27 minutes ago, jebleprls22 said:

Any idea why the library is renovating the plaza/park space that they added when they completed their renovation a few years back? 

 

Are they expanding parking underground or something? Construction update via the latest CU roundup at https://columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-june-2022-part-2-we1/

 

 

 

We lost lawn and additional plantings and are gaining... concrete?

From their website: 

 

COLUMBUS—Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) has kicked off renovation of its Main Library’s East Plaza to create a more open and inviting community centerpiece that will offer:

greater integration between the two portions of the existing plaza

better connection to Topiary Park

flexible space for library programs and community events

improved safety and sight lines

comfortable, shaded seating

CML completed a major renovation of its Main Library in 2016. Central to this renovation was the purchase of the space – formerly a parking lot – just east of the building that offered a long-sought-after connection to neighboring Topiary Park. As part of the Main Library renovation, CML transformed this space into a plaza. The southern side of the plaza was designed to provide outdoor reading space, while the northern side was intended to offer more functional program space. The northern side has not met expectations and is the focus of CML’s current renovation 

After 2020 fire, rebuilt Encova apartments to open next spring
 

 

“In 2020, a residential building being developed by Encova Realty was just months away from opening. Overnight, it was set on fire and rendered unsalvageable. 

 

John Kessler, executive vice president and chief strategy officer, remembers waking up the morning after the fire and seeing the smoke on the news. He rushed down to the building, but it was too late. It took the fire department days to put the fire out.

 

Wednesday marked a rebirth for the project, celebrated with a ceremonial beam signing. The new building is set to open next April.

 

The Residences at Topiary Park, at 65 S. Washington Ave., will include 92 apartment units. In all, the rebuilding of the apartments will take 15 months. Kessler declined to disclose how much the development cost, but he said it cost more to build the second building.”

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/07/14/encova-rebuilding.html

12 minutes ago, amped91 said:

After 2020 fire, rebuilt Encova apartments to open next spring
 

 

“In 2020, a residential building being developed by Encova Realty was just months away from opening. Overnight, it was set on fire and rendered unsalvageable. 

 

John Kessler, executive vice president and chief strategy officer, remembers waking up the morning after the fire and seeing the smoke on the news. He rushed down to the building, but it was too late. It took the fire department days to put the fire out.

 

Wednesday marked a rebirth for the project, celebrated with a ceremonial beam signing. The new building is set to open next April.

 

The Residences at Topiary Park, at 65 S. Washington Ave., will include 92 apartment units. In all, the rebuilding of the apartments will take 15 months. Kessler declined to disclose how much the development cost, but he said it cost more to build the second building.”

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/07/14/encova-rebuilding.html

I thought these units were originally condo units, or am I mixing that up? 

2 hours ago, VintageLife said:

I thought these units were originally condo units, or am I mixing that up? 

AFAIK, they’ve always been planned as apartments. But now that you mentioned it, some walk-up condos fronting S Washington would look great on some of those surface lots east of the park. 

22 minutes ago, amped91 said:

AFAIK, they’ve always been planned as apartments. But now that you mentioned it, some walk-up condos fronting S Washington would look great on some of those surface lots east of the park. 

Yeah, that would be a great area for some units like edwards built in Gay st 

I want to see side by side completion photos of the original and the new to see what (if anything) they did differently the second time around.

Maybe put in the sprinkler system earlier 

24 minutes ago, GCrites80s said:

Maybe put in the sprinkler system earlier 

There are a ton of security cameras on this project site....

12 minutes ago, Pablo said:

There are a ton of security cameras on this project site....

Yup. I’ve seen security personnel there in off hours too. Encova’s not taking any chances this time 😂

Elevator core is creeping up at 195 E Broad (the 13 story Edwards building). 

2 minutes ago, FudgeRounds said:

Elevator core is creeping up at 195 E Broad (the 13 story Edwards building). 

 

Construction sure seems to be moving slow here. I wonder if they had issues getting the foundation ready or if they are just dealing with supply chain slowdowns.

Topiary Park Crossing (at Town and Washington) is now vertical!

 

 

 

Historic Columbus building lands new event space: Genesis Downtown

 

 

"A new event space, Genesis Downtown, will open this fall on the ground floor of the Standard building at 174. E. Long St. It will feature floor-to-ceiling windows and a "glamorous, but not over the top" design. The Ohio Domestic Violence Network will occupy office space on the building's second floor. The top four floors will house 32 apartments, mostly one-bedrooms, DeHays said.

 

The project is one of several DeHays, known for his historic rehabilitation work, is working on in the neighborhood.

 

The developer is almost finished renovating the 250 E. Town St. building, which was built in 1969. DeHays bought the building in 2018 for about $1.4 million from Franklin University. The four-story, 25,000-square-foot building will continue include office space, its historic use.  DeHays is putting eight Airbnb units on the ground floor. The entire project will be complete by October, DeHays said."

