February 23, 20214 yr 15 hours ago, NorthShore647 said: The 8 story Phase 1 Office Building appears to be topped out (Sun. 2-21-21) Thanks very much for all the photo updates. Can't begin to describe how happy I am with this project coming along. It's like a dream come true. Can't wait for Gravity 2.0 to join the action.
February 26, 20214 yr It makes a surprising impact when driving south on Neil toward North Bank Park. I never actually though about what these and gravity 2.0 would do to the view from that area.
February 26, 20214 yr 49 minutes ago, DTCL11 said: It makes a surprising impact when driving south on Neil toward North Bank Park. I never actually though about what these and gravity 2.0 would do to the view from that area. Yea, it's surprisingly noticeable from various points in downtown. If they end up going with a few 15+ story towers in future phases, it will really be noticeable. It's no longer going to feel like the city ends at the river.
March 19, 20214 yr I stumbled across this picture on Flickr. It was taken by a train enthusiast, but it gives a unique angle which gives a good sense of the scale of the buildings. The picture is a month old, but the office building was already topped out and the elevator cores for the apartment building look to be topped out as well.
March 24, 20214 yr That train picture is really cool and gives a good idea of how the Franklinton project is already changing the skyline a bit. Also, I'm not sure the significance of 4027 but that's also a cool locomotive. Also THREE of them!
April 1, 20214 yr New picture from the peninsulas instagram. This is the residential building. Sorry for the low quality, it was a screen shot.
April 1, 20214 yr They posted this to their Twitter account as well. According to the tweet, the elevator core is 144’ tall. Edited April 1, 20214 yr by cbussoccer .
April 1, 20214 yr 24 minutes ago, Zyrokai said: Rooftop pool? :o The renderings that they put out show a rooftop pool. I’m pretty sure this is the residential building currently being constructed. Edited April 1, 20214 yr by VintageLife
April 1, 20214 yr 46 minutes ago, VintageLife said: The renderings that they put out show a rooftop pool. I’m pretty sure this is the residential building currently being constructed. That will be so cool to swim up there during summer festivals and stuff on the Scioto Mile. Not to mention prime Red White and Boom viewing.
April 1, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, VintageLife said: The renderings that they put out show a rooftop pool. I’m pretty sure this is the residential building currently being constructed. I will forever be confused at the way they chose to lay this area out... With the tallest buildings in this first phase against the park, and lower slung buildings stuck with no view and half facing a parking garage... Why didn't they just swap these parcels? Twice the park and skyline-facing views for... the same effort.
April 1, 20214 yr 16 minutes ago, jebleprls22 said: I will forever be confused at the way they chose to lay this area out... With the tallest buildings in this first phase against the park, and lower slung buildings stuck with no view and half facing a parking garage... Why didn't they just swap these parcels? Twice the park and skyline-facing views for... the same effort. Maybe this gives it more of a big city feeling?? Having your view blocked is normal in big cities, so gives it more of that feel, no idea.
April 1, 20214 yr I count 52 shades. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 10, 20214 yr 28 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: Did they finally put up a tower crane? They did! Just noticed it today.
April 18, 20214 yr Not related to current development, but I thought I'd share this. Back in 1965, the city formed a plan to redevelop the riverfronts of the Scioto and Olentangy, and part of the plan including the Scioto Peninsula and Franklinton. The plan was to create a large park with a lake with development surrounding it- seemingly right underneath the existing railroad tracks. The main feature, though, was a new canal that would've been dug through the middle of Franklinton that would have had boats launches, restaurants and other amenities along it.
April 19, 20214 yr What we're getting is way better. And what they didn't know in the '60s that we learned in the '80s was that if you dredge the Scioto it will fill right back up again. So no powerboating hub.
April 19, 20214 yr 14 hours ago, GCrites80s said: What we're getting is way better. And what they didn't know in the '60s that we learned in the '80s was that if you dredge the Scioto it will fill right back up again. So no powerboating hub. That might have been why the proposal never went anywhere. However, I do believe that the silt buildup problem was in part due to all the low-head dams allowing it to collect behind them through Downtown. I wonder if the problem would be as severe today with fewer of them.
