August 20, 2024Aug 20 Saw this on instagram and hope it someday will be like this! Looks to be on oak st between young and 5th. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-3vV9AN0-j/?igsh=aGVkMGZubzFjOGpr
August 20, 2024Aug 20 9 hours ago, VintageLife said: Saw this on instagram and hope it someday will be like this! Looks to be on oak st between young and 5th. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-3vV9AN0-j/?igsh=aGVkMGZubzFjOGpr I wish my eyeballs were not subjected to those instagram comments.
August 20, 2024Aug 20 1 hour ago, TIm said: I wish my eyeballs were not subjected to those instagram comments. I didn’t check those, I know better than that.
August 20, 2024Aug 20 Sad day. The United Way redev is back next week as a 5-story, 82 unit proposal.
August 20, 2024Aug 20 1 hour ago, amped91 said: Sad day. The United Way redev is back next week as a 5-story, 82 unit proposal. I was told it was going to be smaller. Honestly they should just hold the site at that point.
August 20, 2024Aug 20 26 minutes ago, columbus17 said: I was told it was going to be smaller. Honestly they should just hold the site at that point. Normally I say go ahead and build. But knowing what was planned here, and knowing the population influx we have coming—with this I agree, and say wait until the funding/lending is better, and do this right.
August 20, 2024Aug 20 CMHA downsizes proposal for United Way HQ site in downtown Columbus The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority is moving forward with the redevelopment of the former United Way headquarters in downtown Columbus. CMHA submitted new plans for the project at 360 S. 3rd St. to the Downtown Commission, which will meet next week. The project has been retooled from a 12-story, mixed-use building into a five-story, residential-only building. Bob Bitzenhofer, vice president of planning and development at CMHA, said the project's scope changed due to funding sources. CMHA had originally planned to use a 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit and other gap financing for the project, but because of a technical issue with downtown Columbus' Census tract, will now be using a 9% tax credit, which had different building criteria. "We had to size the project down to fit into that program," Bitzenhofer told me. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/08/20/cmha-downtown-columbus-united-way-hq.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 20, 2024Aug 20 Alley activation: Downtown Columbus Inc. temporarily turns street into community space The Cherry Street alley in downtown Columbus has been temporarily transformed into a space with seating and yard games. The area, dubbed the Cherry Pit, is on a section of Cherry Street that Downtown Columbus Inc. has closed between South 4th and Zettler streets from Aug. 16 to Oct. 13. "This is something that we heard loud and clear from the downtown strategic plan," said Madison Cole, spokeswoman for DCI. "We're making a place for people to sit and play, rather than a place for cars." More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/08/20/cherry-pit-downtown.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 20, 2024Aug 20 3 minutes ago, ColDayMan said: CMHA downsizes proposal for United Way HQ site in downtown Columbus The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority is moving forward with the redevelopment of the former United Way headquarters in downtown Columbus. CMHA submitted new plans for the project at 360 S. 3rd St. to the Downtown Commission, which will meet next week. The project has been retooled from a 12-story, mixed-use building into a five-story, residential-only building. Bob Bitzenhofer, vice president of planning and development at CMHA, said the project's scope changed due to funding sources. CMHA had originally planned to use a 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit and other gap financing for the project, but because of a technical issue with downtown Columbus' Census tract, will now be using a 9% tax credit, which had different building criteria. "We had to size the project down to fit into that program," Bitzenhofer told me. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/08/20/cmha-downtown-columbus-united-way-hq.html Then they should wait, and do what was approved. United way went with them because of the proposal they put forward. This isn’t that proposal and is super annoying.
August 20, 2024Aug 20 1 hour ago, VintageLife said: Then they should wait, and do what was approved. United way went with them because of the proposal they put forward. This isn’t that proposal and is super annoying. Looks like Frisbie but better haha
August 20, 2024Aug 20 Per the article it’s a census tract issue. CMHA can’t build projects that they cannot fund. I guess it’s a federal funding rule? I’d rather see affordable housing built sooner than later, the need is great.
