Here are some of the renderings with descriptions from the Business First slideshow:

 

Columbus Downtown Development Corp. has selected three developers - Daimler Group and Rockbridge of Columbus and Flaherty & Collins of Indianapolis - to develop a $250 million first phase of the Scioto Peninsula (three buildings in center)

 

 

An overhead view of the six blocks of development in the first phase of Scioto Peninsula, with office building at left, hotels in center, and residential at right.  Buildings on either side are "aspirational future phases", CDDC said.

 

 

A look at the tallest, 11-story residential building in the first phase.  Flaherty & Collins is building 550 residential units.

 

 

Overall, Flaherty & Collins 550 residential units will sit in at least three buildings on two blocks.

 

 

Daimler Group's 240,000 square foot, 8-story office building will have ground floor retail.

 

 

Rockbridge is planning a unique 180-room hotel for the center of the first phase.

 

 

The 180-room hotel will have retail elements interspersed around the ground floor.

3 hours ago, ColDayMan said:

I dunno.  I haven't clicked on their website since they tried suing us a while back.

 

Wait, what?

 

3 hours ago, ColDayMan said:

A couple more images courtesy of ColumbusUnderground:

 

 

 

 

That last rendering looks suspiciously like the original 235 S. High proposal, just flipped. 

 

Also, while it's all fine, I hope they put in some actual high rises with the larger portion of the Peninsula. I thought one of the reasons that Buckingham lost the bid was because they were going too small with the development.  This proposal is only marginally taller.  At least some of the development east of the railroad tracks should be taller than anything west of them, and we have 12 stories to the west with Gravity 2.0.

Edited August 16, 20195 yr by jonoh81

4 hours ago, jonoh81 said:

 

Wait, what?

 

 

That's a long, water-under-the-bridge story...

A lot of this proposal reminds me of the Slabtown neighborhood in Portland, OR.  That's a very good thing.  

Edited August 20, 20195 yr by jeremyck01

30 minutes ago, jeremyck01 said:

A lot of this proposal reminds me of the Slabtown neighborhood in Portland, OR.  That's a very good thing.  

 

 

 

 

 

Let's hope it turns out that nicely...

I notice they have a placeholder building in that triangle of land where they were planning the zoo expansion. I wonder if they have something planned for that space that isn't announced yet. 

 

Also, this development is on over a third of the land that they have to develop, and yet barely has 10% of the office space planned. That would suggest future phases should have much taller office buildings, yes?

14 hours ago, drtom1234 said:

I notice they have a placeholder building in that triangle of land where they were planning the zoo expansion. I wonder if they have something planned for that space that isn't announced yet. 

 

Also, this development is on over a third of the land that they have to develop, and yet barely has 10% of the office space planned. That would suggest future phases should have much taller office buildings, yes?

 

That piece of land is actually owned by the city and as far as I understand, they have some bigger plans for that spot (and the lot the police outpost currently sits on across Starling) that involve a new cultural institution. I have heard some bigger players in the city want to elevate the museum/cultural amenity offerings to pull Columbus up with it's peers and they see the Peninsula as a place to make it happen, kind of a museum district. What that exact plan is? Not sure, but I have been hearing about these plans for a while so it my guess is that things are still progressing. 

 

I would love if this development turned out as great as Slabtown in Portland, it's an amazing area... In fact, we just need to just go full tilt and steal the streetcar/light rail piece of it as well! One can dream right?

 

Overall my guess is that these first three pieces of development will end up being the smallest pieces we will see on the peninsula and that's exciting to think about. 

Edited August 21, 20195 yr by DevolsDance

I love this project and enjoy what they have released so far, and I am excited about seeing the future phases. It would be amazing if future phases of the project would include some type of green building, like they are doing in Singapore. With it being the peninsula, it would be great to have it include a lot of nature and greenery. I understand it can add a ton of cost, but it looks great and would look perfect in that location. 

Here's a bit more info from CU on the project.

 

https://www.columbusunderground.com/scioto-peninsula-heres-more-info-on-the-new-proposal-bw1

Scioto Peninsula: Here’s More Info on the New Proposal

 

Last week’s big news about the Scioto Peninsula was the first update on plans for the well-positioned piece of land in over a year. We know now that three different developers have been selected to build the first phase of the project – two from Central Ohio, one from Indianapolis – and that those developers have been working with the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC) to come up with an outline of what that first phase will look like.

