Posted February 8, 20169 yr Hi guys (and gals) :wave: Found this link via FB (at the ever popular "You know you're from Delaware, OH when..." group) Any of you heard about this development between Delaware and Lewis Center? http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2016/01/19/development-idea-sprouts-at-evans-farm.html Easton Light?
April 18, 20169 yr ^ I was going to start up a new thread for this Evans Farm development, but saw that you had posted about it in the Delaware County thread. So we'll just let you be this thread's opening post.
April 18, 20169 yr This Evans Farm development proposal sounds interesting (if they follow through on what they are promising). Because what they are promising is the following: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/delaware/news/2016/01/22/new-development-idea-sprouts-at-evans-farm.html - 1,000 acres of farmland (550 acres in Orange Township and 450 acres in Berlin Township) would be developed into a walkable community with a mixture of residential and commercial uses using New Urbanist design principles. - They are beginning with the 550 acres in Orange Township just east of Olentangy High School between Lewis Center Road and the township's northern border and eventually plan to develop about 450 acres farther north in Berlin Township, near the City of Delaware's southern border. According to the above linked article, "despite the community's proximity to Delaware's boundary in Berlin Township, the developers said they do not plan to request annexation into the city in the future." - Beginning with the 550 acres in Orange Township, they are proposing a town center that draws its inspiration from Old Worthington, Uptown Westerville and the Short North rather than Easton. A development plan filed in Orange Township calls for about 950 homes north of the town center. The developers have not yet established the number of homes planned for the Berlin Township land. In the above linked article, the developers said the structures forming Orange Township's village center off Lewis Center Road at the southern edge of the site would likely will be the first buildings constructed.
April 18, 20169 yr Here's a couple of renderings from http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/delaware/news/2016/01/22/new-development-idea-sprouts-at-evans-farm.html
April 18, 20169 yr Orange Township trustees approved the zoning for their 550 acres: - http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2016/02/09/orange-trustees-ok-zoning-change-for-950-single-family-homes-WB-TG.html - http://delgazette.com/news/12650/orange-twp-oks-evans-farm-at-trustees-meeting
April 18, 20169 yr And the Evans Farm development seems to have local support: - http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2016/02/10/excitement-builds-over-evans-farm.html - http://delgazette.com/news/12653/developer-proposed-evans-farm-a-walk-able-neighborhood
June 8, 20169 yr The Dispatch's report on the Evans Farm development. Plus a location map under the article link: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/05/21/Evans-Farm-project-to-include-homes-apartments-stores-senior-housing-and-a-farm.html Kind of looks like an addition to the unincorporated community of Lewis Center. But the city of Delaware does extend down Rt. 23 to within a mile of the Evans Farm development's northern border:
June 8, 20169 yr This Week News reports on an open house for the Evans Farm development: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/delaware/news/2016/05/26/evans-farm-excitement-open-house-draws-crowd.html
June 8, 20169 yr The Evans Farm website, with PDF links to the overall master plan, phase one development plan and additional renderings: http://www.evansfarmliving.com/about.html
August 5, 20168 yr Evans Farm to bring 'new urbanism' to Delaware County with thousands of homes, school, town center The Evans Farm project calls for 2,200 single-family homes on 1,250 acres in the Olentangy Local School District, in a “new urbanism” concept rooted in walkability, sustainability and mixed housing styles, plus restaurants, shops and other amenities. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/08/05/evans-farm-to-bring-new-urbanism-to-delaware.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 13, 20168 yr ^ The paper version of Business First had some more information about this development than the on-line version:
August 13, 20168 yr Here are close-ups of the two commercial areas shown in the above Evans Farm master plan: Commercial area #1 (southern-most location): Commercial area #2 (middle location):
August 14, 20168 yr We'll see if it's West Clay or West Jefferson. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 17, 20178 yr Evans Farm commercial space in Lewis Center drawing looks With an initial 265 houses under construction east of Olentangy High School, Evans Farm Land Development Co. LLC is in full swing marketing about 150,000 square feet of accompanying retail space and 50,000 square feet for offices. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/03/17/evans-farm-commercial-space-in-lewis-center.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 22, 20187 yr File this photo under "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step": First few of a planned 2,200 single-family houses for the 1,200 acre Evans Farm development are under construction. Photo from today's Dispatch article about growth & development in Delaware County: http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180522/delaware-county-growth-heading-north
October 30, 20186 yr Major work to start on $1.5B Evans Farm development in Delaware County Major construction work will begin next year on the 1,200-acre Evans Farm development – a $1.52 billion project years in the works in Orange and Berlin townships in Delaware County. Having steadily grown in scope in the past several years since it was announced, the project now is slated to include more than 3,100 housing units and 580,000 square feet of commercial development. “We’re in the final phase of making these things a reality,” Orange Township Trustee Ryan Rivers said at a gathering of county business leaders this morning. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/10/30/major-work-to-start-on-1-5b-evans-farm-development.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 31, 20186 yr I was clicking around this area on Google Maps yesterday and I was pretty impressed with the amount of suburban neighborhoods that are currently under construction. I know downtown and the Short North get most of the attention in terms of residential construction, but the amount of homes being built in Delaware County is pretty significant. It won't be long until the land between the Scioto River and Alum Creek is one giant suburb between Delaware and 270.
