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Ha! In the late '80s I lived near the Super Duper at Hudson & High. As I recall it was OK to smoke while shopping.

There are no zoning related Downtown parking requirements.

If Downtown had the same density of Paris we would have a population of 127,200 (2.4 Sq Miles x 53,000/sq mi). Paris is mostly 5-7 story buildings. Of course this population wouldn't be possible because our R/W are wider and there are a lot of uses other than residential. But I think the 40,000 could be reached as long as we keep filling in parking lots with 5-7 story buildings.

Wouldn't the public reaction be hilarious if they were like the public urinals in Amsterdam? That said, the self cleaning units in Paris were cool and were for both women and men.

Parkside on Pearl, view from Pearl

Progress on the 4th & 5th project has really slowed down.

^They are excavating the basement right now.

As I recall, they were just the builder for Wilson Place (no real input into the design - developed by Schiff) while they are the developer for Crossline and the Godman Guild projects.

Marker's building Crossline and the Godman Guild replacement in Weinland Park - that's larger than Wilson Place.

Still, good progress since 1990 when River South was mostly parking lots.

Slow progress. It would’ve been quicker (and cooler) if they blew it up.

There are a ton of security cameras on this project site....

Looks like it will. The elevations show new buildings along Central and Brehl on what I assume is the parking lot and gym addition.

I think this is great! The biggest hurdle is Columbus' zoning code prohibiting this use in many neighborhoods. If they can get pre-approval it would smooth the process. I know several folks in Clintonville would like to do this but are unable to due to zoning. I don't think the Clintonville Area Commission is opposed.

Pre 1914 photo showing track construction on High St looking north from Broad. A few buildings remain today from that era. There were streetcar tracks on High before 1900, maybe this is an upgrade? Pretty bustling city. From the Columbus Planning FB page.

^Utility work that may or may not be related to the new building.

^Whoa!

View of the Hilton from inside Warby Parker in the Short North.

^That looks like a parking lot. Is it near the road? Probably the beginnings of a field office. The equipment on site is not big enough for a mass excavation of a site this large.

The convention center does own a parcel south of Goodale, it's too small for a garage. They also own the large lot between 3rd and 4th north of Nationwide. This is large enough for a garage/hotel. A connector over 3rd (or a tunnel beneath 3rd) could connect this to the convention center.

I think it's an effort to tie the new tower to the quirky convention center façade.

Olentangy Village owns all the land between this site and the river - I doubt they would allow access.

Totally off topic - I've been thinking it would be awesome to redevelop W Norwich and W Northwood from High to Neil with U-shaped Chicago style apartment buildings. It would add a lot of density and character to a neighborhood that's a mish-mash of dilapidated student rentals. Parking would be an issue if this had to adhere to Columbus' zoning code. The lots are about the same depth as these pictured below, a few blocks from my daughter's apartment in Uptown (Uptown has a population density of 25,000/square mile!). Probably not economically feasible nowadays...just a thought.

From a friend who attends Maynard Ave UMC - They are combining congregations with Summit UMC and moving to Linden somewhere. That means the church at Indianola and Maynard is probably for sale too. Looks like the Baptist church owns the entire parcel.