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https://www.columbusunderground.com/new-crew-sc-stadium-and-mixed-use-development-proposed-for-downtown-bw1

Tower crane installation at Borror's State Street project.

^5th Ave. has the potential to transform into a great commercial corridor from Tri-Village to Cleveland Ave.

^That sounds like a great concept! Hopefully zoning codes won't get in the way.

Ohio State update: New renderings show latest look of 15th & High project. https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/11/08/ohio-state-update-new-renderings-show-latest-look.html

The Aloft hotel is going to terminate this vista from King and Olentangy.

Nice wrap up of development along N. 4th Street. Dispatch headline writers need to drop "hipster" from their list. https://www.dispatch.com/business/20181101/4th-street-quickly-becoming-hipster-haven

^I don't think it looks bad....from a distance. Up close is another matter...

The Bollinger Tower hotel project has cordoned off the High St. frontage yesterday. Should see activity on the additions to the building soon.

Valencia on High opens this weekend in Short North. https://www.dispatch.com/news/20181024/valencia-on-high-opens-this-weekend-in-short-north

^ This Dispatch video discusses the Downtown Linden component of the plan. I've always maintained that the existing structures and scale of the street can become a commercial corridor similar to N. High in Clintonville. The bones are there. Here's more from the Dispatch: http://gatehousenews.com/linden/home/site/dispatch.com

I'm glad LC kept the old building. It's presence adds to the streetscape.

The park at Broad & Cleveland is coming together.

Excavation is well underway.

The latest City update on the High St. streetscape project indicated asphalt paving will start 10/22. Sidewalk and planter work will continue - they're getting close to completion. I imagine traffic light installation and removal of the remaining wood poles may stretch into next year. It also indicated utility work will begin in the coming weeks on the next phase from Starr to 9th Ave with sidewalk work beginning in 2019. Also included were private development updates: Private Development Project Updates 711 North High Build-out is set for completion next month. 750 North High (Bollinger Tower) During construction, the parking lot behind the tower is being used for construction purposes and unavailable for vehicles. Build-out is set for completion summer 2019. 800 North High (Moxy Hotel) Build-out is set for completion September 2019. Foot traffic is able to travel through on a portion of the new sidewalk. 875 North High (The Mercantile Development) Buildout of the development is set for completion May 2019. The lane and sidewalk restrictions on W. First Ave. between High and Park streets will continue through the beginning of December. 40 W. First Ave (Improve it! Development) Buildout is set for completion June 2020. 900 North High (UDF DEVELOPMENT) Buildout is primarily complete with tenant construction and move-in occurring now. 944 North High(THE BRUNNER BUILDING) Buildout is primarily complete with tenant construction and move-in occurring now. 965 North High (THE CASTLE) Buildout is primarily complete with tenant construction and move-in occurring now. 1160 North High (STONEWALL COLUMBUS) Buildout is set for completion next month.

^There's a 5 story building planned for the former Yoga on High site. Wonder when that will start construction?

Exterior finishes are starting to appear on the Moxy.

The Trautman Building appears to have residents but is still under construction. It looks like the upper floors still need exterior finishes. The materials look good to me except for these piers and railing along Rich St. The piers are made of the cheapest garden wall pre-cast concrete blocks that you can find and look so out of place. The concrete wall below is still waiting for final finishes. I don't know how LC can make money on these buildings considering the construction duration.

Summit & 5th. The project is really visible driving west on 5th from Cleveland Ave. It seems like this stretch of E 5th is ripe for a transforming building boom. It will be nice to have a pedestrian friendly commercial street perpendicular to High St.

I drove by around 6:30 this evening and columns were erected in the north end of the building. We should see a skeleton emerge by the end of next week. Starting to take form despite all the rain - photo from last night.

How dare you question the authority of the almighty Walker!

I didn't think it was that costly? I joined UO precisely because they killed the forums over there. Should have done it sooner. That's when I joined UO.

^That's weird. I just went here: https://www.columbus.gov/planning/uidrb/ For the 9/27 meeting there are two PDF icons under agenda - I clicked the icon on the right and it took me to the City Box page.

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Ah gotcha. Anything noteworthy on the agenda for tomorrow? Nothing earth shattering. A couple of parking garages.