November 6, 20186 yr On 10/31/2018 at 11:47 AM, cbussoccer said: I was clicking around this area on Google Maps yesterday and I was pretty impressed with the amount of suburban neighborhoods that are currently under construction. I know downtown and the Short North get most of the attention in terms of residential construction, but the amount of homes being built in Delaware County is pretty significant. It won't be long until the land between the Scioto River and Alum Creek is one giant suburb between Delaware and 270. Really it stretches from Big Walnut Creek/Hoover Reservoir all the way to 33 between Marysville and Dublin. Check out the Jerome Village area. It's insane to drive around that whole area with thousands upon thousands of new homes, not one of which is cheaper than $500,000. The Dublin, Crosswoods, Polaris, Westerville, and New Albany corporate strengths have really been a boon to southern Delaware County residential growth.
November 6, 20186 yr Youth sports complex seen as potential economic driver in southern Delaware County "A youth sports complex could be the latest addition to a titanic investment in Delaware County and an economic anchor in a fast-growing area. Officials revealed last week that developers behind the 1,200-acre Evans Farm development are in final negotiations for a new youth sports complex to complement 3,100 housing units and 580,000 square feet of commercial space in the $1.5 billion project, which would be built in Orange and Berlin townships with major work to begin next year. Termed “Project Grant Slam,” the nine-field complex would represent an investment of more than $20 million, with indoor and outdoor facilities for year-round baseball, softball, football, lacrosse, track, baseball and soccer events." https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/11/05/youth-sports-complex-seen-as-potential-economic.html Edited November 6, 20186 yr by aderwent
November 29, 20186 yr The Dispatch is reporting that the first homeowner will move into Evans Farm development this week. These would be the first of about 2,200 homes planned for the the 1,200-acre residential and commercial development in southern Delaware County. Below is the Dispatch article and a YouTube link for a video of the current construction at the Evans Farm development from the Dispatch: https://www.dispatch.com/news/20181125/evans-farm-developments-new-urbanism-attracting-residents
April 14, 20196 yr On 11/6/2018 at 11:29 AM, aderwent said: Youth sports complex seen as potential economic driver in southern Delaware County "A youth sports complex could be the latest addition to a titanic investment in Delaware County and an economic anchor in a fast-growing area. Officials revealed last week that developers behind the 1,200-acre Evans Farm development are in final negotiations for a new youth sports complex to complement 3,100 housing units and 580,000 square feet of commercial space in the $1.5 billion project, which would be built in Orange and Berlin townships with major work to begin next year. Termed “Project Grant Slam,” the nine-field complex would represent an investment of more than $20 million, with indoor and outdoor facilities for year-round baseball, softball, football, lacrosse, track, baseball and soccer events." https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/11/05/youth-sports-complex-seen-as-potential-economic.html In addition to this $20 million sports complex - it looks like a YMCA might be coming to Evans Farm: https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20190108/plans-for-ymca-stay-on-track-at-orange-townships-evans-farm
April 14, 20196 yr I've been seeing a lot of Evans Farm ads in the Dispatch lately. Here's the latest one: The ad also notes that the 2019 Central Ohio Parade of Homes will be at Evans Farm. According to the below ThisWeekNews article, it will be held at Evans Farm on July 13-28, 2019: https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20181116/orange-townships-evans-farm-catches-parade-of-homes-eye Also from the same ThisWeekNews article, this construction update on Evans Farm: "... all but 19 of Evans Farm’s first 142 units have been claimed by either builders or individuals. Those 142 units, still being built, represent the first portion of a neighborhood of 2,182 single-family homes planned to be constructed over the course of 10 years in the 1,250-acre development." Photo of Evans Farm homes under-construction from https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20181116/orange-townships-evans-farm-catches-parade-of-homes-eye Aerial of Evans Farm homes under-construction from https://www.dispatch.com/business/20190203/whatever-happened-to-that-big-project
