September 20, 201014 yr I just heard back from the city... This address was formerly the Fleet Management location, which was relocated to Groves Rd. a few years back. Prior to that it was a city dump, going back about the turn of the century. What they are doing now is raizing everything and this will be the location of the vertical shafts of the biofilter that is being installed 100 ft. down for sewage. It will help alleviate some of the pleasant aromas downtowners get when passing the sewer openings (unfortunately I don't think it will impact some of those problems in German Village - different pipes). The project was approved by the Brewery District and will have a mulch area, a pump house (done in brick, suitable for the Brewery District), and then a parking lot will be on the way back of the site for Courthouse workers to be shuttled from.
September 20, 201014 yr Thanks for the update!!! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 15, 201014 yr WSA Studio to anchor redevelopment of former Columbus Jack site in Brewery District Business First of Columbus - by Brian R. Ball Friday, October 8, 2010 Developer Don DeVere has begun reviving a former office and industrial building on the southern edge of the Brewery District in Columbus with the design firm WSA Studio as its anchor tenant. WSA Studio Principals Tim Hawk and John Meegan Jr. will join DeVere, president of DeVere LLC, in investing in the project at 1000 S. Front Street. It formerly served as offices and industrial storage space for Columbus Jack Corp. WSA Studio will lease 4,500 square feet on the building’s ground floor for its offices, and apartments will be built on the top two floors. The project is scheduled to be completed in February. MORE: http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2010/10/11/story7.html Rendering and site plan of the building renovation is at the Business First website link. Below is a photo and a site map from the Franklin County Auditor's GIS page. The location of the Columbus Jack Building is immediately north of the Brewers Gate condo development.
October 30, 201014 yr Finally!!! New lot for towed vehicles opening Friday, October 29, 2010 By Mark Ferenchik, The Columbus Dispatch Columbus' new $4.6 million impounding lot off Rt. 104 on the South Side opens Monday. That means the current lot at 400 W. Whittier St. will close at 7 p.m. Saturday. Crews will move the hundreds of vehicles to the new lot during the next few weeks, city spokesman Steve Cordetti said. The move allows Franklin County Metro Parks to begin work to expand Scioto Audubon Metro Park onto the old impounding site. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/10/29/new-lot-for-towed-vehicles-opening.html?sid=101
December 5, 201014 yr This is some really great news for Downtown Columbus and the Brewery District! Troupe signs lease on Downtown home Wednesday, December 1, 2010 By Michael Grossberg, The Columbus Dispatch The on-again, off-again Downtown move of Shadowbox Live is finally assured. The troupe -- which has presented music, theater and comedy at Easton Town Center since 1999 -- plans to make its home in the Worly Building, 503 S. Front St., by summer. Executive producer Stev Guyer signed a rent-to-own 30-year lease yesterday with Arshot Investment Corp., which has developed several Brewery District properties and had planned two years ago to prepare a new building nearby for Shadowbox. "The move is more economically feasible," Guyer said, "because we're not building from the ground up." The 31,000-square-foot space - almost four times larger than the Easton site - will include a 318-seat theater, a rehearsal area, more office and storage space, a larger kitchen and a bar-restaurant. Arshot will invest about $2 million toward the total renovation cost of $3.25 million. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2010/12/01/troupe-signs-lease-on-downtown-home.html?sid=101
December 5, 201014 yr Great news! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 18, 201014 yr Shadowbox a boon for Brewery District Wednesday, December 8, 2010 By GARY SEMAN JR. ThisWeek Community Newspapers Shadowbox will add an important entertainment factor to the Brewery District when it moves to the area, local observers say. The entertainment troupe, now based in Easton, announced last week it will take over three floors — totaling 29,000 square feet — of the Worly Building, 503 S. Front Street. A July debut is planned for Shadowbox, which signed a 30-year lease for the space Nov. 30. "It's really good news from the Brewery District because entertainment and dining go together," said retail analyst Chris Boring of Boulevard Strategies. "It gives them an entertainment option that's unique to the region. I think they belong in the fabric of the city." MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/germanvillage/stories/2010/12/08/neighbors-shadowbox-a-boon-for-brewery-district.html?sid=104
