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Does that include Dodd and the other facilities surrounding the front green as well?

Crawford Hoying purchases last bit of land next to UA development “Crawford Hoying now owns the last contiguous parcel of land to its Westmont at the Lane project. The firm purchased the office of State Farm Insurance Agent Renee Dutton for $734,000, according to the Franklin County Auditor. The firm declined to comment on any future plans for the site, located at 2471 Westmont Blvd.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/02/11/crawford-hoying-purchases-land-next-to-westmont.html I think she could’ve held out for more 😆

The Dispatch’s “mobile newsroom” has recently set up shop in the Hilltop. Here’s one of their stories about a recent redevelopment effort: 'There are stories here': Restaurant, rooftop deck planned for vacant Hilltop building “A long-vacant structure built more than 100 years ago that greets commuters as they enter the Hilltopfrom Franklinton could be on its way to becoming a restaurant with a rooftop deck. Felisha Lyons bought the parcel at 1945-1947 W. Broad St. in August for $76,500. In addition to the restaurant, she said she hopes to have a social enterprise business either start or expand its operation in the space, which is in disrepair. There's also a duplex and carriage house in the rear, which Lyons plans to renovate into apartments. Lyons' proposal received support last week from the Greater Hilltop Area Commission, and the owner of ReVest Realty is seeking variances from the Columbus City Council for reducing the number of required spaces in a planned parking lot and more. Most spaces in the parking lot would be reserved for tenants of the restored duplex and carriage house.“ https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2022/02/11/restaurant-rooftop-deck-planned-hilltop-building-plans/6647813001/

Looks like most of the exterior work is now finished here.

Am I reading it correctly that they intend to use the one-story warehouse building as parking space? A restaurant in the 7-story building overlooking the park and riverside would be a pretty neat destination.

IIRC, when they first started talking about redeveloping this site, they were talking about something similar in height to Thurber Village with ground floor retail, and neighbors really wanted a new grocery store. I think whatever they put here should definitely be 10+ stories with a mix of apartments and town homes/condos.

That looks good to me. They’re retaining most of the original structure, which is far better than it continuing to deteriorate.

To add on to what @jonoh81said, I had referenced a quote from MORPC earlier upthread that referenced their research that most of the targeted employees for This project are comfortable with a commute upwards of 40 minutes. So that would spread the growth out pretty evenly to almost all parts of Central Ohio.

Which one of you made this comment? 😆

A couple little updates on a couple of OSU’s projects: First, CBF reports that the energy plant is behind schedule and over budget, d/t (surprise!) Covid and supply chain: This major OSU construction project has been delayed “A major construction project on Ohio State University's campus – the 105 megawatt combined heat and power plant that is eventuallyexpected to substantially cut the university's carbon emissions – is experiencing delays and cost increases. The project, once expected to cost $278 million, now has a total project budget of $289.9 million, according to OSU. It also includes a district heating and cooling loop with a central chiller facility; that element is on schedule and on budget. The facility started construction in late 2020 on 1.2 acres of university-owned land across from the OSU Veterinary Hospital. Since then, the project has experienced delays driven by Covid-19, cost, supply issues and overall project complexity, according to OSU spokesman Dan Hedman. The delays mean that OSU is making other arrangements to temporarily power some of its new buildings that will eventually rely on the CHP.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/02/10/osu-combined-heat-power-plant-update.html Second, the Outpatient Care Center in the Inno District had a beam-topping in December, and now there’s a video with pretty cool visuals and more details on the work that will be done there:

^Red, White & Boom is also coming back this year! https://www.redwhiteandboom.org

Wow. I don’t even know what’s worse: the toxicity that Chappell has become, or the fact that he got council to go along with him.

Really, all of those east-west corridors near Downtown (Long, Main, Livingston, Broad, etc.) have so much vacant land and buildings, that it shouldn’t be that difficult to get more housing units built. I hope this boom helps us really densify these areas and create more affordable, healthy neighborhoods.

