January 14, 201411 yr More about the 801 Polaris - the four-story, 270-unit apartment building in which all the parking would be housed in an attached garage - being built by Kaufman Development in the Polaris area. First, here are a couple of exterior renderings from the development website at http://livekaufman.com/communities/polaris/
January 14, 201411 yr Next, here are some construction progress photos of the 801 Polaris development from the Kaufman Development facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/livekaufman
January 14, 201411 yr You know, I actually drove all the way up to Polaris the other day. The last time I was up there was to see the Iron Maiden-headlined Ozzfest of 2005. I couldn't even tell where the amphitheater was this time. There's been a lot of development up there that was just woods the last time.
May 26, 201411 yr More construction progress photos of 801 Polaris - the four-story, 270-unit apartment building in which all the parking would be housed in an attached garage - being built by Kaufman Development in the Polaris area. Photos from http://livekaufman.com/communities/polaris/ and from the Kaufman Development facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/livekaufman. This photo is dated January 14: These photos are dated March 17:
May 26, 201411 yr Construction photo - dated April 3 - of a pool courtyard at 801 Polaris from the Kaufman Development facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/livekaufman:
June 24, 201410 yr Another 801 Polaris update from Kaufman Development's facebook page. Photos posted June 19 at
June 25, 201410 yr Developer wants road at old Germain Amphitheater By Mark Ferenchik, The Columbus Dispatch Sunday, June 15, 2014 - 10:57 AM Almost seven years after Germain Amphitheater held its last performance, the site’s owner is preparing the property for development. The key piece: a new road planned to run through the site and connect the I-71/Gemini Place interchange and Worthington Road. The road would run parallel to congested Polaris Parkway, relieving it of some of its traffic while opening the 90-acre site for development. (. . .) There has been talk of extending Gemini Place east through the site for about a year, said Delaware County Engineer Chris Bauserman. The road would curve directly into Worthington Road, which would be widened. The state has secured $2.5 million for the project, which has no total cost yet. Property owners are contributing 10 to 13 acres for right of way, which equates to a $2 million to $3 million contribution. Delaware County has committed $6.5 million to widen Worthington Road to Africa Road, which would make it compatible with the Gemini extension MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/06/15/developer-wants-road-at-old-site-of-concerts.html
June 25, 201410 yr Below is a map of the proposed Gemini Place extension and a photo showing how the existing Gemini Place roadway stops at the former Germain Amphitheater property:
July 15, 201410 yr CU had a recent report about the construction progress of 801 Polaris - the four-story, 270-unit apartment building in which all tenant parking will be housed in an attached garage - being built by Kaufman Development in the Polaris area at http://www.columbusunderground.com/801-polaris-phases-in-new-residents-through-construction-process Some parts of the long interconnected structure are finished and occupied. Other parts are still months away from completion. Below are some exterior photos showing this difference in the construction progress: The report on 801 Polaris at http://www.columbusunderground.com/801-polaris-phases-in-new-residents-through-construction-process also has some photos of exterior spaces plus many more photos of common area interiors and individual unit interiors.
August 18, 201410 yr Some more about Kaufman's 801 Polaris development from the Dispatch: Four-story apartment complex reaches new heights for Polaris-area housing By Jim Welker, The Columbus Dispatch Sunday, July 20, 2014, 5:08 AM In the forest of new apartments opening in the Polaris area, one stands slightly above the others. The development — called 801 Polaris — is four stories high. Traditional suburban complexes stop at three stories to avoid elevators and other high-rise building requirements. The five-story parking garage and surrounding four-story apartments were a necessary response to the 6.3-acre site, which couldn’t accommodate a traditional suburban complex with this many units (270). “The traditional three-story suburban walkup doesn’t fit on this site,” Todd Moroz, chief operating officer with the builder, Kaufman Development, said. “We saw an opportunity here others overlooked.” The height of 801 Polaris isn’t the only thing that makes it stand out. The complex carries the contemporary look of its sister complex, 600 Goodale, on the edge of Downtown. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/home_and_garden/2014/07/20/01-four-story-apartment-complex-reaches-new-heights-for-polaris-area-housing.html
August 18, 201410 yr In addition to the 270-unit 801 Polaris development featured in the previous Dispatch article, also mentioned was a number of recently opened apartment complexes in the Polaris area: - 309-unit Avenue Apartments off Lazelle Road - 224-unit Polaris Place apartments on the north side of Polaris Parkway - 226-unit Residences at Liberty Crossing, on Rt. 23 south of Polaris Parkway - 196-unit Grand at Polaris complex (scheduled to open in the fall) on S. Old State Road http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/home_and_garden/2014/07/20/01-four-story-apartment-complex-reaches-new-heights-for-polaris-area-housing.html
August 18, 201410 yr I drive by 801-Polaris often and I actually like it. It really stands out in such a boring suburban area.
