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^ 20-40 story buildings? Holy crap! I'll believe it when I see it, but that would be insane! There's also the following quote from further down in the article: "Wexner likens the next phase of Easton to the areas around Lenox Square in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta or South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California — dense midtown neighborhoods of high-rise office and residential buildings around a shopping core that allows residents and office workers to serve all their needs without getting into a car." Imagine if this actually happens the way he is talking about here...

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Approved. Groundbreaking tentatively scheduled for August 9th. https://www.columbusunderground.com/commission-approves-hilton-hotel-expansion-bw1

^ It could be, although that rendering is purely conceptual and was not done by the architect that will be designing the new building because they haven't even selected one yet.

The Hilton Hotel is up for its "Certificate of Appropriateness" at this morning's Downtown Commission meeting.

Ya'll got any more of them construction updates?

42-stories?! ? Seriously though, just because it will have twice the capacity (which I'm assuming means twice the beds) doesn't automatically mean it will be twice the size. I'm not familiar with what all is in the James, but in theory half of the existing building could be office space that won't need to be replicated in the new building. Regardless, it's going to be a very large building.

^ When you get bored again, you should create another version with the original Market Tower design given that the last rumor we heard was that it would be 30+ stories tall.

Is that elevator core to the left topped out, or does it still have one more floor to go? The building is going to have quite a presence when driving down 670. I can't wait to see what Hilton 2.0 and Market Tower will look like.

Not only is there room for more residents, but if they could get this up to ~10 floors, the views of downtown, the Short North, and even campus would be amazing and fairly unique.

Is this just a guess or do you have actual knowledge of the project?

This process has actually been surprisingly smooth, so far, compared to other stadium projects (i.e. Cincinnati and Nashville).

This project is giving LC a run for its money in the "how long can it possibly take to build a 8-10 story apartment building" competition.

I have an odd obsession with finding old pictures of current buildings throughout Columbus while they were under construction. Here are some that I've found through the library's digital photo collection. First, you can't talk about Columbus without mentioning OSU football or the Horshoe (1922): Next up, our tallest building, Rhodes Tower, with a guest appearance by the Continental Center (1971-1973): One Columbus Center under construction as well as the early stages of construction of Riffe Tower (1987): AEP building closing in on the finish line (1983): Columbia Gas HQ under construction in the distance (1983): SERS Building (2000): Fifth Third Center (1997-98): Nationwide Building in the foreground with the PNC Building in the background (1977) Closer view of PNC Building construction (1976) Northbank Tower Condos (2007):

I'm not even overly worried about the design. Obviously, I always want the best possible design, but this isn't really a highly trafficked area of downtown and the trees that line the street hide most of the buildings from the street during the summer months. As an aside, have there ever been any proposals for the Southwest or Southeast corners of the Town/Washington intersection? The Southwest corner specifically would be a great spot for a mid-rise residential as it would offer great views of downtown and Topiary Park.

The article states that the current state of the carriage house is very poor and might require extensive work and very significant expenses to bring it up to code. If it’s really that far gone I don’t mind them demolishing it, but if it can reasonably be saved I would much rather see that route taken.

It seems like it would be pretty difficult to lease a bunch of office space when the building likely won't be complete for another ~2.5 years from the time construction starts. It's pretty difficult for a company to commit to that kind of timeline. I know it's risky and financing can be difficult, but for this to work it seems like they need to just get construction underway and then they can start getting leases signed as construction comes to an end and companies have a more definitive timeline.

I just read that article and thought the exact same thing. If Arshot is serious about this project, they better be giving Quantum Health a call.

^ I think that's part of their plan.

Just in case you forgot how much the riverfront and a couple cool bridges improved the overall look of Columbus. The Midwest sunsets don't hurt either. Source

If there's one area of downtown that could handle a grocery store right now, it would be the River South District. I think the population density, especially if Millennial Tower gets built, would be enough to necessitate one. I would guess the River South District is probably the most densely populated area in downtown, with more residential units on the way.

I wonder what other grocery options are in close proximity to downtown Indy. As I said, there 3 or 4 pretty good options just outside of downtown Columbus for someone living downtown. I'm not sure how that compares to Indy. In terms of their downtown population, I have no idea what the number is, but based on my experience their downtown population seems to be a bit higher than Columbus. Indy's downtown area has seen a lot of development in the same way that the Short North has seen a lot of the development in Columbus. Indy doesn't really have a Short North type of area so most of the urban development has occurred in the downtown area.

Not only that, but how many downtown residents are actually living car-free? I can't imagine very many are. If you live downtown and you have a car, there are two Krogers and two Giant Eagles within a 10 minute drive. If you don't have a car, you can get to any one of those grocery stores by bus in about 20-30 minutes. It would obviously be nice if we could get a legit downtown grocery store, but that's just not going to happen until the metrics are there for one of the big chains to feel comfortable diving in.

What FB page did you find this on? This is the first I've heard of this tower that was proposed.