July 2, 20177 yr Announced last year and previously posted in this thread at https://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,205.msg815360.html#msg815360. Located next to recently completed 100-unit Franklin Station CMHA housing development on W. Broad - pics of that project located here: From http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170628/historic-tax-credits-approved-for-revamp-of-former-dispatch-building: Engine House No. 6 at 540 W. Broad Street in Franklinton was awarded $250,000 in state tax credits. The project is set to be converted into office and commercial space and cost $1 million. The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority owns the former firehouse building. Bryan Brown, the authority’s chief operating officer, said the nonprofit group Heritage Ohio, a historic-preservation group, plans to move its offices from 846 E. Main St. to the second floor of the brick building. CMHA bought the property in December 2014. The former fire station, built in 1892, sits next to the housing authority’s $15 million, 100-unit Franklin Station property.
July 2, 20177 yr Here's the existing 463 W. Town Street building (southeast corner of Town & McDowell). It was most recently used as an auto repair shop: Is that big housing project still there, on McDowell? I wonder if re-development in that area would have been speedier if there were plans to take a wrecking ball to that. That area is so cool. There's so many interesting commercial and residential buildings over there but no one wants to live or work right next to a large housing project.
July 2, 20177 yr ^ That big housing project got torn down about 4 years ago. Below is the new project that will be built on that site: This big Casto/Robert Weiler project on the former public housing site next to the Scioto River held a groundbreaking ceremony last month. More about this project in this thread at https://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,205.msg845363.html#msg845363
July 2, 20177 yr Here's the existing 463 W. Town Street building (southeast corner of Town & McDowell). It was most recently used as an auto repair shop: Is that big housing project still there, on McDowell? I wonder if re-development in that area would have been speedier if there were plans to take a wrecking ball to that. That area is so cool. There's so many interesting commercial and residential buildings over there but no one wants to live or work right next to a large housing project. No. Demolished a couple of years ago. The Dodge Park Recreation Center got a makeover and now this is under construction: http://www.castoinfo.com/retail/portfolio/ohio/east-franklinton/.
July 2, 20177 yr Oh, wow. How did I miss that? LOL. I didn't know that that was the site. I can't believe how much is going on in Franklinton right now. I wish I could buy the house I grew up in on Dana Ave. and move back. This neighborhood is going to be a gold mine for anyone who can afford to buy up properties in the area. It looks like they swung to the opposite end of the spectrum and made an upscale housing project for doctors and nurses at Mt. Carmel. I tend to be a critic of this sort of urban form where too much activity faces inward/inside the large scale development. I feel like it could have been better integrated with its surroundings. Definitely much better than what was there, before, though. How do you guys feel about it? I wish there were better renderings to really see what's going on.
July 2, 20177 yr Here's the existing 463 W. Town Street building (southeast corner of Town & McDowell). It was most recently used as an auto repair shop: Is that big housing project still there, on McDowell? I wonder if re-development in that area would have been speedier if there were plans to take a wrecking ball to that. That area is so cool. There's so many interesting commercial and residential buildings over there but no one wants to live or work right next to a large housing project. No. Demolished a couple of years ago. The Dodge Park Recreation Center got a makeover and now this is under construction: http://www.castoinfo.com/retail/portfolio/ohio/east-franklinton/. Awesome!! I used to go there all the time when I was a kid, 20-25 years ago. It only cost a quarter to get into the pool! I can't get over the fact that all this is happening in The Bottoms. That neighborhood used to be such a sh!t hole in the mid-90s after all of our neighbors who were respectable people, moved to Hilliard.
