March 30, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, GCrites80s said: The internet makes these people noisier. This is definitely true. We're really talking about a very small group of very vocal people, but that's really always the case with NIMBYism. The loudest people get heard, and the internet helps amplify their noise. The problem is that a relatively small group of people often has an oversized influence on local development because many neighborhood commissions are made up of the same people. Edited March 30, 20214 yr by jonoh81
March 30, 20214 yr 4 hours ago, jonoh81 said: Is it just me, or has NIMBYism gone to new heights in recent years? There's always been some for urban development- Clintonville has been leading on that front for years. But it's been reaching some fevered pitch lately. Is it just that the pandemic is making everyone bored and crazy? I think a major contributing factor has to be generational change. There are about 10% more Millennials (~25-40) than Gen-Xers (~40-55) so I would imagine them aging into housing, both rental and ownership, is really increasing housing demand, especially in higher density locations.
March 30, 20214 yr 23 hours ago, jonoh81 said: The Whittier Whale I'm keeping that one. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 31, 20214 yr On 3/29/2021 at 5:16 PM, jonoh81 said: Some other possible names. The Ahab Pegleg Junction Shamu's Shade The Moby D*ck Humpback House Minke Mansion The Whittier Whale Quite partial to The Ahab. Subtle, but with just enough shade...😏
April 5, 20214 yr Building Renovation - 364 E Whittier St (4-4-21) The former retail building is being converted into a restaurant space. There have been a few iterations of a mixed use development proposal for this lot, including one in 2019 which included a partial demolition and the addition of a small 3 story / 5 unit mixed use building.
April 8, 20214 yr During my walk, I noticed some new fencing on the Giant Eagle lot. It's not around the whole property, just the backside and a little ways up the side along Jaeger St as shown in my picture.
April 8, 20214 yr 25 minutes ago, TH3BUDDHA said: During my walk, I noticed some new fencing on the Giant Eagle lot. It's not around the whole property, just the backside and a little ways up the side along Jaeger St as shown in my picture. Gotta keep the whales out.
April 8, 20214 yr 6 hours ago, TH3BUDDHA said: During my walk, I noticed some new fencing on the Giant Eagle lot. It's not around the whole property, just the backside and a little ways up the side along Jaeger St as shown in my picture. The new standalone Giant Eagle Pharmacy on S 4th St in Merion Village just opened, so I wouldn't be surprised if they fence off the whole site once they get the parking lot cleared out.
April 20, 20214 yr Looks like Pizzuti will be making the Giant Eagle parking lot paid parking for now. Probably a good way to get the dozen or so people still parked in the lot to move their cars... Also the SPCA is a joke.
April 20, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, .justin said: Looks like Pizzuti will be making the Giant Eagle parking lot paid parking for now. Probably a good way to get the dozen or so people still parked in the lot to move their cars... Also the SPCA is a joke. Yikes. That post is embarrassing. And I don’t even live in SP. 😳
April 20, 20214 yr 26 minutes ago, .justin said: Looks like Pizzuti will be making the Giant Eagle parking lot paid parking for now. Probably a good way to get the dozen or so people still parked in the lot to move their cars... Also the SPCA is a joke. Wait. Are they celebrating a parking lot? Imagine being happy about having a parking lot to look at. At least most of the comments on that post are against it and saying that page does not represent how everybody feels. Edited April 20, 20214 yr by TH3BUDDHA
April 20, 20214 yr 25 minutes ago, TH3BUDDHA said: Wait. Are they celebrating a parking lot? Imagine being happy about having a parking lot to look at. At least most of the comments on that post are against it and saying that page does not represent how everybody feels. This one is my favorite so far. Love reading about neighborhood drama 😂 Edited April 20, 20214 yr by amped91
April 20, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, amped91 said: This one is my favorite so far. Love reading about neighborhood drama 😂 Not gonna lie. That was a pretty poor effort on hiding that guy's name. lol Edit: ok, you edited it, so now I look dumb lol Edited April 20, 20214 yr by TH3BUDDHA
April 20, 20214 yr 3 minutes ago, TH3BUDDHA said: Not gonna lie. That was a pretty poor effort on hiding that guy's name. 🙄
April 20, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, jonoh81 said: Where is the link to this page? https://www.facebook.com/SchumacherPlace
April 20, 20214 yr 3 minutes ago, amped91 said: 🙄 Lol I didn't care if it was blocked or not, I was just joking around. I thought it was funny because you could still see the entire picture and name.