January 31, 201114 yr Shadowbox to enliven Brewery District with move to Worly Building Business First - by Adrian Burns Friday, January 21, 2011, 11:28am EST The performing arts troupe Shadowbox Live is relocating to the Brewery District, a step that players in the move hope will help the group and the Columbus urban neighborhood flourish. After being tucked away in suburban Easton Town Center since 1999, Shadowbox expects to move into the Worly Building on Front Street in August. The relocation gives Shadowbox a larger home more becoming of an arts organization and helps raise its profile in Central Ohio, CEO Stev Guyer said. Shadowbox, which began in the Buggyworks building near the Arena District in 1991, will lease 32,000 square feet at the Worly Building, giving it room for up to 324 seats and an area for a restaurant. It was clear as early as 2003 that its 8,000-square-foot, 214-seat space at Easton was too small if the troupe expected to grow, Guyer said. The larger space will give Shadowbox added seating as well more space for rehearsal, offices and storage. It is planning a Backstage Bistro that will open as a coffee shop in March before adding breakfast, lunch and dinner service, with a liquor permit, by August. Any profit it generates will go toward supporting Shadowbox, which hopes to increase its annual budget from $1.8 million last year to $3.5 million by 2013. Additions to the troupe’s schedule of Thursday-through-Saturday comedy and music performances could include movie nights and a late-night music series. The troupe plans to begin performances at the Worly Building Aug. 19 after a 10-day break following its final Easton shows. To pay the bills for the bigger space, Shadowbox will need to increase annual attendance to about 58,000, from 48,395 last year, Guyer said. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2011/01/21/shadowbox-to-enliven-brewery-district.html
January 31, 201114 yr Unfortunately, I don't have time to go through this entire thread... but I was wondering if there were any site plan documents available for the brewery district that includes zoning/land use, before/after maps of vacancies, etc. I'm working on a district plan for the brewery district in Cincinnati for my studio and need to find some case studies of successful projects.
January 31, 201114 yr Unfortunately, I don't have time to go through this entire thread... but I was wondering if there were any site plan documents available for the brewery district that includes zoning/land use, before/after maps of vacancies, etc. I'm working on a district plan for the brewery district in Cincinnati for my studio and need to find some case studies of successful projects. I can save you some time going through this entire thread because that level of detail is likely unavailable in most of the articles posted. Although scanning the article excerpts might point out some past projects of interest. However, for you are looking for, you might want to contact the City of Columbus Planning Division. You may want to start with the original Brewery District Plan document found on-line here. That page also has a contact person listed for further information. And contacting her should probably be your next step. The Brewery District is a combination of standard city zoning, an urban commercial overlay, and an historic preservation district with its own development commission. So specific information for a specific location might be complex. The contact person ought to be able to point you in the right direction and to the past projects that best fit your needs.
February 1, 201114 yr As you can see, the Brewery District is actually a small area, just S Front and S High between Downtown and Thurman Ave, with the majority of it being the new Scioto Audubon Metro Park, which may help draw more interest, but I keep forgetting to check it out: they need some signage out on High. I think Brewers' Yard did well (residential), but there are some establishments that closed and are still vacant on Front and High streets, while Grange added a building and garage on S High. The Brewers' Gate development took awhile to fill in, but most units are now sold. Via Vecchia Winery filled in one large space and the long empty space next to Hi-Beck Tavern is getting fixed up for another bar, but the one up from that is still sitting empty. A couple of ho-hum food options opened up on High near Downtown, but nothing that will be a huge draw for visitors, let alone nearby residents: they probably won't last long. If you can you should visit yourself to see what's good and what's not and I could show you around if it's on the weekend. As a native, the BD is lacking that special something, although it does have a Kroger Marketplace (suburban model, sadly) where I occasionally shop and it has a few good bars, but I never went there much, even when I lived Downtown, outside of Hi-Beck Tavern and Kroger. The neighborhood already has a good number of bars and is adding more and more residents, but it's lacking in retail when it comes to variety and unless it's unique, there are already a decent number of restaurants in German Village, which is some tough competition. The neighborhood needs to compliment GV by offering things you can't find there and that's happening with some of the recent additions.
