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^That would actually be a pretty neat building to live in. Also, I still think it was a missed opportunity not to add some residential to the 5/3 tower with its renovation… I’ve also noticed some rehab work on the three story building on E Broad with the bagel shop on the first floor too, but idk if that’s residential or office space.

That’s great! So that’ll be PNC, Ohio JFS, Continental, and the mystery building all getting residential conversions around the same time. Hope to see plenty more conversion in the coming years.

Jobs report continues to far exceed projections: The US economy added 311,000 jobs last month, outpacing expectations https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/stocks-jobs-report-february/h_a950e855bad912f6fba92607593ff6fb

I love it. Just in the last few years, there’s been several rehabs—and even a new build—on this part of Miller, between Mooberry and Livingston. And the guy who owns the old brick building at the NW corner of Miller and Livingston has been working on rehabbing that building with apartments on top and retail space on the bottom. Idk if he’s signed a retail tenant yet, but it looks like it could be a nice spot for a little corner cafe. And I’d love to see some sort of specialty diner take up space on this Milberry project.

Just anecdotally, it seems like Ohio already pulls a lot of people from WV, especially healthcare workers. I have some family in WV, so I can’t say I blame people for wanting to leave. 😅 I imagine with Intel plus all the med center expansions coming, we’ll continue to attract residents over here.

Tbh, I’d always assumed Hackman had owned those huge lots on 4th as well until I looked it up. I agree it’s probably a good thing someone else owns them, though. Hopefully it leads to something good eventually going there. Plus, Hackman already owns five huge parking areas and three smaller ones, that hopefully all could be filled with something better in the near future. I guess they also own the Ohio Welding Co building on Spring, which is right next to the seven story proposal. I looked at their website, which shows some conceptual renderings of what a future tenant could do with the building, but I also wouldn’t be upset if it gets the wrecking ball and the property gets completely redeveloped.

I’m disappointed. I thought this was replacing the parking lot and single story:

Looks like 240 apartment units planned for those ten buildings. And ~384,000 sqft of industrial space spread out across the two warehouses. And I’m pretty sure a Sheetz is at parcel A.

Just for reference, they own pretty much everything in the box below, except for a few random parcels.

Dang, Meat Packers closed too?? I hadn’t realized that. The apartments above Uncle Sam’s had been managed by Connect. Idk if that’s still the case?

I think it’s great there’s a little entertainment ecosystem starting to form in that area: Pins, Wolf’s Ridge; Slammers, District West, Fomo and Holy Trinity are within walking distance; and soon Jackie O’s and the Kee will join in. Speaking of Jackie O’s, the Insta account for Genesis, the events center taking up the first floor of the Standard building, posted a video today showing some interior for Jackie’s. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CplaUcwDBKA/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

This is what I saw in the article:

This place sounds huge, and may finally be ready to open: Downtown Warehouse Transforming to Entertainment & Event Venue “The Kee’s name has a few meanings. It’s part literal, the building borders Mckee Alley, part figurative, as Nestler sees it as “Kee” to activating the surrounding district. Nestler says Hackman Capital has purchased 19 properties in the area and is planning for a broader redevelopment that includes apartments, restaurants, office space and more, and The Kee is right in the center. While Fourth Street is seeing life through established names like Pins Mechanical Co. and Wolf’s Ridge Brewing, and the massive, under-construction Jackie O’s patio, The Kee will pull things a little further east. “We want folks to come back out post-pandemic, and feel like when folks come out, they want to have an experience, whether that’s eating out or playing games or doing something new,” Nestler says. The Kee is aiming for a mid-April opening. While the cafe will be open daily, the entertainment portion of the venue will generally keep evening hours, from 4:30 p.m. – 12 a.m. Wednesday through Sunday.” https://columbusunderground.com/downtown-warehouse-transforming-to-entertainment-event-venue-sp1/

I think this is the right thread for this one. I didn’t even know about this rehab project. Glad to hear the building next door is planned to get rehabbed next. Then, hopefully all the parking lots between 4th and 5th start filling in. The apartments also look really nice from the photos, and the price isn’t too bad for downtown either. Lev's Pawn Shop in downtown Columbus finishes conversion of upper floors to apartments “The Residences at 218 East Main – 14 newly refurbished apartments in the historic downtown building – are now for lease. Lev Kucherski, who owns the building home to the eponymous pawn shop, and his grandson, Nick Kinney, an architect, have been working on the project since 2017. Kucherski bought the building in 2008, according to Franklin County Auditor's records. It was built in 1887. Kinney is now renovating the one-story building adjacent to the pawn shop and looking for a bar or bottle shop operator to open a business there.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/03/09/downtown-apartments-levs-pawn-shop-conversion.html

Creole 2 Geaux opens first brick-and-mortar in Arena District “You can now get a little slice of New Orleans in Columbus' Arena District. Creole 2 Geaux opened its brick-and-mortar location at 401 N. Front St. on Feb. 28. Janvier and Sharif Ward's New Orleans-inspired eatery—which serves shrimp and chicken po'boys, creole bowls, jambalaya and more —debuted as a food truck in 2015 and at East Market in 2022. This is the restaurant's first standalone location. Janvier said the Arena District location would be the restaurant's home base, with many of its most popular dishes moving to the new location.“ https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/dining/2023/03/08/new-orleans-eatery-creole-2-geaux-columbus-opens-location-arena-district/69939234007/

I accidentally drove by this today, and I was not expecting the amount of activity that was there. I also always forget how huge the site is. Hoping it can land some good tenants who will pay decent wages. I’m excited about all of the activity on the South Side. Also, an update on the Freebis Ave townhomes: the parking lot is mostly gone, and digging has begun!

Apparently, Vera is less than 88.5’ tall (which is listed as being at 8 stories, with three levels of parking and five levels of residential on top).

It says seven stories, but I was thinking 98’ sounds fairly real for that?

Unfortunately, the prelim site plan doesn’t really reveal much. But it does say the proposed height is 98’, and the architect is NBBJ, who usually does pretty good work.

M/I Homes plans 522 new single-family homes near Delaware “The housing development will be dubbed Berlin Farm and located in Berlin Township, a short distance from Olentangy Local School District’s Berlin High School, Berlin Middle School and Cheshire Elementary. “We are excited to share the details of this brand new, amenity-rich community,” Josh Barkan, vice president of land for M/I Homes' Columbus division, said in a media release. Homes at Berlin Farm will start in the $500,000s and range from 1,900 square feet to 3,690 square feet in size. Options will include two-story, multi-level and ranch layouts and craftsman, farmhouse and traditional designs. M/I Homes touted the site's proximity to State Route 36/37 and Interstate 71, as well as the planned Intel Corp. semiconductor facility in New Albany. That $20 billion project is scheduled to open by 2025, creating thousands of jobs in the area.“ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/03/08/mi-homes-delaware-housing.html

Yeah, that rendering makes it look like some ho-hum suburban office park, like Westar or something.

Plus it’s crazy expensive to be an L1 as well. Seems like OH is really zeroing in on the idea of Grant being their “trauma center” and RMH being their “speciality care center.”

I wouldn’t be opposed to losing that building

One thing that got missed is that a new 600 space parking garage is also planned to go up by the Bing. The graphic shows it going at the corner of Thomas and ORR, but I really don’t think there’s enough space there. Hope it goes on one of the parking lots either to the north or west.

Here’s the site plan for that project. Looks like a height of 82’ and 164 units.