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Sounds like a carbon copy of the Indy trail which would be a nice improvement. My guess from the dispatch article is it will go up Broad from the peninsula to about Washington, probably over to Rich, and then back down to the river, claiming a traffic lane (or two) along each. That would hit COSI, Vets, the Statehouse, CCAD, Art Museum, Topiary Park, Main Library, Franklin, Columbus Commons, and the new Symphony Hall I'd love to see another project to continue a dedicated bikeway further east on Broad to Franklin Park and Bexley as well

I think the city is staying out for now both for optics and to see if private money can get it done. If donors are able to cover the full amount, then great. At the end of the day if the Symphony gets very close but needs a final push to get over the finish line, I think the city in some form would step in and help out. Until then, why stick their neck out (beyond providing the land) for a project that may not happen. They're hedging their bets

The veterans museum and COSI both already provide more than enough concrete on the peninsula. I'm hoping CSO gives us something different

So there's still a $125M gap after the state's recent 40M gift? How is that possible? TMUD scored this project as a perfect 15/15 for "financing committed"

Stringtown is very close as the crow flies, but the quarries really cut off that area from being easily accessible to S High. On its face, losing Walmart is not a huge setback, but if Krogers pulls up stakes next then we do have some real trouble. Aldi being across the street is also a nice resource for the neighborhood Assuming no other big box is interested in the location, developers could fit a lot of workforce housing on the Walmart site. Bus service is pretty good in the area, and the proximity to the new Metro Park behind Lowe's is another plus

Agreed. I'm also surprised they're going with airline counters in the configuration shown - most newer airports have multiple rows of counters oriented perpendicular to the entry resulting in a much more open feeling ticketing hall. What's shown instead is the 20th century standard of a long single row parallel to the doors (similar to what we have now but with a lower ceiling) Compare the rendering above to Indianapolis' airport below

Couple more renderings below, and the proposed timeline

Rewarding sprawl for taking up 30 acres is just another example of how this program is off the rails Yes, Galaxy's 7 free standing outparcels each with their own surface parking sure do take up a lot of area. Just like how Wyoming takes up a lot more space than Manhattan The largest part of the development are two massive single-use parking garages. Then there's a smattering of suburban walkups a half mile away and over a creek 3/4 says this should be pretty walkable, which it isn't. Per the site plan you can't even walk from Ikea Way into the development, like much of the area there are no paths provided All this to say the scoring is simply a mess IMHO

The TMUD scorecard above was posted in a Cincinnati project thread but I think will also be of interest to us here Frankly, I'm baffled at the scores and wonder how they were calculated... there are a lot of strange inconsistencies that don't seem to make much sense For example, Scioto Peninsula (a huge project) pulls a measly 4 for "development size" yet the Galaxy at Polaris (much smaller and mostly a parking garage) is a perfect 10? A higher score in that category alone would have pushed the Peninsula into being funded Also nearly every major city project scores a perfect 15 for "financing committed"? Really? (highly dubious) And Polaris scores well for walkability? In what universe? (sorry, galaxy) Not to mention 40% of the entire funding given to one project? Why not spread the money around to the highest number of projects? You could fund the next 5 down the list and still have 10M+ left over for Cincinnati's "100% financing committed" convention hotel I think the intent of the TMUD program is admirable but the results from each round have been disappointing and opaque. If this is reauthorized for additional years in the next budget I hope there are some changes forthcoming to the rules and decision-making process

Which numbers are you looking at? The entire Whittier building looks to be about 200,000 SF, so even if Otherworld took only a fraction of that it could still easily be larger than their current space, which is only 32,000 sf according to otherworld.com/main/about

I'd just love to see it preserved, restored and displayed somewhere downtown as a freestanding piece of public art. It vibed well with the Planters sign and big video screens at State and High, but would just as easily work anywhere downtown. Edwards could sponsor it to liven up Pearl and Gay, or OBM at Broad and High, or Spaghetti Warehouse to spice up their lifeless, ambiance-free new location But more likely it will just be sold and moved off to wherever, never to be seen again :(

Hopefully the formal announcement is not too far off, given the submission of plans to the city. Agree that the name is strange, I would think CSO would want a more traditional symphony hall name that can be auctioned to the highest bidder/donor/sponsor Of course unique programming of the educational center is great and much welcome, but I'd think that part could just as easily be called CoMIE at Nationwide Hall Value City Hall Wexner Hall, or whatever it may end up being

A pedestrian/bike bridge over 270 tying into Hickory Chase and the CML Hilliard branch would do a lot to improve connectivity of the area. So would some type of mixed-use development on the empty lot north of Target; and once ADS moves into their new HQ hopefully we'll see a redevelopment of the current campus which is situated across the street Obviously this area isn't great from an urban standpoint currently, but a few smart projects happening in addition to what's already underway is all that's needed to make it something a lot better than what we've got now

We still need an answer to the most important question: what's going to happen to the Ho Toy's large neon sign?

Given its shape they could simply convert the Vets Museum building into an aquarium. Rename it the 'national veterans memorial aquarium' and done. Better to cut your losses early and they'd get a lot more people through the door

Yay crane! Too bad it's there to fill in a prime downtown site with a s**tty parking garage and lifeless shack though (Yes I'm still salty about the approved plan)

I'll certainly take it, but it's funny we're getting a coffee shop in this project at Woodruff & Waldeck while the other project at a much more obvious corner for retail (16th & Waldeck) gets bupkis

"Restaurant leaders Doug Pak and Ron Reynolds are part of the redevelopment team for the Broad Street site, and Weiler said the project would involve moving Spaghetti Warehouse back. The owners would open a different Italian eatery concept on High Street, Weiler said. Wow this is a mess, but that's a welcome surprise at least. The new SW is a complete disaster, and I'm glad they've recognized that sooner than later That said, at least a portion of the building should still be preserved. As others have pointed out this site is huge, there's more than enough room for a parking garage, tower, and an architecturally significant chunk of the existing building

Color me skeptical as well, but I'd love to be proven wrong We need a real attraction on this parcel that has wide appeal and can consistently generate a significant amount of daily activity in the area. The new Veterans Memorial falls short on both accounts, to put it mildly. I hope we don't repeat that same mistake again here

That really turned out pretty good for what it is. A small Cafe on the corner would've been perfect but oh well

Agree that High St is far and away the ideal line for our subway.

3 story walkups always seem to have the same vibe to me. It's a difficult plan to really dress up and get it to look different

Apologies this is not in Cleveland, but Franklin Art Glass in Columbus may be worth looking into https://www.franklinartglass.com/custom-work/custom-residential/

Pizzuti plans to break ground on the fourth phase of downtown's Library Park in the second quarter. When completed, the entire Library Park development will have 415 units. The new building, as last proposed, will include about 120 units with a parking garage. It is on the site of 1930s garden apartments along South 9th Street. https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/01/09/pizzuti-astor-park-jaeger-square.html

The Astor Park office building set to house BBI Logistics is nearly complete. BBI will occupy the second through fifth floors of the office building. Part of the first floor will be a fitness center and about 6,000 square feet will be leased to a third-party food and beverage operator, according a statement from Pizzuti. The first apartments at Astor Park should start construction in the second quarter of this year. The initial building will include 246 apartments and 42,000 square feet of amenity space, include indoor and outdoor areas. A second apartment building will rise during a later phase of the project, bringing the total number of apartment units in the development to 440. https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/01/09/pizzuti-astor-park-jaeger-square.html