February 22, 20232 yr Haven’t seen a shot like this of quarry trails. This is a decently dense development, the lack of yards is awesome to see. It gives me the same type of vibe as the Town at Trillith in Georgia. That space is a little better than this, but still has the same type of feel. Edited February 22, 20232 yr by VintageLife
March 1, 20232 yr On 12/26/2022 at 2:10 PM, CbusOrBust said: I believe this is the same development. Looks like 340 units plus 10k sqft of retail space. The site plan was just released for review by the West Scioto Commission.
March 1, 20232 yr 21 minutes ago, amped91 said: I believe this is the same development. Looks like 340 units plus 10k sqft of retail space. The site plan was just released for review by the West Scioto Commission. That is a ton of asphalt
March 2, 20232 yr Happy to have the units, but what an awful disconnected jumble of surface parking lots sprinkled with copy-paste stick builds The most offensive part of this is I believe all three of these projects are brought to us by the same developer (Preferred Living 🙄) Why couldn't there be some connectivity to help this feel like an actual neighborhood? Edited March 2, 20232 yr by NW24HX
March 2, 20232 yr 10 hours ago, NW24HX said: Happy to have the units, but what an awful disconnected jumble of surface parking lots sprinkled with copy-paste stick builds The most offensive part of this is I believe all three of these projects are brought to us by the same developer (Preferred Living 🙄) Why couldn't there be some connectivity to help this feel like an actual neighborhood? Every time I see one of these developments, I can’t help but think you could get the same number of units while using up like 1/10 the land if it were downtown :’)
March 2, 20232 yr On 2/28/2023 at 10:10 PM, amped91 said: I believe this is the same development. Looks like 340 units plus 10k sqft of retail space. The site plan was just released for review by the West Scioto Commission. Area is in desperate need of retail.
March 2, 20232 yr 18 hours ago, NW24HX said: Why couldn't there be some connectivity to help this feel like an actual neighborhood? Yeah, so not only are the apartments not connected, there doesn’t appear to even be decent sidewalks to walk to the retail, from the other communities. Edited March 2, 20232 yr by VintageLife
March 3, 20232 yr 16 hours ago, VintageLife said: Yeah, so not only are the apartments not connected, there doesn’t appear to even be decent sidewalks to walk to the retail, from the other communities. It pretty much literally is suburban living without the conveniences (shopping/restaurants/gas etc) in the city proper without those conveniences (good connectivity, events/entertainment, bars/food scene etc). And yet it will be marketed just as competitive property as anywhere else in the city.
March 3, 20232 yr I really just don't understand why they can't build apartment buildings on a grid with sidewalks and a central park area. Any parking could either go into a single garage or underground. It would make the whole project so much more appealing, walkable and they could fit in more units on the site and end up more than covering the expense of a garage. It's just such a stupid waste of land and opportunity. Edited March 3, 20232 yr by jonoh81
March 11, 20232 yr On 7/7/2022 at 10:35 AM, amped91 said: I figured a project this big would start to clog up the Random news thread a bit. My apologies if a new thread wasn’t needed. Thrive Cos. reveals plans for west Columbus development “Thrive Cos. has unveiled conceptual plans for a project on the west side of Columbus that could include hundreds of apartments, a park and a reworked riverfront. The project, dubbed WestBend, could have 900 apartments, a 12-acre park, a 40,000-square-foot, three story office building and amenities including a gym that would be open to the public. It's also slated to include Thrive's new coffee shop and bar concept. The apartments at WestBend would be a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. Of the 40,000 square feet of office, about 10,000 would be incubator space for growing small businesses or startups, said Michael Amicon, vice president of development for Thrive Cos. The office would be next door to the amenity building, so that office tenants would have easy access to coffee or food. Amicon presented the project plans to the West Scioto Area Commission Zoning Committee Wednesday evening at the Hilltop branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library. The committee was in favor of the project, but Thrive will have to return for an official vote in the future.” Also from the article: - The dev would add a road between the dev and the Scioto River - A multi-use trail around the lagoon and riverfront recreational area are planned - The plan is to connect this with Quarry Trails via bike path - They are working on a bodega concept to sell food, toiletries, etc. - Clean up will likely start in February and will include the demo of the four existing structure on site https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/07/07/thrive-cos-west-columbus-westbend.html Cleanup work has started recently on the western portion of the site where WestBend is planned.
April 15, 20232 yr Cleanup work continues on the site where WestBend is planned. They've moved a huge mound of dirt in recently and it appears they are crushing the cars into cubes as they move across the property. The transformation of this property from what it is now is going to be fun to watch
April 25, 20232 yr 13 minutes ago, CbusOrBust said: Some new walls going up at Quarry Trails In about 10 years, this park should look really really nice.
May 30, 20232 yr Still a ways to go on the cleanup of the salvage yard that's there now but some nice progress is being made along McKinley Ave where the WestBend development is planned.