January 28, 201510 yr The "IKEA is coming to Polaris" story has been posted over in the Columbus retail news thread HERE. And it's also been posted over in the Cleveland retail news thread HERE and HERE. But since it is, after all, a Polaris area development project, it should also be posted in this development thread. So here's a recap of the recent articles about the IKEA development: - Ikea plans to open Polaris store in 2017: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2015/01/26/0126-ikea-coming-to-polaris.html - IKEA Coming to Columbus in Summer 2017: http://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-ikea - Ikea eyes Polaris for next Ohio store: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2015/01/26/ikea-eyes-polaris-for-3rd-ohio-store.html
January 28, 201510 yr More about the IKEA locating process from Business First: - Ikea scouted several sites before finding ‘just the right spot’ at Polaris: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2015/01/ikea-scouted-several-sites-before-finding-just-the.html
January 28, 201510 yr ^ And nobody can really argue against Polaris being 'the right spot' for an IKEA. After all, for all the hype, excitement and civic pride over being selected for one of their stores - IKEA is a typical big box in a parking lot. Look at the development proposal graphics below. But I do like one part of the IKEA Polaris location. It's going on 33 acres of the 91-acre former Polaris/Germain Amphitheater site:
January 29, 201510 yr ^ I liked what local retail analyst Chris Boring said about this in the CU article: Retail Analyst Says Columbus is Ready for IKEA “IKEA is the king-daddy of big box stores,” says Boring. “At 354,000 square feet, it will be the same size as all of Lennox Town Center, including Target, the AMC Theater and all of the outlot restaurants combined all under one roof."
January 29, 201510 yr Boring also had this to say in that article about a Polaris IKEA: “The Polaris area is already one of the most traffic-congested areas of Central Ohio and the new IKEA with 1200 parking spaces will add more traffic. ... This area is badly in need of more infrastructure and more long-range planning.” I don't know if IKEA will bring more planning to the Polaris area. But it does look like it'll bring more infrastructure. At a minimum, an extension of Gemini Parkway is necessary to access the new IKEA location. However, the developer of the former Germain Amphitheater site wants to extend Gemini Parkway past the IKEA site, into the rest of the 91-acre site, and connect it with two existing roads to the east. This would open up the remaining former amphitheater acreage for development. The developer has agreed to donate 11 acres to provide ODOT with the necessary right-of-way for this road extension. However, the funding for building the road extension is currently about $3-to-4 million short of estimates to build the full length. Business First has more about this below (plus a map of the proposed road in the Polaris area): Ikea highlights need for road improvements at Polaris, but funding may fall short By Brian R. Ball, Staff Reporter - Columbus Business First UPDATED: Jan 28, 2015, 3:24pm EST Ikea's upcoming Columbus store is spurring action on long-planned roadway improvements at Polaris, but officials first have to fix a funding shortfall for the project. A project that would extend Gemini Parkway and improve connections to nearby roads would cost $11 million to $12 million, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation, but state and local pledges so far add up to only about $8 million. Delaware County, which stands to gain more than $1 million a year in sales taxes from Ikea customers, has committed $4 million to the project, while ODOT has pledged $2.5 million and Westerville has tentatively pledged another $500,000. Columbus will contribute $1 million through property taxes generated from an established tax increment financing district. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2015/01/ikea-highlights-need-for-road-improvements-at.html
