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It looks like a modern prison.

Working on that now... I've got some tricks up my sleeve to start building like this again.

I don’t think we need that kind of density downtown to be successful - I think branching out into neighborhoods like KLB, SN, German Village, and Franklinton will bring enough of a downtown adjacent property that, if we bring back the trolleys, will bring everyone into the area anyways.

That's what we need to fix and quite frankly, I fear these apartments going up left and right aren't the solution. There's a lot of vacant land prime for infill - build that out and then make some higher stuff near the downtown core.

Love this. The way to solve affordable is building more market rate, and these one beds are great for young pros starting their lives downtown!

Urban renewal was a slightly good idea executed and turned out horribly. It wasn’t rebuild it better. It was destroy and build crap. While I agree some of the structures were beyond saving, they didn’t make any effort to improve what was there. I really think that after seeing the Columbus of before, we need many many more projects like Neighborhood Launch ( dumb name but amazing project). We need to also stop allowing crappy infill start requiring the amazing architecture pre-renewal. Keep the big buildings to redeveloped industrial sites and replace the rest with what was once there.

https://www.augmentarch.com/work/south-4th-street-study Here ya go!

From my understanding conceptual. I found them on a Google search in the suggested images.

Now we need more people living (and owning) downtown! That way we have community regulars and more of a “neighborhood watch.” Safer, healthier communities thrive that way!

You do understand that is an architectural style not unknown to Columbus. Neil house did the same thing.

The material is the same stone on the PNC tower. There’s high quality masonry in those facades. My only critique (and it could be as this is very early in design still) is that where the facade is inset, it needs more character and detail, along with in the windows. However I think this plays very well into the street scape, and I love the seamless integration of vegetation into the urban environment. Edwards does a great job with his projects (except the Gilbert - that building is ugly).

You do understand the only way a tall building gets built is if A. It has 0 parking. && B. It has dirt cheap land. OR C. It’s HEAVILY subsidized.

I think towers like these aren’t appropriate for everywhere. But, I think lots like these are great opportunities for high-scale growth!

Image credits to Joseph Jesse on Facebook.

I can make that work!

We have a history of tearing down for nothing. This city loves ripping things down. But they won’t rip down the crap built in the 70s-90s. I’d really like to see Broad Street in Particular restored to its former glory. Keep these big developments in former industrial sites and malls, and bring the neighborhoods back. That’s what built this city and that’s what this city needs.

Should’ve made buildings that look like the factory once did.

Crap who tied it again!?!?

He’s not selling the land just the buildings from what I’ve seen.

It’s intentional. They want to be the catalyst in that area. A genius business move.

I hate the banks of today. Just like the schools today. And the government buildings of today. We've lost class and pride in our work.

We‘be got a building like this in Columbus. Renderings were ugly - horribly ugly. Sure enough, as it goes up, it gets uglier.

Agreed.

I hate vinyl.