March 6, 20187 yr It may not be tall, but these photos really put into perspective how MASSIVE the footprint of this project is. That pool in the center rooftop courtyard is going to be cooooool. Thanks so much for sharing. P.S. I still think it would have been more interesting to fully incorporate the Diamond Exchange building...
March 7, 20187 yr Article about the 26-story Capitol Square Office Building, which also contains the 20-story Sheraton Columbus Capitol Square hotel, getting its first major exterior refresh since it was completed in 1984: This Capitol Square building is getting a facelift Hertz Investment Group, the Santa Monica, California-based owner of the Capitol Square Office Building at 65 E. State Street, is planning some work on the 26-story, 495,000-square-foot building just south of the Statehouse. The company has contracted H.K. Phillips Restoration Inc. for work that will give the building's outside a refreshed look. H.K. Phillips will repair and restore the seals around all of the building's windows, power-wash the exterior and reseal the precast to prevent dirt from sticking to the building in the future. The company did a similar exterior restoration to the LeVeque Tower a few years ago. MORE: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/02/28/this-capitol-square-building-is-getting-a-facelift.html
March 12, 20187 yr -- The Rhodes Tower at 50 E. Broad Street is set for a $50 million renovation, which was expected to start in Spring of 2018 and wrap up in 2020. However, the exterior portion to reseal granite panels and replace all windows in the 44-year-old building was moved forward after a 12-inch by 2-inch chunk of granite fell from the building in November 2017. Since then, protective screening has been installed along the Broad Street sidewalk and the Pearl and Lynn alley sides of the tower: http://www.dispatch.com/news/20171122/chunk-of-falling-facade-closes-rhodes-tower-entrance-adjacent-alleys The good news is that the Rhodes Tower renovation is underway. The bad news is that the Rhodes Tower renovation is underway: http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180311/restaurants-near-rhodes-tower-thwarted-by-its-construction The scaffolding and barricades are causing headaches for restaurants surrounding the Rhodes Tower. Along Broad Street it's not so bad: But the scaffolding in the two side alleys create this foreboding tunnel experience:
March 15, 20187 yr Work begins on high-end Downtown condo project Work has begun on the first phase of a Downtown condo development behind Hills Market. The Mews II – mews is another word for a carriage house – has begun initial ground work. The 28-unit urban redevelopment will go up on a surface parking lot on Grant Avenue between 6th and Normandy streets. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/03/15/work-begins-on-high-end-downtown-condo-project.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 22, 20187 yr Some interior photos of the newly opened Michael B. Coleman Government Center to go with the exterior photos previously posted: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/03/19/photos-inside-the-new-michael-b-coleman-government.html According to https://www.columbus.gov/mayor/media/coleman-center/ - Building & Zoning Services, the Public Service Department, the Development Department and a portion of the Public Utilities Department will begin moving into the 8-story, 180,000 sq. ft. building in March:
April 3, 20187 yr Late-March view from Gay & High of the six-story mixed use development under construction on High Street between Gay and Long streets: https://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-march-2018-pt1-we1
April 13, 20187 yr Inside the newest downtown apartments on Long Street The latest addition to Long Street is nearing completion. The Lear Block, 288 E. Long St. at the corner of 6th Avenue, is the latest residential project by developer Don DeVere, with work "about 95 percent done" to convert the two buildings into 26 loft apartments with ground-floor parking. After about two years of work, the first resident has moved in and the developer is looking to lease out the remaining units. "The prospects we've seen like the grit in the buildings," DeVere said during a walk-through Thursday. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/04/13/photos-inside-the-newest-downtown-apartments-on.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 16, 20187 yr First Look: Lear Block The latest apartment project to open downtown features one- and two-bedroom units heavy on charm and historic details. The Lear Block – located at 288 E. Long St., but with a second entrance at 145 N. Sixth St. – is the result of an extensive renovation from local developer Don DeVere. The oldest part of the L-shaped structure was built in 1910 to hold the Oscar Lear Automobile Company. Although the Long Street frontage of the building likely held a show room at one point, most of the square footage was dedicated to production – cars were made there, and could be moved from floor to floor via a huge freight elevator. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/first-look-lear-block-bw1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 20, 20187 yr The aluminum panels on the building at Long and 4th have been removed revealing nice stone and brickwork.
