October 13, 20204 yr So this is interesting. This Engineering Application was just filed with the city today for a 12-story apartment building. Here are the PID's mentioned in the application. It's for the red highlighted PID and the PID to the right of it. Here's the street view of the block from Capital St. And here's the street view from the "back" from Oak St. It will be interesting to see the details of this proposal. I can't imagine they would want to demolish the historic buildings along Capital, at least I hope they don't. I'm thinking they might be planning to simply build on the surface lot along Oak.
October 13, 20204 yr ^^The photos are from the wrong block. It's at E Broad and Young. Here's the site:
October 13, 20204 yr And yes, according to the engineering application, all existing buildings on site will be torn down. The OEA building is not in the site and will remain.
October 13, 20204 yr 6 minutes ago, Pablo said: ^^The photos are from the wrong block. It's at E Broad and Young. Here's the site: Oops, good catch. I wasn't finished with my first cup of coffee yet....
October 13, 20204 yr 1 minute ago, Pablo said: And yes, according to the engineering application, all existing buildings on site will be torn down. The OEA building is not in the site and will remain. I do like the age of the buildings and wish they could be saved, but that close to the center of downtown, there shouldn’t be a 2 story building.
October 13, 20204 yr If it is residential over parking they had better have ground floor retail/other space along Broad. Otherwise good, that building does not look that great anyway.
October 13, 20204 yr 1 minute ago, Pablo said: And yes, according to the engineering application, all existing buildings on site will be torn down. The OEA building is not in the site and will remain. Yep, I'm just hoping they can at least incorporate the existing facade. The existing buildings aren't really anything special, but I would rather see them incorporated into the new building than lose them altogether.
October 13, 20204 yr Just now, Toddguy said: If it is residential over parking they had better have ground floor retail/other space along Broad. Otherwise good, that building does not look that great anyway. I 1000% agree. Ground floor parking that fronts Broad better axed immediately if they try it. Speaking of parking garages...someone needs to put a ~10-story building on top of the massive 12-story garage behind this site. And update the facade while they are at it.
October 13, 20204 yr Just now, cbussoccer said: I 1000% agree. Ground floor parking that fronts Broad better axed immediately if they try it. Speaking of parking garages...someone needs to put a ~10-story building on top of the massive 12-story garage behind this site. And update the facade while they are at it. Don't forget enclosing it and making it climate controlled-kind of like they did with the garage on Long Street. That garage is huge and dominates the area east of the Statehouse with it's ugliness.
October 13, 20204 yr Great..now I want to know all the details about this...when something like this is discovered and not announced and all with renders it is very good but very frustrating. I want to know what they have planned and I want to know now! lol. Is it going to be great or hideous garbage? I hope it is not trash that will outrage everyone. *if it is a good design I wonder if they can be enticed to go higher than 12 floors?
October 13, 20204 yr It's going to have another one of those dead zone parking structures on the ground floor, isn't it.
October 13, 20204 yr 4 minutes ago, jonoh81 said: It's going to have another one of those dead zone parking structures on the ground floor, isn't it. Hopefully since this one is actually on broad street, they won’t allow that haha.
October 19, 20204 yr Library Park Phase 3 (Sat. 10-17-20) The Crane from North 3rd Topiary Park Remains (demolition appears complete with all rubble removed)
January 11, 20214 yr Not sure if this is the right place for this. Seems like a cool concept. Elevated Park Concept Proposed for Downtown The Edwards Companies is considering transforming a decades-old elevated walkway Downtown into an open air park inspired by New York’s High Line. The roof and glass walls of the existing skybridge would be removed and landscaping added to create a public walkway above East Capital Street.
January 11, 20214 yr 59 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: This would be awesome! Hopefully it happens... Edwards seem to be trying to do a lot downtown, which I respect. I’m sure spending millions on building, you will want the downtown area to be attractive to people. So hopefully more investment is a good sign to other companies to build.