May 30, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, CbusOrBust said: Still a ways to go on the cleanup of the salvage yard that's there now but some nice progress is being made along McKinley Ave where the WestBend development is planned. Found a picture of what the site looked like this past winter before cleanup started
May 30, 20232 yr Author I want that skyline shot but with the lake in the foreground, not the parking lot. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 6, 20232 yr Next apartment building rising at Quarry Trails Crews also started pouring the retaining wall yesterday for the next apartment building that's going just west of this one. I was told it will be a four story building built up the side of the incline. He said it should be visible from the Trabue Rd/Dublin Rd intersection once complete.
June 7, 20232 yr On 5/30/2023 at 5:38 PM, ColDayMan said: I want that skyline shot but with the lake in the foreground, not the parking lot. Not a parking lot -- a junkyatd! Hard to tell because of the snow.
June 23, 20231 yr More MFH continues to rise along Trabue Rd at Quarry Trails And early work is well underway on the next phase of MFH at QT
July 11, 20231 yr Was out near the WestBend site a little earlier. It was a lot busier than I've seen. There's still clearly a lot to clean up as you can see behind the treeline but the western part of the site is looking good!
July 20, 20231 yr So many projects underway at Quarry Trails these days! Thought I'd check the progress on some of them-
July 21, 20231 yr I think this might technically be just outside the boundary of the West Scioto Area, but close enough lol Crawford Hoying developing new freezer-cooler storage facility on city's far west side “Crawford Hoying is developing its second cold storage facility in Central Ohio. The Dublin-based developer, in partnership with BGO Cold Storage and Contegra Construction, has broken ground on a freezer-cooler facility at 2865 Charter St. on the far west side of Columbus. The 179,000-square-foot facility is about 1 mile from Interstate 270 and roughly 3 miles from Interstate 70. No tenants have been announced for the project. The leasing agent for the building is CBRE.“ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/07/21/crawford-hoying-freezer-cooler-building-columbus.html
July 21, 20231 yr 1 hour ago, amped91 said: I think this might technically be just outside the boundary of the West Scioto Area, but close enough lol Crawford Hoying developing new freezer-cooler storage facility on city's far west side “Crawford Hoying is developing its second cold storage facility in Central Ohio. The Dublin-based developer, in partnership with BGO Cold Storage and Contegra Construction, has broken ground on a freezer-cooler facility at 2865 Charter St. on the far west side of Columbus. The 179,000-square-foot facility is about 1 mile from Interstate 270 and roughly 3 miles from Interstate 70. No tenants have been announced for the project. The leasing agent for the building is CBRE.“ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/07/21/crawford-hoying-freezer-cooler-building-columbus.html Not surprised by this.
July 23, 20231 yr Site plan for the next phase of QT is out. Looks like 492 units spread over eight buildings, plus an amenity building.
August 24, 20231 yr Progress check at Quarry Trails - Work continues on some of the commercial space Early work has started on another row of apartments Work continues on housing near the Trabue Rd entrance Adjacent to those apartments, another phase of apartments will rise This plot of land is being prepped for more SFH's Crews were paving some more of the trails on site this week too And a couple from Old Dublin Rd looking toward the SFH portion of the development - Another phase of housing will fill the large plot of land on the left
August 27, 20231 yr *didn't realize that Mill Run is included in the West Scioto Area Commission til I read this article... Indoor Go-Kart Race Track and more apartments planned for Mill Run "Plans call for replacing the latest major tenant to close, Movies 11 at Mill Run, on Ridge Mill Drive, with apartments. Built in 1990, the movie theater sits on the east side of Mill Run in a stretch of the shopping center now empty of tenants. The owner, MGM Mill Run, has submitted plans to build three four- and five-story buildings on the site housing a total of 249 apartments. It also has submitted a demolition application to the part of Mill Run it owns to make way for the apartments. In addition to the movie theater, the other large vacant space, formerly occupied by Contact Us Communications, is also about to see a new tenant, an indoor go-kart race track. Kristen McKinley, who leads the West Scioto Area Commission, said last year some residents were concerned that the apartment project would be an extended-stay hotel and attract a transient population and crime. But the developer has assured her that it will be apartments. Columbus City Council in March did approve a zoning variance that allows the developer to build ground-floor residential units." https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2023/08/27/mill-run-plans-changes-in-wake-of-movie-theater-closing/70651952007/
September 24, 20231 yr On 8/27/2023 at 9:33 AM, Luvcbus said: *didn't realize that Mill Run is included in the West Scioto Area Commission til I read this article... Indoor Go-Kart Race Track and more apartments planned for Mill Run "Plans call for replacing the latest major tenant to close, Movies 11 at Mill Run, on Ridge Mill Drive, with apartments. Built in 1990, the movie theater sits on the east side of Mill Run in a stretch of the shopping center now empty of tenants. The owner, MGM Mill Run, has submitted plans to build three four- and five-story buildings on the site housing a total of 249 apartments. It also has submitted a demolition application to the part of Mill Run it owns to make way for the apartments. In addition to the movie theater, the other large vacant space, formerly occupied by Contact Us Communications, is also about to see a new tenant, an indoor go-kart race track. Kristen McKinley, who leads the West Scioto Area Commission, said last year some residents were concerned that the apartment project would be an extended-stay hotel and attract a transient population and crime. But the developer has assured her that it will be apartments. Columbus City Council in March did approve a zoning variance that allows the developer to build ground-floor residential units." https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2023/08/27/mill-run-plans-changes-in-wake-of-movie-theater-closing/70651952007/ Fencing up and machines gathering at Movies 11 on Mill Run