April 14, 20196 yr I think I may have been a little hard on this on CU. While the number of single family homes is about 2200, the total number of housing units will apparently be around 3100 so I saw in another article. They don't mention the other housing units(apartments, etc). About 1600 housing units in a square mile is not that bad-for Delaware County. That could be up to 5,000 people per square mile. I do hope some of the apartments will be relatively affordable(as the homes will certainly not be)so at least some of the people who might work in the service areas they are planning for the place might have a chance to actually live there as well. I guess it is at least a step in the right direction and better than huge houses on acre lots. Edited April 14, 20196 yr by Toddguy
May 9, 20196 yr Evans Farm: A 1,200-Acre New Urbanist Development Takes Shape in Delaware County The first residents have moved in and about 50 single family homes are currently under construction at Evans Farm. Located off of Lewis Center Road in Delaware County, the 1,200-acre development has drawn attention for its adherence to the principles of New Urbanism. Tony Eyerman, co-developer of Evans Farm along with Dan Griffin, is a New Urbanism true believer. He plans his vacations around visits to places like Seaside, FL, Norton Commons, KY and Stapleton, CO, all of which distinguish themselves from the typical suburban housing development by incorporating walkable town centers and a range of building types into their design, including single family homes, row houses and apartments over ground-level retail. The architecture tends to be traditional in these developments, with single family homes that feature front porches. They’re built on smaller lots and are served by garages that face rear alleys instead of the street. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/evans-farm-a-1200-acre-new-urbanist-development-takes-shape-in-delaware-county-bw1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 11, 20196 yr The comments on that CU post are mostly negative which is surprising. I don't get why people would care if a neighborhood offers homeowners the ability to build an ADU if they want. The development seems like it's going to be well done and it's about time the Columbus area got something like this, almost every other peer city has a mixed use new urbanist development already. I just wish something like this would be built closer in, being walkable is definitely negated by how far these people are going to have to drive to work.
May 11, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, cityscapes said: The comments on that CU post are mostly negative which is surprising. I don't get why people would care if a neighborhood offers homeowners the ability to build an ADU if they want. The development seems like it's going to be well done and it's about time the Columbus area got something like this, almost every other peer city has a mixed use new urbanist development already. I just wish something like this would be built closer in, being walkable is definitely negated by how far these people are going to have to drive to work. You could argue that Grandview Yard will be similar. Cost is the main reason it can't be built closer into the city, they can get the same feel for a few $100K less than a similar house would cost in a Grandview.
May 11, 20196 yr 9 hours ago, cityscapes said: The comments on that CU post are mostly negative which is surprising. I don't get why people would care if a neighborhood offers homeowners the ability to build an ADU if they want. The development seems like it's going to be well done and it's about time the Columbus area got something like this, almost every other peer city has a mixed use new urbanist development already. I just wish something like this would be built closer in, being walkable is definitely negated by how far these people are going to have to drive to work. You're assuming people living here work downtown. The Chase McCoy building is a ten minute drive; maybe 15-20 during rush hour. That's no big deal. Westerville and Worthington have tons of high paying jobs as well. Even Easton, New Albany, and Dublin would be manageable commutes.