April 20, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, TH3BUDDHA said: Lol I didn't care if it was blocked or not, I was just joking around. I thought it was funny because you could still see the entire picture and name. Lol you’re good. It was posted on a public page, but I figured may as well go back and edit it just in case anyone gets upset.
April 20, 20214 yr So what does this mean?-is Pizzuti giving up, delaying, or what? They had better go ahead and build that-they got the approval already right? I hope they come back with an even more dense proposal. Why give in to these ridiculous lying NIMBY's??? Covid related delay? Some other temporary reason? Or is this a sign of defeat? Is to much being read into this and should we just wait for something issued from Pizzuti directly? *I am not on facebook so can't see the linked page. Edited April 20, 20214 yr by Toddguy
April 20, 20214 yr 8 minutes ago, Toddguy said: So what does this mean?-is Pizzuti giving up, delaying, or what? They had better go ahead and build that-they got the approval already right? I hope they come back with an even more dense proposal. Why give in to these ridiculous lying NIMBY's??? Covid related delay? Some other temporary reason? Or is this a sign of defeat? Is to much being read into this and should we just wait for something issued from Pizzuti directly? *I am not on facebook so can't see the linked page. According to someone in the comments on the post the paid parking is temporary while they demolish the building. There are still some people parking there even though the pharmacy has closed so makes sense for Pizzuti to want to control that in the interim. The rezoning and variances still have to be approved by city council, but the city council hearing for the development hasn't been scheduled yet.
April 23, 20214 yr NIMBYs won't like this. The entire parking lot is now fenced off and new signage is up advertising the development.
April 23, 20214 yr Whittier Whale! Whittier Whale! Whittier Whale! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 23, 20214 yr 10 minutes ago, ColDayMan said: Whittier Whale! Whittier Whale! Whittier Whale! The name really pops on their page: Edited April 23, 20214 yr by TH3BUDDHA
April 23, 20214 yr They should make the retail space a seafood restaurant called "The Whale". Or maybe "Ahab's". They could give it a Nantucket feel and all. Edited April 23, 20214 yr by Toddguy
April 23, 20214 yr 38 minutes ago, jonoh81 said: I want credit if it gets that name. The whale name was my idea don’t forget ;)
April 23, 20214 yr 26 minutes ago, 614love said: The whale name was my idea don’t forget ;) I may mention you in my awards speech.
May 5, 20214 yr Here's something else for GV & SP residents to complain about. Although, they have a point with this one: https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/2021/05/01/german-village-postal-branch-whittier-street-wont-reopen/7397472002/ The U.S. Postal Service has decided not to reopen its German Village branch at 500 E. Whittier Street. The Whittier Street location has been closed since May 2019, when inspectors deemed the building unsafe after part of a ceiling had collapsed. Operations were moved to a branch at 445 E. Innis Avenue - about 19 blocks south of the former USPS location at Whittier & Parsons. According to the article, the USPS is considering moving the retail operation to a postal facility at 1612 Lockbourne Road on the South Side - which is even further away from GV/SP than the Innis Avenue location. Think Pizzuti might pick up some neighborhood support if they agree to lease a ground floor spot in their "Whittier Whale" project to USPS? It's right down the street from the closed USPS spot(!)
May 8, 20214 yr Saw what looked like a pro-density group demonstrating outside the former Giant Eagle this morning. Hopefully it’s driving the whale watchers crazy...
