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I love getting this kind of info! These three will bring Columbus to 17 buildings over 100 meters. Cleveland currently has 17 while Cincinnati has 12 and Indianapolis has 9.

Thanks. That crossed my mind, but I was not sure. It sure gave an almost tropical feel to that pic. Such a shame that we do not have that today and a ballfield instead.

I don't know why it came out that way, but it did so I left it. I was hoping nobody would notice. lol. And to think I am a born and raised Columbusite!

They should bring back the lake. And I can't figure out what type of small tree is growing by the water in the middle of the pic?

I laughed at this because I had thought the same thing. In five or ten years the residents of Gravity will be wailing(pun intended)about the shadows, traffic, and what about the children? lol. Hopefully the cat is out of the bag for everyone that this area will be dense and have height, and so those people will simply not move in. The main reason this is not happening now is with the exception of a few working class isolated pockets, East Franklinton east of the 315 was basically uninhabited. Same with the Scioto Peninsula-no population exists to form a NIMBY brigade.

Wow! ^^ That is scathing. I had to google "kettling".

Ok it looks good...but what exactly is the concept of "Lovebirds"...? What is it going to be? A bar or lounge or something?

This looks great-so much better than what is there now, which could be charitably described as "quite unattractive" IMO.

Absolutely. Then we won't have to even think about the dreaded annexation word! lol!

^^ All good news! Well good then! Make it harder to say no to future projects of this height! We could use the density-this is Broad Street we are talking about, not some quaint residential lane. We need more projects along other major arteries as well. Overall very good news. 400 square feet for the studios should make these within reach of more people also. Young people don't need much, as opposed to us old people who have had time to acquire mostly useless sh$t that we have become irrationally attached to and have become like packrats.

I agree...as long as present trends continue and we don't have an "exodus from the city" and all that-like we had for decades before the last several decades? I think I also made that point as well. We have plenty of room if trends continue and we continue to do things like increase mass transit, upzone SFH areas, etc. I believe I mentioned that too. As long as things continue as they have been then we are fine. I would like us to be fine if things change as well. But nobody seems to want to have that discussion so I will drop it. Also if we really are closer to 930.000 then I actually think the 1 million mark is inevitable as no matter what infill of some sorts and at some levels will continue throughout the city unless there is some as of yet some unknown catastrophe awaiting it.

Columbus should annex itself all the way to Lake Erie and the Ohio river! lol.

All of the posted pics are of infill-within the current built up area(with a few portions of greenfield still left in Easton) not the huge undeveloped areas of greenfields that suburbia is built on(if we went back to that). Like the areas in Pickerington, Delaware County, etc. Did everyone miss this part of what I said: And then I get pics of Franklinton and Downtown? Good God...just nevermind! lol. *Hopefully the current trend of the last few decades of infill and redevelopment will continue and it all will be a moot point.

Where? Seriously where is there all of this open undeveloped land that is ripe for brand new development that is in areas where residential development can happen and will be in a desirable area? And I am not talking about infill on existing streets or redevelopment of existing areas...I am talking about places where development can occur if current trends change and we go back towards more SFH greenfield subdivision sprawl? *some of this is happening right now just past the Kroger in the Westland area at Broad and Galloway-they already are putting up some of the apartments and the SFhousing will follow. And it is in Cbus, but that is about as far west as you can build. Where are these large areas where this kind of development can occur if current trends change and this becomes the more desired living situation-new builds on greenfields-like in much of Delaware County now? Somebody post a map with these desirable open available undeveloped greenfields currenty within the city limits? And stuff out by Hellbranch Run or near Scioto Downs, etc. is not going to cut it.

^^ Really nice looking infill there.

