totaling 599 acres. So they're going from 66 to 665 acres. What could they be planning? For reference Facebook's monster facilities are on 384 acres. Facebook also owns an adjacent 415 acres for a total of 799 acres. DBT owns two different plots. 94 acres at the SW corner of Mink St. and Jug Street Rd. and 80 acres at the SW corner of Harrison Rd. and Jug Street Rd. Are they going to have two facilities? I mentioned previously that QTS owns property in the area. 57 acres adjacent to the north of Google's entrance drive and 37 acres just to the south of the Google entrance drive. Still no announcement from them? Amgen owns 46 acres in Franklin County adjacent to their 131 acre property in Licking County. So they have a 177 acre plot. The manufacturing facility that's under construction is right in the middle of this property along Worthington Rd. The property stretches all the way to Beech Rd. I think I remember them saying this site could turn into more than just manufacturing. Wonder if they'll have any updates after the manufacturing facility opens?

https://www.columbus.gov/planning/commissionappeals/ Apparently there's a seldom used way to appeal a UIDRB decision. Would be interesting to see someone use this.

He doesn't. He owns from the back of that building to Main between Wall and High. Doesn't mean he can't partner with who does own them though.

Yes, as is the parcel where I pasted x2 the Aston Row townhomes/condos that's currently surface parking. Where the new school would be is currently the Thompson Community Center. So they'd do a land swap with Columbus Recs and Parks in this scenario.

Thanks. This set of buildings and lots is just a mess currently. I think a set of developments like this would really help anchor the northern stretch of the Short North and Victorian Village. Yes, a garage stretching from behind Brew Dog to behind Skully's would be best case! I wonder when the City is going to shop this last lot? What was the process for "selling" those lots in the southern Short North?

Yeah, Dennison would be nice, but I doubt the rehab hospital is looking at divvying up their parcels. Apollo Place does a good job of connecting north to south. The 4th Avenue connection also is a straight shot from the Short North to the Olentangy Trail. As for the original school building; it could stay as part of the park. The footprint doesn't look very big from the aerial. Maybe it could be a separate building, but part of the new Thompson Community Center. A cool auditorium or something. edit:

I'm pretty sure this garage will have ground floor retail. The five garages in Bridge Park I think are concealed nicely. The only miss is the Longshore Garage. On Longshore it's just garage, but on Mooney and the courtyard it's lined by five floors of apartments. Across Mooney from the Longshore Garage is a new garage that is styled like a warehouse. Across Tuller Ridge Dr from the Longshore Garage is a garage with North Market as its ground floor. The original garage is lined nicely with retail and apartments on Longshore. The corner of the hotel garage now has The Roosevelt Room. Without spending significantly more money on ventilation, etc, I'm not sure how Bridge Park conceals their garages better. As for the Peninsula. Meh. I'm not too worried about the garages buffering the neighborhood from the train tracks. It would have been nice for them to be lined along Starling Street, but the parcels are very narrow. There would have been no way to do it without moving Starling Street to the east.

Hmm. The auditor's website says built in 1950 and renovated in 1970. Is there any saving the original building? Not just physically, but ADA/modern fire code wise.

An idea I had to rebuild/replace Thompson Community Center, Columbus Aquatic Center, and the International School. I thought we had a visionary thread here somewhere, but I couldn't find it. All buildings would be zero setback. The school building currently is ugly from the 70s. The community center seems undersized for being in the most urban area of Columbus. The new aquatic center would be in the basement of the community center. This could have a direct connection to the underground garage. We gain a new park where parks are needed and on a parcel that is severely underused right now. I also threw in a bonus tower for the final city lot on High Street. The underground garage spaces gained do not include the 59 city lot spaces, but the underground garage could expand all the way to that site for some extra spots. We also gain a reconnected 4th Avenue. This wouldn't provide much vehicularly, but it'd be a nice pedestrian connection from Founders Park to the Short North.

Makes sense to have the office facing 270. Also looks like the residential buildings are now connected over a green space.

Lol 1137 is half a block closer to downtown than 1176. The author failed to list them in order for some reason. They're also missing the eleven story Graduate and nine story Le Meridien. Besides Graduate (Bollinger) what was the entirety of the Short North 15 years ago? Two to three story buildings! "Up the street, closer to Ohio State" is soon to be almost entirely 6+ story buildings. What is this guy smoking? Also, stop "measuring" in stories if you're so worried about height. Give us feet!

Not at all exciting, like the Hamilton Quarter news, but a Wright-Patt Credit Union is going in next to Eddie Merlot's in front of the Hilton. Also, site prep has begun on the parcel next to the Residence Inn. Still no tenants announced. I'm still hoping for the rumored Lou Malnati's!

Is that a monster parking garage next to the office building plus a large surface lot? Also, I sure hope there are that many trees!

It's the building we already know about. If you click on "mapping" there on the left it'll highlight the parcel you're viewing.

Their main complaint with the Little Bar proposal seems to be parking so I'm not sure getting rid of the garage would have helped the CVS proposal. This is getting ridiculous. These commissions have no power anyway. Why doesn't just one developer try going straight to the city after a period of trying to appease these insane commissions?

The lease should be publicly accessible if anyone knows how to file an FOIA request. On that Downtown Strategic Plan website where you could place project ideas on a map I mentioned this site (including the Ohio Center and garage). Woefully underused, and just plain ugly. Side note, why are we in this thread instead of the Convention Center thread?

That cutout faces the building currently under construction at 8th. So it shouldn't really be visible.

The transmission lines between the tower just south of the Moody Nolan building and the tower just east of the Flats on Vine are being buried starting this June. Those two towers will be replaced, and the four in between will be removed. There are three along Vine in front of the Chipotle building and future apartments, and one at the NW corner of Neil and Vine.

Yep. Unfortunate as far as time, but fortunate as far as quality.

Another Parkside on Pearl situation. This could be seven plus years away. That means the Local Bar lot/strip mall is probably 10-15 years out. Disappointing.