 

Today we have more information about those initial plans to share. Read on for details on the planned parking garage, the hotel portion of the proposal, and the status of a concept floated nearly two years ago to build a retail corridor through COSI.

 

More below:

https://www.columbusunderground.com/scioto-peninsula-heres-more-info-on-the-new-proposal-bw1

 

What are the odds we still get towers in the future phases?  This seems like the most prime real estate, and 11 stories doesn't move the needle.

1 minute ago, TedGinn said:

What are the odds we still get towers in the future phases?  This seems like the most prime real estate, and 11 stories doesn't move the needle.

 

In my opinion, likely. I wouldn't expect anything more than 25 floors probably but I would say the possibility of getting some structures in the 15-20 range is high. What I think gives this such a strong chance is that the land is prime for river and skyline views, throw in that it has no major hurdles to jump through like taller developments in the SN and that the market is getting stronger every yeah, you have the recipe for some height. I also think that having bigger names attached to this like Flaherty & Collins (who have built big) shows that CDDC is willing to go big here, I think they know this is a gateway project in a way and want to make and impact. 

I'm really curious about the office space numbers they're throwing around. 2 million square feet is huge, and putting the remaining 1.75 million in just 17 remaining acres would suggest both high towers, and alot of jobs. Is this just aspirational from CDDC, or do they have a line on an employer who wants to move downtown from another location, or move to Columbus from another location? I think there are only what, 13 million square feet of class A office space in the downtown? This would be a really significant expansion, if it happens. 

On 8/24/2019 at 10:16 PM, drtom1234 said:

I'm really curious about the office space numbers they're throwing around. 2 million square feet is huge, and putting the remaining 1.75 million in just 17 remaining acres would suggest both high towers, and alot of jobs. Is this just aspirational from CDDC, or do they have a line on an employer who wants to move downtown from another location, or move to Columbus from another location? I think there are only what, 13 million square feet of class A office space in the downtown? This would be a really significant expansion, if it happens. 

 

I am curious if it's in fact the tenant that Buckingham was trying to lure for the spot last year. I remember in the news articles back then stated that the potential tenant had not yet made a location selection so they could ultimately still relocate to the peninsula, even after Buckingham fell through. I also know of one additional large company shopping for space and Franklinton was/is under consideration, but I cant image they need that much space but I could be wrong. 

1 hour ago, DevolsDance said:

 

I am curious if it's in fact the tenant that Buckingham was trying to lure for the spot last year. I remember in the news articles back then stated that the potential tenant had not yet made a location selection so they could ultimately still relocate to the peninsula, even after Buckingham fell through. I also know of one additional large company shopping for space and Franklinton was/is under consideration, but I cant image they need that much space but I could be wrong. 

One of the articles on this newest Scioto Peninsula development said Buckingham's project fell through when they couldn't land CoverMyMeds.

I haven't been inside yet, but it looks pretty cool from above!

 

16 hours ago, cbussoccer said:

I haven't been inside yet, but it looks pretty cool from above!

 

 

Truly and engineering and architectural marvel.

 

The Urban Land Institute named the work on the Scioto Peninsula as one of 11 winners of their 2019 ULI Global Awards for Excellence:

 

https://americas.uli.org/programs/awards-competitions/uli-global-award-for-excellence/2019-winners-and-finalists/

 

Actually, its not just the planning and projects built to date on the Scioto Peninsula - but also the Scioto Greenways work next to the peninsula.  The Scioto Greenways - which has its own thread at https://forum.urbanohio.com/topic/124-columbus-scioto-mile-riverfront-park-news/?do=findComment&comment=682071 - received a National Planning Excellence Award from the American Planning Association in 2016.

 

Here are some of the images from the ULI award page at https://americas.uli.org/awards/scioto-peninsula-cultural-district-2019-global-awards-for-excellence-finalist/

 

 

 

Overhead view of Dorrian Green - the park built above the underground parking garage in front of COSI:

 

 

Overhead view of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum with COSI, the Scioto Greenways riverfront parks and downtown in the background:

 

More info available at https://americas.uli.org/awards/scioto-peninsula-cultural-district-2019-global-awards-for-excellence-finalist/

Looks like CDDC and associated developers will be going in front of the Downtown Commission tomorrow, the parties will present Phase I for conceptual review and request a Certificate of Appropriateness to demo the single story building at 322 W. State Street. The building currently serves as COSI Grounds and Maintenance, the demo will clear way for the hotel piece of the development. Once the demo is complete, the peninsula will practically be a blank canvas for development to begin. 