February 1, 201114 yr That's a fair assessment. When I think of our top neighborhoods, the Brewery District isn't there yet. I'm interested in the coffee shop/restaurant/bar that's going to be part of Shadowbox's presence in the neighborhood. The South Side only has two coffee shops total in GV (right across from each other) and the BD isn't exactly overflowing with great restaurants.
February 11, 201114 yr An update to a report in the Columbus: Local Media News & Discussion thread. WWCD is moving their offices out of the Worly Building - in part to make room for Shadowbox's big move into the building. But WWCD is staying within the Brewery District. Same street actually - just under one mile south. Radio station WWCD to go to new studios Saturday, February 5, 2011 The Columbus Dispatch WWCD (102.5 FM), which moved up the radio dial recently, will soon move down the street to new studios. The alternative rock station, which since 1996 has been located in the Worly Building, 503 S. Front St. in the Brewery District, will move to the Swiss Chalet Party Haus, 1036 S. Front St., by the beginning of summer. WWCD's move essentially doubles the size of the station's studios and will allow it to expand the auditorium size of its live "Big Room" studio concerts, General Manager Randy Malloy said. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2011/02/05/radio-station-wwcd-to-go-to-new-studios.html
February 11, 201114 yr I've heard from some pretty reliable sources that they've got some great plans for the building too, double bonus since the Swiss Chalet currently is not a great visual treat when you're entering the BD from the south!
March 8, 201114 yr The executive director of Shadowbox posted a couple of interesting items regarding their imminent move into the Brewery District over at Columbus Underground:
March 14, 201114 yr WSA Studio to anchor redevelopment of former Columbus Jack site in Brewery District Business First of Columbus - by Brian R. Ball Friday, October 8, 2010 Developer Don DeVere has begun reviving a former office and industrial building on the southern edge of the Brewery District in Columbus with the design firm WSA Studio as its anchor tenant. WSA Studio Principals Tim Hawk and John Meegan Jr. will join DeVere, president of DeVere LLC, in investing in the project at 1000 S. Front Street. It formerly served as offices and industrial storage space for Columbus Jack Corp. WSA Studio will lease 4,500 square feet on the building’s ground floor for its offices, and apartments will be built on the top two floors. The project is scheduled to be completed in February. MORE: http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2010/10/11/story7.html Rendering and site plan of the building renovation is at the Business First website link. Below is a photo and a site map from the Franklin County Auditor's GIS page. The location of the Columbus Jack Building is immediately north of the Brewers Gate condo development. Don't know if this Columbus Jack renovation is finished yet, but WSA Studio is documenting it on their flickr page over at http://www.flickr.com/photos/33497714@N08/sets/72157625355847791/
May 30, 201114 yr <b>Shadowbox’s Backstage Bistro Now Open</b> By Walker | May 17, 2011 3:30pm <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/backstage-bistro-2.jpg"> Shadowbox Live is one step closer to relocating from Easton to the Brewery District. Last week, their Backstage Bistro softly launched as a daytime coffee shop, offering Crimson Cup coffee to neighboring businesses and residents who are looking for their caffeine fix. Eventually, the Bistro will be expanded to offer lunch, dinner and a full service bar. READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/shadowboxs-backstage-bistro-now-open