April 20, 20187 yr You mean to tell me that was under this hideous thing: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9654676,-82.9967365,3a,75y,38.56h,111.27t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sSzK_mrARkdzfbhfOwRHNJg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en
April 20, 20187 yr You mean to tell me that was under this hideous thing: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9654676,-82.9967365,3a,75y,38.56h,111.27t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sSzK_mrARkdzfbhfOwRHNJg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en Yup!
May 5, 20187 yr Another Rhodes Tower scaffolding pic. This mid-April Broad Street view is from https://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-april-2018-part-1-we1
May 21, 20187 yr Latest Phase of Neighborhood Launch Proposed The latest phase of the Edwards Companies’ seven-and-a-half-acre Neighborhood Launch development could be described as a two-unit residential project, but that wouldn’t really do it justice. One of those units is a three-story townhouse similar in size and design to the buildings that currently line Gay Street, but the other is a large single-family home with a three-car garage that is surrounded by a pool, a series of formal gardens and a two-story guesthouse. The guesthouse is connected to the main house through a basement level that extends the length of the property. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/latest-phase-of-neighborhood-launch-proposed-bw1 "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 Site of planned downtown tower sells for $1.6M An abandoned building sighted for redevelopment in downtown Columbus has sold. AB 195 East Main LLC bought about an acre of land at 185-203 E. Main St. in downtown Columbus in a transaction that closed Monday. The five parcels sold for about $1.6 million, according to the Franklin County auditor. This is the site where an unnamed developer proposed an eight-story mixed-use development with ground-floor retail and 106 multifamily units earlier this year. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/05/22/site-of-planned-downtown-tower-sells-for-1-6.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 18, 20186 yr View from Gay & High of the six-story mixed use development that will have 231 residential units. The project is under construction along High Street between Gay and Long streets on a former surface parking lot. Photo from CU at https://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-may-2018-we1
June 25, 20186 yr Design Revealed for New Main Street Building Downtown A proposal to build a six-story mixed-use building at 195 E. Main St. will be presented to the Downtown Commission tomorrow morning. The project was first brought before the commission as an eight-story building in January, although it was only presented conceptually, without any exterior details. The new design features exposed concrete, lots of glass and a second floor patio space. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/design-revealed-for-new-main-street-building-downtown-bw1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 26, 20186 yr Another photo-tour of the newly opened Michael B. Coleman Government Center. This one is from CU and shows how the green spaces around it are starting to fill in and take shape - including a green roof that sits atop the third floor: https://www.columbusunderground.com/building-tour-coleman-government-center-bw1
June 26, 20186 yr Major California vibes from this. Very different from anything else we have going up. I like it
June 26, 20186 yr New-Build and Renovation on North Third Street Downtown Approved The latest proposal for a collection of parcels near the corner of North Third and East Long Streets was approved this morning by the Downtown Commission. The new plan, like the previous one, calls for the renovation of the five-story Westwater Supply building at 154 N. Third St. It also calls for a five-story building to be constructed to the south and east of that building, featuring apartments above ground level commercial and parking. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/new-build-and-renovation-on-north-third-street-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
June 26, 20186 yr Seven-Story Development Approved for Long Street Downtown Another large surface parking lot Downtown will be going away soon. A seven-story, 234-unit mixed-use project to be built at 230 E. Long St. was approved by the Downtown Commission this morning. The development, from Denver-based Charles Street Investment Partners and designed by NBBJ and Architectural Alliance, had been before the commission twice previously. It will feature retail, townhouses and 205 parking spaces on the ground floor, with apartments above. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/seven-story-development-approved-for-long-street-downtown-bw1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 26, 20186 yr Take a look at the three residential mid-rises just approved for downtown Hundreds of new residential units are planned for downtown with a trio of mixed-use developments. The Downtown Commission approved the development plans for the three projects – two in the Long Street corridor and the other along Main Street to the south – during its Tuesday morning meeting. The projects can next begin to apply for permits and prepare for construction. All three, which have been before the commission before, will bring ground-floor retail and residential units. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/06/26/take-a-look-at-the-three-residential-mid-rises.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 26, 20186 yr Major California vibes from this. Very different from anything else we have going up. I like it Tell that to the folks on facebook, tons of backlash on there about this, I am with you though.