February 12, 201510 yr More about what might be developed on the former Polaris/Germain Amphitheater site. Developers who control the former amphitheater site seem to be at the conceptual planning stage for an "urban village/town center" type development. This article was written about a week before IKEA announced that it's going on 33 acres of the 91-acre former amphitheater site. But it sounds like the remaining land is being talked about for this "urban village/town center" development: Could Germain Amphitheater site become an urban village? By Mark Ferenchik, The Columbus Dispatch Monday, January 19, 2015 - 7:30 AM Developers envision a town-center-style project on the former site of Germain Amphitheater — a place where residents can walk to work and stores. They compare the project to Grandview Yard and similar developments that several Columbus suburbs are planning. Owners of the amphitheater site are working on a footprint for the development as plans are in the works to build a road through the site connecting the I-71/Gemini Place interchange and Worthington Road. “The new (road) opens up the amphitheater land,” said developer Bob Weiler, one of the principals in the partnership that owns the property. Weiler said developers have been talking to a major retailer, whom he would not name. (IKEA) ( . . . ) The 120-acre amphitheater site has sat dormant since the last show there in 2007. Eighty to 90 acres are developable, said Franz Geiger, managing director of NP Limited, developer of the Polaris Centers of Commerce area. ( . . . ) Polaris 91 LLC, a partnership including the principals of Geiger, Weiler, developer Don Kelley and other limited partners, bought the amphitheater property in January 2012 for $5.5 million from California-based Live Nation. The partners paid about $1 million in additional costs for taxes and other fees that Live Nation owed. The 20,000-seat venue, originally known as Polaris Amphitheater, opened on June 18, 1994, and operated for 14 seasons. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/01/19/amphitheater-site-an-urban-lure.html
February 12, 201510 yr More about the Gemini Place road extension that Business First previously reported on and was posted (1/29/15) in this thread. The Dispatch had another article about this (map below). The previous post talked about an "urban village/town center" type conceptual development for the non-IKEA former amphitheater land. This article talks about "sidewalks and multi-use trails" to be included with this road extension. However, the Polaris area is notoriously unwalkable at present. Which leads to speculation on whether the Polaris area could ever be walkable in the future? Teeming traffic, few sidewalks — can the Polaris, Gemini Place area be 'walkable'? By Mark Ferenchik, The Columbus Dispatch Sunday, February 1, 2015 - 8:32 AM The Gemini Place extension linking I-71 to Worthington Road through the old Germain Amphitheater site will include sidewalks and a multiuse trail, planners say. That means pedestrians and bicyclists will one day have a route to travel between Westerville and the Polaris Fashion Place area, said one of the developers of the amphitheater site that is to feature an Ikea store in 2017. However, that store, along with other development, will drive up the number of vehicles on the roads in an area already teeming with traffic. “That’s an area that seemed to continually outgrow its projections,” said Nick Gill, assistant director of transportation for the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. Some area residents said it’s a mistake that the amphitheater site isn’t already connected through sidewalks to the rest of the Polaris area. Some sidewalks have been built along Polaris Parkway, Gemini Place and other area roads, but there are gaps. “In front of the mall, they should have had sidewalks on both sides,” said Lisa Thurber, a past president of the Far North Columbus Communities Coalition who now lives in Delaware County’s Genoa Township. Chris Sharp, the sales manager at roll, a bicycle store on Polaris Parkway east of I-71, said people have to walk on the berm to get to work. Last week, there were plenty of footprints in the snow on sidewalks as well as in the street. “Something needs to be connected over here,” Sharp said. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/02/01/teeming-traffic-few-sidewalks--can-this-area-be-walkable.html
February 12, 201510 yr Teeming traffic, few sidewalks — can the Polaris, Gemini Place area be 'walkable'? You can add all the sidewalks and bike paths you want but the design of the developments are still auto-oriented and that won't change anytime soon.
February 12, 201510 yr Polaris is barely even drivable, let alone walkable. Anytime I want to go to an establishment on Polaris Parkway, I invariably drive past it and have to turn around and double back. You can't see anything from the road, and there is only a driveway to the retail plazas every half mile or so. It's a maze. There are a lot of apartments in the area though and I bet multipurpose paths would get used, as weird as they would be. Good for them for thinking about this - definitely a sign of changing trends and ways of thinking from 15 years ago when they built the area.
