February 6, 20241 yr This CU article has some good update photos. They are all marked as early February. Come Get Your Dead: Inside the North Market Dig Part 2
February 6, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, cbussoccer said: If we don't get a construction cam within the next month, we riot. I feel like they could charge a subscription fee to fund vendors, and this site would be enough to keep them in business 😂
February 6, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, VintageLife said: This CU article has some good update photos. They are all marked as early February. Come Get Your Dead: Inside the North Market Dig Part 2 99% of the time this fiasco happens, someone who's upset with someone snitches. Someone snitched. You wouldn't believe the amount of these things that get swept under the rug or "conveniently forgotten."
February 6, 20241 yr 9 minutes ago, columbus17 said: 99% of the time this fiasco happens, someone who's upset with someone snitches. Someone snitched. You wouldn't believe the amount of these things that get swept under the rug or "conveniently forgotten." In this case they already knew that the graves were there. No one snitched, it had just been covered by asphalt for years. They already moved a bunch of the bodies years and years ago.
February 7, 20241 yr 13 minutes ago, VintageLife said: In this case they already knew that the graves were there. No one snitched, it had just been covered by asphalt for years. They already moved a bunch of the bodies years and years ago. They were going to try to, for lack of a better word, "conveniently forget" they were there. Arche. firm wanted the business and probably felt the contract slipping.
February 8, 20241 yr On 2/6/2024 at 7:06 PM, columbus17 said: They were going to try to, for lack of a better word, "conveniently forget" they were there. Arche. firm wanted the business and probably felt the contract slipping. That just makes no sense. The city, and many residents of this city, knew the graves were under there the entire time, nobody was going to "conveniently forget" about hundreds of skeletons. It's not like they could have hidden that lol, it's a high foot traffic area someone would have noticed a bunch of bones sticking out of the dirt. Plus they've occasionally encountered skeletons and bones when doing utility and street upgrades in the area for decades. Everyone knew about it.
February 8, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, TIm said: That just makes no sense. The city, and many residents of this city, knew the graves were under there the entire time, nobody was going to "conveniently forget" about hundreds of skeletons. It's not like they could have hidden that lol, it's a high foot traffic area someone would have noticed a bunch of bones sticking out of the dirt. Plus they've occasionally encountered skeletons and bones when doing utility and street upgrades in the area for decades. Everyone knew about it. What I'm saying is the developer had no intention of doing what happened. They played along but were trying to get out of it. Which I get.
February 8, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, columbus17 said: What I'm saying is the developer had no intention of doing what happened. They played along but were trying to get out of it. Which I get. Oh okay, that makes sense. I tell my clients to do the same thing. They are going to say no but it doesn't hurt to ask!
February 21, 20241 yr Rockbridge CEO Jim Merkel says the time is right for luxury hotel rooms in Columbus The new hotel coming to The Merchant Building will be akin to a Ritz Carlton or Four Seasons, developer Jim Merkel of Rockbridge says. It's a level of quality he says the market lacks, but is now ready for. Luxury of five-star hotel properties attract a new population of guests, Freitag said. Meeting planners want a variety of room styles and price points for attendees, including high-end ones. And certain levels of corporate travelers tend to opt for luxury. Merkel hopes his firm's investments in an experiential offering like The Junto and a luxury one like The Merchant Building hotel will drive further investment from other players in the space.
