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I’d be interested in seeing it myself.

That’s the link for the cannabis dispensary. Or did you mean the link @NorthShore647posted?

Bite your tongue. I would like to see the UD Kroger site get redeveloped into something more dense. I don’t know how likely they are to want to give that spot up though.

Finally! That site has been fenced off for such a long time. Glad to see some more parking lots getting filled in. I saw that the single-story commercial building just east at the corner of Long and Grant will be renovated and will house a new dispensary.

Also from last night’s city council meeting: - 720 E Long approved - 1235 Oak approved - 200 E 5th tabled indefinitely at the request of Lykens - 459 E Livingston approved

Any guesses for which grocer Casto is in talks with? I’m going to guess either Aldi or Trader Joe’s. The square footage seems to fit their stores’ footprints. I would guess the neighborhood income is enough to support a TJ’s. Aldi would be a nice addition to the neighborhood too, though.

This also got approval at last night’s City Council meeting. With how low the area’s warehouse vacancy has been, this shouldn’t have any trouble filling up. Columbus Castings site will be redeveloped into spec warehouses “The 70-acre Columbus Castings foundry on Columbus' south side has been vacant since 2016. Atlanta-based Stonemont Financial Group plans to redevelop the site with speculative industrial buildings. Columbus City Council approved the plan on Monday. Columbus Development Director Michael Stevenssaid the city and Stonemont have been talking about potential incentives for the site. Columbus City Council approved three 75%, 10-year enterprise zone agreements for Stonemont's project. Stonemont will create 99 net new full-time jobs with an estimated payroll of about $3.4 million at the site, according to the incentives package. Stevens previously told Columbus Business Firstthat the goal with these incentives is to get higher-wage jobs with benefits for Columbus residents. Now that the city approved the project, site work likely will start within about six weeks, Moskowitz said. Construction is expected to take a little over a year, with the warehouses opening in September 2023.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/07/26/columbus-castings.html

Columbus City Council approves Casto redevelopment on Neil Avenue “Eric Leibowitz, vice president of development and leasing for Casto, said he can't disclose more details about the future tenant of the redeveloped Thurber Village shopping center at 777 Neil Ave., but that the developer is in talks with a grocer. Columbus City Council on Monday approved Casto's plans to redevelop the shopping center. Some residents are opposed to having the single-story buildings on Neil. On Monday, Todd Law, a Neil Avenue resident, told City Council that the buildings should be mixed-use and designed to better fit with the historic neighborhood. "I'm not fond of the current strip mall, but this new project is just a new strip mall when it could be so much more," Law said. "Mixed-use has been the best tool for revitalization in other parts of the city like the Short North.’” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/07/26/casto-city-council.html

Intel's Impact: Water supply, New Albany tax sharing on Columbus City Council agenda “The water supply crucial to Intel Corp.'s planned New Albany semiconductor complex goes before Columbus City Council on Monday. Columbus would get 26% of New Albany's net new municipal income tax from Intel (Nasdaq:INTC) and nearby development under an economic agreement that's a companion to legislation allowing the Department of Public Utilities to negotiate a new water and sewer agreement with the suburb. New Albany also agrees to pay $4 million up front to Columbus, plus $3,610 per acre – not to exceed $6.5 million – as the land is developed for commercial, industrial or office uses. Multifamily rental housing would be exempt from that payment to encourage workforce housing. The revenue sharing agreement encompasses development not just on Intel's campus, but a 500-acre New Albany Tech Park that VanTrust Real Estate plans to build immediately south, plus land between Green Chapel and Miller roads to the west of the site, according to a map provided by Columbus City Council.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/07/25/intel-impact-columbus-city-council-water-sewer.html

Woda Cooper is staying busy. Woda Cooper opens affordable apartments near Easton “The $15.4 million project, dubbed Wendler Commons, offers mainly two-bedroom units, but also has one- and three-bedroom units for people making 30% of the area median income to 80% of the area median income, according to the developer. Woda Cooper is working to bring affordable housing projects to the Columbus region, including the recently announced plans to redevelop the former Starling Middle School in Franklinton. Woda Cooper and the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority also are gearing up to start the 44-unit McKinley Manor, also in Franklinton. Woda Cooper will be the general contractor and manager of that property. The developer also broke ground this spring in the south side of Columbus on Lockbourne Greene. Woda Cooper is building the 60-unit developmentin partnership with Nationwide Children's Hospital's Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families Realty Collaborative and Community Development for All People.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/07/25/woda-cooper.html

That’s too bad! The East Market was forced to push their opening back several times bc they were having a hard time getting the appliances they needed. Ended up leading to about half their vendors bailing. Wonder if Bubbly is having the same issue.

Elford’s 5th Ave project has completed demolition and started foundation work: The Fairfax from Preferred looks like it will be wrapping up soon.