August 21, 2024Aug 21 56 minutes ago, Pablo said: Per the article it’s a census tract issue. CMHA can’t build projects that they cannot fund. I guess it’s a federal funding rule? I’d rather see affordable housing built sooner than later, the need is great. Eh, I would rather they build it somewhere else and wait for this location. The lack of retail is stupid also.
August 21, 2024Aug 21 15 hours ago, VintageLife said: Eh, I would rather they build it somewhere else and wait for this location. The lack of retail is stupid also. Agreed, there's no reason a new building downtown should be reduced to 5 stories and being only residential.
August 21, 2024Aug 21 Scaled-Down Proposal for United Way Site Submitted to Downtown Commission A scaled-down proposal for the former United Way Headquarters site at 360 S. Third St. will be heard by the Downtown Commission next week. Originally envisioned as a 12-story, 136-unit building with a parking garage and 30,000 square feet of commercial space, the new plan calls for a five-story building with 82 apartments. In 2022, United Way of Central Ohio announced that it had accepted a proposal from the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) and national nonprofit The Community Builders (TCB) to redevelop the one-acre parcel. The commission reviewed an initial proposal for the site in early 2023. More below: https://columbusunderground.com/scaled-down-proposal-for-united-way-site-submitted-to-downtown-commission-bw1/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 21, 2024Aug 21 Downtown commission should make it a hard and fast rule to NOT allow any new surface parking in downtown EVER again...
August 22, 2024Aug 22 5 hours ago, ColDayMan said: Scaled-Down Proposal for United Way Site Submitted to Downtown Commission A scaled-down proposal for the former United Way Headquarters site at 360 S. Third St. will be heard by the Downtown Commission next week. Originally envisioned as a 12-story, 136-unit building with a parking garage and 30,000 square feet of commercial space, the new plan calls for a five-story building with 82 apartments. In 2022, United Way of Central Ohio announced that it had accepted a proposal from the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) and national nonprofit The Community Builders (TCB) to redevelop the one-acre parcel. The commission reviewed an initial proposal for the site in early 2023. More below: https://columbusunderground.com/scaled-down-proposal-for-united-way-site-submitted-to-downtown-commission-bw1/ These developments are all a failure. There is NOTHING in this article stating how they will help those individuals gain skills and careers that allow them to make more money to move into a non-affordable development, or even better, purchase their own home. That's a missing link I hear few ever talking about.
August 22, 2024Aug 22 10 hours ago, columbus17 said: These developments are all a failure. There is NOTHING in this article stating how they will help those individuals gain skills and careers that allow them to make more money to move into a non-affordable development, or even better, purchase their own home. That's a missing link I hear few ever talking about. This is a CMHA project. Here's the missing link you were asking for: https://www.cmhanet.com/ResidentPrograms/ResidentServices
August 22, 2024Aug 22 22 hours ago, ColDayMan said: Scaled-Down Proposal for United Way Site Submitted to Downtown Commission A scaled-down proposal for the former United Way Headquarters site at 360 S. Third St. will be heard by the Downtown Commission next week. Originally envisioned as a 12-story, 136-unit building with a parking garage and 30,000 square feet of commercial space, the new plan calls for a five-story building with 82 apartments. In 2022, United Way of Central Ohio announced that it had accepted a proposal from the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) and national nonprofit The Community Builders (TCB) to redevelop the one-acre parcel. The commission reviewed an initial proposal for the site in early 2023. More below: https://columbusunderground.com/scaled-down-proposal-for-united-way-site-submitted-to-downtown-commission-bw1/ What a disappointment. The only saving grace is if we can additional concurrently next to this one and do organic build-out vs some of the mega block structures.
