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It will probably be slow going at first. I heard it could take up to 6 months to comb through it...

Intel site from above. (This looks like it might be from a few weeks back)

If you're familiar with the site, you know A LOT has changed in the last six months, mainly house demolition and tree clearing, etc. Since vertical construction on the first two fabs won't start until the end of the year, right now it's just going to look like a bunch of dirt being moved around. And since they've built mounds of dirt along most of the perimeter of the site, it's even harder to see further back onto the property.

Evans Farm sports park project price tag grows to $50M as construction finally has a start date "A youth sports park has for years been part of the plan for the Evans Farm mega-development in Delaware County. But over time, the price tag on the project has grown from $20 million to $50 million and the project team has changed. Now, years after it was first proposed, the $50 million Jennings Sports Park – which will feature baseball diamonds, turf fields, heated batting cages and a pavilion — is ready to start construction. The park will have ten all-turf fields. Six will be baseball and softball diamonds; four are planned to be rectangular fields for soccer and other sports. The synthetic turf fields will allow for year-round playing and have lights, digital scoreboards, Pixelot cameras and HD streaming capabilities." https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/09/07/evans-farm-sports-park-2022-update.html

I found a couple other maps, but none of them have Fort Hayes, Abbott or the former Kroger Bakery included inside any of the neighborhood boundaries. I'd be interested to hear what neighborhood they are officially part of too.

I use this link from time to time... And according to it, "no-mans land" might be the answer! https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.google.com/mymaps/viewer%3Fmid%3D1ZyLio1JNf9oil4nNLbVudqEyWeA%26hl%3Den_US&ved=2ahUKEwjuq7X6mIP6AhW_AzQIHUztBDUQFnoECB4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2ImpKX2j18CRom0XFsIkG-

The "fifth fab" he mentions could actually be an "advanced packaging facility", which has been mentioned for the Central Ohio site but not yet publicly confirmed by Intel. According to this article... "Since sophisticated packaging technologies like embedded multi-die interconnect bridge (EMIB) and Foveros require a cleanroom, it is safe to call the packaging operations a fab. In fact, the equipment for the packaging facility will cost Intel $3.5 billion, the price of a new fab a couple of decades ago." This is also from the article in regards to the Central Ohio megacomplex: "Intel is building two fabs in Ohio that are yet to be named, but their significance for Intel and the U.S. chip industry is hard to overestimate. For years, Intel has gradually expanded its mega sites in Arizona, New Mexico, and Oregon. Expanding existing campuses makes a lot of sense since the semiconductor supply chain is very complex. Intel needs support from partners (e.g., raw materials suppliers, parts, etc.) with a local presence. In Ohio, Intel wants to establish yet another mega site that will house up to eight semiconductor manufacturing facilities (we would include an advanced packaging facility, too, but Intel has not confirmed this). The site will require investments of around $100 billion to be fully built over the next decade. Furthermore, the new campus will require Intel's partners to establish a local presence, which essentially means a major expansion of the U.S. semiconductor supply chain. Actually, of all the chipmakers building new plants in the U.S., only Intel is willing to build a new mega-site from scratch. In fact, government funding is crucial for Intel's Ohio mega site project. Fab buildings are not expensive (but have the longest lead time), but semiconductor production tools are (e.g., one EUV scanner costs about $160 million). Intel can build shells, but then it needs to equip them with tools in a timely manner to meet its production schedules. Equipping a fab for a leading-edge node means buying all kinds of lithography (including immersion and EUV scanners), coating, etching, deposition, resist removal, inspection, and other tools, which cost billions of dollars." The entire article can be found here: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/new-us-fabs-everything-we-know

The final permit needed before Intel can begin vertical construction in Central Ohio should be issued soon... "The one week public comment window for residents to weigh in on the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's air-pollution-control permits at the Intel microchip procession plants in the New Albany International Business Park closes tomorrow (9/6/2022)." "If approved, the permit would allow the installation of a semiconductor manufacturing facility including four fabrication clean rooms (fabs), 28 boilers, four nitrogen vaporizers, 46 emergency generators, one emergency fire pump, six storage silos, 125 cooling towers and roadways and parking areas." https://epa.ohio.gov/about/media-center/events/public-meeting-Intel-Ohio-air-pti https://www.nbc4i.com/intel-in-ohio/how-to-weigh-in-on-air-pollution-limits-for-intels-ohio-plant/

200+ Columbus Development Proposals (from All Columbus Data) https://allcolumbusdata.com/columbus-proposed-development/

