This is within German Village - it will be shot down for being too tall. Didn't German Village get an exemption to Zone-In? Per Zone-In, this strip would allow for a 4 story building. GV would still have a say in architectural stylings. 

Not on Livingston, if the map online is correct. It's zoned as Urban General 1, max of 4 stories and 48 feet

 

On 9/30/2024 at 11:35 PM, VintageLife said:

 

Found this while trying to figure out more about this project, this article is from 2018. It looks like the building has the same name and would be in the same location as the current proposal. I don't think the new project is for the entire stretch though and would just be the east building (building a). 

 

New 55-Unit Residential Development Planned in German Village

 

 

From this proposal, it would be removing 251 E Livingston which appears to be a non-historic building.

 

Edit: Here's the property card: https://property.franklincountyauditor.com/_web/datalets/datalet.aspx?mode=profileall&sIndex=7&idx=1&LMparent=20 

 

Edited October 2, 2024Oct 2 by KyleofColumbus

50 minutes ago, KyleofColumbus said:

 

From this proposal, it would be removing 251 E Livingston which appears to be a non-historic building.

 

Edit: Here's the property card: https://property.franklincountyauditor.com/_web/datalets/datalet.aspx?mode=profileall&sIndex=7&idx=1&LMparent=20 

 

That CU article did say that it was built in 1920 or something, unless it was talking about a different building. The rear of that does look older, so maybe they did some weird addition 

2 hours ago, VintageLife said:

That CU article did say that it was built in 1920 or something, unless it was talking about a different building. The rear of that does look older, so maybe they did some weird addition 

According to auditors site, the building was built in 1920 with an addition done in 1981. 

55 minutes ago, KyleofColumbus said:

According to auditors site, the building was built in 1920 with an addition done in 1981. 

 

For additional context, 1920 is probably not accurate. The decade years of 1900, 1910, 1920, etc. are used as stand-ins for the actual build dates for many Columbus buildings constructed in the 19th and early 20th centuries. A lot of property records were lost in the 1921 courthouse fire, so they just kind of estimate now. The estimates can be off significantly, from my experience. 

That's true in Cincinnati as well. I don't know if it was one event there or just a lack of recordkeeping before a certain date.

50 minutes ago, GCrites said:

That's true in Cincinnati as well. I don't know if it was one event there or just a lack of recordkeeping before a certain date.

I had a house in defiance Ohio and it was super old. Tried to find more history and the people said all the records before 1900 burned up in a fire. It just seems like all cities had a massive fire around that time haha

Cows in barns next door knocking over oil lanterns

 

More of the fencing is down at Jaeger Square - allowing a little more access to Jaeger Street

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's alive!

48 minutes ago, columbus17 said:

It's alive!

What project is this? 

39 minutes ago, VintageLife said:

What project is this? 

I think this is actually on Livingston Ave  near 4th street right before Nationwide Children's Hospital. 

Edited October 29, 2024Oct 29 by sono4315

11 minutes ago, sono4315 said:

I think this is actually on Livingston Ave  near 4th street right before Nationwide Children's Hospital. 

It is.

3 hours ago, sono4315 said:

I think this is actually on Livingston Ave  near 4th street right before Nationwide Children's Hospital. 

That’s what I thought it was

 

Yesterday at Jaeger Square

 

Southwest corner

 

 

A look down the alley just east of the site 

 

German Village-area church listed for sale a 'great redevelopment opportunity'

 

The Livingston United Methodist Church located at the edge of German Village is for sale.

 

Columbus-based Robert Weiler Co. is listing the nearly 2-acre property at the intersection of Livingston Avenue and South 4th Street. The church building is about 16,700 square feet and the large adjacent parking lot also is included in the sale. It is directly west of Nationwide Children's Hospital's campus and sits along I-70 and I-71.

 

"This is a very unique property, it is an iconic location on the highway," said Skip Weiler, president of the Weiler Co. "I think this could be a great redevelopment opportunity."

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/11/20/200-livingston-church-sale.html

 

Please don't let Children's buy it to expand their surface parking lot ... 

10 minutes ago, NW24HX said:

Please don't let Children's buy it to expand their surface parking lot ... 

I still don’t understand why the big lots behavioral building wasn’t just brought to the road. Unless I’m missing something and they plan to actually build on that front section. 

Edited November 21, 2024Nov 21 by VintageLife

4 minutes ago, VintageLife said:

I still don’t understand why the big lots behavioral building wasn’t just brought to the road. Unless I’m missing something and they plan to actually build on that front section. 

Not sure if this is completely up to date but shows a building in front of it. 

18 minutes ago, sono4315 said:

Not sure if this is completely up to date but shows a building in front of it. 