August 29, 2024Aug 29 Downtown Columbus, Inc. to Buy 3 Buildings From Huntington Bank Huntington Bank announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell three prominent office buildings near the center of downtown. The buyer will be Downtown Columbus, Inc A press release sent out this morning by Huntington Bank did not have any specific information about what will become of the buildings, apart from the fact that they will be preserved, that the bank will maintain its historic branch in the 17 S. High St. building, and that Downtown Columbus, Inc. “plans to redevelop the historic mainstays into dynamic spaces.” More details concerning redevelopment plans and tenants will be forthcoming later this year, according to the release.
August 29, 2024Aug 29 7 minutes ago, VintageLife said: Downtown Columbus, Inc. to Buy 3 Buildings From Huntington Bank Huntington Bank announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell three prominent office buildings near the center of downtown. The buyer will be Downtown Columbus, Inc A press release sent out this morning by Huntington Bank did not have any specific information about what will become of the buildings, apart from the fact that they will be preserved, that the bank will maintain its historic branch in the 17 S. High St. building, and that Downtown Columbus, Inc. “plans to redevelop the historic mainstays into dynamic spaces.” More details concerning redevelopment plans and tenants will be forthcoming later this year, according to the release. For anyone who doesn't remember (like I didn't), Downtown Columbus Inc. is the new name for the former Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC).
August 29, 2024Aug 29 14 minutes ago, PizzaScissors said: For anyone who doesn't remember (like I didn't), Downtown Columbus Inc. is the new name for the former Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC). Sorry, I should have kept that part in there. I’m hoping they don’t under achieve with this. There is room to add another building and make this little section a true downtown gem. Edited August 29, 2024Aug 29 by VintageLife
August 29, 2024Aug 29 15 minutes ago, VintageLife said: There is room to add another building and make this little section a true downtown gem. Where are you referring to?
August 29, 2024Aug 29 More on that... Huntington Bank to sell three buildings to Downtown Columbus Inc. Downtown Columbus Inc. will redevelop three downtown buildings at the corner of Broad and High streets. Huntington National Bank announced Thursday that it agreed to sell the three downtown commercial buildings that it solicited proposals for at the beginning of this year. Downtown Columbus Inc. will purchase the Huntington Plaza at 37 W. Broad St., the Wyandotte Building at 21 W. Broad St. and Capitol Square Building at 17 S. High St. The purchase price was not disclosed. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/08/29/huntington-downtown-buildings-sale.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 29, 2024Aug 29 32 minutes ago, smjjms said: Where are you referring to? On the parking section behind the 1960’s building
August 29, 2024Aug 29 1. Historic Huntington Bank Building has huge potential for a higher end hotel with an elaborate lobby/lounge/restaurant and bar. 2. Wyandotte I think could be converted to condos. 3. 1960's era building could be the mix used of ground floor restaurant/retail, it has nice patio space. Office and apartments above. Likely mostly apartments IMO. No matter what ends up happening, there are so many awesome options ahead for this collection of buildings!
August 29, 2024Aug 29 24 minutes ago, Gnoraa said: 1. Historic Huntington Bank Building has huge potential for a higher end hotel with an elaborate lobby/lounge/restaurant and bar. 2. Wyandotte I think could be converted to condos. 3. 1960's era building could be the mix used of ground floor restaurant/retail, it has nice patio space. Office and apartments above. Likely mostly apartments IMO. No matter what ends up happening, there are so many awesome options ahead for this collection of buildings! 1960s needs a new facade to match the other two.
August 29, 2024Aug 29 1 hour ago, VintageLife said: On the parking section behind the 1960’s building I suppose something could be built there - it's pretty tight and the roof of a parking garage. The little brick building should stay - it's charming. I've always loved this pocket park, it reminds me of Paley Park in NYC but without a water wall:
August 29, 2024Aug 29 2 minutes ago, Pablo said: I suppose something could be built there - it's pretty tight and the roof of a parking garage. The little brick building should stay - it's charming. I've always loved this pocket park, it reminds me of Paley Park in NYC but without a water wall: 100% it would be tight, but I think something even just 5-6 stories high would be awesome. It would just finish that area and make it even more dense. The smaller building 100% should stay.