June 29, 201113 yr More about Shadowbox opening the Backstage Bistro coffee shop in the Brewery District's Worly Building. More about how it is a prelude to Shadowbox Live moving from Easton into the Brewery District and more about the timeline for the move. Opening of coffee shop sets stage for relocation Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 11:41 AM By GARY SEMAN JR. ThisWeek Community Newspapers Shadowbox Live has opened the Backstage Bistro in the historic Worly Building, a prelude to the theater troupe's scheduled move to the area in August. "We wanted to open the coffee shop early for a few reasons," said Nikki Fagin, spokeswoman for Shadowbox Live. "One, we felt it was a terrific way of introducing ourselves to the neighborhood. Two, the Backstage Bistro is a brand-new venture for Shadowbox Live and taking it in phases will allow us to provide the top-notch service and quality our patrons have come to expect from us." . . . The acting troupe announced in November that it was moving from Easton to the Worly Building at South Front and Liberty streets. It will occupy a total of 29,000 square feet of the historic space. The last Easton show is Aug. 6, with the full-service restaurant opening a week later. Shadowbox's first show in the Worly Building space is slated for Aug. 19. READ MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/food/stories/2011/05/25/Opening-of-coffee-shop-sets-stage-for-relocation.html?sid=104
July 1, 201113 yr The Columbus Metropolitan Club recently hosted Stev Guyer, the CEO and founder of Shadowbox Cabaret. Shadowbox is moving their operations from Easton into the historic Worly Building in the Brewery District. Guyer talks about the past of Shadowbox, what it takes to run a profitable arts organization and its future at the new downtown location. Stev Guyer is joined by Bill Schottenstein, President of Arshot Development and owner of the Worly Building and Larry James, prominent local attorney who helped broker Shadowbox's move. Below is a video link to the CMC event: Shadowbox Live: The Business of Art with Stev Guyer Video Description: After a tremendously successful decade at Easton Town Center, Shadowbox Cabaret and its crew are moving to a brand new, downtown location this summer, which will only add to the exciting changes occurring in the city. Stev Guyer, CEO and founder, began Shadowbox Cabaret not knowing what direction it would lead him in. Starting in a small, empty, and hot office space, he and his crew of performers quickly learned it was their sketch comedy, rock and roll performance blend that sparked the largest response from their audiences. On top of its entertainment value, Shadowbox Cabaret is a non-profit organization heavily involved with promoting the growth of the art community around Columbus. Moving downtown will allow the performance venue to grow even larger by adding office, rehearsal, and storage space, increasing the overall square footage from 8,000 to 31,000 square feet. Also, the “Backstage Bistro” will be available for audience members and will, at first, include a limited breakfast and lunch menu, eventually offering dinner and a full bar. The more operable venue will even let the Shadowbox gang have a larger and more diverse event list, such as movie nights and a late night music series. The impressive move was finalized when Guyer and Arshot Investment Corporation signed a 30-year lease for the Worly Building located at 503 South Front Street. Guyer believes this new venue will add substantial growth to his business and bring approximately ten thousand more patrons annually. MORE: http://blip.tv/cmc-tv/shadowbox-live-the-business-of-art-with-stev-guyer-5311913
July 12, 201113 yr An intriguing application from the minutes of April's Brewery District Commission Meeting: CONCEPTUAL REVIEW APPLICATIONS App: 11-4-3 1006 South High Street GPD Group (Applicant)/ McDonald's USA, LLC (Owner) Following a presentation by the applicant and ensuing discussion, the Commission offered feedback on the proposal. Conceptual Review - Demolish existing McDonald's building. - Construct new McDonald's building in the same location. NO ACTION TAKEN
July 12, 201113 yr Does the High St overlay extend down here? Because it sure could use it with the drive thrus and car lots that dot and scar the urban fabric.
