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The only thing they could do to beautify they area around the casino would be to tear it down and start over. That my friends, is a fact of my very opinion. The casino is nice. The real question I have is what is coming next to the area to make it the casino even more relevant. Hopefully a hotel and with some shops, the way they do in Vegas.

I'm seeing a crane, a big crane in the Lane and High area. They haven't already started on these projects, have they? They only just announced them. Anyone know? Or something I missed?

Oh wow, 19,000 jobs here from Chase? And they need new office space? New office complex downtown anybody?

Red Robin is kind of like an Applebee's but they have their own take on things, think more gourmet burgers for cheaper, about $10 a piece, they also have other sit down type selections. The fries are bottomless so its every drunk students dream after a long night of partying.

According to the Short North Development guidelines doesn't all new construction have to be at least two stories? So wouldn't it have to be at least two stories?

There is going to a lot of construction in the Arena District within the next few years. This new Nationwide building, the FBI building, the Columbia Gas building, and many more apartments on the site where the casino was going to be built. This will be very good.

Yeah, I like the first design as well. Even though it matches on the bottom, it mixes a more modern look the higher it goes which is good.

Thanks for those. I have heard a lot about what was there but never could imagine what it was like. Now I know. I like the Gateway better and hope that that style continues on down the line of High St., slowly tearing out the old and what I personally consider decrepit and replacing with newer more student entertainment oriented. Granted some of the places should stay, such as The Newport or some of the buildings that have been kept in good condition but some, man, they just need to go.

Does anybody have or can point me in the direction to pictures or videos of what the now South Campus Gateway looked like before it was built or what the area looked like when they tore down all the businesses there?

Thank you for your condolences Rider. It is a tough life after all. Anyways... With 1400 employees moving to the Downtown area, I think that we can safely assume that not all of them will fit into the current arrangements but some space will be needed. So whatever space does get built, it probably isn't going to be as much or as big as some of us hope it will be. We are desperate though for any construction action, we'll take anything.

Bizjournals is crap. I want the whole article. Thanks for sharing though! Anyways, so Nationwide wants to get some of those for more offices. That is really all you can get from this article. Hope this goes through.

I'm sorry Keith, I read through your points and didn't see any points other than you want streets that haven't received attention, to receive some attention, and then you go on to show five streets that need attention, receiving attention. Both of you have two different opposing viewpoints but want to achieve the same thing. You both want revitalization in blighted areas but have different viewpoints on how it should happen. While I want to see areas that are in the dumps revitalized, I would rather see a vibrant downtown, no matter how it is attained, and go out from there (Check out some of the projects in the Olde Town East area, wow, that place will be awesome in 10 years). Attract the investment to a downtown area, (Short North, Arena District, Downtown, Riversouth, Etc.) then when private investment comes and certain projects finish up, show them what they could do in a blighted area to spread the revitalization, if they so choose, and provide incentives, much in the way most development has happend already. Now while certain areas are passed over we can't get all bent out of shape that our favorite area is not receiving the attention it deserves. The westside and Hilltop has been passed over for years, why aren't you upset and speaking out that they should receive the same attention as downtown? The plans are there and with the new Main St. and Rich St. bridges are inspring private investment in those areas. Those bridges are public money, so is the new courthouse in Riversouth, along with the Scioto Mile, that public investment has spurred private investment in other areas nowhere near where the investment happend. Quite frankly, just because we throw money at something, doesn't mean it will be successful. You said it yourself when talking about Gay St. and how many of the shops haven't filled up. We threw money at it, and its still not doing great. Its doing ok according to yourself, but not great. Since its not doing great, we should move on right, leave it to fix itself? NO!!! We should work to identify the problems that are keeping it from being great and work to change it. Again, back to one of my points, change takes time and investment beyond a monetary investment. If you want to see Parsons cleaned up so much, go form a neighborhood civic association, get business owners on board to fix up their shops, and let the change roll!!! BTW, love the conversation going on here. I spend most my time at Skyscrapercity, lurking and love this interaction! Thanks guys.

If you look on that map, the areas where money was poured into the city and surrounding areas, are the areas where population growth was the greatest. Remember, a census covers 10 years, a lot changes in 10 years and I can guarantee that most of those changes were in planning for a significant portion of time before they came to fruition. You can't say that a park is worthless and that no investment has or will happen after it being open for only a few months. Once people see that an area of a city is nice, they tend to flock to that area. The development on Parson and Livingston because of Nationwide investing in that area will probably see that area achieve significant growth and revitalization in that area in the next 10 years. Change takes time and patience and a community that wants to see it happen. 20 years ago, people didn't go into the Short North, Victorian Village, or Italian Village. Now? Those are the places to be and it started with a kick of redevelopment from the city which has turned into private development happening and being the majority of the projects financed in the area by local organizations that care for the region beyond getting a quick buck. Give it time.

Green space is actually beneficial to luring business to a downtown type area. Look at Central Park in NYC for example, while Columbus Commons is by no means anywhere near the quality of Central Park, the rents and ownership values go up closer to greenspace. So while I completely agree with you on other places that could use the investment more, its not always better. I definitely would much rather see other 'High Streets' but we have to crawl before we walk and walk before we run. Unfortunately for Columbus along the way we forgot that we also had to learn to roll over before we crawl. Change takes time and I believe with higher gas prices development will start to focus on the inside inner belt and specifically on main roads that could use good revitalization, think South Campus Gateway type building.