Glad I was wrong, and I’m sure it will happen. They seem to pretty much follow their plans. I would love to see most of those builds have some type of ground floor, but I get it. Hopefully the south side of Livingston will fill in with retail/restaurant. 

2 hours ago, sono4315 said:

Not sure if this is completely up to date but shows a building in front of it. 

Not up to date. Not the missing garage expansion.

13 hours ago, columbus17 said:

Not up to date. Not the missing garage expansion.

And a few of the buildings on the NW corner of Parsons and Livingston were not built as shown on this map. 

23 hours ago, ColDayMan said:

German Village-area church listed for sale a 'great redevelopment opportunity'

 

The Livingston United Methodist Church located at the edge of German Village is for sale.

 

Columbus-based Robert Weiler Co. is listing the nearly 2-acre property at the intersection of Livingston Avenue and South 4th Street. The church building is about 16,700 square feet and the large adjacent parking lot also is included in the sale. It is directly west of Nationwide Children's Hospital's campus and sits along I-70 and I-71.

 

"This is a very unique property, it is an iconic location on the highway," said Skip Weiler, president of the Weiler Co. "I think this could be a great redevelopment opportunity."

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/11/20/200-livingston-church-sale.html

 

 

I could be wrong, but I believe this church is out of GV jurisdiction. Would love a large style beer hall and hotel built on this site. 

2 minutes ago, KyleofColumbus said:

 

I could be wrong, but I believe this church is out of GV jurisdiction. Would love a large style beer hall and hotel built on this site. 

The one article did mention it was part of downtown, so that’s awesome 

The city should build a new tallest building on that site.  Call it The Orca.

It can have a little waterpark called Shamu Splash

1 hour ago, GCrites said:

It can have a little waterpark called Shamu Splash

 

It just squirts water over the top of German Village once every hour. That's what they get for sitting in the splash zone. 

16 hours ago, KyleofColumbus said:

 

I could be wrong, but I believe this church is out of GV jurisdiction. Would love a large style beer hall and hotel built on this site. 

I feel like a beer hall or something similar where you're sitting outside wouldn't be very enjoyable next to a massive loud highway. 

4 hours ago, TIm said:

I feel like a beer hall or something similar where you're sitting outside wouldn't be very enjoyable next to a massive loud highway. 

The highway is sunken and that doesn't deter folks at Katzingers from eating outside. There's also plans to cap the bridge and you can have the hotel along the highway to insulate sound. 

 

There's also multiple bars in the Short North that literally go over 670 a few other on Park St that does not deter folks from eating and drinking outside. 

37 minutes ago, KyleofColumbus said:

The highway is sunken and that doesn't deter folks at Katzingers from eating outside. There's also plans to cap the bridge and you can have the hotel along the highway to insulate sound. 

 

There's also multiple bars in the Short North that literally go over 670 a few other on Park St that does not deter folks from eating and drinking outside. 

It sure deters me from eating at places like Katzingers, but also the fact that they aren't that great also deters me. I know plenty of people are happy to sit next to a highway and suck down exhaust fumes, it's the American way. But I personally don't enjoy it.

1 hour ago, TIm said:

It sure deters me from eating at places like Katzingers, but also the fact that they aren't that great also deters me. I know plenty of people are happy to sit next to a highway and suck down exhaust fumes, it's the American way. But I personally don't enjoy it.

 

2 hours ago, KyleofColumbus said:

The highway is sunken and that doesn't deter folks at Katzingers from eating outside. There's also plans to cap the bridge and you can have the hotel along the highway to insulate sound. 

 

There's also multiple bars in the Short North that literally go over 670 a few other on Park St that does not deter folks from eating and drinking outside. 

Found this rendering of the 71 bridge caps. I really hope the Fourth Street bridge has been upgraded with some trees and planters. You can see the church for sale in the bottom right corner. 

Edited November 22, 2024Nov 22 by sono4315

11 minutes ago, sono4315 said:

Found this rendering of the 71 bridge caps. I really hope the Fourth Street bridge has been upgraded with some trees and planters. You can see the church for sale in the bottom right corner. 

I’ll say it every time, just cap the entire damn thing!! 

Here's an article last year from NBC 4 that has larger caps due to City of Columbus kicking in an extra $25 million to cap High St, 3rd and 4th street. I believe the aerial rendering is an earlier version. Either way, I agree with everyone it sucks eating next to a highway, would love to see it capped and made a tunnel completely.

 

3 minutes ago, KyleofColumbus said:

Here's an article last year from NBC 4 that has larger caps due to City of Columbus kicking in an extra $25 million to cap High St, 3rd and 4th street. I believe the aerial rendering is an earlier version. Either way, I agree with everyone it sucks eating next to a highway, would love to see it capped and made a tunnel completely.

 

Still strange that high wouldn’t also be capped with actual retail/restaurant space. If anything the high design should be used on fourth and then high, front and third should all have retail cap. 