April 22, 20214 yr Snapped a couple phone pics of the tower crane this afternoon. Edited April 22, 20214 yr by FudgeRounds
May 6, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, NorthShore647 said: I love these two shots. It's going to be awesome when the peninsula is fully built out.
May 6, 20214 yr I still can't believe the residential building is going to be stick-built at 12 stories...
May 6, 20214 yr 13 minutes ago, jebleprls22 said: I still can't believe the residential building is going to be stick-built at 12 stories... At this rate Hilton tower will top out before the apartment building gets to the 6th floor.
May 6, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, jebleprls22 said: I still can't believe the residential building is going to be stick-built at 12 stories... Can you explain the issue with that to a noob
May 6, 20214 yr 14 minutes ago, 614love said: Can you explain the issue with that to a noob @614love Stick-built meaning it's being built with wood. It actually looks like they're using metal studs (called CFS [see steelnetwork.com/cold-formed-steel-framing/]), but my point is that they aren't using an structural steel frame (like the office building is) or poured concrete floors (like the Hilton 2.0). There is a restriction (with few exceptions) of stick-frame of usually 6-ish floors (hence that being a height limit you'll see across the board so developers can keep the project cheaper; I like this article: bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-02-13/why-america-s-new-apartment-buildings-all-look-the-same). What I can find with the google machine is that 10 floors is a generally accepted height limit (meaning there may not be code related to it specifically yet?) and because there is one floor of concrete then they're... still just above that limit? Edited May 6, 20214 yr by jebleprls22 Added info
May 6, 20214 yr It is structural, but not in the traditional sense. It's the same system that was used for the AC Hotel. Photo from 11/10/2019
May 6, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, jebleprls22 said: @614love Stick-built meaning it's being built with wood. It actually looks like they're using metal studs (called CFS [see steelnetwork.com/cold-formed-steel-framing/]), but my point is that they aren't using an structural steel frame (like the office building is) or poured concrete floors (like the Hilton 2.0). There is a restriction (with few exceptions) of stick-frame of usually 6-ish floors (hence that being a height limit you'll see across the board so developers can keep the project cheaper; I like this article: bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-02-13/why-america-s-new-apartment-buildings-all-look-the-same). What I can find with the google machine is that 10 floors is a generally accepted height limit (meaning there may not be code related to it specifically yet?) and because there is one floor of concrete then they're... still just above that limit? Cold formed steel was also used for the two LC buildings at High & Rich - https://www.allsteelmidrise.com/portfolio/beatty-building That website also says they can build up to 12 stories or 180 feet using this method - https://www.allsteelmidrise.com/advantages
May 7, 20214 yr Thanks everyone! Guess I haven't been paying very close attention. The future is here!
May 23, 20214 yr Sorry for the 💩 quality, but it looks like they finished getting the second tower crane up the other day 😱
May 23, 20214 yr 5 hours ago, amped91 said: Sorry for the 💩 quality, but it looks like they finished getting the second tower crane up the other day 😱 Is the red crane for the hotel portion of this phase?
May 24, 20214 yr 12 hours ago, cbussoccer said: Is the red crane for the hotel portion of this phase? Based on the site plans and how it looks from Broad, I would say yes. I’ll have to try to get a better look this week.
May 24, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, amped91 said: Based on the site plans and how it looks from Broad, I would say yes. I’ll have to try to get a better look this week. Awesome! I read a few months ago that the hotel portion was delayed due to uncertain hospitality conditions related to Covid. It's great to see it finally underway.