 

https://www.columbus.gov/development/public-meetings/Columbus-Downtown-Commission/

Awesome drone footage of a runway event in the courtyard on top of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum

 

 

New renderings released for Scioto Peninsula's $250M first phase

 

 

CDDC expects this first 9-acre phase to include 240,000 square feet of office space, 45,000 square feet of retail space, two hotels including one of 180 rooms, and 550 residential units, with parking garages bringing 1,200 to 1,400 parking spaces. The buildings range from eight to 11 stories.

 

The entire 26-acre site will be built out as the market demands it, according to the development group, but it thinks the peninsula can support up to 2 million square feet of office space, 200,000 square feet of retail, 1,800 residential units and 240 hotel rooms built out over eight to 10 years.

 

Robert White Jr., president of Daimler Group, said the office building would be the largest speculative office added to the downtown area since Miranova tower was completed over a decade ago. The 30,000-square-foot floor plates are aimed as open offices with balconies.

 

The project's buildings must receive approval from the commission in the future once the design is further along, likely in the first quarter of next year. CDDC estimates the entire phase one will start in spring through fall 2020 and be done in 2022. Some initial work, including the demolition of a small building at 322 W. State St., could start sooner.

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2019/10/22/new-renderings-released-for-scioto-peninsulas-250m.html?iana=hpmvp_colum_news_headline

 

 

More, and bigger pictures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So basically a shorter, mini-Pearl District.  I'll take it.

^Minnie Pearl District, yes!

 

"All of this was set up to create a world-class mixed use development," CDDC CEO Guy Worley told the Commission. "The best use of this land is to create as much density in possible. … We believe … Columbus has never had this much density on such a small piece of land."

 

8-11 stories, which is shorter than what's going up west of the railroad tracks, is "as much density as possible"? I also question if this is really the highest density project in Columbus history.  It would boil down to 69 units per acre.  Seems a little hyperbolic.

 

 

Edited October 22, 20195 yr by jonoh81

1 minute ago, jonoh81 said:

"All of this was set up to create a world-class mixed use development," CDDC CEO Guy Worley told the Commission. "The best use of this land is to create as much density in possible. … We believe … Columbus has never had this much density on such a small piece of land."

 

8-11 stories, which is shorter than what's going up west of the railroad tracks, is "as much density as possible"? I also question if this is really the highest density project in Columbus history.  It would boil down to 69 units per acre.  Seems a little hyperbolic.

 

 

I wonder if they are talking about the future phases as well. They plan on having up to 2,000,000 sq of office space, and the 1st phase has 250,000 so it would get pretty dense if they actually do that. 

Here's a matrix from CU breaking down the uses:

 

 

https://www.columbusunderground.com/commission-weighs-in-on-scioto-peninsula-plans-bw1

6 minutes ago, VintageLife said:

I wonder if they are talking about the future phases as well. They plan on having up to 2,000,000 sq of office space, and the 1st phase has 250,000 so it would get pretty dense if they actually do that. 

 

The 69 units per acre is for the full planned buildout of 1800 on all 26 acres.  The first phase is actually a little lower at 61.  This is purely from a residential unit density. If we're talking building density, I'm still not sure, but density is typically measured by population or residential units, not office or retail space.  Individual projects around Columbus have certainly had higher densities, but large scale redevelopments like this are rarer just because we don't have a lot of large plots ready for development in the urban core.  Anyone know what the density is for the current/planned building of Jeffrey Place?  Or the development on West 5th in Harrison West?  Or the original Arena District?

Edited October 22, 20195 yr by jonoh81

7 minutes ago, cbussoccer said:

Here's a matrix from CU breaking down the uses:

 

 

https://www.columbusunderground.com/commission-weighs-in-on-scioto-peninsula-plans-bw1

 

Based on the matrix I posted, here is where we will sit after Phase 1 as a percentage of the planned total usage for each area.

 

Office: 12% complete

Residential: 31% complete

Hotel: 75% complete

Parking: TBD

Retail: 23% complete

Acres: 35% complete

 

Just in office space alone, they have almost 1.8m sq ft left to build assuming they stick to these plans. For comparison's sake, Rhodes State Office Tower is 1.2m sq ft. The AEP tower is 800k sq ft. The Chase tower is 300k sq ft. They will obviously not be putting all of the remaining office space in one tower, but even by splitting it up we could possibly end up with a few decent size buildings.