January 21, 20214 yr On 10/30/2018 at 12:55 PM, Columbo said: It looks like the Social Justice Park is open, but its not quite finished yet. Above is a photo of a temporary mural being installed from this Dispatch article about its dedication on Sunday: https://www.dispatch.com/news/20181028/mural-at-new-park-honors-columbus-social-justice-pioneers According to the article, "The mural will be replaced by a permanent piece of art that has yet to be selected". The article also said that "the park planning board has raised about $1 million of the $3.7 million goal for the park’s construction, programs and endowment" and gave this website for more information: http://www.socialjusticepark.org/ Although the park isn't 100% complete, the people behind it said in the article “We did’t want to wait forever ... We wanted to get it open to the public as soon as possible.” On MLK Day, a new sculpture was unveiled at the Washington Gladden Social Justice Park located at East Broad Street and Cleveland Avenue: https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/sculpture-inspired-by-martin-luther-king-jr-unveiled-in-columbus/530-4e5b80d0-82b2-4d76-b12b-1d22dab65e81 And from https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/l08tvd/our_single_garment_of_destiny_reveal/
January 27, 20214 yr Some better images of that new sculpture installed at the Washington Gladden Social Justice Park located at East Broad Street and Cleveland Avenue from Columbus Navigator: https://www.columbusnavigator.com/washington-gladden-social-justice-park-sculpture/ One of the neat things about this sculpture is that it's constructed from many thin vertical metal plates. So from one angle, it looks like a somewhat standard sculpture of multiple people: But from another angle, the sculpture almost disappears:
January 27, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, Columbo said: Some better images of that new sculpture installed at the Washington Gladden Social Justice Park located at East Broad Street and Cleveland Avenue from Columbus Navigator: https://www.columbusnavigator.com/washington-gladden-social-justice-park-sculpture/ One of the neat things about this sculpture is that it's constructed from many thin vertical metal plates. So from one angle, it looks like a somewhat standard sculpture of multiple people: But from another angle, the sculpture almost disappears: The design of this sculpture is really cool. I hope it becomes a fixture in both the local arts and social activism scene.
February 22, 20214 yr Here are some updated renderings for the 195 E Broad project. It looks like they are saving some of the historic facade, but not the whole thing.
February 22, 20214 yr Looks like they're using the parking garage to the south as design inspiration.
February 22, 20214 yr 35 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: Here are some updated renderings for the 195 E Broad project. It looks like they are saving some of the historic facade, but not the whole thing. This looks a lot better than the first rendering. It’s still pretty bland and boring though.
February 22, 20214 yr 8 minutes ago, VintageLife said: This looks a lot better than the first rendering. It’s still pretty bland and boring though. I agree. I think the black brick on the bottom floors might looks good in the finished project, but they need to find a way to incorporate some color into the upper floors. The rooftop pool will be pretty cool though. It will provide some pretty nice views of downtown.
February 22, 20214 yr 10 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: I agree. I think the black brick on the bottom floors might looks good in the finished project, but they need to find a way to incorporate some color into the upper floors. The rooftop pool will be pretty cool though. It will provide some pretty nice views of downtown. I think even covering that gate with some plant life could improve the look a lot.
February 22, 20214 yr Both this 195 E. Broad Street project from Edwards Companies and the below mentioned project to transform an existing elevated walkway above East Capital Street into what is now being called ParkWalk are scheduled for this month's Downtown Commission meeting: On 1/11/2021 at 1:47 PM, VintageLife said: Not sure if this is the right place for this. Seems like a cool concept. Elevated Park Concept Proposed for Downtown The Edwards Companies is considering transforming a decades-old elevated walkway Downtown into an open air park inspired by New York’s High Line. The roof and glass walls of the existing skybridge would be removed and landscaping added to create a public walkway above East Capital Street. Here are some newer renderings of the ParkWalk project from Columbus Navigator: https://www.columbusnavigator.com/columbus-could-be-getting-an-nyc-high-line-inspired-elevated-park/
February 23, 20214 yr On 2/22/2021 at 7:39 AM, cbussoccer said: Here are some updated renderings for the 195 E Broad project. It looks like they are saving some of the historic facade, but not the whole thing. Thanks, I hate it
February 23, 20214 yr At the Downtown Commission's Feb. 23, 2021 meeting, demolition for and the revised design of the 195 E Broad development were approved subject to final review of the exterior brickwork, paneling and windows. Also presented was the connecting elevated Park Walk above Capital Street. Here is a more detailed site plan of the project. Edited February 23, 20214 yr by NorthShore647
February 23, 20214 yr On 2/22/2021 at 5:39 AM, cbussoccer said: Here are some updated renderings for the 195 E Broad project. It looks like they are saving some of the historic facade, but not the whole thing. I have to say, this is one of the most bland / drab designs that I've seen. There really is not a single aspect I like about this project other than its height / density. Ugh
February 23, 20214 yr 41 minutes ago, DevolsDance said: I have to say, this is one of the most bland / drab designs that I've seen. There really is not a single aspect I like about this project other than its height / density. Ugh Yeah hopefully since they have to finalize the brick and some window looks, maybe it will be a little better.
