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Add a few years, add a few kids, add a basement office, and things will be nice as long as Corp doesn't mandate the return. When they do, we'll see what happens. I'm pretty comfortable in the WFH lifestyle.

I think the protected bike lane would run south from Crosswoods on High Street to Hudson, then cut over to Summit, then back to High Street south of Goodale all the way past Greenlawn.

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Yeah these wood things have a limited life. Class A institutional money is not here yet for multifamliy, so this is a notch up for now.

I really do wonder how these monoliths will age?

The north side of Spring Street could be our little Gold Coast of Columbus, but instead of a Great Lake or an ocean, we have the Scioto River. Seriously, there are nice views of the river and downtown from that perspective, especially if you get up higher.

I still maintain they can fit another builiding, or at least an expansion of the existing buildings, on the corner here. Pull it right out to both sidewalks.

The Neil / North Bank to Peninsula pedestrian bridge always seems like it makes the most sense. Could be complicated with the train bridge, but still achievable if it's a priority.

Clintonville is not needing in many departments, but a new library / rec center would be welcomed and very well utilized.

According to the LinkUs website, the East Main BRT will also run on Rich.

Looks great...but I wonder what the rationale is for picking Rich over Main? The only things I can think of are direct access to the Commons and maybe Rich Street bridge is a better option than Main Street bridge?? Other than that, I'd pick Main over Rich.

Well that is some fortress-like screening.

The 20' elevator shaft sticking out the top of the building is what doesn't sit right with me.

If the buyer wants to get really crazy, they could probably fit in another new mid-rise directly on the SWC of Broad and High between Wyandotte and 17 S High. They'd lose some existing retail but that is a prime corner (if not THE prime corner).

Let's cut some slack. These are the Connect modular units that are likely a work in progress. A good idea the can hopefully be replicated.

It does seem a little excessive with brick and steel construction, but the new patio is right up on the sidewalk beside High Street. Maybe they want a beefier barrier between the patio and the sidewalk/High Street?

I found it interesting that the ground floor restaurant/bar build-out is completely on a spec basis (no tenant has been secured). The patio looks pretty nice so far.

it's in quotations

Columbus has the ability to attract outside institutional investors into the industrial sector, somewhat into the retail sector, but rarely for the multi-family and office sectors. Our multifamily rents specifically aren't high enough to attract the big developer's because they likely can't cover costs and the returns aren't there. E.g., Chicago rents are easily over $4/SF, but Columbus rents are $2/SF.

Meaning construction costs are high, financing costs are high and projected rents aren't high enough.

Lane/315/Kenny intersections will need some attention.

While the public money could be seen as excessive, one thing to remember is that these public funds and abatements aren't just gifts, they're investments. So there should be some sort of return to Columbus/Franklin Co./Ohio either in the form of shared revenues, increased convention traffic/bed taxes, eventual property taxes, spin-off development or even achieving more affordable housing units. Many are skeptical of public cost/benefit analyses for good reason, but apparently this public funding checked the boxes.

Something akin to City Museum in St. Louis would be great. Fun for kids and adults and fully interactive. https://www.citymuseum.org/

The De La Soul is now, finally streaming.