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Hmmm, never mind - looks like the filled in the giant hole that was dug out a couple weeks back. Regarding the construction in Gowdy Fields, it looks like the are drilling for something and they have gravel bays/storage towards the railroad tracks. Not really sure what's going on there ...

Maybe this? https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2020/02/27/ohio-states-wexner-medical-center-to-buy-more-land.html - sounds like it could just be more parking ...

Looks like a new phase of Grandview Yard might be kicking off. There is large hole in the ground just south the new restaurant that opened (Habaneros) on Yard St. Looks like it could be the start of foundation. I haven't seen any announcement yet, certainly seems like it's more than just moving dirt around for the new homes being built to the West on Bobcat. We'll see!

At the end of this article - https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/07/28/greyhound-station-demolished-make-way-cota-development/8091987002/ It mentions AirConnect, NightOwl and CBus downtown circulator are not coming back :(

Of those 50 residents who showed up, only 2-3 were actually from Columbus. I'm assuming the rest were all from Grandview ...

Sigh, 5xNW commission voted against the 1075-1095 Third Ave proposal :( Up next it'll go to Columbus zoning (or council, not sure really) - but the 5xNW decision is not binding, just a recommendation

A four story multi-unit building is being proposed for the former AAA location on 3rd ave. As expected, GH residents are upset (see picture)- but given this is 100% in Columbus they won't have much say. I guess they really like abandoned parking lots with barbed wire ...

Nothing is actually happening, but the current owner did have a proposed rendering - "Marty Savko, whose family bought the Arena District property in 1995, also believes the access issues can be resolved to allow his property and the CSX property to be developed. We’ve owned our property there for an awful long time," he said. "We've been planning something on that site for a while, and sooner or later will do something there." Savko even had renderings drawn up showing high-rise developments on the site, called The Baseball District. " From https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/07/02/arena-district-office-and-residential-development-far-done/7795014002/ (paywall)

Nice find! At long last some detailed renderings. This looks to be ~6 stories at Goodale, then goes back to 5 at swan. All in all looks like solid addition to the Grandview Yard! (minus the surface lots)

Found something! These are in regards to utility improvements, but have the outlines of the new Tri-W buildings. Looks like Tri-W is taking up most of the south expansion and is using surface lots for parking :(

How isn't there any articles or documents out there for this Grandview Yard "South" expansion? I've scoured Grandview's website and haven't found anything, nor anything from local sources (Dispatch, Tri-Village, Business First, CU). I drove by this afternoon, and I counted ~ 6 stairwells/elevator shafts. Whatever is going in there, it looks like a lot of it is getting built out at once. One of them looks to be at maybe 5 stories tall, so they aren't minor buildings (by Grandview Yard standards!) either. From what I hear, another goal of the south expansion is link up NW Blvd to the new Swan street that is under construction. Looking at google maps, that makes a lot of sense ... however they'd need to take out a couple buildings. One of them, Photographic Techniques, recently put a Sells circus mural on the side of their building. I'd be kinda bummed to see that go!

That's actually a lot more land than I expected! I didn't realize that all was owned by Goodwill. They even have a small parking garage (highlighted yellow above). That whole area was a dead zone of light industrial that no one paid much attention to that has been slowly transformed over the years. If they put a 5+ story building up facing 5th ave it could really have a big impact on 5th and not make it more much appealing. The View project certainly helps, but it is more or less an island of urbanism in a otherwise suburban environment. I'd love to see the shoppes on 5th get redeveloped too!

I think the issue with that lot is that is reallllllly shallow. It's not big enough to build much on while having enough of a setback from nearby residential units. Still, such a waste was right there! Even if it was just a one story commercial strip with little to know setback from the street would make a big difference. I think the biggest issue with the proposed 4 story building that got denied is that there wasn't a a big enough buffer to nearby residential lots. The new four story residential/commercial building on 1st that is under construction does at least have half of it's lot be a parking lot to put some distance between the nearby houses. I believe the building 2nd and Grandivew ave is a former gas stations, so you might have to deal with some contaminated soil as well.

"Planning commission unanimously rejects Grandview Avenue redevelopment proposal" - Looks likely it's dead, but we'll see ... https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/local/grandview-heights/2020/12/18/planning-commission-unanimously-rejects-grandview-avenue-redevelopment-proposal/3945230001/

The saga continues! https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/local/grandview-heights/2020/10/23/crossley-development-offers-revised-plan-grandview-avenue-project/3730958001/?fbclid=IwAR1r8sAIlVdXD38W7jebSdq57VG4IE0sre40j9N-TDBoABC07Y0D0sz5yWI Still a whole lot of neighbor push back, but it sounds like they've made adjustments so they longer need a variance for the setback and they got rid of a curb cuts. So hopefully this moves forward!

Another historic photo from "Do You Remember: Classic Old Columbus" Facebook group. "The proposed Sandusky-Mound Street expressway CIRCA 1956 looking north. It was built and over the years further developed as Route 315. The Sullivant house, eventually incorporated into the Convent of the Good Shepherd was spared only to be torn down for Beasley/Graham Ford. Seen at the freeway and Broad Street"

I saw this photo posted today on the historic photos of Columbus Facebook group. You can see a portion of the doomed old courthouse behind the "new" county jail. Here's the caption they posted "I-70 under construction looking east from the old Whittier St bridge. The old Mound St. bridge is at the right and the new bridge for the West Freeway is at the left. A small section of the doomed old court house can be seen behind the instantly drab new county jail. Photo dated Feb. 6, 1974. CML"

Here's some of photos of the courthouse from oldest to right around when it was demolished. As you can see, they really let the place fall apart over the years ? The first photo is particularly heart breaking ....