 

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/07/22/downtown-columbus-event-space-long-st-dehays.html

1 hour ago, Luvcbus said:

 

Historic Columbus building lands new event space: Genesis Downtown

 

 

"A new event space, Genesis Downtown, will open this fall on the ground floor of the Standard building at 174. E. Long St. It will feature floor-to-ceiling windows and a "glamorous, but not over the top" design. The Ohio Domestic Violence Network will occupy office space on the building's second floor. The top four floors will house 32 apartments, mostly one-bedrooms, DeHays said.

 

The project is one of several DeHays, known for his historic rehabilitation work, is working on in the neighborhood.

 

The developer is almost finished renovating the 250 E. Town St. building, which was built in 1969. DeHays bought the building in 2018 for about $1.4 million from Franklin University. The four-story, 25,000-square-foot building will continue include office space, its historic use.  DeHays is putting eight Airbnb units on the ground floor. The entire project will be complete by October, DeHays said."

 

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/07/22/downtown-columbus-event-space-long-st-dehays.html

The only downside I see to this is that DeHays will want to hold on to the parking lot to the north, instead of developing it. 

25 minutes ago, VintageLife said:

The only downside I see to this is that DeHays will want to hold on to the parking lot to the north, instead of developing it. 

Wasn’t his original plan to demo this building and build a multi-use building with parking garage covering the whole block?

 

I’m glad this didn’t get demolished, but the property still has a pretty massive parking lot. Hopefully eventually it gets filled in with more  units. Put it an underground parking garage or wrap an above ground with walk-up units, like the garage at Gravity 2, to serve the event business. 

1 hour ago, amped91 said:

Wasn’t his original plan to demo this building and build a multi-use building with parking garage covering the whole block?

 

I’m glad this didn’t get demolished, but the property still has a pretty massive parking lot. Hopefully eventually it gets filled in with more  units. Put it an underground parking garage or wrap an above ground with walk-up units, like the garage at Gravity 2, to serve the event business. 

The original proposal called for a 15 story mixed use building with a 700 space parking garage, that would have also demolished the 2 story historic building next door that is now the Columbus arts council. 

Vera on Broad at dusk 

 

A few shots of the 13-story Edwards tower on Broad, including gratuitous crane porn. 
 

 

 

 

 

And a shot of the Residences at Topiary Park:

 

 

Jackie O's

 

 

3 hours ago, CbusOrBust said:

 

Jackie O's

 

 

Wonder what the completion time frame is on this

9 hours ago, 614love said:

Wonder what the completion time frame is on this

 

"A release from Jackie O's notes the inside bar and outdoor patio are scheduled to open in September."

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/03/01/jackie-os-sets-opening-date-columbus-pub/9330210002/

Edwards Tower (7-23-22)

 

 

 

 

View from further down Broad

 

Library Park Phase 3

 

 

 

Residences at Topiary Park

 

 

 

 

 

The CML East Plaza Renovation is a nice addition to the park/neighborhood

 

Discovery Park Place Apartments

 

 

 

Site of 580 East Rich 4-unit townhouse infill along East Walnut (right of truck)

 

Topiary Park Crossing

 

 

Vera on Broad

 

 

Grant Street Infill - Vera on Broad and Library Park Phase 3 

Does anyone have a picture of the nearly finished Encova townhomes before they burned down?  I just want to see the comparison.

1 hour ago, Gnoraa said:

Does anyone have a picture of the nearly finished Encova townhomes before they burned down?  I just want to see the comparison.

 

Couldn't find mine from right before, here's a few weeks after the fire:

 

 

So I heard rumors that the rebuild would be of lesser quality, however the actual physical shape, windows, peaks, dormers, etc...all align with the previous building.  I was nervous they were going to replace it with something less visually variating and rectangular, so I'm happy about that.  Will be interesting to see if they complete it with the brick/stone like before, I really hope so.

18 minutes ago, Gnoraa said:

So I heard rumors that the rebuild would be of lesser quality, however the actual physical shape, windows, peaks, dormers, etc...all align with the previous building.  I was nervous they were going to replace it with something less visually variating and rectangular, so I'm happy about that.  Will be interesting to see if they complete it with the brick/stone like before, I really hope so.

I would like to think that whatever type of insurance they had, covered the entire cost. I’m sure they know how to work the system to get everything covered. That being said, who knows, I think they will build it the same though, or else it would have to go back to the downtown commission. 

There are a lot of security cameras....

 

  

11 hours ago, Pablo said:

There are a lot of security cameras....

 

I also saw a security guard walking the perimeter of the building

 

Topiary Park Crossing 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The turret is gonna look pretty great on that corner once it’s done. 

On 7/27/2022 at 8:33 AM, VintageLife said:

I would like to think that whatever type of insurance they had, covered the entire cost. I’m sure they know how to work the system to get everything covered. That being said, who knows, I think they will build it the same though, or else it would have to go back to the downtown commission. 

I think it's probably more an issue of material costs and labor inflation. Building with exact same materials costs alot more now than it would have originally. I hope they're able to make it work so they can build with the same level of finish, but I understand how even if they were 100% reimbursed for losses that wouldn't allow you to rebuild 100% the same. That said a lot of homeowners policies have an inflation protection provision, but who knows how that works for commercial properties or even if it's enough as inflation has pretty nuts since this burned down. 