August 30, 20177 yr The Nest Theatre Lives Again The Nest Theatre, originally open at 15 W. Cherry St. has reopened in Franklinton, bringing back a unique venue that creates room for comedy of all kinds. Owners Tara DeFrancisco and Rance Rizzutto went through three buildings in their search for the perfect space, ultimately landing at 894 W. Broad St. and celebrating a grand opening this weekend. Their stay on Cherry Street was short-lived — about eight months. After the Fire Department informed the duo that the landlord hadn’t paid taxes since the late 90s, they were forced out and back on the hunt for a new space. The lease fell through on another building in the Old North neighborhood, leading them to Craigslist to find their new home. More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/the-nest-theatre-lives-again-ls1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 15, 20177 yr Multiple development project updates for the Greater Franklinton area: First up is a smaller project in West Franklinton (i.e. west of 315). Cleveland's Heights Canine is adding a specialty training and daycare boarding business. The company has two locations in Cleveland and is renovating an existing building at 154 S. Yale Avenue for their new Columbus location: Cleveland-based doggy daycare to open in Franklinton By Miranda Tomlinson, Columbus Business First Updated: August 8, 2017, 4:56pm EDT Cleveland's Heights Canine is bringing its specialty training and daycare boarding services to Franklinton. The company has two locations in Cleveland and officials say they are excited to expand to the Columbus area. "We have a lot of friends in the area," said owner and trainer David Tirpak. "It’s a close enough drive from Cleveland where we are going to be able to ... continue providing the best support possible to our Columbus staff." Tirpak said the company is excited to have found a site in an up-and-coming area. Heights Canine will make an official announcement in the next day or so, upon finalizing their lease at 154 S. Yale Avenue. The company will offer training immediately, but daycare boarding services likely won't start until early October. MORE: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/08/08/cleveland-based-doggy-daycare-to-open-in.html
September 15, 20177 yr Second up is an article from May 2017 about another smaller project in West Franklinton: http://www.columbusunderground.com/unique-house-adds-to-neighborhood-fabric-in-franklinton-bw1 CU reported on a new three-bedroom, 1,500 square-foot house built on a vacant lot that was part of the City's Land Bank Program. The homeowner is an estimator and drafter for Compton Construction. Compton built the new home and documented its construction with this time-lapse video:
September 15, 20177 yr Third is a larger residential project in East Franklinton. Here a synopsis of it from an earlier post: Proposal for a vacant lot between Gift and McDowell Streets on the north side of Town Street. More in this thread on this proposal that received its initial approval late last year at https://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,205.msg827104.html#msg827104: CU reports that land has been cleared at the site of the 45-unit “Out of Town” residential project on Town Street and has this photo of the site posted Sept. 4, 2017 at http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-franklinton-summer-2017
September 15, 20177 yr Fourth, one of the "big two" projects underway in East Franklinton, just across the elevated railroad tracks that separate Franklinton from the Scioto Peninsula. One is the Casto/Robert Weiler mixed-use development of the site of the former Riverside-Bradley public housing location. The second is the Kaufman mixed-use project at 500 W. Broad Street. Below is an aerial view of both projects from a screen-grab of a brief documentary from https://1812columbus.com/flooded-again-a-look-at-the-changing-face-of-franklinton/. I hi-lighted both the Kaufman Broad Street project site and the Casto/Weiler riverside project site in the aerial: The Casto/Robert Weiler mixed-use project - now called River & Rich - will contain 230 residential units and space for office, retail and restaurant uses on 7-acres of riverside property. A project recap with renderings was previously posted at https://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,205.msg853993.html#msg853993. Here is a closer aerial view of the Casto/Weiler project site from the 1812 Columbus documentary at https://1812columbus.com/flooded-again-a-look-at-the-changing-face-of-franklinton/: Here is another aerial view from the documentary of the River & Rich project. This view looks northward toward Rich Street and also shows the 400 W. Rich warehouse building that has been renovated into artists studios with additional retail space: Here is a July 31, 2017 photo of River & Rich project from Rich Street from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-university-district-franklinton-near-east-side Here is a Sept. 4, 2017 photo of River & Rich from Rich Street from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-franklinton-summer-2017 And here's a Sept. 4, 2017 photo of the River & Rich site looking back toward the downtown skyline from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-franklinton-summer-2017