July 13, 201113 yr Yes, the commercial overlay does extend down to the McDonald's location at 1006 S. High Street. Below is a link to the map of the overlay: Brewery District Urban Commercial Overlay Map Apparently the Wendy's that is a few blocks north at 799 S. High Street was rebuilt to the overlay standards. It is listed among other projects on the City's Commercial Overlays Overview page. Here is a photo of the Wendy's from that page:
July 16, 201113 yr Ideas sought for land addition to Scioto Audubon Metro Park Wednesday, July 13, 2011 By Mark Ferenchik, The Columbus Dispatch Metro Parks now has $1.5 million in state funds to clean up Columbus' old vehicle-impounding lot at Scioto Audubon Metro Park. But what the park system will do with the land once the work is completed is up in the air. Officials are asking young professionals what they want to see there. The state Controlling Board approved the money on Monday for the cleanup on the Whittier Peninsula, south of Downtown. Some of the things parks officials had discussed for the vacated lot included a BMX bike park, a sledding hill, a disc-golf course, trails, a shelter and even an amphitheater, said John O'Meara, Metro Parks' executive director. MAP OF SCIOTO AUDUBON METRO PARK ADDITION READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/07/13/ideas-sought-for-scioto-audubon-park.html
July 16, 201113 yr Nice to know. Now if only they would add some pedestrianizing streetscape improvements for the first few blocks south of Downtown on High: there's a crosswalk at Beck, but good luck crossing it with traffic speeding by at 40MPH or so. If there ¡s enough demand for a crosswalk that means there's enough demand for a traffic signal to be installed so that cars will actually stop.
August 6, 201113 yr More about the Shadowbox project in the Brewery District. Another venue, World of Beer (more about it at the link), is being added to the Shadowbox development. Bill Schottenstein, one of the primary property owners, also talks about the evolving nature of the Brewery District and how Shadowbox and the nearby Brewmasters Gate can be a part of it. Shadowbox to tap into World of Beer in Brewery District Business First - by Brian R. Ball Friday, July 15, 2011, 6:00am EDT Shadowbox is scheduled to open Aug. 19 at the Worly Building after leaving its home of 12 years at Easton. World of Beer will take a portion of the space once used by radio station WWCD, which moved in April elsewhere in the Brewery District. The two new attractions could help revive the once-bustling district, said Bill Schottenstein, principal with developer Arshot Investment Corp. and a member of the partnership that owns the Worly Building. “This is the way it needs to work,” he said. “It becomes a real nice neighborhood with some entertainment in there.” Shadowbox patrons could mean brisk business for World of Beer. Indeed, Shadowbox’s new venue will have up to 324 seats, compared with 214 at Easton. Its shows will run Thursdays through Saturdays, with plans to add Wednesday and Sunday performances in September. More collaborations between Shadowbox and World of Beer could be on the way. The bar and troupe are planning a tailgate party for an Ohio State University football game this season at Brewmasters Gate, a neighborhood event center. Schottenstein, a partner in the group that owns the structure, said he’d like to see the building used more and is considering several options for its redevelopment. READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2011/07/15/shadowbox-to-tap-into-beer-joint-in.html More about World of Beer from ThisWeekNews: Saloon specializing in 'craft beer' to open in Brewery District
August 9, 201113 yr Edwards' returning with apartments for Brewery District's former Salvation Army store Business First - by Brian R. Ball Date: Friday, August 5, 2011, 6:00am EDT Edwards Cos. is close to beginning redevelopment of the former Salvation Army thrift store in the Brewery District into 47 apartments, four years after planning to convert the historic building into condominiums. An Edwards affiliate bought the building at 570 S. Front St. from Grange Mutual Casualty Group in 2007 for nearly $2.3 million. The three-story building is the sole remnant of the Born Capital Brewery, one of four German breweries concentrated along South Front Street during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The building, which once served as the Born bottling operation, dates to 1895. The redevelopment project, Edwards said, hinged on getting the building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Buildings on the register can qualify for government historic preservation tax credits. The Born Capital building was listed in 2009, and Edwards said tax credits could cut the cost of redevelopment by $2 million. “Without going on the register, you can’t get the rehab tax credits,” he said. “(They) made the project, even in this economy, much more economically viable.” Edwards in the 1980s used a similar strategy to redevelop three Schlee’s Bavarian Brewery buildings – a former malt house, bottling plant and horse stable – into offices, housing and a restaurant. The project was undertaken after the South Front Street complex was placed on the National Register. READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2011/08/05/edwards-brewery-district-project.html?page=all
