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^Exactly. Walking from the Hubbard garage to the new Food Hall is the equivalent of walking from the Barnes and Noble in Easton to the Nordstrom - about 1/2 mile. It baffles me that people don't have an issue with the distance at Easton but complain when they cannot park directly in front of their destination in the Short North.

Just out of curiosity, why is this project in the Short North thread and not in the Victorian Village thread (like Hubbard Park Place)?

Brothers is also a good site for an 8-10 story building...

^^Isn't Grandview Mercantile a Pizzuti project?

^Whoa!

^I think its because Columbus' small developer community (a lot of them are 2nd and 3rd generation family owned) was focused mainly on suburban development until 5-10 years ago. Suburban development is easy and cheap and the rate of return is pretty high. These developers generally don't want to absorb the higher costs of urban development and try to apply suburban solution to urban projects. Costs drove the changes to the Battelle project. That said, I think that some are getting the hang of urban development - underground parking, higher densities, etc. Some firms are better than others.

I’m not a fan of the hotel parking lot right on 5th Ave. it’s such a lazy, and safe design solution.

Interesting facade on the Broad St. side of Kaufman project.

^I can't say I disagree. I commute to work on High St. through campus and over the past 5 years or so most independent retailers have been wiped out. That said, independents have filled in vacant space in Old North Columbus on High as well as Summit and Hudson where rents are lower. I'm hoping 4th St. between 11th and Chittenden will fill in too.

When this project was first announced (before it stalled) I recall that a Walgreens was proposed for the 7th and High corner of the project.

^That's a big building!

A developer who wanted to rehab the Grant Oak Apartments offered twice as much as Pizzuti but was rejected. Seems like such a waste to tear down affordable apartments. https://columbusfreepress.com/article/developer-%E2%80%9Ci-offered-twice-much-grant-oak%E2%80%9D

I also ran by the W. Norwich project - foundation work is underway. I noticed that the north parking lot behind Harrison House on Lane is large enough to contain a twin building. Now that Columbus developers are not afraid to build underground parking, it seems parking for Harrison House and a new tower could be provided under the new building and a plaza connecting the two buildings. I think about a lot of stuff when I run. :)

My morning run took me by the Lane and Tuttle project:

My morning run took me by the Pavey project. The signage along High St. is advertising fall 2018 move in for the Pavey houses currently being renovated. Nice view down High St. too:

I don't mind the buildings but the streetscape is awful. No street trees and those concrete block planters at the corners are amateurish. Those south facing porches and terraces could've been more habitable with trees - something similar to Neighborhood Launch.

The Hubbard Park Place tower crane is being disassembled today.

The hotel and the north market tower will be quite a change!

^I've always thought Tri-Village was the area of Columbus surrounded by those three municipalities. Regardless, I like the higher density developments happening throughout Tri-Village. :)

Just a thought - Most of us older locals know the area as Tri-Village. I've always thought the 5xNW name was clunky.

^The architecture isn't objectionable. It will be visible from I-70.

The Out of Town project

I took a walk around the Casto project. Some exterior finishes are being installed. The garage looks pretty good for a garage. From the levee Lucas St. McDowell St. side with parking deck Rich St.

^It's weird seeing a tower crane in this neighborhood.

^Most of the site has been cleared. This building along E. Broad was coming down this morning.