 

Under phase one, they are averaging 30k sq ft per floor for the office space. If they have almost 1.8m sq ft of office space remaining, and they maintain a similar floor to square footage ration, they have 60 remaining floors just of office space to build out. In terms of residential, they are averaging 183 residential units per building in phase one. If they continue with similar sized residential buildings, they would need 6-7 more similar buildings to house the remaining 1,250 units. Given these figures, I don't think it's out of the question to expect at least one 20-25 story tower before the build out is complete.

22 minutes ago, cbussoccer said:

 

Based on the matrix I posted, here is where we will sit after Phase 1 as a percentage of the planned total usage for each area.

 

Office: 12% complete

Residential: 31% complete

Hotel: 75% complete

Parking: TBD

Retail: 23% complete

Acres: 35% complete

 

Just in office space alone, they have almost 1.8m sq ft left to build assuming they stick to these plans. For comparison's sake, Rhodes State Office Tower is 1.2m sq ft. The AEP tower is 800k sq ft. The Chase tower is 300k sq ft. They will obviously not be putting all of the remaining office space in one tower, but even by splitting it up we could possibly end up with a few decent size buildings.

 

Under phase one, they are averaging 30k sq ft per floor for the office space. If they have almost 1.8m sq ft of office space remaining, and they maintain a similar floor to square footage ration, they have 60 remaining floors just of office space to build out. In terms of residential, they are averaging 183 residential units per building in phase one. If they continue with similar sized residential buildings, they would need 6-7 more similar buildings to house the remaining 1,250 units. Given these figures, I don't think it's out of the question to expect at least one 20-25 story tower before the build out is complete.

 

On paper, you may be right, but I've learned to temper my expectations.  One of the reasons they didn't like the Buckingham plan was that it was too short, but Phase I looks a lot like that plan.  I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Thats alot of skybridges.... starting to look like NW/Convention Center,  Crown City or Des Moines with that many elevated connectors.... not sure how I feel about it. 

3 minutes ago, jonoh81 said:

 

On paper, you may be right, but I've learned to temper my expectations.  One of the reasons they didn't like the Buckingham plan was that it was too short, but Phase I looks a lot like that plan.  I guess we'll have to wait and see.

 

You can be as skeptical or as optimistic as you want. I'm just laying out the numbers. Assuming they actually stick to their planned numbers, I would skew toward optimism. If you want to be skeptical about them actually hitting those numbers though, I wouldn't blame you. 2mil sq ft of office space is a lot....

2 hours ago, jonoh81 said:

"All of this was set up to create a world-class mixed use development," CDDC CEO Guy Worley told the Commission. "The best use of this land is to create as much density in possible. … We believe … Columbus has never had this much density on such a small piece of land."

 

8-11 stories, which is shorter than what's going up west of the railroad tracks, is "as much density as possible"? I also question if this is really the highest density project in Columbus history.  It would boil down to 69 units per acre.  Seems a little hyperbolic.

 

 

Well given that so much of this area will be non-residential-it will truly be a mixed use development-I don't think this is too bad at all. Yes it could be taller, denser, etc. but it is at at least much taller than most of anything else that has been proposed(everything proposed so far is in the 8-11 floor range, and this is just the first phase). That is close to the ten floor plus highest density land use plan from the 2000/2010 plan. Also there is the opportunity for greater height in the future phases if this is a big success. Any other visions have had only a few tall buildings(one or two real highrises) while nearly everything else was in the six to ten story range. I would be perfectly fine with the rendering that shows this phase plus three 16 story buildings in the future phases shown(but with different architecture as those look a bit ugly to me lol.)

 

If this works out it could lead to something taller and denser than anything else that has been proposed. I am glad they are doing this in phases so if demand is high they can upgrade plans for the rest of the area, especially if we can manage to get a cultural institution on that triangle on land south of COSI. 

 

Also the Jeffrey development cannot really be compared to this because it is not mixed use really-almost all is residential imo. Also I believe that the developable area of that project is somewhere between 30 and 40 acres which is a bit bigger. 

 

 I like that they rejected "the big fix" type of thing(Buckingham) and are doing this in phases-which may be our best chance at higher density. I would not be disappointed if this averaged ten floors with a few highrises on the north and southern edges(where I would prefer the taller buildings anyway.)  I am going to be cautiously optimistic(even though we have been burned before)on this and hope that they backlog of supply vs demand is finally addressed. I understand your position, but I am going to take the glass half full view on this one. 