August 10, 201113 yr Photo and plans of the Salvation Army renovation project at 570 S. Front Street from Business First:
August 18, 201113 yr Opening Night for Shadowbox Live in their new Brewery District location. Video posted by Shadowbox in the Columbus Underground thread: Shadowbox Live Moving to the Brewery District
August 18, 201113 yr More about Shadowbox from the Dispatch: All together now: Reunion reignites troupe By Michael Grossberg, The Columbus Dispatch Thursday August 18, 2011 - 8:31 AM Shadowbox Live is celebrating a long-awaited return to the center of town — and a reunion of talent. Troupe members from the former Shadowbox sister facility in Newport, Ky., will join familiar faces from Easton Town Center, the former Columbus base, for performances and other activities starting this weekend in expanded quarters in the Brewery District. Legacy, a grand-opening retrospective of favorite sketches and songs from the first 22 years, will premiere on Friday in the recently renamed Shadowbox Live Building (formerly the Worly Building) at 503 S. Front Street. READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/weekender/2011/08/18/all-together-now-reunion-reignites-troupe.html
August 26, 201113 yr Shadowbox Live opened their new Brewery District space last weekend in the renamed Shadowbox Live Building (formerly Worly Building) at 503 S. Front Street. Here's a look back at their opening weekend - both on and off the stage - from the Dispatch and Columbus Underground: Dispatch Theater Blog: First impressions of Shadowbox Live's new Brewery District space Dispatch Theater Review: Legacy - Shadowbox faves hold up well Columbus Underground: Shadowbox Live Breaks in Their New Space With Classics From the Past
October 31, 201113 yr The World of Beer (mentioned previously in this thread) is opening today in the Worly Building at 503 South Front Street. The World of Beer is located in a ground floor retail space next to the recently opened Shadowbox Live venue. Below is more from Columbus Underground: World of Beer Opening in The Brewery District
February 2, 201213 yr Event Marketing Strategies Moves to Brewery District At Work — By Anne Evans on December 16, 2011 at 8:00 am The Metropreneur With the opening of Shadowbox Live, World of Beer, and a few new restaurants, the Brewery District is coming back to life. Event Marketing Strategies celebrated 30 years of business this year, and with that milestone, they were looking for a creative new office space. The company was growing out of its conservative, boxy space in Dublin where it had been for 17 years, and wanted a location that was close to downtown Columbus and was in a creative area experiencing a rebirth. Jeff Milgrom, president and CEO, and Drew McCartt, senior vice president, looked at about six or seven locations in the Short North, Grandview and the Brewery District. Once they saw the empty, raw space in the historic building on Ludlow Street that once housed the L. Hoster Brewing Company, they knew it was the space for them. MORE: http://www.themetropreneur.com/columbus/work-event-marketing-strategies-move-brings-vibrancy-brewery-district/
February 2, 201213 yr Columbus Underground posted a series of reports about the Brewery District. The first is an article that looks at its not-to-distant past, its present and its possible future. The second is a phototour of the existing Brewery District. The third is an interview with Bill Schottenstein, one of the major property owners in the Brewery District. Below are the links to the reports from Columbus Underground: Welcome Back to The Brewery District Brewery District Photo Tour Bill Schottenstein Talks About The Future of The Brewery District
February 4, 201213 yr Thanks for posting the links. This area is really making some progress lately. Not quite the party-zone central that it was a decade ago, but definitely more people back in the area thanks to Shadowbox, World of Beer, Double Happiness, etc.
February 14, 201213 yr More Brewery District news from Columbus Underground: Edwards Companies Converting Born Brewery Building into Apartments MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/edwards-companies-converting-born-brewery-building-into-apartments
March 18, 201213 yr Construction on the last phase of the Liberty Place complex has commenced... this was waiting on ODOT but since they've selected the Mound/Fulton option there apparently will be little impact on the site (when that starts in 20 years). They've started grade work if you can't tell from the crappy pic.