March 3, 20205 yr $20M sports park back at Delaware County mega-development A crucial part of the $1.5 billion Evans Farm development is going ahead after a delay. Construction on Jennings Sports Park, a 57-acre, 10-field sports park will begin on the western edge the expansive Delaware County development. On Monday, Orange Township trustees approved a final zoning amendment for the park. Construction will begin in June on the sports complex, which will include two youth baseball fields and eight multi-use fields for baseball, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey and football. Jennings Land Development will be the builder. The park will complement 3,100 housing units and 580,000 square feet of commercial space in the $1.5 billion project, which is now under construction in Orange and Berlin townships. MORE: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2020/03/03/20m-sports-park-back-at-delaware-county-mega.html
March 14, 20205 yr Orange Township: JEDD could bolster Evans Farm’s town center Orange Township trustees are set to vote at their meeting Monday, March 16, on the creation of a joint economic-development district that would support the town-center portion of the Evans Farm development. A JEDD is an economic-development tool that allows an income tax to be levied in an unincorporated area. If the JEDD is approved, a 1% income tax would be levied on businesses and their employees within the district. Evans Farm is a 1,250-acre, mixed-use development north of Lewis Center Road in Orange and Berlin townships that began construction in late 2017. The land affected by the JEDD would include the area around Lewis Center Road between North Road and Evans Farm Drive. MORE: https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20200309/orange-township-jedd-could-bolster-evans-farms-town-center
April 8, 20205 yr Coronavirus or not - the Evans Farm mega-development is still moving forward: https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20200406/virus-hasnt-held-up-evans-farm-construction https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20200406/tax-sharing-deal-for-evans-farm-gets-nod-from-orange-concord-townships
May 9, 20214 yr I was out near Olentangy HS for a baseball game recently, so I took a quick drive thru Evans Farm, and this development is really coming along! It appeared some people have already moved into some of the units. The bigger apartment buildings (I assume that's what they are) are well over half complete. This looks like it will really be a quality development when finished. I would imagine they will have to widen Lewis Center Road to handle all the traffic that will be associated with this. I'd like to see them do something with the train tracks on both Orange Road and Lewis Center Road. Maybe put underpasses under them? Edited May 9, 20214 yr by Luvcbus Spelling
May 9, 20214 yr On 5/9/2019 at 4:39 PM, ColDayMan said: Evans Farm: A 1,200-Acre New Urbanist Development Takes Shape in Delaware County The first residents have moved in and about 50 single family homes are currently under construction at Evans Farm. Located off of Lewis Center Road in Delaware County, the 1,200-acre development has drawn attention for its adherence to the principles of New Urbanism. Tony Eyerman, co-developer of Evans Farm along with Dan Griffin, is a New Urbanism true believer. He plans his vacations around visits to places like Seaside, FL, Norton Commons, KY and Stapleton, CO, all of which distinguish themselves from the typical suburban housing development by incorporating walkable town centers and a range of building types into their design, including single family homes, row houses and apartments over ground-level retail. The architecture tends to be traditional in these developments, with single family homes that feature front porches. They’re built on smaller lots and are served by garages that face rear alleys instead of the street. It reminds me of Norton Commons in Louisville. There was talk decades ago about making US Route 23 through that area limited access but that time has passed it seems. I had to go and pick up a RV from the northern reaches of the county in the early morning hours and traffic wasn't that bad. Coming back through a few hours later and it took a good hour because of rush hour traffic. At this point, if the state was serious about providing a high speed connection to US Route 23 north of Delaware, it'd be easier and cheaper to just connect it to Interstate 71. Edit: I wouldn't be surprised if that isn't one of the three recommendations at the Route 23 Connect project: https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odot/projects/projects/112768 Edited May 10, 20214 yr by seicer
December 4, 20213 yr Progress continues at Evans Farm at a brisk pace! Can't believe how much has changed out here in just the last month or two:
January 12, 20223 yr Delaware County mega-development soars through second phase, eyes third Three years ago, developer Dan Griffin estimated it would take about 10 years to finish Evans Farm, a 1,200-acre, $1.52 billion project in Delaware County. Today, as the project nears completion of its second phase and begins preparing for its third, Griffin said he would like to change his prediction. Griffin said the project — which calls for more than 3,100 housing units and 580,000 square feet of commercial development — has such high demand because of the need for housing in central Ohio, but also because of the new urbanism principle Evans Farm brings to life. On the commercial side, the first two buildings have finished construction, and Griffin said he expects them to open this spring. Each building will have 26 apartments above the commercial portions. Signed tenants include Yabo's Tacos, ice cream shop CRMD, an optometrist, a State Farm insurance office, a smoothie concept, a 3 Pillar Homes design studio, Collective: Style and Social House hair salon, a dentist and an American Bistro-style restaurant that can't be disclosed yet. Construction will begin on two additional commercial buildings by this spring, Griffin said. He said the development has signed letters of intent from tenants for about 50% of this space.
January 12, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, VintageLife said: Delaware County mega-development soars through second phase, eyes third Three years ago, developer Dan Griffin estimated it would take about 10 years to finish Evans Farm, a 1,200-acre, $1.52 billion project in Delaware County. Today, as the project nears completion of its second phase and begins preparing for its third, Griffin said he would like to change his prediction. Griffin said the project — which calls for more than 3,100 housing units and 580,000 square feet of commercial development — has such high demand because of the need for housing in central Ohio, but also because of the new urbanism principle Evans Farm brings to life. On the commercial side, the first two buildings have finished construction, and Griffin said he expects them to open this spring. Each building will have 26 apartments above the commercial portions. Signed tenants include Yabo's Tacos, ice cream shop CRMD, an optometrist, a State Farm insurance office, a smoothie concept, a 3 Pillar Homes design studio, Collective: Style and Social House hair salon, a dentist and an American Bistro-style restaurant that can't be disclosed yet. Construction will begin on two additional commercial buildings by this spring, Griffin said. He said the development has signed letters of intent from tenants for about 50% of this space. I try to get through Evans Farm at least once every week or so now because of how fast construction is moving there. It definitely seems to be one of the quicker moving projects in the area.