June 26, 20186 yr Why would there be backlash for that? It's next to a pawn shop with tackier decorations for Christ sakes. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 26, 20186 yr Why would there be backlash for that? It's next to a pawn shop with tackier decorations for Christ sakes. My thoughts exactly, they were saying it wasn't "original" enough. One called it cookie cutter I believe, just a ton of laughs over there.
June 26, 20186 yr Oy. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 3, 20186 yr http://www.dispatch.com/business/20180525/michigan-firm-new-owner-of-downtown-columbus-fifth-third-center -- The Fifth Third Center at State & High has been acquired by Birmingham, Michigan-based ValStone Partners, which took over the loan for the high-rise building that has been in receivership. Since the building went into receivership in 2015, the vacancy rate has increased and stands at 28 percent, according to CoStar Group data. -- Originally built in 1928 as a 12-story tower, a 23-story addition was built in the late 1990's. It is adjacent to Columbus Commons park and overlooks the Statehouse.
July 3, 20186 yr Tour Capitol Square tower undergoing $7M in renovations (slideshow) Interior work is finishing up on one of the largest office towers on Capitol Square. Hearn Co. acquired the 25-story high-rise at 10 W. Broad Street for an undisclosed price last year and took out a $30 million loan in part to refresh the 407,000-square-foot building's common areas. Formerly One Columbus, the building now goes by 10 West Broad. It is located at the northwest corner of Broad and High streets. ( . . . ) The building has seen several common area updates, including the lobby, hallways, elevator banks, gymnasium, plus a new large meeting room and new rooftop area with an indoor lounge for tenants. MORE: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/06/13/tour-capitol-square-tower-undergoing-7m-in.html
July 3, 20186 yr It would be amazing if that narrow surface lot on the north side of this building could get developed. It's one of the few remaining surface lots on High, and in a prime location.
July 3, 20186 yr It would be amazing if that narrow surface lot on the north side of this building could get developed. It's one of the few remaining surface lots on High, and in a prime location. It's such a prime spot too. Well, the bad news is it's owned by our favorite slumlords...er... I mean local owners... The Tonti Organization. Maybe they'll pull a Madison's Building on us all and sell it finally?
July 3, 20186 yr It would be amazing if that narrow surface lot on the north side of this building could get developed. It's one of the few remaining surface lots on High, and in a prime location. It's such a prime spot too. Well, the bad news is it's owned by our favorite slumlords...er... I mean local owners... The Tonti Organization. Maybe they'll pull a Madison's Building on us all and sell it finally? I designed a nice pocket park for this parking lot when I was in school - in 1988. It's been a parking lot for a long time...
July 3, 20186 yr It would be amazing if that narrow surface lot on the north side of this building could get developed. It's one of the few remaining surface lots on High, and in a prime location. It's such a prime spot too. Well, the bad news is it's owned by our favorite slumlords...er... I mean local owners... The Tonti Organization. Maybe they'll pull a Madison's Building on us all and sell it finally? I designed a nice pocket park for this parking lot when I was in school - in 1988. It's been a parking lot for a long time... There are parking lots Downtown that have been there for a LONG time, like the one at the northeast corner of 3rd and State, which hasn't held a single building since 1938.
July 5, 20186 yr It would be amazing if that narrow surface lot on the north side of this building could get developed. It's one of the few remaining surface lots on High, and in a prime location. It's such a prime spot too. Well, the bad news is it's owned by our favorite slumlords...er... I mean local owners... The Tonti Organization. Maybe they'll pull a Madison's Building on us all and sell it finally? I designed a nice pocket park for this parking lot when I was in school - in 1988. It's been a parking lot for a long time... The 10 W Broad building planned pretty well for a neighbor/expansion on that north facade -- a 4-story podium with a 13-floor set-back tower would fit perfectly.