March 6, 201510 yr A bit more from the Dispatch about sidewalks and the Polaris area: Building of Ikea at Polaris renews talk of bridging gaps in sidewalks By Mark Ferenchik, The Columbus Dispatch Saturday, February 21, 2015 - 5:54 AM The Columbus City Council has the power to force property owners to build sidewalks. The city charter says so, said City Attorney Richard C. Pfeiffer Jr. The issue came up recently when plans were revealed to extend Gemini Place through the former Germain Amphitheater site between I-71 and Worthington Road. The plans include sidewalks and a multiuse trail. The town center project that developers envision there also would have sidewalks. But there are many gaps in the sidewalks along Polaris Parkway and Gemini Place, and sidewalks weren’t built around Polaris Fashion Place. That’s because a Feb. 5, 2001, agreement approved by the city’s development director at the time said no sidewalks were required on Polaris Parkway and Gemini Place, which run south and north of the mall. The requirement was waived because the tax-increment financing fund used to pay for public improvements in the area didn’t have enough money. But according to the city charter, the city could make up for past gaps. City Council spokesman John Ivanic said many questions still need to be discussed since Ikea announced in January that it will build a store on the former amphitheater site. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/02/21/building-of-ikea-at-polaris-renews-talk-of-bridging-gaps-in-sidewalks.html
March 6, 201510 yr One recent Polaris development that might benefit from more sidewalks is 801 Polaris (the four-story, 270-unit apartment building with all tenant parking housed in an attached garage). Here are a few finished exterior photos of 801 Polaris from https://www.facebook.com/801Polaris#!/livekaufman and http://livekaufman.com/communities/polaris/:
March 6, 201510 yr Here are a few finished interior photos of the common areas at 801 Polaris from https://www.facebook.com/801Polaris#!/livekaufman and http://livekaufman.com/communities/polaris/:
March 7, 201510 yr Here are a few finished interior photos of the common areas at 801 Polaris from https://www.facebook.com/801Polaris#!/livekaufman and http://livekaufman.com/communities/polaris/: Owned and built by Kaufman, no thanks!
May 29, 201510 yr $100M mixed-use project in the works at Polaris By Brian R. Ball, Columbus Business First May 15, 2015, 6:00am EDT Polaris developer NP Ltd. is poised to build a $100 million mixed-use project with VanTrust Real Estate LLC in the center of the development’s Gemini Place corridor. Tentative plans call for about 370 apartments, a hotel with 120 guest rooms, 40,000 square feet for retail uses and eventually 177,000 square feet of office space on 20 acres. NP Managing Director Franz Geiger said the project, at the intersection of Gemini and Lyra Drive, east of the Polaris Fashion Place mall, would open up another development front at Polaris. ( . . . ) The project, tentatively dubbed Polaris Gateway, would see about 70,000 square feet of offices built above retail spaces. A 105,000-square-foot office building likely would be built in a second phase and only after the developer has found an anchor tenant. ( . . . ) The developers are seeking eight variances to clear the way for their project. The variances would permit ground-level apartment units and eliminate parking requirements for specific buildings in lieu of plans for two large parking structures. Nearly 1,300 of a proposed 1,900 parking slots would be in two garages financed through the Polaris tax-increment financing district. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2015/05/15/100m-mixed-use-project-in-the-works-at-polaris.html
March 14, 20169 yr Found a few more finished exterior photos of 801 Polaris (the four-story, 270-unit apartment building with the attached garage):
March 14, 20169 yr The Gemini Place road extension to access the future IKEA site and to open up the former Germain Amphitheater site begins in earnest this year: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/westerville/news/2016/02/16/gemini-place-extension-project-to-ramp-up-as-march-arrives.html
April 13, 20169 yr Ikea update: Opening set for summer 2017, construction team chosen Ikea expects to be welcoming shoppers in Columbus next summer after picking the construction team for the widely anticipated store. The Swedish furniture and furnishings retailer said it will begin building the store this spring at Polaris, pending some final permit approvals. The 354,000-square-foot store will go on 33 acres at the site of the former Germain Amphitheater, at the northeast corner of Interstate 71 and Gemini Place. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/04/13/ikea-update-opening-summer-2017-contractors-set.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 25, 20169 yr Ikea update: New roadway opening up land for further development Not that there were doubts about Ikea’s eventual arrival in Columbus, but seeing a real street sign for Ikea Way should help ease any anxieties. The Swedish retailing giant, which first announced its plans back in January 2015, marked its progress Wednesday with a groundbreaking at its 33-acre site just north of Gemini Place in the Polaris area. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/05/25/ikea-update-new-roadway-opening-up-land-for.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 5, 20168 yr IKEA held their groundbreaking in May and hosted a construction update tour in August: -- Officials Break Ground on IKEA, Store Opening in Summer 2017: http://www.columbusunderground.com/ikea-columbus-coming-soon-am1 -- IKEA Progressing Toward Summer 2017 Opening: http://www.columbusunderground.com/ikea-columbus-opening-2017
