aderwent

Nice find, but when you click to "read more" the page doesn't exist.

I wouldn't look past Polaris. They already have The Pointe which is more "urban" than anything Easton has at this point. It also happens to be only the second development in the Polaris area to have a garage; the other being 801 Polaris. Chase's McCoy Center has a few parking decks, though. Anyway, just look at the massive lots around Polaris Fashion Place. They're begging to be infilled with garages and mid-rises circling the mall. The old eastern-most anchor has already been razed for a lifestyle center, and the Sears is on its way to being the same. The layout looks to be much more friendly for large scale developments. Easton may have 22 unique-to-Ohio stores, but Polaris also has large regional draws in Top Golf, IKEA, and Cabela's. Polaris is also located right amidst most of Columbus' highest net worth zip codes. That being said, Polaris is usually a couple years behind Easton. I don't like one more than the other. I think it's incredible to have two areas like this so near to each other in a metro of our size. And one day I think people living in Westerville will have views of two secondary downtowns, and I think that is great for the city. The best part is, both of these are in Columbus city limits so the central city is not missing out on the tax dollars these two upcoming behemoths are bringing in.

I wouldn't call it "right on the suburban border" anymore. The northeast area of the metro i.e. Polaris through Westerville to New Albany down to Gahanna has probably gained more than anywhere since 2010; both residents and workers. The 20-40 stories is cool, but I'm more interested in having 45,000 residents in the current footprint vs the 750 there now. That is some really good density @ ~23,000ppsm. As far as "cannibalizing parking lots": "Wexner, Steiner and Flatto also expect changes in what visitors now find at Easton. Flatto sees the surface parking lots that dot Easton as 'just building pads waiting to be built on.'"

The Dispatch did a whole series with multiple articles for Easton's 20th Anniversary. NB: All these articles can be read paywall-free. Easton's success built on 'emotional connection' with patrons Easton Town Center transformed once-rural Northeast Side into busy corridor Easton offers 'experience' that consumers want before pulling out wallet Easton has become a site for brands to develop, branch out Latest Easton expansion focuses on an edgy, urban vibe After two decades, some inaugural Easton businesses still thriving Easton announces summer events for commemoration of 20th Easton by the Numbers Timeline: More than 50 years of central Ohio shopping From the "edgy, urban vibe" article: And this quote from Les Wexner: "The next round of development will be 20- or 40-story buildings, a combination of office and residential, condos, or complete mixed-use buildings with a hotel, residential and commercial." Emphasis mine, of course. They also talked about in the Biz First article that they envision "thousands of additional (residential) units – as much as 30,000 with the current land". Wow!

From Instagram. River House:

From Instagram. Luxe Belle:

I should be able to be there!

Pablo, someone on Reddit took a picture from this spot yesterday. Here I put them side-by-side:

I'd think with highway frontage they'd want to do an office building here. Here's hoping to offices, hotel, and residential with a ground-floor grocer!

Silicon Valley CEO sees big growth in firm's 'second home' in Columbus "Columbus' newest Silicon Valley employer is ahead of schedule on hiring for its new Short North office. Upstart Network Inc. will be at 50 employees this month, and its "second home" at 711 N. High St. could add 75 by the end of the year as it builds out a new 15,000-square-foot R&D center and staffs up for operations, engineering and data science. And that's just the start. "I fully expect we'll be at many hundreds, maybe thousands, here and in the Bay Area," CEO Dave Girouard said. "We thought we'd grow into that space over time, but we're going to be pretty quickly filling it out." Girouard was in Central Ohio for only the third time ever this week, and the first time since the company announced plans to expand here, and he took the time to take employees to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Some of the company's Bay Area employees have been curious to give Columbus a try, he said, motivated by the lower cost of living. "The Short North feels really unique," he said. 'I can see why we have so many people (in California) curious about this town.'" https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2019/06/19/silicon-valley-ceo-sees-big-growth-in-firms-second.html?iana=hpmvp_colum_news_headline

Downtown Columbus in 1950: Downtown Columbus in 1955: The Deschler Hotel in 1969:

Millenial Tower was announced three whole years ago. Quantam has probably been looking for awhile now.

Um... hey, Arshot; Quantum Health needs 150,000 square feet. What are you doing? Class A office space shortage could cause Columbus to lose big employer to Dublin "Quantum Health Inc. is on the verge of moving 800 high-paying jobs and expected growth of 350 more to Dublin from Columbus because it can't find a big enough office." https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2019/06/13/lack-of-class-a-office-space-could-cause-columbus.html?iana=hpmvp_colum_news_headline

School of Music building will be 85' tall and starting vertical work in December. Department of Theater building will also be 85' tall with vertical work starting in October.

A 240' crawler crane for CoverMyMeds. Looks like an August start.

Yeah I'm not sure why all these media outlets have multiple times said the Oakland flight was cancelled. The same thing happened literally last year. They suspended it during the winter and brought it back in the spring.

Because of this solid year Nationwide Arena is getting some upgrades. https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190606/good-year-for-concerts-means-more-upgrades-at-nationwide-arena

The Chase Bank tower has aged well. I didn't realize it was older than some of those under construction there in the last photo.

https://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/healthy-air/outdoor/air-pollution/highways.html I hope people living here are doing something to mitigate their risk of COPD ?

I think now after 40 years of NIMBYs and zero population growth Upper Arlington is finally getting over their fear of density. I mean they approved a massive eleven story mixed-use building in a burgeoning Lane Ave corridor. They're building a new high school that won't pay for itself and I think they're finally getting it that they've probably met the ceiling of tax raises, and must now bring new residents and employers. Grove City and Hilliard will one day probably be up around 50,000 with Dublin, but the others are hemmed in. Olentangy could be another 40,000 suburb if incorporated, and Westerville would already be at ~70,000 if merged with Genoa Township.

Great picture! Most airplane window seat pics aren't that good!

From Instagram you can see the Canon Drive realignment and the Battelle property development.

Project would turn vacant Dowtown property into 4-story apartment building "A developer wants to turn a small, vacant property Downtown into a four-story building with 19 one- and two-bedroom affordable apartments. JDS Companies, owner of the 0.175-acre lot at 554 E. Main St., figures to break ground on the project later this year with completion in 2020, said Jonathan Barnes, principal of JBAD, the project architect who has developed several Columbus apartment buildings. More important, the project, which goes before the Downtown Commission on Tuesday, could be an example of how to use a tiny piece of land in the city center to develop badly needed affordable apartments for the city’s growing population, said Jonathan Barnes, principal of JBAD. Though 15,000 apartments have been added to the city in the past five years, developers say far more are needed to meet demand." https://www.dispatch.com/business/20190524/project-would-turn-vacant-dowtown-property-into-4-story-apartment-building This is the property. Not sure how you squeeze an apartment building here.

I'm planning on doing some looking at the stats of the three Cs and their peers. I was wondering what this group of experts and enthusiasts would consider the three Cs' peers. Austin Charlotte Hampton Roads Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Milwaukee Nashville Orlando Pittsburgh Portland Providence Sacramento San Antonio San Jose Would any of you cross any of those off as peers? Add any other cities?

Yeah that's why there's a huge discrepancy, but most of what you're talking about is on the fringes. So looking at the growth in just the Columbus School District boundaries gives a pretty good picture of the urban core growth.