January 12, 20223 yr On 5/11/2019 at 7:37 AM, aderwent said: You're assuming people living here work downtown. The Chase McCoy building is a ten minute drive; maybe 15-20 during rush hour. That's no big deal. Westerville and Worthington have tons of high paying jobs as well. Even Easton, New Albany, and Dublin would be manageable commutes. I wonder for how long this will be the case, especially with that big of a residential influx coming into an already rapidly developing area. 23 is already a log jam during rush hour and one accident can muck up that roadway in a heartbeat. Old State Rd. will likely no longer be a relief to 23 either. There are plans to better connect the area between Polaris and Delaware to I-71, but available land to do so is getting harder to come by. Funny enough, freight rails that would be perfect for a commuter rail from Columbus to Delaware go right along side this development...
January 12, 20223 yr 41 minutes ago, CMHOhio said: I wonder for how long this will be the case, especially with that big of a residential influx coming into an already rapidly developing area. 23 is already a log jam during rush hour and one accident can muck up that roadway in a heartbeat. Old State Rd. will likely no longer be a relief to 23 either. There are plans to better connect the area between Polaris and Delaware to I-71, but available land to do so is getting harder to come by. Funny enough, freight rails that would be perfect for a commuter rail from Columbus to Delaware go right along side this development... If work from home trends continue, which I would assume some of these people do, it will help traffic a lot. I’m sure at some point, being at the office will have to be a thing, but with companies having to adapt to workers, it may continue.
September 7, 20222 yr Evans Farm sports park project price tag grows to $50M as construction finally has a start date "A youth sports park has for years been part of the plan for the Evans Farm mega-development in Delaware County. But over time, the price tag on the project has grown from $20 million to $50 million and the project team has changed. Now, years after it was first proposed, the $50 million Jennings Sports Park – which will feature baseball diamonds, turf fields, heated batting cages and a pavilion — is ready to start construction. The park will have ten all-turf fields. Six will be baseball and softball diamonds; four are planned to be rectangular fields for soccer and other sports. The synthetic turf fields will allow for year-round playing and have lights, digital scoreboards, Pixelot cameras and HD streaming capabilities." https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/09/07/evans-farm-sports-park-2022-update.html
September 7, 20222 yr 4 minutes ago, Luvcbus said: Evans Farm sports park project price tag grows to $50M as construction finally has a start date "A youth sports park has for years been part of the plan for the Evans Farm mega-development in Delaware County. But over time, the price tag on the project has grown from $20 million to $50 million and the project team has changed. Now, years after it was first proposed, the $50 million Jennings Sports Park – which will feature baseball diamonds, turf fields, heated batting cages and a pavilion — is ready to start construction. The park will have ten all-turf fields. Six will be baseball and softball diamonds; four are planned to be rectangular fields for soccer and other sports. The synthetic turf fields will allow for year-round playing and have lights, digital scoreboards, Pixelot cameras and HD streaming capabilities." https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/09/07/evans-farm-sports-park-2022-update.html With the price of those houses, I’m pretty sure $50 million won’t hurt them
November 7, 20222 yr We were up on the far north side of the city earlier so we used the opportunity to check out some of the developments rising across Orange Township. Another one of the buildings that will make up the "town center" portion of Evans Farm has started vertical construction. This one's called The Cove Ground also broke recently on Jennings Sports Park, which is located between Evans Farm and the tracks. Looks like they're currently working on installing drainage at the new park. These are from the backside of that project from near Piatt Rd and Shanahan Rd.
August 3, 20231 yr 9 hours ago, CbusOrBust said: From the Lewis Center Rd entrance I would never want to live here, but it seems they are doing a pretty good job of making this walkable, so hopefully it continues to grow. Is it just this section that will be mixed use?
August 3, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, VintageLife said: Is it just this section that will be mixed use? Yeah I think it's mainly that little town center area and then the majority of the rest of the development will be SFH They're also building that Sports Park between Evans Farm and the tracks
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