September 5, 20168 yr Video and more photos of the IKEA construction site from WCMH: http://nbc4i.com/2016/08/09/ikea-shows-off-new-polaris-store-progress/
September 8, 20168 yr Came across this new development at Polaris that apparently has broken ground: https://www.polariscenters.com/News-Press/construction-begins-on-the-pointe-at-polaris The Pointe at Polaris is described at the above link as: "The Pointe will be a vertical mixed use development, the first of its kind at Polaris. Upon completion, the project will feature 35,000 square feet of street-front retail/restaurant space, 200,000+ square feet of office space, and 370 high-end apartments, as well as two parking garages." The project architect's website describes it as: "The first phase includes a three-story, 106,000 sf office/retail/restaurant building; a four-story, 569 space parking garage; and a four-story, 216 unit apartment building." Here is a site plan for The Pointe at Polaris from https://www.polariscenters.com/News-Press/construction-begins-on-the-pointe-at-polaris: Here are some renderings for The Pointe at Polaris from the project architect at http://www.ma-architects.com/?portfolio_boards=pointe-at-polaris: ^The above rendering shows the office-retail portion of the project. v The below rendering shows the residential portion:
September 8, 20168 yr They make it sound all urban, but it looks like just a bigger strip mall with all the surrounding parking lots along the roads. Typical Polaris sprawl. It's pretty clear that a lot of developers have zero understanding of what an urban development actually looks like, despite the endless examples that exist.
October 7, 20168 yr Columbus IKEA One Step Closer to Opening By Walker Evans, Columbus Underground October 6, 2016 - 8:00 am It’s still a little bit too early to start camping outside for the grand opening, but the new Polaris-area IKEA had another milestone in its construction timetable this week. Construction crews hoisted the eight-foot-tall four-letter logo onto the side of the building yesterday, temporary calling the store “IK” as seen in the photo. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-ikea-one-step-closer-to-opening
January 18, 20178 yr 19 Photos of the New Columbus IKEA While the new Columbus IKEA store might look completed on the outside, there’s still a lot of work to be done on the interior ahead of the Summer 2017 opening. Joseph Roth, U.S. Expansion & Property Public Affairs Manager at IKEA, and new Store Manager David Garcia Gatto gave Columbus Underground a hard hat tour of the building today to take a look at their construction progress. “The work has really shifted inside — mechanical, electrical, plumbing and carpentry,” explained Roth. “Once that construction is done we finally get control of the building and need time to turn it into an IKEA store. Just as customers have to assemble things, we have to assemble our displays.” More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-ikea-under-construction "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 9, 20178 yr Came across this new development at Polaris that apparently has broken ground: https://www.polariscenters.com/News-Press/construction-begins-on-the-pointe-at-polaris The Pointe at Polaris is described at the above link as: "The Pointe will be a vertical mixed use development, the first of its kind at Polaris. Upon completion, the project will feature 35,000 square feet of street-front retail/restaurant space, 200,000+ square feet of office space, and 370 high-end apartments, as well as two parking garages." The project architect's website describes it as: "The first phase includes a three-story, 106,000 sf office/retail/restaurant building; a four-story, 569 space parking garage; and a four-story, 216 unit apartment building." Here is a site plan for The Pointe at Polaris from https://www.polariscenters.com/News-Press/construction-begins-on-the-pointe-at-polaris: Here are some renderings for The Pointe at Polaris from the project architect at http://www.ma-architects.com/?portfolio_boards=pointe-at-polaris: ^The above rendering shows the office-retail portion of the project. v The below rendering shows the residential portion: Under construction now: You can see IKEA in the background across 71. Also in view is the Cabela's and Costco gas station. The pink and white is the office/retail fronting Lyra Dr. The plywood and white is the apartments wrapping the garage. Directly across Lyra Dr is Polaris Fashion Place. Across Gemini Pl is Cabela's. Catty corner is Costco. EDIT: If you open the picture in a new tab it'll be larger. Still grainy though. It's a cell phone shot.