 

At these heights and densities, I think this really can turn out to be more of "the western side of our downtown" and help define the area and also help direct the CBD more to the 

west and toward the large parklands around COSI bringing more focus to the river(and hopefully more riverside or riverclose amenities like restaurants and retail. If done right, this square of land defined by Civic Center Drive, Belle, Spring and Long, and the Miranova complex could almost be like a mini Central Park for us-especially if we can get three cultural institutions in it. 

 

Just my honest opinion here. 

Edited October 22, 20195 yr by Toddguy

Also the nine quarter blocks in the initial phase is only about one fourth of the whole development if you include the triangle area south of COSI.

For some reason I am having problems with editing/adding to existing posts of mine, so I would also say that they need to include pedestrian bridges for this, particularly on the north end. There needs to be connection(pedestrian at least) between this district(including East Franklinton)and the arena district.

 

(sorry for the multiple posts)

Commission Weighs In On Scioto Peninsula Plans

 

The Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC) presented plans for the first phase of its Scioto Peninsula development to the Downtown Commission this morning.

 

The plans largely mirror those first released in August, which call for three apartment buildings, an office building and a hotel to be built along Belle Street. The buildings would range from eight to 11 stories, and would be centered within the site. Future phases would see development extend to West Broad Street to the north and West Town Street to the south, and then eventually to the undeveloped parcels beyond those two streets.

 

The project was only presented conceptually – meaning no vote was taken – although the initial comments on the design from the commission were almost universally positive. The board did vote to approve the demolition of a small, one-story building at of 322 W. State St., the future site of the hotel.

 

More below:

https://www.columbusunderground.com/commission-weighs-in-on-scioto-peninsula-plans-bw1

 

8 hours ago, DTCL11 said:

Thats alot of skybridges.... starting to look like NW/Convention Center,  Crown City or Des Moines with that many elevated connectors.... not sure how I feel about it. 

 

Ooof, I just noticed those.  Didn't Columbus leadership once say they were trying to avoid building those because they were outdated and interfered with the street activity?  More suburban thinking of trying to avoid the street in a supposed urban development.  Even Bridge Park and Easton don't have all those.  If they absolutely have to have the garages connected to the other buildings, why not just build the garages with the buildings themselves, or directly attached?  I also don't like that the garages are single-use with no planned covering with residential or something like we've seen a few times in the Short North.  Seems like a missed opportunity there.  And yes, I'm definitely being the contrarian here.

Edited October 23, 20195 yr by jonoh81

1 hour ago, jonoh81 said:

 

Ooof, I just noticed those.  Didn't Columbus leadership once say they were trying to avoid building those because they were outdated and interfered with the street activity?  More suburban thinking of trying to avoid the street in a supposed urban development.  Even Bridge Park and Easton don't have all those.  If they absolutely have to have the garages connected to the other buildings, why not just build the garages with the buildings themselves, or directly attached?  I also don't like that the garages are single-use with no planned covering with residential or something like we've seen a few times in the Short North.  Seems like a missed opportunity there.  And yes, I'm definitely being the contrarian here.

Well nothing wrong with critiquing the project-it can stand for some improvements as you and others have mentioned. Are there more skybridges than the two across Starling? I can kind of accept those since it looks like Starling is not going to be much more than a connecter/service road(unfortunately). At least they broke up the one big massive garage along Starling and are not going to close off State st. I agree it would be better without any skybridges.

 

I also HATE the single use garages with just parking on the roof-they should try to do something like green roofs, residential, or ANYthing but parking on the roofs-but again isn't it the city of Columbus that is going to be responsible for the garages?-if so than we can't expect too much $$$ to go into them(again unfortunately.)  

 

I do see some good things-a market like a mini-North Market(for the Mini-Pearl District lol)in the building with the serrated top is good, and we have yet to see how most of this development will relate to the most important areas. This phase only relates to a bit of Belle and State-we will have to see how the future phases relate to the rest of Belle and then all of Broad, Town, and Rich streets-they had better be pedestrian friendly and relate to the street very well on these routes. JMO here. 

 

And it is good that at least amid the overall approval there is concern over the architecture-maybe that concern can be extended to the garages and skywalks as well?

And it is good that at least amid the overall approval there is concern over the architecture-maybe that concern can be extended to the garages and skywalks as well?  Still going to be cautiously optimistic here and hope for some changes/corrections for the better. 

