John7165

Doing a quick search, Gensler was selected to design Pittsburgh's new terminal in July of 2018 with groundbreaking in October of 2021. Three years seems like a long time, but covid got in everybody's way and I'm thinking that had a lot to do with the delay. Completion will be in 2024. So basically six years with a pandemic thrown in from start to finish for the Pittsburgh airport.

Great news for Columbus...from A.Net Since it appears Gensler won the competition, here is their website to get a sample of the work they do

Latest meeting minutes from the CRAA are available now. These are a month behind what currently is happening but there were some notes of interest. * Evaluation of all of the submitted bids for the new terminal have been reviewed and CRAA is in final negotiations with the highest ranking firm. * Engineering work continues for the relocation of Taxiway C * Reclamation of Level 1 in the garage continues for future parking. Signage should be installed by late April. * Intel has indicated there should be an uptick in hotel occupancy starting soon from them. * Breeze continues to grow after starting operations in July of 2021 These posted minutes like mentioned are a month behind so maybe at todays meeting, there could be an announcement of the design firm selected for our new terminal.

I'm not sure what I'm looking at, but the news has been so slow over the last month, anything looks good.

Millennial Tower, Harmony Tower, the high rise proposal for Brewery District, and now possibly this. I have no idea how Austin, Nashville, Charlotte, and Raleigh manage to build high rises and for us, it's like pulling teeth.

Does anyone know when this was scheduled to break ground?

I always have mixed feelings about these data centers. They take up an enormous amount of land, but each one only employs around 50 people. We're not getting much bang for the buck here.

Outbound to SFO is ideal, but that return flight at 11:03 PST is going to be a killer. https://newshub.columbusairports.com/storage/production/20220421113118-united-resumes-sfo-service.pdf

The disappointing thing about Nationwide is it was such a beautiful building designed and built with hockey in mind, but the CBJ pretty much have done nothing that would have showcased it nationally since they started playing.

Marilyn Monroe didn't get as many pictures taken of her as this Hilton has.

I picked this little item from the Pittsburgh thread on Anet. "From the Air Service development manager of SLC. He says that PIT, DSM, MSN, CLE, and CMH will resume q4 2022 or q1 2023. also IND will resume earlier according to him. https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1468565&sid=0b8a2937f188f1950078d45383efb180

This Dispatch article describes the massive undertaking that will be needed to find the workers to build not only the Intel site, but all of the companies supplying materials to I intel. https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/03/31/intel-ohio-construction-worker-wages-100000/7054217001/ "The 3,000 workers who Intel says will be hired to run the two plants the semiconductor company will build in New Albany won't be the only ones to collect a handsome salary for their work. So will the projected 7,000 construction workers who figure to collect average salaries topping $100,000 a year, say union officials involved in the project. By comparison, Intel says the average wage for its workers at the plant will be $135,000 a year. "They are wanting to get this done and they're willing to pay for it," said Mike Knisley, secretary-treasurer of the Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council. "It's bigger than anything I've ever seen." "The council is comprised of 137 trade unions in Ohio that represent about 100,000 construction workers. It is working with the Columbus Building Construction Trades Council to provide what both groups say will be the specialized workforce needed to build and maintain Intel's manufacturing operations here. Intel has yet to announce what contractor will handle the $20 billion project, the biggest economic development project in state history. It has said construction should start this fall with a goal of opening the plants in 2025. Intel has said the site has the potential to include eight plants, called fabs, with a total investment approaching $100 billion through the rest of the decade. That would make it one of the largest semiconductor sites in the world. Following Intel will be suppliers building plants at the Intel site or near by, meaning that construction work could continue for years. "We're trying to get ahead of this thing as much as we can. It's moving fast. I'm very confident we're going to be successful and leave Intel with a good taste three or four years from now," The project may need as many as 2,500 pipefitters, 1,700 electricians and 800 sheet metal workers, he said. Workers likely are looking at 10-hour days, five or six days a week, he said. Counting wages, overtime and benefits, most union workers will pull in at least $100,000 a year, he said. Some may collect as much as $150,000. The big need for workers means the project will draw local workers, workers who live within an hour or two of the site, and other workers from throughout the country who travel to different jobs, Knisley said. That latter group will live in hotels, recreational vehicles or rent rooms in the area. "I feel very confident that we'll be able to man this work," he said. Jim Lenner, a former Johnstown city manager who has formed a consulting company called Neighborhood Strategies, believes many construction workers who come here to work on the Intel project will end up staying. The same thing happened in Chandler, Arizona, outside Phoenix, after Intel established a presence in 1980. "Those 7,000 temporary workers aren't going to be temporary," he said. In Chandler, workers built Intel's plants, then were needed to build plants for Intel suppliers. By the time that was done, Intel needed renovations to its operations, he said. "The more conversations that I've had, eight fabs is not that far away," he said. "Just the way the world is operating, the need for the fabs will push this sooner rather than later.’’

I wonder if Wall Street investment firms aren't already calling to buy every single unit before the first shovel of dirt is turned?

Wouldn't it be so 2022 America to have a $100B construction project held up over something called the "Indiana Bats?"

We'll never know how serious this was, but the developer was from Cleveland and he said he was prepared to construct the tower but one parcel owner held out from selling the final piece of ground. This is the first rendition of the tower I've seen, but if this is it, it would fit right in with Columbus' penchant for bland, boxy buildings

Walnut Ridge had split sessions as well in the early to mid 70's when I went there.

I wonder what the criteria will be in selecting the finalist for our terminal. Price maybe? All of the firms submitting interest have a world class design history behind them. It won't be easy picking the right one for us.

The March CRAA board meeting minutes are online now. Nothing earth shattering this month, but it does seem like the number of passengers is inching upwards. Still waiting for business travel to resume.

According to some on A.net, United is resuming non stops to SFO starting in June

I'm lucky to be able travel to similar size cities to Columbus and all I see are thriving downtowns with seemingly dozens of hi-rise offices and apartment/condos. I don't know how they do it because getting anything significant built in downtown Columbus is like pulling teeth. Didn't the convention authority finance the Hilton project? Other announced projects need credits or outright grants to build. Nothing is ever easy for Columbus.

I'm afraid the Harmony Tower is kaput. It got abandoned a few months ago.

Remember the giant statue of Christopher Columbus? Looks like it landed in Puerto Rico but boy what a missed opportunity. The snake and Chris would have put us on the map. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1993-12-26-1993360009-story.html

Here are the February minutes from the CRAA. These are always chocked full of useful information and it looks like the BoD will be selecting a design firm for the new terminal in the April/May time frame. I decided add some of the key bullet points with an edit. * Relocating Taxiway C further south to make room for the new terminal is in the final design stage and construction will begin in 2023 * BoD will pick design firm for new terminal by April/May * Nardone indicated while leisure travel has rebounded nicely from the lockdown, business travel is really lagging from pre pandemic numbers. He doesn't see a return to west coast cities like LAX and SFO until those numbers pick back up. https://columbusairports.com/storage/production/20220222093635-craa-l-board-of-directors-meeting-pre-read-materials-for-february-22-2022.pdf

Just spitballing here, but I wouldn't mind OSU start thinking about replacing Lincoln and Morrill towers. Aesthetically, neither are very pleasing to the eye and an upgrade would be nice to see.

If Intel workers have children, they aren't moving to Columbus by the numbers you suggest.