March 30, 20178 yr Ikea powering Columbus store with 3,546 solar panels on its roof By Dan Eaton, Staff Reporter - Columbus Business First March 29, 2017, 12:11pm EDT Ikea doesn’t have an open date for its upcoming Columbus store but it does have solar power. The Swedish home furnishings retailer has completed a 213,000-square-foot solar array on the roof of its Columbus store off Polaris Parkway. ( . . . ) Ikea still says the 354,000-square-foot store will open this summer, but has not yet set an opening date. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/03/29/ikea-powering-columbus-store-with-3-546-solar.html
April 14, 20178 yr IKEA Announces Opening Date for Columbus Store By Walker Evans, Columbus Underground Posted: April 12, 2017 - 9:26 am It’s been two and a half years in the making, but the finish line is now firmly in sight. Officials with IKEA announced the official grand opening date as Wednesday, June 7th at 9 a.m. ( . . . ) The new store — located just off I-71 and Gemini Place in the Polaris area — measures 354,000 square feet and includes a 450-seat restaurant. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/ikea-announces-opening-date-for-columbus-store
April 26, 20178 yr IKEA Columbus is outfitting the interior of their new Polaris location for the announced June 7th opening and invited the local media to take lots and lots of pictures: http://www.columbusunderground.com/photos-ikea-progressing-toward-june-opening-we1 http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/04/25/photos-ikea-has-furniture-on-the-floor-product-on.html http://nbc4i.com/2017/04/25/ikea-continues-preparing-for-summer-opening-in-columbus/
June 2, 20178 yr IKEA Columbus will open next Wednesday. And they invited the local media to show just how much stuff they can stuff into their huge new 354,000 square-foot building: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/05/31/photos-inside-ikeas-media-tour-for-its-new-polaris.html
June 2, 20178 yr And the City of Columbus is also prepping for next Wednesday's IKEA grand opening. This WCMH video report shows the contingency measures that police are prepared to take if the IKEA traffic gets out of hand:
June 3, 20178 yr IKEA is extremely appealing if you like affordable, modern design. But, to each their own.
June 3, 20178 yr IKEA is extremely appealing if you like affordable, modern design. But, to each their own. Everything I've heard suggests terrible quality. I'm not huge on all things modern anyway, but I still value something that's going to last longer than a year or two. And you can get cheap, modern stuff pretty much anywhere. I don't get the obsession/hype.
June 5, 20178 yr IKEA is extremely appealing if you like affordable, modern design. But, to each their own. Everything I've heard suggests terrible quality. I'm not huge on all things modern anyway, but I still value something that's going to last longer than a year or two. And you can get cheap, modern stuff pretty much anywhere. I don't get the obsession/hype. We've have a living room TV stand and matching bookshelves and coffee table that have lasted 7 years and still look really nice, even with a 4 year old and an infant running around the house. We also have two armchairs which are hella comfortable and have also lasted better than the sofa we bought from a far more expensive place. That's not even scratching the surface of the storage uses we've gotten out of them, also with minimal expense. It's not that they're the cheapest, or the best-looking, or the longest-lasting. It's that they're almost the cheapest, almost the best looking, and they last a decent while. Being good at several things has been a chief reason we bought from them over spending more at a dedicated furniture store, or less at Walmart or Target.
June 7, 20178 yr Today's the opening day for IKEA Columbus. Some people have been camping out for days in order to win free stuff and be the first in!
June 8, 20178 yr Some photos of yesterday's IKEA Columbus grand opening. Plenty of people showed up - but the feared traffic apocalypse never materialized. More photos and a video of opening day are available at http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170608/ikea-grand-opening-draws-crowds-but-little-traffic-congestion:
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