August 29, 2024Aug 29 On 1/25/2024 at 12:38 PM, Whopper Jr said: If the buyer wants to get really crazy, they could probably fit in another new mid-rise directly on the SWC of Broad and High between Wyandotte and 17 S High. They'd lose some existing retail but that is a prime corner (if not THE prime corner). I still maintain they can fit another builiding, or at least an expansion of the existing buildings, on the corner here. Pull it right out to both sidewalks.
August 29, 2024Aug 29 48 minutes ago, Whopper Jr said: I still maintain they can fit another builiding, or at least an expansion of the existing buildings, on the corner here. Pull it right out to both sidewalks. They could even replace the space that pizza rustica, with a 4 story building.
August 30, 2024Aug 30 On 8/29/2024 at 4:14 PM, Whopper Jr said: I still maintain they can fit another builiding, or at least an expansion of the existing buildings, on the corner here. Pull it right out to both sidewalks. 100% they should build out the corner. If we could lure any type of flagship retail use this would be a fantastic location for it and help put some street life back into the center of downtown
August 31, 2024Aug 31 Downtown Columbus Inc. will buy trio of Huntington buildings. Now what? Three downtown Columbus buildings are slated for redevelopment, and though plans haven't been released, downtown supporters say a project of this scale could be transformative for the neighborhood. Downtown Columbus Inc. will purchase the Huntington Plaza at 37 W. Broad St., the Wyandotte Building at 21 W. Broad St. and the Capitol Square Building at 17 S. High St. Amy Taylor, president of Downtown Columbus Inc., said the firm plans to buy the trio of buildings by the end of the year. "The announcement (Thursday was) the first step," she said in an emailed statement. "Now we’ll begin the due diligence process with an eye toward closing at the end of the year, at which point, more details on plans will be available." More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/08/30/huntington-buildings-downtown-columbus-inc.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 31, 2024Aug 31 CMHA to revise design of downtown apartment complex The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority is tweaking the design of its latest project in the hopes to start site work this year. CMHA submitted new plans for the project at 360 S. 3rd St. to the Downtown Commission, which reviewed them on a conceptual basis this week. The project has been retooled from a 12-story, mixed-use building into a five-story, residential-only building. Dubbed AspireColumbus, the apartment complex now will have 82 units, down from 136. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/08/30/cmha-downtown-apartment.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 2, 2024Sep 2 https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/s/PPgeWgRRp7 some idiot drove into be Char Bar. Hopefully it doesn’t make the building condemned. It would be a huge shame to lose a building like this.
September 2, 2024Sep 2 13 hours ago, VintageLife said: https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/s/PPgeWgRRp7 some idiot drove into be Char Bar. Hopefully it doesn’t make the building condemned. It would be a huge shame to lose a building like this. The damage looked bad. Several large cracks.
September 3, 2024Sep 3 On 9/1/2024 at 9:25 PM, VintageLife said: https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/s/PPgeWgRRp7 some idiot drove into be Char Bar. Hopefully it doesn’t make the building condemned. It would be a huge shame to lose a building like this. Is The Char Bar a parcel that was intended to be developed but that particular portion was slated to be saved? If so, I'm ready to start spinning a conspiracy tale. It was a targeted attack by the developers! Guy wasn't drunk, he was sober and hired to smash into that building so the developers can get the building condemned, demolish it and build whatever they want!
September 3, 2024Sep 3 1 hour ago, TIm said: Is The Char Bar a parcel that was intended to be developed but that particular portion was slated to be saved? If so, I'm ready to start spinning a conspiracy tale. It was a targeted attack by the developers! Guy wasn't drunk, he was sober and hired to smash into that building so the developers can get the building condemned, demolish it and build whatever they want! I don’t think anything has ever been proposed there. Hopefully they can get the building fixed and just continue as is.
September 3, 2024Sep 3 1 hour ago, VintageLife said: I don’t think anything has ever been proposed there. Hopefully they can get the building fixed and just continue as is. But..... my conspiracy! This really hurts it.