May 25, 20214 yr Decent little progress video https://www.instagram.com/p/CPRHjHdjn49/?utm_medium=copy_linki Edited May 25, 20214 yr by 614love
June 1, 20214 yr (5-27-21) Looking west down State Street you can just barley see the beginnings of the co-living apartment building in the Gravity 2.0 development. Those two elevator shafts just on the other side of the tracks are close to 5 stories in this picture (the apartment buildings final height). View from State and Mc Dowell Streets
June 2, 20214 yr 16 minutes ago, OhioFinest said: ^^^ None of those pics will open for me? It must be on your end... They're all open for me
June 3, 20214 yr We've got updated 360 drone imagery, too from 05-13 https://8impact.com/360/thepeninsula/
June 3, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, jebleprls22 said: We've got updated 360 drone imagery, too from 05-13 https://8impact.com/360/thepeninsula/ I love these, really good for taking in all the details of this site and Gravity 2.0 as well. Just wondering, anyone have a guess on how long we might see it take to see the full build out of the Peninsula?
June 3, 20214 yr 20 minutes ago, amped91 said: I love these, really good for taking in all the details of this site and Gravity 2.0 as well. Just wondering, anyone have a guess on how long we might see it take to see the full build out of the Peninsula? I seem to remember reading it will include around 29 buildings on 22 acres and should take around ten years. Of course, those numbers will probably change a bit as things evolve.
June 3, 20214 yr 29 minutes ago, Luvcbus said: I seem to remember reading it will include around 29 buildings on 22 acres and should take around ten years. Of course, those numbers will probably change a bit as things evolve. That’s incredible. I would love to see this fully built out in my lifetime. It’ll be so amazing to see it fully developed one day.
June 3, 20214 yr 11 minutes ago, amped91 said: That’s incredible. I would love to see this fully built out in my lifetime. It’ll be so amazing to see it fully developed one day. I can't wait either. When fully built out, it's supposed to include buildings on both sides of Broad and both sides of Rich. (The police substation that's there now will eventually be tore down as well).
June 9, 20214 yr This was recently posted on their social media accounts. On a side note, I drove over the Main Street bridge toward the peninsula today, and the view of this project along with Gravity 2 in the background was pretty cool. I wasn't able to get a pic because it was raining and I was driving, but someone needs to grab a pic from that vantage point soon.
June 19, 20213 yr Just saw this on Twitter https://twitter.com/peninsulacbus/status/1406050612576505856?s=21 Edited June 19, 20213 yr by Kriegs
June 19, 20213 yr On 6/1/2021 at 12:54 PM, NorthShore647 said: (5-27-21) I really do love this shot taken from the Dorrian Park atop the COSI/Peninsula underground garage looking at the first phase under construction. The Daimler office building shows the scale of the future buildings along this park next to COSI. And the really impressive thing is that only a few years ago, this same view would have been from a surface parking lot looking at another surface parking lot(!) 15 hours ago, Kriegs said: Just saw this on Twitter https://twitter.com/peninsulacbus/status/1406050612576505856?s=21 Great overview of the current construction at the Scioto Peninsula. They're not messing around once construction began. All four initial approvals are moving along well: - The 8-story office building is topped out. - The hotel project has gone vertical. - The 11-story residential project is nearly topped out at the elevator cores and the rest is catching up. - And the huge parking garage is steadily rising next to the elevated railroad wall in the back of the property.
June 19, 20213 yr ^^ Downtown Columbus will finally look like it has a river running through it, rather than beside it. And the stuff coming up in East Franklinton will only help that perception. Edited June 19, 20213 yr by Toddguy
June 19, 20213 yr 1 hour ago, Toddguy said: ^^ Downtown Columbus will finally look like it has a river running through it, rather than beside it. And the stuff coming up in East Franklinton will only help that perception. I've been thinking a lot lately about something that could really do wonders for both the Astor Park area and Franklinton... I was wondering what you guys think... I've noticed that Gift Street in Franklinton (or even May Ave next to Gravity One) basically dead ends into a row of trees. If you look at a map, it basically lines up with Hocking Street (or possibly Hanover Street too) on the other side of the river. I would love to see some of those trees cleared out and those two areas connected, with at least a pedestrian bridge and eventually a vehicular bridge. It seems if they did clear those trees out, the city could also extend the useable "parkland" along both sides of the river as well. I wonder what the chances are this ever happens?
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