September 15, 20177 yr Fifth, the other of the "big two" projects in East Franklinton - Kaufman Development's mixed-use project at 500 W. Broad Street. Once again, the distant aerial view of both projects from a screen-grab of a brief documentary from https://1812columbus.com/flooded-again-a-look-at-the-changing-face-of-franklinton/. Both the Casto/Weiler riverside project site and the Kaufman Broad Street project site are hi-lighted in the aerial: The Kaufman mixed-use project at 500 W. Broad Street - now called Gravity - will contain 241 residential units, 50,000 square-feet of offices and retail/restaurant space, plus a 564-space parking garage. A recap and renderings for the Gravity development were previously posted at https://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,205.msg853994.html#msg853994. Below is a closer aerial view of the Gravity development from the 1812 Columbus documentary: Below are two views from W. Broad Street of the mixed-use Gravity development posted on Sept. 4, 2017 by http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-franklinton-summer-2017
September 19, 20177 yr City investing in design work for Franklinton apartments A 45-unit apartment project going up in east Franklinton is getting a boost from the city. Legislation before Columbus City Council Monday would authorize the Department of Development to provide a $135,730 grant for ongoing design and engineering services for Out of Town, which you can read more about here. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/09/18/city-investing-in-design-work-for-franklinton.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 2, 20177 yr Article in today's Dispatch about the renovation of previously nondescript warehouse built in 1965 on South Grubb Street in East Franklinton. However, after a $1-million renovation, the property is alot more descript now (as the article puts it): http://www.dispatch.com/news/20171002/1-million-rehab-turns-franklinton-warehouse-into-home The cost of this renovation in Franklinton is not its only notable aspect. The husband-and-wife owners who renovated this Franklinton warehouse also did a notable downtown warehouse renovation 15 years ago. In 2002, they spent $500,000 on a renovation of a 12,000 square-foot, four-story turn-of-the-century warehouse at 161 N. Fourth Street. They sold that building for $1.5 million last year and bought this 5,000 square-foot Grubb Street warehouse for $195,000 in 2013. After an estimated $1-million renovation, this Grubb Street property is the couple's new home and contains their large art collection, both inside and outside. According to the article, the husband, Dr. Robert E. Falcone, grew up in a Slovenian neighborhood east of downtown Cleveland and is drawn to urban locations. Falcone, 67, is currently the CEO of the Columbus Medical Association, a former president and chief operating officer of Grant Medical Center and a former chief of staff of the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center. His wife, Dr. Deborah Meesig, is the current chief of staff at the VA Medical Center in Chillicothe. Below are some before and after images of this Grubb Street warehouse renovation project. These first two images are an aerial view of the property before renovation began and a streetview of the property at the beginning of the renovation: The next two images are after the renovation of the warehouse. The first image is a screengrab from a YouTube video that aligns with the 2016 streetview image. The second image is a head-on view from Grubb Street: This exterior view shows part of the southern wall that faces the new enclosed outdoor area next to the renovated warehouse. That's also Dr. Falcone holding a surfboard painted with some Franklinton-inspired artwork: These last two images show the interior of the renovated warehouse. The first image shows an upper-level loft space that was built within the existing double-height interior. The second image looks back at the double-height great room from the loft space:
October 2, 20177 yr Below is a YouTube video posted by the Dispatch from http://www.dispatch.com/news/20171002/1-million-rehab-turns-franklinton-warehouse-into-home. In the video Dr. Falcone describes why he and his wife decided to move into Franklinton, plus a brief tour of the property that highlights the couple's extensive art collection. (Although, I must say that I'm also quite taken by the "Godzilla Band" that shows up in the video!)
October 11, 20177 yr Took a tour of Franklinton during lunch. The Casto project is beginning to frame the 2nd floor of the west building and the garage is moving right along.
December 18, 20177 yr River and Rich from under the train tracks over Rich. Impressive street presence. The warehouse to the left is right against the tracks and used to have plans for a residential conversion. It must have fallen through. One block north is Out of Town which you can see being framed here. Looking north from there you see Gravity rising. Gravity also has a nice street presence on Broad.