September 4, 2024Sep 4 Big crane downtown this morning, looks like it's between N 3rd and Lazelle, maybe on Gay Street? Anyone know what that's for?
September 4, 2024Sep 4 4 minutes ago, PizzaScissors said: Big crane downtown this morning, looks like it's between N 3rd and Lazelle, maybe on Gay Street? Anyone know what that's for? Nevermind, looks like it's for equipment lifts to the rooftop of the Continental Centre at 150 E Gay. I found the right-of-way occupancy permit and it looks like that section of Gay is slated to be closed for around 40 days.
September 4, 2024Sep 4 That project will include a rooftop amenity deck. Probably need to hoist the pool!
September 4, 2024Sep 4 1 hour ago, Pablo said: That project will include a rooftop amenity deck. Probably need to hoist the pool! 100 N High will have a rooftop (hoisted) pool as well. Add in the Nicholas and the Renaissance, that's four rooftop pools within a few blocks.
September 4, 2024Sep 4 53 minutes ago, PizzaScissors said: 100 N High will have a rooftop (hoisted) pool as well. Add in the Nicholas and the Renaissance, that's four rooftop pools within a few blocks. I don’t remember seeing 100 n high with a pool.
September 4, 2024Sep 4 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 4, 2024Sep 4 5 hours ago, Pablo said: That project will include a rooftop amenity deck. Probably need to hoist the pool! It looked to me like they were hoisting HVAC equipment today, but yea I'm sure they'll have to hoist the pool eventually as well.
September 5, 2024Sep 5 Retail space for lease, major pieces coming together for Continental Centre conversion. The article also mentions the windows won't open. I'm assuming it would have been cost prohibitive to swap out the windows. They are placing state of the art air handlers on the roof to provide fresh air to the units. They hope to add about 400 new residents downtown. https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/09/05/continental-centre.html Quote The redevelopment of a former downtown office tower hit a major milestone ahead of its planned opening next summer. The 26-story Continental Centre, at 150 E. Gay St., is being converted into a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, along with ground-floor retail, an amenity area with a pool on the rooftop and a below-grade gym. The retail space is now being advertised for lease. The air handlers and HVAC system for the building are being put onto the roof this week. Some units on the upper floors are taking shape. .... Bernstein Cos., which paid nearly $12 million for the building in 2021, has plans for a roughly 11,000-square-foot retail space in the ground floor of the building. Aftuck said he sees a single tenant likely taking the whole space, which includes some basement storage or additional square footage. "We think a restaurant or a grab-and-go, small grocer would do well in the space," Aftuck told me. Floors five through 26 of the 50-year-old building will be residential, aside from part of the 24th floor, which has a historic conference room and bathroom that must be preserved and will become part of a tenant amenity area. It also will have a party room with a wet bar. In addition to the conference space, there are historic lights and tiles that will remain across the building. The post-modern design will be carried throughout, Aftuck said.
September 5, 2024Sep 5 33 minutes ago, Pablo said: Retail space for lease, major pieces coming together for Continental Centre conversion. The article also mentions the windows won't open. I'm assuming it would have been cost prohibitive to swap out the windows. They are placing state of the art air handlers on the roof to provide fresh air to the units. They hope to add about 400 new residents downtown. https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/09/05/continental-centre.html Love how many people this project could add. Add in the Edwards buildings along Gay that showed up in the bike trail renderings and this area could be super lively in a few years.
September 5, 2024Sep 5 52 minutes ago, Pablo said: Retail space for lease, major pieces coming together for Continental Centre conversion. The article also mentions the windows won't open. I'm assuming it would have been cost prohibitive to swap out the windows. They are placing state of the art air handlers on the roof to provide fresh air to the units. They hope to add about 400 new residents downtown. https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/09/05/continental-centre.html Preston Centre (PNC Bank) windows don't open either, do they? I wonder if the same considerations were taken in that building with its residential conversion.
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