Investors Scooping up Residential Properties Near Central Ohio’s Future Intel Site "Available housing in the vicinity of Intel Corp.’s future development south of Johnstown and northeast of New Albany is scarce, and demand is already growing, three years before Intel’s manufacturing facility is expected to be operational. Some local real estate agents say they are fielding calls from current Intel employees and investors from California, Oregon and Arizona who are seeking homes right now. Some of the company’s employees and outside-of-Ohio real estate investors are not waiting around either. "It’s crazy, we’ve never had this before,” says Jane Kessler Lennox of New Albany Realty. “There are a lot of people out there who saw what happened in Silicon Valley and know what kind of investment Intel is putting into Columbus.” While most developers are reluctant to share details of projects in the area, the Pulte Group has a 200-lot site in Johnstown, and D.R. Horton is proposing a 302-home subdivision just outside of Heath, which is about 25 miles east of New Albany. "Infrastructure is going to drive a lot of the development out there. At the end of the day it will be interesting to see how we handle the housing stock because a lot of companies will be making announcements in the coming weeks about coming here.” https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyle/home-garden/home-decor/2022/09/02/residential-real-estate-boom-near-intel-site-new-albany-johnstown-ohio/65469261007/

Nationwide Children's affordable housing expansion in Linden hits first 100 units repaired or built "Nationwide Children's Hospital's affordable housing initiative is on track this year to repair 70 homes and build or renovate 32 housing units in Linden, where efforts expanded after more than a decade revitalizing the area south of the hospital. Overall the disinvested Linden neighborhood, about 4 miles north of the hospital, has 5,000 occupied units today, according to U.S. Census data, with fewer than 1,400 of those in South Linden where much of the hospital's efforts are concentrated. Median income for the five tracts ranges from less than $24,000 to $35,000, and 29% of Linden households with incomes less than $20,000 spend more than 30% of that on housing expenses – the definition of unaffordable. Children's since 2008 has operated an initiative called Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families, renovating more than 375 houses in the Livingston Avenue area while keeping them affordable for rental or homeownership. It added Linden as a focus neighborhood in late 2019, boosted by philanthropy including major hospital donor and namesake Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. The pandemic interrupted 614 for Linden's first year, and Children's focused on changes to safely provide healthcare in Linden, according to annual reports. Still through 2021 the coalition built or renovated 444 new housing units overall and helped 304 residents avoid homelessness through rental assistance and financial counseling." https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/09/02/nationwide-childrens-linden-affordable-housing.html

I wasn't clamoring for ten fabs, per se. I was just reiterating what Intel CEO Pat Gilsinger has said, that ten fabs at $10B each is how we would get to the $100B mark... Btw- your current take seems a little toned down compared to the end of May when you said: "Yeah! No way do I want to sacrifice a half million square foot office building. I am greedy about this-I want as much as we can possibly get and pray daily for that Chips Act to get passed lol. I am Veruca Salt regarding this-I want it all!!!! Every. Damn. Bit. we can get, I want it. I want 8, 10, whatever fabs and everything that goes along with them. 12,000 workers plus in those fabs and thousands upon thousands of more good jobs and all of the other development that goes along with it." Lol

Hanes inks area's biggest industrial deal this year "HanesBrands has leased a 1.2-million-square-foot building near Rickenbacker, in the biggest industrial lease signed this year in central Ohio. The global apparel company leased the building, at 521 Exchange Way in the Rickenbacker Exchange complex, from developer VanTrust Real Estate, which had built the warehouse on "spec," that is, without a committed tenant. Hanes signed a "long-term" lease on the building, which it expects to occupy later this year, according to a news release on the deal. This is the second big warehouse VanTrust has leased in the 900-acre development, after an unidentified Fortune 500 company leased a 1-million-square-foot building last year." https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/09/01/biggest-industrial-deal-of-the-year-in-central-ohio-lands-hanes/65467962007/

If you're asking about The Blakely, there's a couple in here: https://columbusunderground.com/second-project-proposed-for-west-fifth-avenue-bw1/

It's interesting because we keep hearing "as many as eight fabs", but I saw an interview with CEO Pat Gilsinger and he said each fab costs $10 billion. (That's why we kept hearing an "initial investment of 2 fabs costing $20 billion")... I specifically saw him say the way we would get to the $100 billion dollar investment mark would be ten fabs (10 @ $10B each) but it seems most articles still say "as many as 8 fabs totaling $100 billion".