May 8, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, amped91 said: Saw what looked like a pro-density group demonstrating outside the former Giant Eagle this morning. Hopefully it’s driving the whale watchers crazy... A current view of the whalers:
May 21, 20214 yr Mixed-Use Project Planned for Parsons Avenue “Final plans call for the building to hold two studio apartments, eight one-bedroom units, and two two-bedroom units. A first floor commercial space will offer about 800 square feet of space, and a rear parking lot will provide space for 12 cars.” https://www.columbusunderground.com/mixed-use-project-planned-for-parsons-avenue-bw1?fbclid=IwAR2RjxKu878mlgTGjnFQVxsq_LuJO5DMokMZb4XMBbWuO2d_QMguFOFpbkk
May 21, 20214 yr 12 hours ago, amped91 said: Mixed-Use Project Planned for Parsons Avenue “Final plans call for the building to hold two studio apartments, eight one-bedroom units, and two two-bedroom units. A first floor commercial space will offer about 800 square feet of space, and a rear parking lot will provide space for 12 cars.” https://www.columbusunderground.com/mixed-use-project-planned-for-parsons-avenue-bw1?fbclid=IwAR2RjxKu878mlgTGjnFQVxsq_LuJO5DMokMZb4XMBbWuO2d_QMguFOFpbkk ^ Thank you for posting this. The three-story, 12-unit building with ground floor retail that would replace two, 2-story houses at 921 & 923 Parsons Avenue isn't the biggest development in the area - but it is interesting for the people and the goals behind it. Those goals kind of relate more to what the Community Development for All People, which operates out of the United Methodist Church For All People across the street, is trying to do along Parsons Avenue than a typical GV/SP project. So I've cross-posted this in the Parsons Avenue corridor thread (with the some additional comments) at https://forum.urbanohio.com/topic/439-columbus-parsons-avenue-corridor-developments-and-news/page/5/?tab=comments#comment-1017016 But I can see why this was posted here. Below is an aerial of the area. The southwest corner of Parsons Avenue is one block north of Whittier. The rest of the block where the 12-unit Eleanor building is planned includes a now-closed USPS branch in the one-story brick building at 500 E. Whittier Street and the All People's Fresh Market located in a repurposed former carryout: Only a few posts previous, I posted about that 500 E. Whittier Street (former USPS branch) building. So, there's definitely some overlap between the Parsons Avenue corridor and Schumacher Place. And maybe a future possibly of a new development immediately south of the Eleanor building at Parsons & Whittier?
June 22, 20213 yr I saw this today at the parking lot on Livingston where the proposed hotel was supposed to go. I guess GV gets to keep their precious parking lot and crappy office building. 😢
June 22, 20213 yr 4 minutes ago, Pablo said: I saw this today at the parking lot on Livingston where the proposed hotel was supposed to go. I guess GV gets to keep their precious parking lot and crappy office building. 😢 Maybe they are just trying to make money during the process. I don’t think this means they gave up 100%.
July 4, 20213 yr Anti-whalers at the Doo Dah Parade shouting “it’s too tall!” I yelled back “needs to be taller” and “not big enough”. They seemed to be flabbergasted that someone didn’t agree with them. 😂
July 5, 20213 yr 6 hours ago, Pablo said: Anti-whalers at the Doo Dah Parade shouting “it’s too tall!” I yelled back “needs to be taller” and “not big enough”. They seemed to be flabbergasted that someone didn’t agree with them. 😂 N4RD.org? Did they think that through? They're a bunch of N4RDs alright...
July 9, 20213 yr 2 hours ago, TH3BUDDHA said: Look out, whale watchers! I’m honesty surprised the signage has stayed up this long without the whale watchers defacing them 🥴
July 16, 20213 yr The rezoning and variances for The Whale on Whittier will go before city council at their meeting on July 26.
July 26, 20213 yr Hearing on the Giant Eagle site is today. This quote the Dispatch included tho: “”This is a watershed development. If this goes through, communities will be lost throughout the city," said Brenda Gischel, who leads the Schumacher Place Civic Association and has been one of the development's staunchest critics.” 😳 https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/07/26/new-arena-district-outdoor-drinking-area-columbus-city-council/8052984002/?fbclid=IwAR1ifZtg721iQAWQN-dNNRrYtB9JslhGfnWIN0UMs-zG6lunl-8uAjwW5jw
July 26, 20213 yr According to the Dispatch, City Council is voting on this tonight: "On council’s zoning agenda is a rezoning requested by Pizzuti Companies to build a 262-unit apartment complex at 280 E. Whittier St. in Schumacher Place just east of German Village that has proved controversial since the initial project was first presented to the community nearly a year and a half ago." Is this expected to ultimately be approved tonight?