February 24, 20214 yr 13-Story Building Downtown Approved A proposal to build a 13-story mixed-use building at 195 E. Broad St. was approved by the Downtown Commission this morning. The programming of the building is unchanged from when the project was first presented to the commission in November – 133 apartments over a five-floor parking garage and ground-level retail space. Changes were made to the exterior design of the building, though, based on feedback received from commissioners at that time. On the Broad Street side, the corner entryway was reworked and changes were made to the materials used on the lower portion of the building. Along Young Street, space has now been reserved for a mural or another piece of art to be display at street level. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/13-story-building-downtown-approved-bw1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 24, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, ColDayMan said: 13-Story Building Downtown Approved A proposal to build a 13-story mixed-use building at 195 E. Broad St. was approved by the Downtown Commission this morning. The programming of the building is unchanged from when the project was first presented to the commission in November – 133 apartments over a five-floor parking garage and ground-level retail space. Changes were made to the exterior design of the building, though, based on feedback received from commissioners at that time. On the Broad Street side, the corner entryway was reworked and changes were made to the materials used on the lower portion of the building. Along Young Street, space has now been reserved for a mural or another piece of art to be display at street level. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/13-story-building-downtown-approved-bw1 I cannot get over how ugly and horrible this design is. It’s strange that I am actually agreeing with people on Facebook for once. Edwards needs to stick to the housing on gay street and get a new architect for anything over 3 stories.
February 24, 20214 yr Edwards Communities gets green light for 13-story downtown tower It will take the place of two circa-1910 buildings which housed Columbus mainstays. The 104,364-square-foot tower planned at 195 E. Broad St. would include 133 apartments, a mix of 35 studios of 536 to 597 square feet, 69 one-bedroom units of 718 to 888 square feet and 35 two-bedroom units of 978 to 1,174 square feet. The 255-foot property would have 261 parking spaces spread across five levels and a basement. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/02/23/13-story-downtown-tower-approved.html Also, Downtown could get a Highline-inspired elevated park news below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/02/23/downtown-could-get-a-highline-inspired-elevated.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 24, 20214 yr 🎶 The dream if the 80s is alive on Broad Street 🎵 I dont think materials selection is going to help this much. It may be a situation where overexcitement for density has allowed an architect to get away with things they probably shouldn't have. HOWEVER. If the idea is to preserve a corner of downtown for the 1980s feel.... I still think they failed at that. Meh. I would have voted to send it back. Not even to ask for the world and nitpick. Just for.... *looks around*... something else.... you get the idea. Keep the idea of windows maybe? Start there! I don't ask for architecturally different and stunning builds for general infill but this gets close to Uncommon territory for me. I guess the general mass in the middle is fine but the rest is odd. Also weird that they didn't end up keeping the corner facade when the new build essentially recreates a similar shape.
