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Over/Under on how long this sits empty? I'm gonna say 6 years. Here's where we stand with other famous demos promised for redevelopment. Cooper Stadium (half) 2017 Marconi Garage 2017 Main Bar 2021 Neilston Cold Storage 2023

At least the trolley was saved....

The current airport has capacity for up to 250 departures a day. The new airport will have capacity for over 300 a day with 36 gates. Even with blocking, there's plenty of time before 40 gates is needed as Columbus still sits below 150 departures daily including Rickenbacker.

Closer to an Aldi. But they offer more name brand items, larger produce section, and have a bakery.

Forbes did a piece previously on Lidl and why they closed their stores outside the East Coast. They found that widespread approach wasn't working and hindered their growth so they closed up non east coast shops, and abandoned plans to open new ones elsewhere and bore down on the east coast. For example, they spent millions on a property in Erie PA that never opened as they shifted the growth model. Even then, they struggled through the pandemic. And perhaps cluster isn't the right term. Targeted regional growth? Basically, they will grow from current markets outward. Any new markets come with multiples, even if they don't seem particularly close. They're holding steady with openings coming in the existing clusters but haven't announced any massive growth like they did in 2020 when they targeted 50 new stores in 2 years. It's an old graphic but shows alot of their footprint.

Lidl's expansion model is based on density. Not of population, but of stores. They like clusters. So to enter the Ohio market (again), they'd have to identify multiple locations they feel will be successful in a cluster. Kind of like Sheetz.

If it was a gas station, is it a way to get around addressing brownfield or removal of old tanks by leaving the parking lot and not excavating?

A downtown is never behind. Nor is it ahead. It populates precisely when it means too.

All of that and Downtown Nashville's Population is still under 20,000. We will be ok. Whether we hit 40k is an unknown and MANY factors apply that aren't solely dependent on whether any specific developments are pushed beyond what's economically feasible for them. No need to pull a Jman and start screen grabbing other cities.

Per the Dispatch Article: "Edwards said he hopes to begin work this year on the next building, an 11-story apartment building on South 4th Street behind Preston Centre. An identical building is planned across South 4th Street." So it seems they don't intend on taking it terribly slow

I didnt realize there was construction on the North End this year too. But speaking of, I didn't get a Pic, much of the steel framing of 2 new buildings is up on the SE side of the fairgrounds by Audinos. I guess that explains it this winter, but its still been an ongoing issue for years they need to address for connectivity of neighborhoods. The only way to get from east to west is 1.5 miles apart which seems... not great for an urban area as the city focuses on connectivity.

17th is closed virtually permanently at this point. Even when they don't have massive events like the fair, quarter horse congress, goody boys, you cannot cross from one end to the other. Basically any event has them shutting down 17th to all through traffic, and even when theres nothing going on. It can be a bit maddening tbh. It needs to be addressed IMO.

I think what is often missed in the 'demand' conversation is 'desire'. Sure, demand is there for housing. Plenty of it. And there's plenty of people who can afford these. But folks have become privy to the fact that rents are arbitrarily high and keep growing for very little apparent reason (to the average consumer). Those with the luxury to afford those units also have the luxury these days to focus on spending the money to travel, collect experiences, etc and the economy shows that. I know multiple people that also looked at it and said they are done paying Chicago prices for an experience that severely lacks. We can talk numbers all day, but in the end, it's the sentiment. There's also the general sentiment of 'f*** corporate real estate'... especially in a bluer bubble. The best possible outcome here is a reduction in rents to increase demand for downtown living. I don't think anyone is going to be successful of the rents don't give way.

This needs to clarified as to whether the funds were disbursed. If they were not, they may be subject to the new Executive order that halts all funding not disbursed, even if awarded. My gut tells me that it's endangered given anything green or that promotes equitability is on the chopping block. American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) kind of screams being a target. Let's hope Columbus already deposited the funds in the account...

Plain Dealer highlights the new terminal on the front page of the Sunday print. https://www.cleveland.com/travel/2025/01/fast-growing-columbus-airport-will-debut-new-terminal-in-2029.html

Is it not largely equipment and infrastructure? I was not aware it was a traditional office more than those who are present to maintain equipment and such?

100% I know Clintonvillians, Worthingtonians, Dubliners, Grandviewers, etc who think the inner core is far and scary. So I'm not willing to give Delaware County any leeway from my broad assumptions in the same way @TIm is if people within 270 still think the same lol

... who still think 'Columbus far away and scary'... largely...

I've only been to one game, but I vaguely remember they actually shut down a lane of traffic for pedestrians only anyway? If that is the case, then the lane clearly is not important to traffic on game days. Take it out permanently. Use adaptive reversible lanes. Call it a day. Edit. Confirmed. Thanks YouTube POV videos. Lol.

Im more ok with the SW corner. Not ideal but better than most. The Aubrey is an Abomination. Literal vomit.

I have these saved to my phone for the same reason. The original IBEW proposal too. But I think the fact that neither came to fruition makes it hard for some to visualize the importance of these types of developments

I prefer the asymmetry. Provides that varied visual differentiation that so many buildings are missing. And the city doesn't even have to go the lengths of messing with plots. They simply need to send developers back to the drawing boards when they come with anything that doesn't provide visual differentiation every 30-40 feet.

Lulz. Imagine being this pressed over the repair to this building being identical... while allowing developers to tear down the city block by block with no plans for the sites. If it were a developer coming back saying they needed to tear it down and will come back with a plan for a new building st a later date, they would rubber stamp it all day

I don't need them to be spectacular, and I don't mind the aesthetic, I just need push back on monolithic structures in urban environments. That 4th/5th stretch is just monolith after monolith and there's no balance or interaction with existing scale. Some setbacks and varied heights while maintaining density would have gone a long way. The way the development on the NE corner tried to sell how they took scale and design inspiration from the surrounding neighborhood is laughable and the result is just as laughable.

I wondered why I was getting a ton of YouTube ads for them...