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No way that Arlington Gateway should be considered for this, but if it's anything like round 1 they'll win it anyway Projects that are clearly well underway or complete should not be allowed. It doesn't get us anything we wouldn't already have

That's really disappointing. I also loved those buildings. They had a lot of character, and were a residential typology not common in Columbus Can't wait for more cheap copy-paste Wagenbrenner ("thrive") bullsh*t instead 🙄 ugh

Agree that both are ugly buildings. It does appear however that Heritage Point is designed and placed so that a 'mirror' building of it can be constructed in between it and the original tower to the North. I would not be surprised if this is announced soon

I believe both video boards were withdrawn due to objections by the city due to I-670 being an area of "special graphics control" which prohibits billboards and off-site advertising Unless this section of code is modified by city council, I don't think either proposal can move forward https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT33ZOCO_CH3380STARSPGRCO_3380.102I-ARSPGRCO This is the same section of code used to kill NRI's billboards and other signage along the 670 facing side of the Chipotle parking garage

The scale of the houses on 5th are really nice, even if it is out of place to have a single-family home downtown

Is that a Chili's restaurant in the Uncommon building?

The "future development" site plan presented is not exactly inspiring, but I'm sure this is also in flux and very far off from being a real project

Where is the Crew's current office space? It seems odd to me they wouldn't have included room for this in LDC itself

The south elevation does face an alley you guys...

Yes this building is ugly, but I do think these are particularly bad renderings. I'd expect the final product to look marginally better in reality

I don't understand, are they changing the building's use? Will it no longer be a bnb? Otherwise, what would trigger the need to construct a new stair

Meanwhile the satellite imagery is still years out of date 😡😭

Unfortunately it's virtually impossible to deal with the railroads for something even as simple as repainting an existing bridge. They are notorious for dragging the simplest things out into years-long sagas - and a pedestrian bridge attached to an existing 19th century trestle is exponentially more complicated that that

It's directly east of the "transient apartments" 🙄 turned hotel that a developer is trying to get off the ground on the Oscar's site

Max density ... "that they're able to actually finance and get built" is probably the more accurate addendum to that statement

^Agreed. I'm not a huge fan of Wagenbrenner / Thrive in general, but this is really just a copy-paste of different elements from their other projects onto this site So, it's really no more "typically suburban" than anything they're doing at Jeffrey Park, Grandview Crossing, Quarry Trails, etc Is it Bridge Park 2? No, but it's also not Sawmill Rd

Part of the problem here is the University District has not one, but two commissions. Many projects have to get through both, which can take multiple months of committee and full commission meetings apiece UARB aka UIDRB is solely an architectural review board, and any project regardless if it meets zoning has to receive a certificate of appropriateness in order to move forward (similar to the downtown commission) UAC is a more neighborhood oriented area commission similar to harrison west or clintonville. They only hear cases that request zoning variances, and can only issue a recommendation for approval / disapproval to city council. They cannot demand architectural changes (i.e. more brick, less cheap siding, more windows, etc), only zoning changes defined by code (height, density, parking) Consolidating the zoning aspect of UAC into the UIDRB IMO would help streamline the path and allow better projects to move forward more quickly

Unfortunately I think Elford is just not imaginative enough or willing to spend the money to do something more like this

Or East Clintonville aka North Linden

It's true that eventually it could be somewhat masked from High St. But I don't think that's a valid excuse for allowing it to act as one superblock ... It can be developed in a way that looks decent today and in the future Looking at the Norwich side, just treating the High St portion as a different building visually would go a long way There's a sweet spot to hit between unnecessary cost and building the cheapest thing possible ... and I don't think this is there yet

Welp ... this needs a lot of work IMO It's similar to the original proposal for the CVS site - an oppressive developer monolith. I'd like to see it go in the same direction ... maybe the Lane Ave portion could step up to 12 or 15 stories to give some breathing room to the Norwich side? Higher quality materials and detailing would also go a long way. All that grey shown is fiber cement board which looks cheap new, and does not age well

It looks like this pharmacy mostly caters to deliveries? https://www.capsule.com/

I'm all for height and density but IMO this is a pretty ugly proposal using about the cheapest materials possible Wish that some higher quality developers would show an interest in Clintonville...

I think they both suit their context well and would look out of place if switched The all glass cleveland hilton looks great and contrasts well with the brutalist justice center and more traditional key tower marriott Similarly I think the terra cotta/ glass mix of our hilton 2.0 fits in nicely next to the all glass hyatt, hilton 1.0, and the historic brick buildings nearby

Josh Mandel