Arizona-based Western Alliance Bank to establish tech hub in Central Ohio with 150 jobs "A Phoenix-based bank has started hiring for a Central Ohio financial technology hub expected to grow to 150 jobs. Western Alliance Bank also has tech hubs in Phoenix and suburban Dallas; about a dozen employees including recruiters are in the Columbus region. The office location is not yet final, according to the Ohio Department of Development. One Columbus, the regional economic development organization, confirmed that Central Ohio is the location, but a spokeswoman could not release further detail." https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/08/30/western-alliance-bank-central-ohio-tech-hub.html

ADS to start construction on new facility "Hilliard-based Advanced Drainage Systems is to start construction on a $65-million, 110,000-square-foot office, warehouse and laboratory on 17 acres at Davidson Road and Lyman Drive, on the west side of Interstate 270. A groundbreaking is set for October and the new facility is expected to open in late 2023, King said. The Hilliard planning and zoning commission Aug. 11 unanimously approved a final development plan for construction of the facility. The company is to invest at least $10.8 million in the project, retain 322 existing jobs in Hilliard and create 200 new jobs that are to result in $20 million of new payroll to Ohio." https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/communities/hilliard/2022/08/29/ads-to-consolidate-operations-at-65-million-facility-in-hilliard/65462275007/

Should've added Nature Made vitamins new plant too since the site is in this screenshot: Pharmavite plans to invest $200 million to build a 200,000-square-foot to 250,000-square-foot manufacturing and bottling facility at 13312 Jug Street Road NW, after buying the land and receiving required permits.

Wanted: 7,000 construction workers for Intel chip plants "Ohio’s largest-ever economic development project comes with a big employment challenge: how to find 7,000 construction workers in an already booming building environment when there’s also a national shortage of people working in the trades. “This project reverberated nationwide,” said Michael Engbert, an Ohio-based official with the Laborers’ International Union of North America. Construction is expected to accelerate following Congress’ approval last month of a package boosting the semiconductor industry and scientific research in a bid to create more high-tech jobs in the United States and help it better compete with international rivals. For the central Ohio project, all 7,000 workers aren’t required right away. They’re also only a portion of what will be needed as the Intel project transforms hundreds of acres northeast of Columbus. Federal data shows about 45,000 home and commercial construction workers in central Ohio. That number increased by 1,800 from May 2021 to May 2022, meaning a future deficit given current and future demands. “I don’t know of a single commercial construction company that’s not hiring,” said Mary Tebeau, executive director of the Builders Exchange of Central Ohio, a construction industry trade association. Shortage or not, work is underway at and near the Intel site, where parades of trucks rumbled down country roads on a recent August morning as the beeping of multiple construction vehicles sounded in the distance. It was just another day for pipe layer Taylor Purdy, who made his regular 30-minute drive from Bangs, Ohio, to his construction job helping widen a road running alongside the Intel plant. Purdy, 28, spends his days in trenches helping position storm and sanitary sewers and waterlines. Overtime is plentiful as deadlines approach. The Intel construction work is in its earliest phases as earthmovers reshape the 1,000 acres (400 hectares) of former farm and residential land being transformed into an industrial site." https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/ohio-searching-for-7000-construction-workers-to-build-intel-chip-plants

251 new apartments proposed on Morse Road east of Hamilton in Gahanna "A project called Morse Road 14, consisting of 251 apartments, is being proposed on 13.96 acres at 5503 Morse Road by applicant Scott Harper of Harper Architectural Studio, LLC. The plans would have to go through a string of approvals with the city first, though, and the Gahanna Planning Commission would be the first step in that regard. It'll meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 24 at City Hall, 200 S. Hamilton Road. He said the zoning and density are consistent with the recommendations of the city’s land-use plan. The commission is to make a recommendation to City Council regarding the rezoning and approve or reject the conditional-use and variance applications." https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/communities/gahanna/2022/08/22/251-apartment-development-morse-road-east-of-hamilton-gahanna-ohio/65413829007/