The whole situation sounds incredibly toxic. I think if behavior like this continues, I think it will end up having long term negative impacts on the Worthington community.

Quite a bit of East Side dev news recently. Renderings are pretty bland, but I’m also glad to see re-investment and more affordable housing… Nonprofit hopes to bring affordable housing to the east side of Columbus “A nonprofit community development organization could build 50 residential units on the east side of Columbus, pending state tax credits. Columbus City Council on Monday approved rezoning and parking variances for the project, slated for 1540 E. Main St. The nonprofit Finance Fund plans to apply for a tax credit from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency to help make the project happen. The application is due in February and OHFA usually awards the credit in May. Twenty percent of the units will be at or below 30% of the area median income. Average rents for the building will be under 60% of the area median income. Boulton said there will be 17 one-bedroom and one-bathroom units, 24 two-bedroom and one-bathroom and nine three-bedroom and 1.5-bathroom units. One of the buildings would have about 1,500 square feet of commercial space for office or restaurant use, according to city documents.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/02/09/1504-e-main.html

Here’s that article: Judge dismisses appeal of rezoning former Giant Eagle site for housing in Schumacher Place “A judge has cleared the way for Pizzuti Cos. to continue construction of a controversial development on the site of a former Giant Eagle store in the Schumacher Place neighborhood next to German Village. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Dan Hawkins ruled in favor of Pizzuti and Columbus City Council in dismissing an appeal by residents opposed to the council's decision to rezone the site at 280 E. Whittier St. Pizzuti plans to build a 4 1/2-story building with 262 residential units on the site. Work at the site has been stopped for months since the store was demolished in September, apparently while Pizzuti awaited the outcome of the lawsuit. It was not immediately clear when Pizzuti would resume work at the fenced site.“ https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2022/02/09/judge-dismisses-appeal-rezoned-site-housing-near-german-village/6709091001/ Thoughts and prayers!

Upper Arlington school district, city plan plaza to honor Pleasant Litchford “The city of Upper Arlington and Upper Arlington Schools will partner to build a plaza that will recognize a former slave and a cemetery for Black residents that was erased from the landscape when the former Upper Arlington High School was built. Litchford Plaza will be named in honor of Pleasant Litchford, a one-time slave who became a master blacksmith and settled in the area that is now Upper Arlington. The school district will provide $200,000 for the project, and the city will donate $100,000. After being given his freedom sometime before 1842, he built a successful business and purchased the land where Upper Arlington High School, Northam Park and Tremont Elementary School sit. He established of a school for Black children and was a founding member of the historic Second Baptist Church, which provided an important voice in the anti-slavery movement. Litchford also built a cemetery for Black residents. However, it was paved under the parking lot for the old UAHS when it was constructed in 1956. While the history for decades has been largely ignored, UA Schools officials have led a charge to implement history lessons about Litchford into the elementary curriculum, and now they intend to build a memorial to Litchford and the cemetery. Officials expect Litchford Plaza will be constructed by early summer.“ https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/communities/upper-arlington/2022/02/04/upper-arlington-school-district-city-plan-plaza-honor-pleasant-litchford/9318523002/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_columbus&stream=top

McCabe Cos. plans four-story mixed-use project in Dublin “McCabe Cos. wants to build a four-story mixed-use development on Upper Metro Place in Dublin. The Columbus-based firm will have an informal review for its plan to bring 175 residential units and 7,700 square feet of commercial space to the 2.55-acre site at 5055 Upper Metro Place at the city's Feb. 17 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, said Dwight McCabe, the firm's principal. McCabe said the project would include a restaurant space and a fitness center in addition to the residential units. It will also have conference rooms, which could support nearby hotels, said Tammy Noble, the senior planner with the city on the project. Noble said the lack of amenities in the area made it unattractive to new businesses. The city hopes the development will bring more in. "It's getting different uses in the natural vicinity to create some more walkability," Noble said. If the informal plan is approved, McCabe will submit a concept plan to the city. If that is approved, the developer will then submit a preliminary and then a final development plan.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/02/08/mccabe-plans-mixed-use-project-in-dublin.html