Where do you see areas that could be new builds and not redevelopment that would actually be within current city limits and would be amenable to residential development? I see some areas on the southeast side, but the other areas are way down south(where nobody wants to live)or west(where development is limited by the Big Darby Accord, etc.) ? The open areas that are hot for development have seemed to fill up(like around New Albany, the strip between Dublin and Hilliard, and Polaris). And I don't think any areas that are currently developed(like nearly everything in southern Delaware County)would ever consider annexation to Cbus. I guess I just don't see that much area for brand new development in desirable areas. Now if the redevelopment/infill housing in established areas keeps up, yeah we won't need any more room. I just would rather we try and annex some more in crucial areas just to be on the safe side.

True-as long as people don't change their minds and want new suburban greenfield developments on the fringes. We just don't know. Even with best practices Mid Ohio planning is showing the urban growth area expanding by over 100 square miles, and with worst practices several times that. We can't predict the future. Just because it can happen doesn't mean it will happen. I hope we continue to densify as I am sure everyone else on here does but I am not going to place money on it. Just look at the unexpected things that can happen-like a Trump, an insurrection, a pandemic, a war, etc. And yes we need to seriously amend the SFH zoning, build with density and transit along major arteries, create dense notes that can be connected by transit like at Easton. But will we do it? Will increasing growth activate even more NIMBYS? Does the city have the will to follow through?

OMG...your first example of an area that will be lined with multi-story apartment buildings is Clintonville?-where you cannot even get a two story building built at a prime location because of the huge NIMBYISM? lol Again I said it was my own opinion multiple times-If you don't agree fine. We don't know what the 'trends' will be 10 or 20 years from now. If Cbus is closer to 930,000 or more then it will probably pass 1 million and probably by 2030 but after than I really don't know...none of us do. Again this is JMHO. We don't know how long the whole density thing will last-it was really not around 20 or 30 years ago. Didn't downtown alone reach it's lowest population just 20 years ago? 30 years ago the short north was still kind of slummy. We don't know what is in store for us. I would love for current trends to continue and Cbus to far surpass 1 million residents. And I am sure the metro will continue to grow...I just don't know how much will continue to be within the Cbus city limits. again JMHO YMMV.

I really have doubts about Cbus reaching 1 million. Unless there is just huge infill/redevelopment within areas already built out, there are just not that many places left within the city limits that would be at all amenable to development to add 85,000 or so residents. So many NIMBYS! but maybe it can though I don't know. Most undeveloped land is not really open to residential development as it is on the west and south sides of the city. I really think the city should annex a bit more where it can north of 70 or maybe in the southeastern areas. The city is sort of getting shut in north of 70-JMHO of course. If things go back to suburban development Cbus can't be caught without growing room(again JMHO). Trying not to get the Cbus crowd at me and all lol.

And it was Covid that probably did it as it hit them first. *sigh* Could they demand a recount? Anyway I really do wonder where the extra 100,000 people will be? Every area seems to think they will get a significant chunk of them. Maybe it will be evenly distributed, so as to avoid intrastate city 'rivalries' and all. If most of it goes to just one of the three C's the other two will be pissed-you know how it is lol.

Any guesses/estimates for within Columbus city limits?

I have to admit I almost made a post yesterday about how I did not like the design of the new divided roof houses when they were announced, but now that they are there they don't look so bad. I don't mind them at all. Now I never thought about the water issue or any functionality, but the aesthetics of them are not as bad as I expected. There is something that just seems, I don't know...cheerful and upbeat to me. They look less expensive also than other infill but I am sure that is not the case. I also don't mind so much the other modern box ones, but somehow I keep expecting to see a light or electric pole blocking something and the sidewalks to disappear and it to be Nashville lol. *those rocks look so random and I would hate to have to mow the lawn around them.

Pennsylvania officially passed Illinois and cracked the 13 million mark for the first time.

Well the 2019 estimate was 11,689,100, and for 2020 we are at 11,799,448 so the estimates were running under by over 100,000.

I am just pleased we did better than we were expected to do. We are at least moving in the right direction. Now the big question is where did the growth happen? Were most areas relatively stable or were there some big losers and big winners within the state?