December 20, 20177 yr Mount Carmel outlines plans for Franklinton campus, including demolitions, expansions and green space Total demolition of Mount Carmel West's hospital buildings – after moving the emergency department across campus – will make way for an urban park, expanded nursing college and at least 7 acres open for housing and other private development, Mount Carmel Health System officials said. The Columbus hospital system presented land-use plans of the $46 million redevelopment of the 37-acre campus in Franklinton to community groups and Columbus Business First this week. Mount Carmel said the overarching goal is to keep and improve access to health care and wellness services for the neighborhood, which historically has used mainly outpatient services. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/12/20/mount-carmel-outlines-plans-for-franklinton-campus.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 22, 20177 yr Mount Carmel Unveils Latest Plan for Franklinton Campus Mount Carmel Health Systems has unveiled the latest plan for its Franklinton campus. Although some changes have been made, the main outline of the plan remains the same as what was initially announced in 2015 and refined in 2016: In November of 2018 inpatient services will be moving out of the neighborhood and into a new hospital currently under construction in Grove City. The emergency department will remain on the campus for 24-hour emergency care. The College of Nursing will remain and expand. An expanded Healthy Living Center will continue to provide community outreach through education and health and wellness services. The existing parking garages on the campus will also remain, in the hopes of spurring development on the former hospital site and on the surrounding vacant parcels (some of which are not owned by Mt Carmel, like the former Graham Ford site). More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/mount-carmel-unveils-latest-plan-for-franklinton-campus-bw1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 21, 20187 yr Not really a big project, but would be kind of cool and a unique way to link into the trail system, Columbus considers joining urban trend toward ‘high line’ parks Imagine walking or bicycling along an abandoned rail line with a clear view of the Downtown skyline - that’s what’s being planned for Franklinton: a mini-version of Manhattan’s wildly popular High Line trail. The one in Franklinton would be 1,000 feet long, between the intersection of Lucas and Chapel streets and the Scioto River, and would run along an abandoned railroad viaduct and on bridges over West Town and West Rich streets near the 400 West Rich artist colony. “It’s just a really cool view of Downtown,” said Brian Hoyt, a spokesman for Columbus Recreation and Parks Department. The elevated Columbus trail would be part of the Franklinton Loop Trail, a series of on-street and dedicated trails linking areas of Franklinton with the Scioto Trail along the Scioto River. http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180121/columbus-considers-joining-urban-trend-toward-high-line-parks
January 22, 20187 yr Columbus...where we won't bother re-vitalizing our rail system, but we'll spruce it up to make it a nice biking trail. Very Stable Genius
January 22, 20187 yr A view of downtown from the railroad viaduct? But I thought there would be 6-10 story buildings along the...oh yeah right. smh.
January 25, 20187 yr Took a look around Franklinton during lunch. The mass of the Casto project is really changing the feel of W. Rich.
January 25, 20187 yr The Kaufmann project is rolling along. A pre-cast parking garage is being assembled on the north side of the site.
January 25, 20187 yr The Out of Town project is framed. The distinctive roof line is beginning to take shape.
January 25, 20187 yr Took a look around Franklinton during lunch. The mass of the Casto project is really changing the feel of W. Rich. It's also very noticeable from I-70, even though it doesn't have much height. I'm excited to see the finished product.
January 29, 20187 yr River and Rich from the river side - windows are in place and the parking garage is done. In the foreground is foundation work for the smaller townhome/apartment buildings,
February 9, 20187 yr Some more late January construction photos of River & Rich residential development in East Franklinton from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-downtown-franklinton-more-we1 View from Rich Street - looking westward: View from Rich Street - looking eastward: View from the multi-use trail along the Scioto River:
February 9, 20187 yr More late January construction photos of the Gravity mixed-use development along Broad Street from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-downtown-franklinton-more-we1
February 27, 20187 yr ROY G BIV Gallery Relocating to Franklinton After nearly 30 years in the Short North, the ROY G BIV gallery has announced plans to relocate to Franklinton. Local developer CASTO has signed the local nonprofit arts organization as the first tenant inside its River & Rich project in the East Franklinton neighborhood. “We understand the importance art plays in Franklinton and we’re committed to making sure we do our part in keeping the neighborhood creative, vibrant and diverse,” stated Brent Sobczak, President of CASTO Communities. “We believe ROY’s mission of supporting emerging artists through exhibition opportunities and education is aligned with our goals of bringing more art to the already bustling neighborhood.” More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/roy-g-biv-gallery-relocating-to-franklinton "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 1, 20187 yr ^You can see it pretty clearly driving on the 70/71 split southwest of downtown. Very Stable Genius
March 6, 20187 yr I took a walk around the Casto project. Some exterior finishes are being installed. The garage looks pretty good for a garage. From the levee Lucas St. McDowell St. side with parking deck Rich St.