 

*Why is this not letting me edit my comments so I have to post a second post? Mods?

Just tossing my two cents in; I think at even the current height this is going to be noticeable from 70, 670 & 315. If they go higher on the end caps it’s going to be VERY noticeable.

 

I do like that they’re challenging them with the architecture here. It’s almost as if they said “listen we both know you stole this land, give us something worthwhile in return.” That is something they can’t necessarily say in Short North or Downtown proper. 

Edited October 23, 20195 yr by wpcc88

9 hours ago, jonoh81 said:

 I also don't like that the garages are single-use with no planned covering with residential or something like we've seen a few times in the Short North.  Seems like a missed opportunity there.  

 

I'll say it til I die: there is no place for single use garages. They should be outlawed. No exceptions. 

 

Something that annoys me with these rendering is the 'placeholders'. The extra building that are all exactly the same to get a 'feel' of what it will look like full. They need to release a rendering with only the actual buildings being proposed and not extra garbage. 

The skybridges ruin the entire thing for me. Like jonoh81 said about garages, I feel the same about skybridges. They have no place here.

1 hour ago, DTCL11 said:

 

I'll say it til I die: there is no place for single use garages. They should be outlawed. No exceptions. 

 

Something that annoys me with these rendering is the 'placeholders'. The extra building that are all exactly the same to get a 'feel' of what it will look like full. They need to release a rendering with only the actual buildings being proposed and not extra garbage. 

I don't know how much we can really deduce from the placeholder buildings and the extra buildings in the renderings at this point. It may be too soon at this point(but of course they included them anyway). In Aderwent's previous post(the one where he says there are larger pictures)there is a 20 story plus building which seems to be looming from the site of the Spaghetti Warehouse building. But speaking on them anyway, I don't like the parking garages(with nothing on top of them)lining Broad and Town(especially Broad)...but again they are just placeholders. Those three look-alike placeholder monoliths are ugly as sin imo.

It's pretty boring architecturally. But what can we really expect when there's a Daimler office building proposed. As I recall, Daimler was the entity pushing for a skybridge at 80 on the Commons. It's a missed opportunity architecturally because of the make up of the CDDC board - I'm surprised the buildings aren't Georgian. And how do they expect to fill the commercial spaces when they can't fill the retail on S. High at Highpoint and 250 S High?

Well they're getting a Dollar General at Highpoint now! lol

11 hours ago, Toddguy said:

Well nothing wrong with critiquing the project-it can stand for some improvements as you and others have mentioned. Are there more skybridges than the two across Starling? I can kind of accept those since it looks like Starling is not going to be much more than a connecter/service road(unfortunately). At least they broke up the one big massive garage along Starling and are not going to close off State st. I agree it would be better without any skybridges.

 

I also HATE the single use garages with just parking on the roof-they should try to do something like green roofs, residential, or ANYthing but parking on the roofs-but again isn't it the city of Columbus that is going to be responsible for the garages?-if so than we can't expect too much $$$ to go into them(again unfortunately.)  

 

I do see some good things-a market like a mini-North Market(for the Mini-Pearl District lol)in the building with the serrated top is good, and we have yet to see how most of this development will relate to the most important areas. This phase only relates to a bit of Belle and State-we will have to see how the future phases relate to the rest of Belle and then all of Broad, Town, and Rich streets-they had better be pedestrian friendly and relate to the street very well on these routes. JMO here. 

 

And it is good that at least amid the overall approval there is concern over the architecture-maybe that concern can be extended to the garages and skywalks as well?

 

Oh, I definitely don't dislike the plan overall, but just think there are some obvious, glaring issues.  I guess I'm more just kind of mystified that these same issues keep popping up.  

Why the Scioto Peninsula project is finally happening – and what challenges lay ahead

 

 

Developers for the Scioto Peninsula must execute a massively complex project building half a dozen buildings simultaneously.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2019/10/23/why-the-scioto-peninsula-project-is-finally.html

12 hours ago, Zyrokai said:

Well they're getting a Dollar General at Highpoint now! lol

Laugh all you want but it’s kind of needed...

7 hours ago, wpcc88 said:

Laugh all you want but it’s kind of needed...

 

Oh, I'm not trying to say it's not. I'm legitimately glad it's coming because CVS is just too expensive and the only current option.

Edited October 24, 20195 yr by Zyrokai