Recently came across this article on biopharmaceutical giant Amgen, who is currently building a new manufacturing facility just off 161 on the northeast side. Thought I'd throw it in here in case anyone's interested... Why Amgen Chose the Columbus Region and Why It Matters "In a string of economic development wins for the Columbus Region, one stands out for its uniqueness and global prestige. In June 2021, biopharmaceutical giant Amgen said it would invest $365 million to build a cutting-edge manufacturing facility in New Albany. The 270,000-square-foot building will feature Amgen’s most advanced assembly and packaging capabilities for medicines to be distributed in the U.S., supporting a global supply chain network amid growing demand for Amgen medicines. The direct impacts on the Columbus Region are enormous, including the creation of 400 new jobs and an annual payroll of $40 million, but the ripple effects are just as exciting. With revenues of more than $25 billion in 2020, Amgen is a global pioneer in restoring health and providing therapies for those fighting serious illnesses. When it comes time to build out the workforce, Amgen will be supported by Ohio State University, which is codeveloping an internship program and other experiential learning opportunities. Amgen’s presence illustrates the growing demand for STEM students graduating from the region’s education institutions and underscores the importance of the new, $1 billion-plus Innovation District funded by JobsOhio, Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. “We are collaborating to have a strong strategy for the recruitment process—by next year we should have around 150 associates already working on this project,” says Rodriguez Toledo, adding that Amgen is partnering with other local organizations in its workforce development efforts. “I haven’t seen this type of support [before]. It’s completely different, and it has been outstanding.” Amgen’s facility will be far from the typical manufacturing operation, incorporating some of the most advanced digital automation technologies to make decisions based on real-time data. “It’s a very sophisticated type of manufacturing that enhances the market,” says One Columbus president and CEO Kenny McDonald. "Over time, they’re going to become a major employer in our market". Amgen’s large investment is another feather in the cap of the Columbus Region’s growing profile in the industry." Full story can be found here: https://columbusregion.com/news/why-amgen-chose-columbus-region/

COTA capital budget includes new Rickenbacker transit center "The Central Ohio Transit Authority‘s board of trustees on Monday adopted a five-year, $395.7 million capital budget, while extending the C-pass program in the Short North for free bus rides and making permanent a reduced-fare program for low-income riders. The capital budget for 2023-27 includes a new $19 million transit center at Groveport and London-Groveport roads near Rickenbacker International Airport. The COTA board previously approved the Rickenbacker Mobility Center project in its 2021 five-year capital plan. The transit center will be a stop for COTA fixed routes and serve as a transit hub with last-mile shuttle service to the many employers near the airport. The center will also provide child care and possibly health care services, as well as food from the Mid-Ohio Food Collective." https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2022/08/16/cota-new-rickenbacker-transit-center-columbus-bus-capital-budget/65403920007/

Developer proposes 225-unit residential project near Darby Creek in Columbus "A Northeast Ohio residential developer has plans to add hundreds of apartments in Columbus. Independence-based Redwood Apartment Neighborhoods plans to build 225 single-story townhome units with attached garages at 400 Alton Darby Creek Rd. Depending of how quickly the project gets the necessary approvals and permits, Redwood could break ground on the 42-acre site in March and start leasing apartments by fall of 2023. The project site abuts the area in the Big Darby Accord, Shields said. The developer had several meetings with the Big Darby Accord Advisory Panel to determine what natural features to keep on the site. Shields said they will keep two wetlands and add water basins. Redwood also is in various stages of the development process for similar developments in Powell and West Jefferson. Shields said he hopes to close on the property in West Jefferson and start site work in November." https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/08/17/redwood-apartments.html

Ohio senators impressed with Intel after Israel trip "State senators visited Intel Corporation facilities in Israel on an Ohio Senate delegation and left the Middle East with a greater appreciation of both Intel and Israel. "I felt real good about Intel before my visit here and it just reinforced that it’s going to be great for Licking County and Ohio," Hottinger said Thursday from Jerusalem. "Intel was really the first of the tech companies to come here, and now that’s what Israel is known for," he said. Since 1974, Intel has grown from five employees to 12,000 in Israel. There are 7,000 in development and 5,000 in manufacturing. Not only does Intel attract suppliers and other companies, it also attracts housing. “Their first location in Israel, they built houses and people wanted to be right across from their fabs, and it was the same thing in Arizona, wherever there is Intel, they create an economy around it.” Hottinger said there will be 30 to 40 Intel suppliers coming to Ohio, and there are already conversations with 15 of them to come to central Ohio. Intel is a good neighbor, providing scholarships and partnering with schools. “Being that great corporate citizen, they do this across the world, there’s always going to be naysayers and skeptics, but they’re phenomenally great corporate neighbors.” https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/2022/08/14/ohio-senators-impressed-with-intel-after-israel-trip/65401475007/

(Not sure exactly where this goes... please move it if it's in the wrong spot) VanTrust Real Estate building speculative warehouse near Bolton Field airport "A Kansas City-based real estate company that's been active in the Columbus market is planning a speculative building in a part of the city it says is "overlooked" and primed for new development. VanTrust Real Estate LLC has started construction on a project known as Bolton One. Located at the corner of Alkire and Norton roads, the new spec building will be adjacent to Bolton Field airport on the southwest side of Columbus. Though it's located near the aviation hub, the facility is not intended for airport use." https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/08/11/vantrust-real-estate-spec-warehouse-columbus.html