Pizzuti Cos.' German Village-area development now leasing ahead of spring completion

 

Pizzuti Cos.' Jaeger Square project is leasing ahead of its spring opening.

 

The 261-unit apartment development is located at 850 Jaeger St., at the intersection of Schumacher Place, German Village and Merion Village. The development is terraced, rising to 4.5 stories closer to the commercial corridor and 3.5 stories closer to the existing homes in the neighborhood.

 

Pizzuti Cos. has been working on this project for years, getting Columbus City Council approval in 2021 and starting construction in 2022. The building replaces a former Giant Eagle. Residents originally opposed the project, saying it was too big for the former grocery site. Pizzuti Cos. scaled down the project and changed the original design in response to resident feedback.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/11/22/jaeger-square.html

 

6 hours ago, sono4315 said:

Found this rendering of the 71 bridge caps. I really hope the Fourth Street bridge has been upgraded with some trees and planters. You can see the church for sale in the bottom right corner. 

 

The two park spaces should be development sites IMO

 

And 4th needs the full cap treatment. I hope the city can kick in some extra $$$ for this, we're going to be stuck with it for a long time

 

Edited November 23, 2024Nov 23 by NW24HX

Project Update: Jaeger Square

 

 

They included an old photo of before. The fact there are people that would rather have the giant eagle is a disgrace. 
 

 

Leasing has begun at Jaeger Square, the 261-unit mixed-use development that has been taking shape at the corner of Whittier and Jaeger Streets for the last two-plus years.
 

residents could be moving in as soon as February, according to representatives of The Pizzuti Companies, the Columbus-based developer that spearheaded the project.

A new development of this size in a location such as this – in the Schumacher Place neighborhood, but right on the eastern boundary of German Village and surrounded by existing housing on all sides – is a pretty rare event in Columbus, and the path from proposal to completion has been a long one.

34 minutes ago, VintageLife said:

The fact there are people that would rather have the giant eagle is a disgrace. 

I can totally understand people in the neighborhood being disappointed to lose a walkable grocery store option. The giant parking lot in front of the store was definitely an eye sore in an otherwise beautiful neighborhood though. 

19 minutes ago, cbussoccer said:

I can totally understand people in the neighborhood being disappointed to lose a walkable grocery store option. The giant parking lot in front of the store was definitely an eye sore in an otherwise beautiful neighborhood though. 

I 100% get the convenience of that store being there. It was obvious that even within a dense neighborhood it must not have been profitable because they never would have closed it if they made money. 

I remember going to that GE once probably ~8 years ago before I’d moved to the city. It was so cramped/crowded feeling, and I never wanted to go back in. 

9 hours ago, VintageLife said:

I 100% get the convenience of that store being there. It was obvious that even within a dense neighborhood it must not have been profitable because they never would have closed it if they made money. 

Oh for sure. There’s a reason it was closed. 

I take it that was a Big Bear at one point? In those days companies were better at small format stores and not just because they were pre-ADA.

^Yes.

 

https://devcolumbusneighborhoods.osu.edu/story/big-bear-280-e-whittier-st/

And now it's a Colossal Whale!

On 11/26/2024 at 10:44 PM, amped91 said:

I remember going to that GE once probably ~8 years ago before I’d moved to the city. It was so cramped/crowded feeling, and I never wanted to go back in. 

I've gone to that Giant Eagle several times, it was a cramped store for sure but extremely convenient. I would've LOVED a Trader Joe's but understand there's no way a store was going in this development. Hopefully we're able to get cool shops and additional dining places. 

 

Apartments built on former Giant Eagle site now leasing ahead of spring opening

 

"A years-long effort to transform a Columbus site previously home to a Giant Eagle into a residential development with retail is nearing completion.

 

Named “Jaeger Square,” the multi-family development is located at 850 Jaeger St. near the German Village neighborhood and is now accepting leasing applications ahead of the building’s spring opening.

 

The multi-story building features 261 units including studio, one, two and three-bedroom layouts, starting at $1,000 per month. Resident amenities include onsite parking within an attached 262-space garage, a fitness facility with yoga studio, a rooftop solarium, co-working offices, an artist studio and a clubroom.

 

Jaeger Square will also feature 8,000 square feet of retail space along the first floor, and 15,000 square feet of outdoor amenity spaces including a meditation garden, landscaped rooftops, and sidewalk gardens."

 

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/apartments-built-on-former-giant-eagle-site-now-leasing-ahead-of-spring-opening/

 

 

 

 

It turned out looking awesome and those prices are basically the same as others in the area. 

32 minutes ago, VintageLife said:

It turned out looking awesome and those prices are basically the same as others in the area. 

I can’t find floor plans on their website, but the Zillow listing suggests that the 1k studio is less than 350 sq ft lol