September 27, 20231 yr The WestBend site on McKinley Ave continues to move away from its salvage yard past
September 29, 20231 yr Author New Apartments Approved, Construction Continues at Quarry Trails A plan to build another six apartment buildings in the Quarry Trails development appears to be moving forward after a vote of approval from the Development Commission earlier this month. The board voted unanimously at its September 14 meeting to approve the zoning for the apartments, which will be located in a part of the development that has yet to see any construction. The West Scioto Area Commission had previously voted in favor of the project, which will move on to city council next. Four of the proposed buildings would be built along the west side of Old Dublin Road, on a rectangular parcel of land located north of the Gateway Lofts apartment building and east of the River Oaks development. More below: https://columbusunderground.com/new-apartments-approved-construction-continues-at-quarry-trails-photos-bw1/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 1, 20231 yr Crews have started building more streets where another phase of housing will soon begin to rise at Quarry Trails
October 4, 20231 yr Got a few quick ones earlier while I was at Quarry Trails And more elevator cores can be seen rising in the distance on the South Bank of QT
October 29, 20231 yr Had a few extra minutes while out by Quarry Trails, so I tried to check as many of the ongoing projects as I could
October 29, 20231 yr COTA McKinley Avenue Facility renovations continue https://www.intelligenttransport.com/transport-news/127188/cota-mckinley-avenue/
November 6, 20231 yr And here you can see condos and construction projects in their natural habitat...🤫 Edited November 6, 20231 yr by PrestoKinetic
November 6, 20231 yr I understand it's significantly more expensive, but would be nice if these brand new developments planted some more mature trees so we didn't have to wait 15+ years to get some shade.
December 4, 20231 yr New apartments rising at Quarry Trails along Trabue Rd I took a couple more of the same building from up above on the bridge on Trabue Rd near Dublin Rd. You can see the elevator cores on the other side of the treeline along Trabue
December 14, 20231 yr Author Columbus-based Avenue Partners plans 132-unit apartment complex in west Columbus New apartments are coming to west Columbus. Columbus City Council approved four variances from Columbus-based developer Avenue Partners for a Trabue Road project, pushing it into the next phases of development. The West Scioto Area Commission also approved the project. The 132-unit project will include four residential buildings plus a clubhouse and pool, according to a site plan submitted to the city. Two of the apartment buildings would abut Trabue Road and a shared use path would be added. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/12/13/trabue-road-apartments-west-columbus-guardtower.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 17, 20231 yr On 8/27/2023 at 9:33 AM, Luvcbus said: *didn't realize that Mill Run is included in the West Scioto Area Commission til I read this article... Indoor Go-Kart Race Track and more apartments planned for Mill Run "Plans call for replacing the latest major tenant to close, Movies 11 at Mill Run, on Ridge Mill Drive, with apartments. Built in 1990, the movie theater sits on the east side of Mill Run in a stretch of the shopping center now empty of tenants. The owner, MGM Mill Run, has submitted plans to build three four- and five-story buildings on the site housing a total of 249 apartments. It also has submitted a demolition application to the part of Mill Run it owns to make way for the apartments. In addition to the movie theater, the other large vacant space, formerly occupied by Contact Us Communications, is also about to see a new tenant, an indoor go-kart race track. Kristen McKinley, who leads the West Scioto Area Commission, said last year some residents were concerned that the apartment project would be an extended-stay hotel and attract a transient population and crime. But the developer has assured her that it will be apartments. Columbus City Council in March did approve a zoning variance that allows the developer to build ground-floor residential units." https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2023/08/27/mill-run-plans-changes-in-wake-of-movie-theater-closing/70651952007/ Demolition underway at the Movies 11 at Mill Run site
December 28, 20231 yr Vertical construction has started on the next phase of SFH's at Quarry Trails And a quick look at one of the new apartment buildings rising across the Quarry Trails site
December 31, 20231 yr On 12/28/2023 at 6:13 PM, CbusOrBust said: Vertical construction has started on the next phase of SFH's at Quarry Trails Snatched a couple from the Old Dublin Rd entrance to Quarry Trails. Thought this would give some perspective on where the next phase of SFH's (pictured above) is rising in relation to the initial phase. The second phase is directly east of the first phase.
January 12, 20241 yr Early work continues at the WestBend site on McKinley Ave https://columbusunderground.com/proposal-for-780-unit-development-on-scioto-river-heads-to-area-commission-bw1/
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