March 16, 20187 yr Florentine restaurant property sold to Park Street Cantina owner: http://www.dispatch.com/business/20180315/florentine-restaurant-property-sold-to-park-street-cantina-owner
March 16, 20187 yr There's a proposal for a 13 unit apartment building with ground floor retail/restaurant for a corner lot at State and Mill Sts up for review at this month's EFRB meeting. This is just a first conceptual review Preliminary plans and some 3d views are online in this packet, https://www.columbus.gov/uploadedFiles/Columbus/Departments/Development/Planning_Division/Boards_and_Commissions/East_Franklinton_Review_Board/Meetings/2018/March/EF-18-03-001_548%20West%20State%20Street.pdf The developer is from Pittsburgh, https://www.oxideredev.com/about/
March 19, 20187 yr There's a proposal for a 13 unit apartment building with ground floor retail/restaurant for a corner lot at State and Mill Sts up for review at this month's EFRB meeting. This is just a first conceptual review Preliminary plans and some 3d views are online in this packet, https://www.columbus.gov/uploadedFiles/Columbus/Departments/Development/Planning_Division/Boards_and_Commissions/East_Franklinton_Review_Board/Meetings/2018/March/EF-18-03-001_548%20West%20State%20Street.pdf The developer is from Pittsburgh, https://www.oxideredev.com/about/ More about this project from Business First: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/03/19/new-to-town-developer-proposes-mixed-use-project.html
March 19, 20187 yr Florentine restaurant property sold to Park Street Cantina owner: http://www.dispatch.com/business/20180315/florentine-restaurant-property-sold-to-park-street-cantina-owner Update from CU on this: Florentine Building to Become Night Club and Music Venue The Florentine, the 70-year-old Franklinton restaurant at 907 W. Broad Street that closed its doors December 2016, has been purchased. Fadi Michael, who owns Park Street Cantina and Short North’s Julep, has acquired the building with the intent of transforming it into a large scale night club and music venue. “Columbus is growing, and the night scene needs to grow as well,” Michael said. “As you attract more conventions and events to Columbus, you need those places, places that can hold 700 to 800 people.” That’s about the capacity of the building, an 8,000 square foot space that’ll gain more square footage with the addition of an enclosed patio. While the exact name, concept and theme of the venue has yet to be determined, Michael said he’s putting between $1.5 and $2 million into the renovations, which he said will preserve the history of the building while bringing it up to code. ... Michael said construction on the property would take between six and eight months. MORE: https://www.columbusunderground.com/florentine-building-to-become-night-club-and-music-venue-ls1
March 20, 20187 yr Apartments and Retail Proposed for Vacant Lot in East Franklinton A three-story apartment building has been proposed for the northwest corner of West State and South Mill streets in East Franklinton. The project would feature 13 one-bedroom units and a 1,140-square-foot corner retail space. The East Franklinton Review Board (EFRB) will weigh in on the proposal at its meeting later today. The developer is Shawn Kichline of Oxide Real Estate Development. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/apartments-and-retail-proposed-for-vacant-lot-in-east-franklinton-bw1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 4, 20187 yr A couple more Gravity photos from https://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-march-2018-pt1-we1
April 4, 20187 yr More Franklinton developments from https://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-march-2018-pt1-we1 River & Rich: BrewDog's Franklinton pub: Out of Town residences:
April 18, 20187 yr Land-Grant Brewing Co. has applied to the East Franklinton Review Board with plans to turn part of the vacant lot next to its 424 W. Town Street brewery into a 7,500 square feet outdoor beer garden: https://www.columbusunderground.com/land-grant-planning-big-patio-expansion-to-open-this-summer-ls1 https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/04/16/craft-brewer-ready-to-expand-but-not-with-more.html
April 20, 20187 yr ^ I can't wait until those surface lots on the Scioto Peninsula start to bite the dust.
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