July 26, 20213 yr 2 minutes ago, Luvcbus said: According to the Dispatch, City Council is voting on this tonight: "On council’s zoning agenda is a rezoning requested by Pizzuti Companies to build a 262-unit apartment complex at 280 E. Whittier St. in Schumacher Place just east of German Village that has proved controversial since the initial project was first presented to the community nearly a year and a half ago." Is this expected to ultimately be approved tonight?
July 26, 20213 yr I wasn't quick enough to snap a pic, but a couple dozen people are in front of City Hall right now protesting the 'whittier whale'. I think I saw a 10tv truck.
July 26, 20213 yr The irony is that 10 angry boomers protesting in the street have more power to control the city's future than many thousands of minorities doing the same.
July 26, 20213 yr 3 hours ago, Luvcbus said: According to the Dispatch, City Council is voting on this tonight: "On council’s zoning agenda is a rezoning requested by Pizzuti Companies to build a 262-unit apartment complex at 280 E. Whittier St. in Schumacher Place just east of German Village that has proved controversial since the initial project was first presented to the community nearly a year and a half ago." Is this expected to ultimately be approved tonight? I would say that from where things stand, this little no absolutely no reason for this to not be approved. The council has little incentive to deny increased housing in a housing crunched city (more people means more tax $$), since the project is not technically within the GV boundaries it will have no impact of GV historic status, and the project received approval of the South Side Commission. While the residents of german village can scream and bring inflatable whales, their opinion has little to do with the realities of the project itself. I think it'll pass and they will pivot their NIMBYism to the next project. Edited July 26, 20213 yr by DevolsDance
July 26, 20213 yr 14 minutes ago, DevolsDance said: I would say that from where things stand, this little no absolutely no reason for this to not be approved. The council has little incentive to deny increased housing in a housing crunched city (more people means more tax $$), since the project is not technically within the GV boundaries it will have no impact of GV historic status, and the project received approval of the South Side Commission. While the residents of german village can scream and bring inflatable whales, their opinion has little to do with the realities of the project itself. I think it'll pass and they will pivot their NIMBYism to the next project. This had BETTER PASS! What the hell is wrong with those whacked out whalers? I swear I want a 40 story tower on South High that will cast long deep shadows over ever damn part of German Village at some point of the year. I mean this is ridiculous, I am done with these aggrieved moronic self-centered asses. This sh*t is not even in German Village for Chrissakes it is in Shumacher Place! Were is Ahab when we need him...anyone got a spear gun or a harpoon for these German Villain Idiots? SMDH. And the city can be just like a spineless animal when dealing with these groups, just folding like origami when faced with the bitching and complaining from the "entitled ones". We need housing and this is a damn good project in a damn good location for some damn good apartments. Get over yourselves German Villains! /rant
July 27, 20213 yr 2 hours ago, Toddguy said: This had BETTER PASS! What the hell is wrong with those whacked out whalers? I swear I want a 40 story tower on South High that will cast long deep shadows over ever damn part of German Village at some point of the year. I mean this is ridiculous, I am done with these aggrieved moronic self-centered asses. This sh*t is not even in German Village for Chrissakes it is in Shumacher Place! Were is Ahab when we need him...anyone got a spear gun or a harpoon for these German Villain Idiots? SMDH. And the city can be just like a spineless animal when dealing with these groups, just folding like origami when faced with the bitching and complaining from the "entitled ones". We need housing and this is a damn good project in a damn good location for some damn good apartments. Get over yourselves German Villains! /rant Columbus City Council is hearing arguments for and against this project as we speak... Should have a vote relatively soon!
July 27, 20213 yr 7 hours ago, Columbo said: Columbus City Council just voted to APPROVE the proposal! Apparently, they still have one variance to approve... Edited July 27, 20213 yr by Luvcbus
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