February 21, 20241 yr I mean, if not a Ritz or a Four Seasons...there aren't that many choices left. Though I always thought it was a missed opportunity that The Peninsula (hotel) should've been on The Peninsula (Scioto). "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 22, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, ColDayMan said: I mean, if not a Ritz or a Four Seasons...there aren't that many choices left. Though I always thought it was a missed opportunity that The Peninsula (hotel) should've been on The Peninsula (Scioto). There are more than you would think but just with smaller footprints nationally than the well known bigger chains like the Marriott owned Ritz Carlton. For example a Pendry Hotel is now under construction in Cincinnati and it’s VERY much 5 Star High Luxury I’ve seen the plans and it’s gonna be incredible. I would assume it could be a similar operator maybe in Columbus. Although I’m a little surprised this building is under construction and they haven’t revealed the hotel flag, most luxury operators have very specific specs and tend to announce early on/ before construction commences. Edited February 22, 20241 yr by 646empire
February 22, 20241 yr 4 minutes ago, Sapientone said: I heard a rumor that Cleveland is getting the first W Hotel in Ohio. That’s interesting, I haven’t heard that. Some W Hotels are still nice but definitely not what it once was. I wouldn’t put W Hotels in the Luxury category either.
February 22, 20241 yr 18 minutes ago, Sapientone said: I heard a rumor that Cleveland is getting the first W Hotel in Ohio. That’s annoying. We need more interesting hotel brands in Columbus.
February 22, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, ColDayMan said: I mean, if not a Ritz or a Four Seasons...there aren't that many choices left. Though I always thought it was a missed opportunity that The Peninsula (hotel) should've been on The Peninsula (Scioto). There’s actually a lot of other options besides those two
February 22, 20241 yr 5 minutes ago, 614love said: There’s actually a lot of other options besides those two I suppose that's really up to what's decided as "luxury" these days. The W isn't luxury, IMO. Pendry is boutique luxury (which is in these days) but when I think of luxury-branded hotels I think of The Peninsula, Mandarin Oriental, Four Seasons, Ritz, Conrad, Shangri-La, and the like. But don't get me wrong, if they put a Pendry or even a JW in the Merchant Building, I'll take it. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 22, 20241 yr I thought this was going to be another Rockbridge independent hotel a la the Junto?
February 22, 20241 yr 55 minutes ago, aderwent said: I thought this was going to be another Rockbridge independent hotel a la the Junto? That is what I’m thinking. I think he was just saying it will be a luxury hotel under them. It will be interesting to see and I believe they can pull that off, so either way it’s nice that a local company is investing in bringing that stuff to the city. I think Cleveland and Cinci have a bigger pull for 5 star luxury hotels because of the football teams and sporting events.
February 22, 20241 yr 5 hours ago, aderwent said: I thought this was going to be another Rockbridge independent hotel a la the Junto? Rockbridge is making their own 5 star hotel? That's what I thought when I read that.
March 9, 20241 yr In all the years this garage has stood here, I've never noticed the clock-face. It definitely doesn't work anymore.
March 15, 20241 yr Snatched some more from the North Market today since there's no sun or shadows to deal with
March 15, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, CbusOrBust said: Snatched some more from the North Market today since there's no sun or shadows to deal with You know...on a side note...I've noticed and wondered how it was always cloudy or a gloomy overcast in all your pictures. Now I know it was intentional.
March 16, 20241 yr 19 hours ago, PrestoKinetic said: You know...on a side note...I've noticed and wondered how it was always cloudy or a gloomy overcast in all your pictures. Now I know it was intentional. Well when you live in Columbus, you don't get much opportunity to practice taking photos in the sunlight!
March 18, 20241 yr 17 minutes ago, Pablo said: This view is will change considerably this year. Eastbound Vine at Neil. Good, because we will never see a decent sized residential tower in that area.
March 18, 20241 yr 16 minutes ago, VintageLife said: Good, because we will never see a decent sized residential tower in that area. Except the one being built 😅
March 18, 20241 yr 53 minutes ago, DTCL11 said: Except the one being built 😅 I meant more in the Neil Ave area. The stuff owned by nationwide
March 28, 20241 yr 9 hours ago, CbusOrBust said: Few quick ones from Merchant We were down at the market this past weekend. It looks like they've really come a long way on all the really tedious underground levels!! Should be seeing more vertical progression moving forward I would think!!
April 10, 20241 yr I wonder how tall this thing will be by the MLS all-star game this summer. It would be nice to see another tower rising in the inevitable skyline shots on the tv broadcast.