February 24, 20214 yr 23 minutes ago, DTCL11 said: 🎶 The dream if the 80s is alive on Broad Street 🎵 I dont think materials selection is going to help this much. It may be a situation where overexcitement for density has allowed an architect to get away with things they probably shouldn't have. HOWEVER. If the idea is to preserve a corner of downtown for the 1980s feel.... I still think they failed at that. Seriously this thing reminds me of the Death Star. And the historic facade in this context just looks ridiculous. The street corner in particular looks like a disaster. They should've set this whole thing back and retained the the far superior street presence of the original buildings. Edited February 24, 20214 yr by surfohio
February 24, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, ColDayMan said: The 255-foot property would have 261 parking spaces spread across five levels and a basement. 255 feet tall? That’s about the same height as the Key Bank Tower and the Hyatt, and about 13 feet taller than the Renaissance. Either that’s a typo, or some of those floors are going to have extremely high ceilings.
February 24, 20214 yr 20 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: 255 feet tall? That’s about the same height as the Key Bank Tower and the Hyatt, and about 13 feet taller than the Renaissance. Either that’s a typo, or some of those floors are going to have extremely high ceilings. Has to be a typo, I would guess 155 feet. I also feel like if this wasn’t on Broad St, say a less traveled side street, I don’t think I would care as much. It’s just a horrible design for such a major road.
February 24, 20214 yr Agreed, I think it's a typo as well. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 24, 20214 yr It's like the bastard offspring of a vertical-ice-cube-tray office tower and the FBI's Hoover Building.
February 24, 20214 yr 6 hours ago, ColDayMan said: Edwards Communities gets green light for 13-story downtown tower It will take the place of two circa-1910 buildings which housed Columbus mainstays. The 104,364-square-foot tower planned at 195 E. Broad St. would include 133 apartments, a mix of 35 studios of 536 to 597 square feet, 69 one-bedroom units of 718 to 888 square feet and 35 two-bedroom units of 978 to 1,174 square feet. The 255-foot property would have 261 parking spaces spread across five levels and a basement. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/02/23/13-story-downtown-tower-approved.html Also, Downtown could get a Highline-inspired elevated park news below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/02/23/downtown-could-get-a-highline-inspired-elevated.html Yeah, I don't understand this buildings design at all. I appreciate the effort to save the historic fascade, but the corner of that existing building was the most interesting/distinguishing part and that they aren't saving. Then you move up into a couple stories of a half-hearted attempt to disguise the garage with some odd fenestration. I guess the plan here is to confuse you so much as to why, that you forget what it is. The next is a 7 story layer cake of 1980's office building before being topped by the most glued on glass turret I've ever seen. Oh and it's all in black, but not like a cool black more like a Judge Dredd humanity has failed dark grey. I'm already looking forward to the day they tear it down and it's not even built yet.
February 24, 20214 yr 10 hours ago, cbussoccer said: 255 feet tall? That’s about the same height as the Key Bank Tower and the Hyatt, and about 13 feet taller than the Renaissance. Either that’s a typo, or some of those floors are going to have extremely high ceilings. Just looked through the drawings they submitted to the Downtown Commission and I can see why the author of the article made that mistake. They label the roof elevation as 255 ft but the ground floor elevation is labeled as 100 ft.
February 24, 20214 yr Ground floors are set at 100'-0" - that way basement elevations are positive numbers I guess. Looks like the architect is celebrating the elevator core by placing it at a prominent, yet asymmetrical alignment.
February 24, 20214 yr Unless the city finds a way to make Broad Street a pleasant pedestrian experience and not a highway through the middle of downtown, it's hard for me to really care about the architectural quality of something built there. I definitely agree with everyone here that the design is pretty lackluster, I just find it hard to care when the city doesn't care about doing anything to improve one of its main arteries. Michigan Ave. in Chicago is about the same width at Broad St. in Columbus. They do a good job of having very attractive medians near intersections and consistently lining the sidewalks with trees. Broad Street, on the other hand, is a giant blanket of asphalt and trees are haphazardly planted. It's just a bland experience all around. I know improvements to Broad Street have been talked about, but the city needs to make it happen.
February 25, 20214 yr ^^^^100% The city is about 20 years overdue for a redo of Broad Street. You can land a plane on that thing. It's time to change.
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