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I'm disappointed they aren't just keeping more of the existing buildings and just renovate what's there -- they look pretty handsome, especially rear building. Once again, they're proposing demolition of existing buildings instead of developing the MANY remaining empty parking lots around downtown. Also, this proposal, literally adjacent to a giant garage, proposes 5 levels of parking...? I can't believe the PNC garage is actually at capacity...? Why not strike a deal for incorporating/offsetting the parking into that garage that is literally next door? I think this is yet another lazy proposal, just putting a semi-floating monstrosity on top of historic facades that is 50% a parking garage... They should at least refer to the AC Hotel for an appropriate setback for the new construction behind the historic facades at street level. This need a LOT of work, I hope the commission really pushes back...

Beautiful. Have money, will design.

We've got a roof!

I know there were previously comments about the façade of the new Fontana Lab building not quite matching the renderings -- I think this pic from OSU FOD's twitter shows the final form the best. Looking slick!

Someday when they develop the rest of the site, it will break down the scale and seem a lot better. In terms of density, I hope it sets a new precedent for the rest of Olentangy River Rd -- namely the Kohls site further north.

Here's the cleared area at Mt Carmel from a different perspective. Still not sure which part of the site they were proposed that mixed use apartment building for... The single family sites on the other side of this street will really be great for changing the character of this site.

Good to read that the public plaza is supposed to open along with this building A. I noticed the sitework being done in the new bird's eye video OSU posted.

I've been checking this area and waiting for this to happen. Super excited for this!

New construction camera for the Interdisciplinary Research Building 1: https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/projects/interdisciplinary-research-facility

So the existing downtown county jail should theoretically be getting ready for demolition as soon as the new complex opens. Wouldn't it make sense to wait on demolishing Dorrian Commons and focus any new construction within the existing parcel?

We've got a new construction camera!!! https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/projects/inpatient-hospital

New video banner highlighting the new Med Center garage, 15th & High and the West Campus Ambulatory site: https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/sites/default/files/banner-images/help_btf_banner_2_again_1029a1.mp4

I personally liked most of the details from the first iteration, and am delighted by the refinements for this latest proposal. I

At least part of the new parking garage is supposed to be open in November at which point they could start demolition of the 2 existing Cannon garages. Once those are down the site is largely cleared and ready for the new tower footprint.

This photo shows what happened in quite a few places at the north end of the streetscape rehab -- it shows how they've re-graded some of the sidewalks and the edge of the streets, and I can't believe this is how they finished it. There are some places where the slope is hard to traverse and potentially dangerous... I wish there was a different solution.

This is great, it seems very European to me design-wise. I think these units would sell/rent SO quickly considering the proximity to High Street but a quieter environment along the park.

NO! See, if you refer to my earlier plan... They should try to incorporate this parcel into a larger development with the Macy's site and the Chase Bank in the middle and make a greater master plan... Now it's really not going to happen 😕

@Toddguy Right? It disappeared...

I thought about this same thing. They could easily develop on either side of the existing building, phase it so there is always some parking available, and open up the wall to State St. They should also make a formal pedestrian walkway from the parking garage at the Peninsula site, though the existing tunnel under the RR, and then build a new tunnel under the western RR and connect it to Gravity 2.0. It aligns so perfectly... Someone fund that, please 🙂

Can we stop with the faux wood paneling stuff? It always turns out looking so cheap... At least we know the fiber cement board and the aluminum cladding is cheap... Also, I guess this replaces the development that was just proposed not so long ago for this site...? Am I mistaken, isn't this the same parcel? So there was the skinny proposal for the back portion of this site back in 2016. I could have sworn there was another development proposal that saved a few of the houses... Maybe I'm thinking about something else entirely.

I also wonder if they're holding on the plaza as well-- that could theoretically start construction in tandem with this building A and open prior to the hotel building or building B even starting. I've asked this [to the ether] before, but I can't expect they'll keep 14th closed past when WOSU is substantially finished? There's no reason to, they can move their construction gate and allow actual traffic through, I would think. I assume 15th will remain closed until they've finished building B, I suppose, and Pearl Alley will certainly remain closed... But if they're putting things on hold there is really no reason to keep the street grid and a massive construction footprint that interrupts access to off-campus housing longer than absolutely necessary...

New music building from High St (peeking above the Wexner scaffolding): View from the S entrance of Arps: View down Pearl Alley at Building A (with WOSU in the background; future hotel will be to the left in the foreground): Another view of building A showing both styles of brick:

I respectfully disagree. This is more suburban development strewn across the entire field instead of planning for some actual density. St Ann's is next door, and they could easily put in some actual density along Cleveland and incorporate a lot more parking garage. I also assume the "office" component also represents whatever institutional space that Otterbein expects to utilize? In which case why is there no attempt to create a small campus vibe (with a quad) in at least one part of this large development? Also, just throwing in some green space against the existing roadway (which I assume are just holding spots for future development) is pretty disgraceful. They should plan for an actual green space, say appropriately sized for athletic fields or something usable for the university students and community alike. They need to go big with this development or wait for someone that will. Also, having done a master plan for this parcel during my time at the Knowlton School, over half of it is in the Alum Creek floodplain and they need to do a better job of planning for that.

I'm waiting for CU to pick up this story. I'm not sure what parcel the mixed-use building is proposed to fill? The single-family infill I think will be great for this area and replace what they destroyed when they built the extra parking lots for the hospital.

And it was honestly a smart move to buffer the residential from 670 with said parking garage. And most of the Arena District parking garages have nice material treatments, so I imagine this one will at least tie in