April 10, 20241 yr MLS is 15 weeks away. At an average of 1.5 weeks per floor, 10 stories. If it's any slower, 5-7 stories. With a 2.5 year construction schedule, I don't see it happening any faster than that for much of a show for the all star game... now... if it had started in late 2022 like it was supposed to... Edited April 10, 20241 yr by DTCL11
April 10, 20241 yr 34 minutes ago, DTCL11 said: MLS is 15 weeks away. At an average of 1.5 weeks per floor, 10 stories. If it's any slower, 5-7 stories. With a 2.5 year construction schedule, I don't see it happening any faster than that for much of a show for the all star game... now... if it had started in late 2022 like it was supposed to... Even 10 stories plus the crane would still look good. It will definitely be noticeable from the stadium even at just 10 stories.
April 10, 20241 yr 18 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: Even 10 stories plus the crane would still look good. It will definitely be noticeable from the stadium even at just 10 stories. If need be I can try and stand on top of the elevator core on game day to make it appear roughly 6ft taller.
April 10, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, DTCL11 said: MLS is 15 weeks away. At an average of 1.5 weeks per floor, 10 stories. If it's any slower, 5-7 stories. With a 2.5 year construction schedule, I don't see it happening any faster than that for much of a show for the all star game... now... if it had started in late 2022 like it was supposed to... ... If it had started in 2017 like it was supposed to 😂
April 10, 20241 yr 4 minutes ago, DevolsDance said: ... If it had started in 2017 like it was supposed to 😂 Very true, I think the version we are getting is better overall so I’m glad they didn’t start it in 2017.
April 10, 20241 yr I agree; it's a much more thought-out design compared to earlier iterations. I am okay with the wait for what we are getting, just wild to realize how long its been since the first proposal/contest. Edited April 10, 20241 yr by DevolsDance
April 13, 20241 yr Does anyone know when or why the developers of the project changed from Woods/Schiff to Edwards/Rockbridge?
April 14, 20241 yr 11 hours ago, Cbus1234 said: Does anyone know when or why the developers of the project changed from Woods/Schiff to Edwards/Rockbridge? It's been that way for forever. Maybe Wood has a smaller position - Schiff I think is just out of the game entirely, and I say that in regards to all projects.
April 14, 20241 yr Schiff just demo'ed a beautiful historic property north of Chillicothe on Bridge Street: https://www.sciotopost.com/chillicothes-fox-farm-inn-fully-demolished-friday/ https://www.sciotopost.com/help-try-to-save-chillicothes-fox-farm-inn/ and is bringing a Valvoline Instant Oil Change to South Court Street in Circleville. All around great stuff 😉
April 14, 20241 yr 11 minutes ago, GCrites said: Schiff just demo'ed a beautiful historic property north of Chillicothe on Bridge Street: https://www.sciotopost.com/chillicothes-fox-farm-inn-fully-demolished-friday/ https://www.sciotopost.com/help-try-to-save-chillicothes-fox-farm-inn/ and is bringing a Valvoline Instant Oil Change to South Court Street in Circleville. All around great stuff 😉 I mean, it seems 100% necessary, there isn’t a single spot of open land around it…..imagine being such a terrible developer that you couldn’t think of creative ways to incorporate that incredible building into whatever trash will take it’s place. Is this the same Schiff that demoed the main bar and then proposed absolutely nothing to replace it? If so I’m glad they are done in Columbus and hopefully go build trash in other areas. Edited April 14, 20241 yr by VintageLife
April 14, 20241 yr 45 minutes ago, VintageLife said: I mean, it seems 100% necessary, there isn’t a single spot of open land around it…..imagine being such a terrible developer that you couldn’t think of creative ways to incorporate that incredible building into whatever trash will take it’s place. Is this the same Schiff that demoed the main bar and then proposed absolutely nothing to replace it? If so I’m glad they are done in Columbus and hopefully go build trash in other areas. The main bar could go - I could care less. The Inn - different story.
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