Gotta say I enjoyed this article! However, my fellow Grandview residents did not ... the facebook comments are remarkable! Creeping Suburbia: Grandview Heights Residents Shocked They Do Not Live In Thomas Kinkade Painting By Jon Seymour / Creeping Suburbia https://www.columbusnavigator.com/ While I usually go after developers for the poor quality of their projects, or city leadership that rolls over in approval for every mediocre, limited-scope proposal while the city’s housing shortage crisis grows, I have only rarely touched on the phenomenon known as “Not-in-my-backyard”, or NIMBY. This concept is based around residents of a region, city or neighborhood fighting against development. Their reasoning for fighting it runs the gamut of fact-based and reasonable, to off-the-wall insanity, but almost all of it tends to boil down to strong antipathy towards change. Read More - https://www.columbusnavigator.com/creeping-suburbia-grandview-height/

I agree! It really does seem strange ... but given the fact it's out of town developer I'm reasonably optimistic. The road connections might be the biggest physical obstacle to this project. (assuming it's also not in the flood plain!). That being said, it's much more sound than the failed large scale deveopment in the arena district next to the white castle HQ,. IMO the mound street connection over the train tracks will be problematic. Obviously an at grade crossing would be the cheapest, but those are very active railroad lines (4 lines!). Ideally you would need a mound street overpass, but there isn't much room to create one. There use to be a bridge over those tracks, but was removed back when Miranova was built in the late 90's. To add it back the parking garage for Miranova will need to be modified to accommodate the new bridge. While this certainly isn't a deal breaker, it will be costly but given the size of this development I think the city would be on-board. The city did reconfigure 315 for for OhioHealths' new HQ, and this is a much larger proposal!

Oh trust me, the "We're not new York City" was brought up in Grandview Facebook group. They are also very dismissive of the whole parking lift system proposed, IMO the fact they were able to fit 46 parking spots should a positive not a negative. But again, I don't' think there is any appeasing the group who is against it. They will be against anything that is different and cherry pick facts to support their opinion. Here's my prediction - Reduced to three stories Building will be moved back from the property lines to residential neighbors behind. Maybe a do a small surface lot for a buffer Remove balconies facing the residential neighbors behind Across the street where those two four unit condos are, wasn't there large development proposed there back in 2006 or 2007? I thought it was going to be 7 stories and cleared all of zoning board meetings, but then 2008 recession hit and killed the project. Anyone else remember this or have link to back it up?

A new mix use building is being proposed at 1229 Grandview Ave. It will replace two house that site between one story commercial properties near the Grandview Theater. I really like how it looks and think it'll enhance the area ... but then again I don't live behind it. It looks like it basically sits on the property lines with the houses behind it and will balconies overlooking their backyards. Here's some of the details - 4 stories, 1st floor commercial/retail and parking garage 29 residential units, ~1500sf of commercial/retail on ground floor. 46 parking spots using a lifts. I believe Carlyle Watch mix-use project downtown (2007) used something similar. According the documents filled with the city Grandview Heights, they are trying to make some of the units more "affordable". The lots are already zoned commercial As expected, the residents are enraged - particularly those who live on Broadview Ave. NIMBY's are in full effect! Here's the document that was filed with city - https://www.grandviewheights.org/DocumentCenter/View/4166/PCCase10-20191229-1237GrandviewAveAppDwgs. They are also requesting a couple of variances, see below - I'm optimistic that the developer and residents/city can come together for a reasonable agreement. But then again seeing the Grandview facebook group ... I'm doubtful ?

Looks like the next phase is kicking off, from the Mayor's blog here - https://www.grandviewheights.org/Blog.aspx?CID=1 Grandview Yard developer Nationwide Realty Investors has started working on Block D of the Grandview Yard development along Yard Street between Williams and Burr avenues with construction equipment moving dirt in that area for a couple of weeks. The developer has approved building permits in hand for a four-story, serpentine apartment building at 860 Yard Street at Williams with 138 units and a separate, 80-unit apartment at 830 Burr at Rail Street. The city has yet to receive an application for a planned office building next to the 860 Yard apartment. Documents also show a pocket park at the southwest corner of Burr and Yard where the CoGo Bike Share station is currently located. I had written in early April that Nationwide Realty had started construction on a two-story, 38,000-square-foot office building at Northwest and Goodale boulevard. Nationwide Realty two weeks later identified the Carlile Patchen & Murphy law firm as the anchor tenant in that office building. NRI also announced at that time it had started construction on 20, two-story townhomes spread among three buildings long Bobcat Avenue called The Junction. Stay tuned to this blog as more information becomes available.

Before 670, that area was primarily Flytown - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flytown If you want want to see aerials before it was built, go here - https://www.historicaerials.com/viewer - and look up Columbus. The 1953 and 57 aerial photos shows the intact neighborhood prior to the urban renewal projects that kicked off in lates 50's.

I noticed they pulled the new renderings from the site here - https://www.schooleycaldwell.com/market-tower-columbus/ So either the rendering was mistake, or they pulled the trigger too early. Seem likely it's the latter - crossing fingers!