Greenhouse continues along:

A few shots of the 13-story Edwards tower on Broad, including gratuitous crane porn. And a shot of the Residences at Topiary Park:

The Triumph project from Metro Holdings at 18th and Oak has now officially broken ground and is beginning to go vertical. A bit further east on Oak, a local developer is adding onto this “1920” building to create a 10 unit apartment building. Directly across the street is currently an empty lot. However, another developer is proposing 50+ units for this site. It should go up before Council for a vote tomorrow night. In the Woodlank Park neighborhood, this 27 unit apartment building has gone up recently.

A couple more angles of the ASC that’s started springing from the ground. It’s gonna have a pretty decent footprint. It’s hard to see in this picture, but it looks like some foundation work may have started immediately west of Research Building IV. I don’t know if they are getting started on RB5, or if it’s something else (some maps show it going up to the north of #4, but I’ve seen others showing it at the west, fronting Livingston, so I’m not sure).

CBF’s write up on the third meeting, including quotes from CDDC prez: Downtown Columbus could see more retail, residents in the next decade “The city is already engaged in turning some one-way streets into two-way streets, Taylor said, to slow down traffic. For instance, Front Street through much of downtown will become two-way. "One-way streets are good at getting people in and out quickly," Taylor said. "But we want to bring people to downtown, not just through downtown." Taylor said CDDC also plans to support efforts such as LinkUS, which would transform the region’s transit and mobility systems as well as encourage development along key corridors, and efforts to bring AmTrak downtown. Increasing transit also means making downtown more walkable. In the 2010 strategic plan, there was a proposal for a pedestrian bridge from the Scioto Peninsula to the area where Astor Park is now located. It seemed like a bridge to nowhere at the time, but Taylor said it's now more viable.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/07/23/downtown-columbus-retail-residents-transit-plan.html

Ohhh, what’s that one? I don’t remember hearing about it.

I can’t imagine a major power intensive project going into the Castings site. The AEP project was started shortly after the data center was approved. I believe Google bought ~500 acres, so they certainly have some room to expand. I had never driven that far south on Parsons until a few weeks ago, and it was crazy seeing those huge electric towers right in peoples’ front yards. I’m sure they’re glad they’ll soon be removed!

^ it’s the data center. I believe it’s still technically going by its code name.

Pearl, from the Hubbard garage:

Wasn’t his original plan to demo this building and build a multi-use building with parking garage covering the whole block? I’m glad this didn’t get demolished, but the property still has a pretty massive parking lot. Hopefully eventually it gets filled in with more units. Put it an underground parking garage or wrap an above ground with walk-up units, like the garage at Gravity 2, to serve the event business.

I went back to try to figure out where I got the ~1000 number from. I guess I was looking at the increase from 10,342 in 2020 to 11,200 in 2021. This is from the information provided by the CDDC. I don’t know if they’re basing it off of Census data, or if it’s based off their own estimations. Either way, yes, Downtown population growth would need to average ~1500/yr from now until 2040 to hit that goal. Potentially doable, but it’s going to take a lot of work.

^i would say right now there’s a pretty good mix of tall and/or dense (Peninsula, Continental) and shorter and/or less dense (Topiary Park Crossing, Library Park) either under construction or proposed. Anyway, not sure where else to post this, so I’ll put it here: Metro Development breaks ground on two apartment complexes near Easton, Blacklick “Metro Development, one of Columbus' busiest multifamily developers, has broken ground on two projects this week on the east side of Columbus. The Residences at Eden Park, located on the west side of Cassady Avenue near Easton, and Lakeside Village, locaated on the southeast side of the city, will both have 264 units and a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Both apartment developments will cost over $35 million, said Tre' Giller, CEO and president of Metro Development. Rents will range from about $1,000 to $1,200 at Eden Park and $1,000 to about $1,500 at Lakeside Village. Each complex will have a roughly 5,000-square-foot club house with a fitness center, game room and pool.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/07/22/metro-development-breaks-ground-on-two-apartments.html

A lot of these new bump outs have been installed in my neighborhood. They definitely make you slow down 😳 Columbus to repave 71 streets as part of $23 million project “Drivers, pedestrians and cyclists in Columbus will soon see 71 resurfaced streets and a host of traffic calming devices throughout the city. The City of Columbus announced its plans Thursday to repave 71 streets and add traffic slowing devices like speed humps and curb extensions to improve mobility, according to a news release from the Department of Public Service. The program’s second phase will install 299 new Americans with Disabilities Act curb ramps at intersections along the 71 streets that will be resurfaced, for a total of 695 new ADA ramps constructed and 162 streets repaved in 2022, according to the city. Traffic calming devices will be added to two areas: Bryden Road, where curb extensions will be constructed at intersections between 17th and Fairwood avenues; and Atcheson Street from St. Clair Avenue to Taylor Avenue, where speed humps will be installed.“ https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/columbus-to-repave-71-streets-as-part-of-23-million-project/?fbclid=IwAR1vHvhnwG0OgmRvdatQJ6U-XC_wiUXcj7BtEz3pVHPtkhcHQIoYBuFI6e0