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Although it's not that old, I won't miss this office building being redeveloped https://goo.gl/maps/GTy1GeLLKM9Jz19T6 I do hope the new plan can help make this intersection feel more safe from a pedestrian perspective. The lack of on street parking or a tree lawn, together with the angle of the streets, means that traffic on Cleveland and 11th have some very wide angle highway onramp style turn lanes almost directly on top of the sidewalk

I think Grant would benefit from having more of a comprehensive long-term plan for their campus, it seems like they really don't have one at the moment For example, the blue garage which will now be demo'ed for the critical care pavilion had its ground floor retail space converted to medical offices less than five years ago (see top of previous page in this thread). Those same offices are now moving to the low rise MOB Their representatives at the commission also suggested the recently renovated bone and joint center across town could be the next site to be redeveloped I don't necessarily have an issue with either of those moves but it does seem wasteful to invest your supposedly limited capital on facilities that you then tear down a short time later

Pizzuti has really done a nice job with their projects in this area. They aren't the largest or the flashiest, but they're designed well and are adding a lot of density I especially appreciate the public art they incorporate and hope we continue to see more proposals from them downtown

For the record Ohio Health specifically stated to the commission that the MOB will not be able to be expanded/ built upon later https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKam8yWo2k4&t=8144s

I listened to this portion of the meeting and the commissioners asked good questions, but the answers were essentially "we looked at that, but this is cheaper, so we want this" At the very least they should stack the MOB on top of the garage and provide some kind of active street-facing use along State Yes, Grant is a major downtown anchor, and I'm happy they're expanding. But that doesn't give them a blank check to build the lowest common denominator IMO ... especially given that the city is agreeing to vacate not only 6th street but also the ROW of the midblock alleys on the surface lot site

Best case IMO is they're holding off until their plans are more fully developed, likely having been informed the city would not approve demolition until any replacement is shovel ready The renderings looked sharp, but the rest of the submitted materials were still very conceptual. I hope they'll be back

Does a JD Vance endorsement actually mean anything? My gut says no, and yet... U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance backs Bernie Moreno in GOP primary for 2024 Ohio Senate race U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, said he's throwing his support behind Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno, who entered the race last month. Moreno is vying for the chance to take on U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, in what will be one of the most watched races in the country. "It’s time to turn the tides on the establishment insiders who sell out our country to special interests and elect more political outsiders like Bernie, who will always put America First in Washington, D.C.," Vance said. "I’m looking forward to having Bernie as a colleague in the U.S. Senate." https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2023/05/22/ohio-senate-race-2024-jd-vance-endorses-bernie-moreno-in-gop-primary/70242958007/

My guess is that's where the electrical transformer is. Agree they should paint it

Obviously lol, but I'd still like to see a rendering 😜

It may be different in Cincinnati but in the Columbus Diocese at least, while these specialists may serve students at Catholic schools they were employed and provided by the public school district. At my Catholic school, the reading specialist wasn't even allowed in the building, you had to go out to a maxi van permanently stationed in the parking lot to receive those services

The Nicholas doesn't bother me nearly as much as HighPoint, which the only real solution for IMO is totally demolishing it and rebuilding something new

Yikes this just keeps getting worse the more I look at it One thing I didn't realize before is they are intending to close 6th street between Town and Chapel, which seems highly unnecessary, vs just bridging over it. And that will create another awkward disconnect / dead end in the street grid, whereas the downtown design guidelines rightfully encourage the opposite Also, the land use of the larger parcel is horrible. A short squat garage with zero interaction along the street, and an equally short squat and dead medical office building Childrens hospital's MOB at Parsons and Livingston is much more successful, with the Panera right on the corner. Just copy / paste even and it's miles better than this Or, why not stack the MOB on top of the garage and save the Grant frontage for future development? Ohio Health has even already done both of these, with the new parking garage at Grant and Rich set back to allow future development and the older green garage at Town and Grant having several stories of medical space stacked on top. So it's not like we'd be asking them to reinvent the wheel... I'd like to see the downtown commission dig into these items but I'm afraid they'll just rubber stamp the plans as proposed, which would be a pretty significant missed opportunity IMO

If it's wood framed over the podium, the most height would be 7 stories (5 over 2) But it's also possible to do light gauge steel framing over a concrete podium and go higher The 11 story portion of scioto peninsula and the 15 story edwards tower on Broad use this construction technique

This might be the wrong thread, but does anyone know how occupied the Midland Building is at 5th and Broad? The modernist landscaped area to the rear is very well maintained but I have no idea who or what occupies the tower, other than that there used to be a WG Grinders in the basement

This looks pretty good, but ultimately will come down to materials and detailing No doubt NBBJ is skilled at putting out sexy renderings, but it's not until after the developer gets bids and then VE items when things actually get real I also see they are on the agenda for only conceptual review, but still requesting immediate demolition approval. I hope the commission denies that, but encourages them to come back with more details and signals their support for demolition when they are ready to move forward with construction I'd also like to know more about their plans for the bank building

This really has a nice street presence. It would help a lot if the city could do some calming to slow traffic along Cleveland at the curve

Being NRI I can certainly imagine, but is there an official rendering of what this one is going to look like?

The worst thing about it is the overall shoddy design and construction Initially the front stairs were even built incorrectly (too steep per code), and had to be torn out and redone. This is why the slope of the brick at the sides doesn't match the slope of the stairs themseleves. Altogether a complete horror show and I hope whoever built this retires or moves to Nashville so we don't get inflicted with any more of these

Hopefully we'll see something official soon, and it actually gets done. I believe this proposal from 2017 was the most recent for that site ... https://columbusunderground.com/eight-story-building-proposed-for-long-street-downtown-bw1/

When is the next round of TMUD announcements?

Agreed, but if nothing else this project will dramatically improve the appearance of I-71 through a large portion of the city. Right now it's like night and day driving on 315 vs 71 I'm most excited for the rebuild of the bridges, and I think the best thing the community and the city can (and should) realistically push ODOT for is to make them as pedestrian and bike friendly as possible, alongside better pedestrian crossings at the on and off ramps

Interesting. That must have been the boardroom for Ohio Bell? I'm glad they are retaining the historic character this has always been one of my favorites of our tall buildings downtown Very excited for this project adding activity to the surrounding area

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2023/04/28/smart-lanes-to-help-ease-columbus-gridlock-on-interstate-71/70162733007/

One of the biggest problems the Historical Society faces is it has been criminally underfunded by the state for a long time It's not as dire currently as it was about 10-15 years ago (when even the Ohio Village was closed entirely), but it's still very bare bones vs what Ohioans deserve

Is this a new road or did they rename Carmack?