July 5, 20186 yr ^ That is exactly what I've always thought. It almost looks like it was built next to a taller building and then the taller building was torn down.
July 24, 20186 yr Abandoned Building to See New Life as Rise Brands HQ Rise Brands – the company behind PINS Mechanical Co. and 16-Bit Bar+Arcade – is planning a relocation of their company offices into a building at 134 East Long Street. Plans to renovate the historic structure were reviewed by the Downtown Commission this morning. “Rise has expanded past their current headquarters and they’re looking at this building basically because it’s really close to their main locations,” explained Brad Parish, President of Architectural Alliance, the architecture firm designing the project. “There’s interest in restoring the existing 1875 building to bring it back to its former glory.” More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/abandoned-building-to-see-new-life-as-rise-brands-hq-we1 https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/07/24/pins-mechanical-owner-envisions-new-downtown-hq.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 24, 20186 yr ^This looks like a great project. I'm excited to see the old building re-purposed. The shading created with mesh and vines looks great.
July 26, 20186 yr Another view from Gay & High of the six-story, 231-unit, mixed use development that is under construction along High Street between Gay and Long streets on a former surface parking lot. Early July photo from CU at https://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-july-2018-edition-we1
August 20, 20186 yr The crane for the Gay & High project was dismantled yesterday. It looks like there is still quite a bit of work to be done to finish the project though.
August 20, 20186 yr It's still kind of sad the entire block is only to be six stories. Thought there was more potential there. Very Stable Genius
August 20, 20186 yr It's still kind of sad the entire block is only to be six stories. Thought there was more potential there. I think the problem was how large the parcel is. You could have fit two Riffe Towers side by side here. If had been split into two or three parcels, I could have seen one or two developers going up to 20 stories, maybe even more. I have read that the amount of square footage in the building currently being built is equal to some of the tallest buildings in Columbus even though it's only 6 stories tall. It certainly would have been nice to have some more height here, but I think this is going to be a great addition regardless. Now if only we could get the rest of the buildings across the street renovated and get that 12-story hotel built that was rumored to be going on the last surface lot over there.
September 13, 20186 yr The city downtown campus turned out nicely and has some good views from the top of the Coleman building.
September 13, 20186 yr These two projects will seriously improve this part of downtown. I just wish the Downtown Commission would have demanded better for that dead concrete wall with garage ventilation along the sidewalk when everything else is active uses in that area.
September 13, 20186 yr Take a look at the three residential mid-rises just approved for downtown Hundreds of new residential units are planned for downtown with a trio of mixed-use developments. The Downtown Commission approved the development plans for the three projects – two in the Long Street corridor and the other along Main Street to the south – during its Tuesday morning meeting. The projects can next begin to apply for permits and prepare for construction. All three, which have been before the commission before, will bring ground-floor retail and residential units. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/06/26/take-a-look-at-the-three-residential-mid-rises.html Building, foundation, and site plan permits have been applied for and are actively under review. Hopefully this will break ground soon. All this info is viewable at https://ca.columbus.gov/ca/ if you search engineering applications and search under address 230 E Long.
September 13, 20186 yr Nice updates! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 13, 20186 yr Yay!!! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 25, 20186 yr 2 new buildings proposed for downtown's Long Street corridor Two more projects could be coming to what are now flat parking lots along the Long Street corridor downtown. The Downtown Commission heard plans for both small developments in what's become an area dominated by big residential projects in recent years. East Long Street has increasingly grown into a residential and retail avenue that connects the central stretch of downtown with the Discovery District to the east. At the northeast corner of East Long and North 6th streets, Edwards Cos. is proposing turning the block into a four-story, 257-space parking garage with a 1,950-square-foot retail space fronting Long Street. David Goth with Lupton Rausch Architects said there was a potential for a dog park there, too. The private parking lot would primarily serve people living in the new residential buildings nearby. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/09/25/2-new-buildings-proposed-for-downtowns-long-street.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 25, 20186 yr I like the look of the retail portion of the garage, but the entire Long Street frontage of it should be retail, not just the corner.
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