jonoh81

More from the 1970s.

This looks like the construction of the PNC tower from 1974.

Hopefully whoever buys it proposes something even better.

I'm hoping that they eventually go even harder on density than the 1000 eventual planned units as they mentioned could be possible. Even at 1000, that's just 20 units an acre. That said, it's definitely an improvement and a good step in the right direction. Now if only they start remaking their main corridors, which are awful.

There's some, but Bexley overall has been pretty calm over new development. Granted, there hasn't been a ton of new development there, but I doubt we'll see mass protest if they ever rework Main Street.

The beast that is highway construction special interests needs to be constantly fed. Who cares if we can't even take care of what already exists. Who cares if the project just leads to more wasteful sprawl that everyone else has to subsidize.

So they are basically proposing a Delaware Outerbelt...

I would love to see Fort Hayes redeveloped, but with all the historic buildings restored. I was thinking about that when the Kroger project was announced. The city really isn't using all of it, and it seems like a waste.

I stumbled upon this project and hadn't seen it mentioned here. Back in September, there was a proposal for 875 Michigan Avenue from Lykens to convert the existing building from offices to 27 apartments. Additionally, a new 28-unit apartment building would be built behind it. I haven't been able to find any renderings yet. Apparently, this project was approved today. It was in today's city commission agenda. https://www.columbus.gov/bzs/zoning/Development-Commission/ The current 1920s building that would be renovated and the lot that would contain the new building.

Jeffrey Park was originally supposed to be like 1200-1300 units, if I remember correctly, which is about 32-33 units per acre. I long ago lost count on how many they've ended up with. As proposed, the Kroger project would be closer to 47 units per acre, so better. Would definitely be cool to see some kind of green roof with a bar/restaurant on the factory buildings.

Yes, the small font made the numbers hard to read.

I'm not in love with the layout. The surface lots take up too much of the north side and I'd rather see a garage tucked into the back instead. I also don't like that the dog park has the same footprint as one of the new buildings. How many dogs are there really going to be? The green space should also be more centered instead of against the highway and a building put there instead. Height is too short and the density is not quite where it could be for almost 10 acres. Positives are that the Kroger factory buildings will end up being pretty nice historic renovations/conversions and it's great that this weird area is being redeveloped to something a lot more active.

"Give us your ideas, because we're tapped out."

Yep, that's the one.

In terms of the Convention Center, there is still that very large surface lot behind it. And we're also kind of ignoring the possibility of building on top of the Convention Center itself and making some kind of connection- or even building partially underground. Probably would be a lot more expensive than just finding an empty plot, but the city might have to get more creative if the project moves forward, but most suitable lots are already taken.

The pool is cool, but I just can't get over the 50 shades of beige.

I keep forgetting about that one.

A good way to remove the symmetry argument is to do something with the other building too. Personally, I've never been a big fan of multiple buildings with the exact same design, especially so close together. It's architecturally pretty boring. But I'll reserve judgement until we see the proposal.

This is definitely true. We're really talking about a very small group of very vocal people, but that's really always the case with NIMBYism. The loudest people get heard, and the internet helps amplify their noise. The problem is that a relatively small group of people often has an oversized influence on local development because many neighborhood commissions are made up of the same people.

Is it just me, or has NIMBYism gone to new heights in recent years? There's always been some for urban development- Clintonville has been leading on that front for years. But it's been reaching some fevered pitch lately. Is it just that the pandemic is making everyone bored and crazy?

What character? It's a 1960's plain box with tiny windows. Downtown has several of these buildings that all have almost exactly the same look. It doesn't even have the weird ugliness of brutalism going for it. I really appreciate the effort to convert these mid-century office buildings to mixed-use and update them, but I'm not sure I agree with the use of historic tax credits to do so. I guess it depends on the definition of what is "historic", but I still generally think of them as WWII and earlier. Columbus has tons of those that could use the money more. BTW, I am not suggesting the building be torn down. I was just responding to the suggestion that more floors could be added, and that it would probably be more expensive to do that than just tear it down and start over.

I would imagine adding more height would be pretty expensive because they'd have to reengineer the building to be able to handle the extra weight. It'd probably be easier to just tear it down and start over. It would be a great location for something iconic, but I'm betting they just do a more standard renovation/conversion.

Let's hope they do something with the windows and just add some character.

Some other possible names. The Ahab Pegleg Junction Shamu's Shade The Moby D*ck Humpback House Minke Mansion The Whittier Whale