On 7/27/2022 at 7:14 AM, Gnoraa said:

So I heard rumors that the rebuild would be of lesser quality, however the actual physical shape, windows, peaks, dormers, etc...all align with the previous building.  I was nervous they were going to replace it with something less visually variating and rectangular, so I'm happy about that.  Will be interesting to see if they complete it with the brick/stone like before, I really hope so.

My assumption is a lot of those material sacrifices could happen in the interior -- any major changes to the exterior would mean the project would have had to go back for permit re-approvals.

Columbus State plans $15M renovation of former Columbus City Schools building for automotive program
 

“Columbus State Community College is planning a $15 million renovation of a recently acquired property on East Spring Street downtown to serve the college's automotive technology program.

 

The college plans to eventually move the automotive technology program from its current space on campus at Delaware Hall to the building at 278 E. Spring St., which it purchased from Columbus City Schools last year.

 

The project is being funded by proceeds from the college's $300 million bond package, approved by voters in 2020.

 

Since the building was purchased from Columbus City Schools in 2021, it's been used as flex space to accommodate various campus construction projects, Wilder said. It originally was a school district trade school.”

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/08/02/columbus-state-plans-15m-renovation-auto-program.html

OhioHealth’s work continues on the buildout of their new infusion and heme/onc clinics. 
 

 

 

And work on the TP Crossing apartment building is coming along. 
 

 

 

 

The elevator core at the new Edwards building is slowing moving up

35 minutes ago, Kriegs said:

The elevator core at the new Edwards building is slowing moving up

Slowly but surely. Anyone have an idea on Edwards 15 story building on High?

17 hours ago, clippersandyank said:

Slowly but surely. Anyone have an idea on Edwards 15 story building on High?

Which one? Link? I can't remember a 15 story one

4 minutes ago, columbus17 said:

Which one? Link? I can't remember a 15 story one

I would guess this one, 

 

https://columbusunderground.com/15-story-building-proposed-for-downtown-bw1/

17 hours ago, clippersandyank said:

Slowly but surely. Anyone have an idea on Edwards 15 story building on High?

I think there were a few minor things the engineering office needed them to change, and  they brought those alterations to the Downtown Commission for approval a few months back. It sounds like it’s still very much active, just going through the final planning processes. 
 

@cbussoccer, have you seen any FAA applications for the tower and/or crane yet? I’m terrible at trying to navigate their website. 

1 hour ago, amped91 said:

I think there were a few minor things the engineering office needed them to change, and  they brought those alterations to the Downtown Commission for approval a few months back. It sounds like it’s still very much active, just going through the final planning processes. 
 

@cbussoccer, have you seen any FAA applications for the tower and/or crane yet? I’m terrible at trying to navigate their website. 

Looks like the permit review is currently underway with the City and should be issued in the coming weeks, so we'll hopefully see some movement soon on that site.

1 hour ago, amped91 said:

I think there were a few minor things the engineering office needed them to change, and  they brought those alterations to the Downtown Commission for approval a few months back. It sounds like it’s still very much active, just going through the final planning processes. 
 

@cbussoccer, have you seen any FAA applications for the tower and/or crane yet? I’m terrible at trying to navigate their website. 

 

I haven't seen any FAA apps, but I haven't looked for a few weeks. I'll take a look today when I get a chance.

I'm curious as to why they are cutting out brand new windows from the north façade of the White-Haines building (immediately next to this project) if they are just going to get covered up by this new build. Based on the renderings, the building that will connect the two will only be four stories, but the windows they are cutting out from the White-Haines building go pretty much down to the ground floor.

22 minutes ago, Mogilny89 said:

I'm curious as to why they are cutting out brand new windows from the north façade of the White-Haines building (immediately next to this project) if they are just going to get covered up by this new build. Based on the renderings, the building that will connect the two will only be four stories, but the windows they are cutting out from the White-Haines building go pretty much down to the ground floor.

That 4 story connector building isn’t a full building is it? I thought I remember it is basically a shell, or am I remembering a past proposal. 

46 minutes ago, VintageLife said:

That 4 story connector building isn’t a full building is it? I thought I remember it is basically a shell, or am I remembering a past proposal. 

I believe it's 5 stories, but it's only about 20' deep, so it isn't covering much of the White-Haines' north façade.

3 hours ago, cbussoccer said:

 

I haven't seen any FAA apps, but I haven't looked for a few weeks. I'll take a look today when I get a chance.

 

I took a look and didn't see anything awaiting approval.

9 minutes ago, cbussoccer said:

 

I took a look and didn't see anything awaiting approval.

Bummer, might still be several months before we see movement. 

13 story building on High

Update from Jackie O’s. Cannot wait to see this project finished. 

9 minutes ago, VintageLife said:

Update from Jackie O’s. Cannot wait to see this project finished. 

A handful of friends and I had spent time in Athens for grad work and frequented Jackie O’s down there, so we’ve been patiently waiting for the patio to open up. Thanks for the update!

A tall boi at TP Crossing.