Rumpke spending $50M on new Columbus facility “Rumpke Waste and Recycling is investing $50 million in a new Columbus recycling facility, an effort it says will allow for more landfill diversion and more economical recycling for business and community members. The new Rumpke Recycling Resource Center will be the fifth-largest recycling facility in North America, the Cincinnati-based company said. The new facility will be built at 1178 Joyce Ave., where the company currently stores large recycling containers. Andrew Rumpke, the company's area president, said the technology at the new center will allow the company to adapt as new materials can be recycled and new products are made. Site work will start this year, with construction starting in 2023 and operations beginning the following year, Rumpke said.“ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/02/08/rumpke.html

Yeah, that’s true. IIRC, that whole space is vacant, so they may just have the parking lot fenced off for now while they’re preparing to start work. It looks pretty massive from the rendering, for sure! I just wish it were taking the space of that suburban looking strip in front as well lol

Figured this would be coming soon! Looks like it’s going to be using the same branding as Gravity 3.0 now: Kaufman Development bringing Greenhouse to Short North's IBEW site “A Kaufman Development project that has been in the works since 2016 in the Short North will break ground this week. Brett Kaufman, founder and CEO of Kaufman Development, said construction will start this week on his second Greenhouse concept. Greenhouse Short North will rise on 1.5 acres at 30 Price Ave., the former International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers headquarters. The project will include a new seven-story building and an adaptive reuse of the IBEW facility, which will include a leasing office and commercial space. The new building will include 247,000 square feet, with two levels of parking and five levels of living space above. There will be 158 apartments, including four penthouse apartments and eight townhomes. It's the second location for Greenhouse, which is also in the works in Franklinton. Greenhouse is inspired by wellbeing, nature and transformation, Kaufman said. Construction on Greenhouse Short North is expected to be completed in spring 2024. Pre-leasing is expected to begin in summer 2023.“ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/02/08/kaufman-development-ibew.html

Both, I would imagine.

And an article on Little Turtle residents on the other side of the issue: Some Little Turtle residents line up behind city roadway redesign “While those opposed to a city roadway redesign at the entrance to the Little Turtle residential development on the Northwest Side have been vocal and high-profile, a small group of residents in favor of the $6.3 million project are slowly if belatedly entering the fray. The group, which claims it is part of a silent majority at the development, says the overarching problem is that the Little Turtle development north of Route 161 between Westerville and New Albany, is dense with condo units and apartments that house thousands of residents, but offers only two ways in or out of the subdivision: Little Turtle Way and Longrifle Road. "We've got to start somewhere," Mark Nofziger, 58, who works in technology for a local bank and has lived at Little Turtle just over two years, said of the city's plan for improving the roadway. While opponents to the project can point to a 350-person petition presented to the city, Nofziger said that's just a small fraction of Little Turtle's thousands of residents.” https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2022/02/05/not-everyone-opposes-little-turtle-redesign/9298309002/

Where did you go, @614love?? 🧐 😆

Not quite as exciting as the Hyperion and Intel announcements, but I still thinks it’s a good thing to see more and more companies relocating here. CBF has a few more details on the LonoLife move: Bone broth brand LonoLife relocates from California to Columbus “LonoLife, makers of powdered bone broth among other high-protein foods, has moved its headquarters and operations from San Diego to the south side of Columbus, where it now runs a 15,000-square-foot warehouse employing 15. “We had a warehouse two blocks from the beach,” said Brian Hoppe, the brand's president and co-founder. “But the reality is, that’s just not the best hub to grow a business.” Hoppe admits Central Ohio did have a leg up on the competition. He and co-founder Craig Leslie are natives, but the business decision isn’t a sentimental one. If it didn’t also make sense for the company, it wouldn’t be happening. “We’re expanding all parts of the business. We’re going to grow into this space. Then we’ll grow out of it.” LonoLIfe hopes to double its employment over the course of the year.“ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/02/03/lonolife-relocates-from-california-to-columbus.html