March 28, 201213 yr Development in the Brewery District seems to be heating up again. The next phase of the Liberty Place Apartments is beginning after being dormant because of uncertainty from ODOT over the final configuration of a rebuilt I-70/71 just north of the project. Edwards Companies is completing its rehab of the Born Brewery Building/former Salvation Army Building into apartments further south on Front Street. And just east of Liberty Place is Shadowbox Live which moved into the historic Worly Building last year. This activity has caught the eye of the Dispatch. The Brewery District was recently featured in the Dispatch's on-going series of articles about Columbus neighborhoods. Below is the link to the article about the Brewery District: Something’s brewing in Brewery District - The neighborhood just south of Downtown has largely taken a back seat to the Arena District, but there are signs that its time is coming
April 18, 201213 yr Looks like the full Scioto Audubon Metro Park plan on the Whittier Peninsula is getting closer to being realized. Audubon cleanup under budget Former impounding-lot land to open to park visitors in fall By Mark Ferenchik, The Columbus Dispatch Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 5:06 AM Although Metro Parks will spend an additional $489,770 to clean up Columbus’ former impounding lot at Scioto Audubon Metro Park, the final bill for the project is still expected to cost $700,000 less than the original estimate. Metro Parks spent $880,000 on topsoil and fill dirt to build a 2-foot layer over the 29-acre area, which was contaminated with petroleum products and other substances, Deputy Director Larry Peck said. (. . .) The project’s final cost is now $1.9 million. The original estimate was $2.6 million. The agency received a $1.5 million Clean Ohio grant to help pay for the work. Peck said Metro Parks still plans to open the area to the public by September. It should include trails, shelters, a restroom and an obstacle course, he said. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/04/11/audubon-cleanup-under-budget.html
May 10, 201213 yr Construction on the last phase of the Liberty Place complex has commenced... this was waiting on ODOT but since they've selected the Mound/Fulton option there apparently will be little impact on the site (when that starts in 20 years). They've started grade work if you can't tell from the crappy pic. Columbus Underground article following up on jaymillah's Liberty Place news. Liberty Place Adding Over 200 New Apartment Units to The Brewery District By: Walker Evans, Columbus Underground Published on May 8, 2012 - 8:00 am The first phase of Liberty Place Apartments contains 135 units, and phase two will add 207 more to the mix, bringing the community’s total up to 342. A centralized parking garage will provide residents with dedicated parking spaces while four story buildings housing the apartment units will face outward. The second phase of Liberty Place Apartments is expected to have its first tenants moving in by March of 2013. More information can be found online at www.thelibertyplaceapartments.com. READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/liberty-place-adding-over-200-new-apartment-units-to-the-brewery-district
July 12, 201212 yr More Brewery District news from Columbus Underground: Edwards Companies Converting Born Brewery Building into Apartments MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/edwards-companies-converting-born-brewery-building-into-apartments An updated construction photo of the Born Brewery Building renovation (aka Salvation Army Building) from the June Construction Roundup at Columbus Underground:
August 10, 201212 yr Liberty Place Adding Over 200 New Apartment Units to The Brewery District By: Walker Evans, Columbus Underground Published on May 8, 2012 - 8:00 am The first phase of Liberty Place Apartments contains 135 units, and phase two will add 207 more to the mix, bringing the community’s total up to 342. A centralized parking garage will provide residents with dedicated parking spaces while four story buildings housing the apartment units will face outward. The second phase of Liberty Place Apartments is expected to have its first tenants moving in by March of 2013. More information can be found online at www.thelibertyplaceapartments.com. READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/liberty-place-adding-over-200-new-apartment-units-to-the-brewery-district Photos from Columbus Underground - Construction Roundup — July 2012 of Phase Two of the Liberty Place Apartments now under in the Brewery District. Phase Two will add 207 units to the 135 units built in the first phase of the Liberty Place Apartments:
August 31, 201212 yr More Brewery District news from Columbus Underground: Edwards Companies Converting Born Brewery Building into Apartments MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/edwards-companies-converting-born-brewery-building-into-apartments An updated construction photo of the Born Brewery Building renovation (aka Salvation Army Building) from the June Construction Roundup at Columbus Underground: A little more exterior progress on the Born Brewery Building at 570 S. Front Street in the Brewery District - which is being renovated into 47 apartment units - from Columbus Underground:
August 31, 201212 yr Liberty Place Adding Over 200 New Apartment Units to The Brewery District By: Walker Evans, Columbus Underground Published on May 8, 2012 - 8:00 am The first phase of Liberty Place Apartments contains 135 units, and phase two will add 207 more to the mix, bringing the community’s total up to 342. A centralized parking garage will provide residents with dedicated parking spaces while four story buildings housing the apartment units will face outward. The second phase of Liberty Place Apartments is expected to have its first tenants moving in by March of 2013. More information can be found online at www.thelibertyplaceapartments.com. READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/liberty-place-adding-over-200-new-apartment-units-to-the-brewery-district Photos from Columbus Underground - Construction Roundup — July 2012 of Phase Two of the Liberty Place Apartments now under in the Brewery District. Phase Two will add 207 units to the 135 units built in the first phase of the Liberty Place Apartments: More photos from Columbus Underground of the Liberty Place Apartments phase two construction in the Brewery District:
October 5, 201212 yr From last week's Business First. Report about the Edwards Companies lightening their real estate portfolio by returning three office buildings in the Brewery District to their mortgage company. NAI Ohio Equities, which has taken over marketing the properties, said the four-story, 41,640-square-foot building at 555 S. Front Street is currently 100% vacant and the single-story, 5,195-square-foot building at 551 S. Front Street is also 100% vacant - but that the single-story, 35,694-square-foot building at 111 W. Liberty St., anchored by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, is almost 100% leased. The Edwards Companies still has a number of prominent properties in the Brewery District, like the former Salvation Army/Born Brewery Building being renovated into apartments and the Shadowbox Live building. As well as the massive Neighborhood Launch/Gay Street Condos residential project in the downtown. Edwards Cos. turns trio of Brewery District offices over to lender Business First by Brian R. Ball, Staff reporter Date: Friday, September 28, 2012, 6:00am EDT Three Brewery District office buildings with a combined 82,500 square feet of space have been turned over to their mortgage service company. 555 South Front Ltd., an affiliate of the Edwards Cos. real estate investment and development firm, transferred the buildings this month to an affiliate of Florida-based Bayview Loan Servicing LLC on behalf of mortgage holder German American Capital Corp. (. . .) Mortgage records show the 10-year loan came due in September 2008 in the midst of the financial meltdown, when nearly all real estate lending activity ceased, forcing many commercial loans into default after landlords could not refinance their mortgages. The loan received an initial forbearance agreement from the lender temporarily extending the loan until January 2010, according to documents filed in the withdrawn foreclosure lawsuit. Public records show Elford Land Co. owns the ground under the properties. 555 South Front had an initial land lease expiring in December 2014 with options extending to August 2049. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2012/09/28/edwards-turns-trio-of-brewery-district.html
October 8, 201212 yr The Born Building/Edward Cos. has a website now with floor-plans and pricing - http://570lofts.com/ Btw, if anyone noticed the word "Hercules" that used to crown the building, the Hercules Clothing Co. operated there after the brewery closed, not sure until when though.
October 22, 201212 yr Scioto Audubon Metro Park Continues Expansion By: Walker Evans, Columbus Underground Published on October 19, 2012 - 12:20 pm The 120-acre Scioto Audubon Metro Park located just south of Downtown Columbus has quickly become regarded as one of the best urban green spaces in the region, and the latest round of construction there will continue to make the park even better. “Work this fall includes adding additional trails and parking, building new shelters and restrooms and related utilities,” said John O’Meara, Executive Director of Columbus Metro Parks. “The improvements currently being constructed are being added in the former impound lot area.” The City of Columbus Impound Lot has relocated further south off Route 104, freeing up the remainder of the Whittier Peninsula to green restoration of wetlands, native grasses, wooded trails and other recreational uses at the Metro Park. ... The Scioto Audubon will eventually see the construction of a sledding hill constructed, which will be a welcome addition to the relatively flat surface of urban Columbus. READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/scioto-audubon-metro-park-continues-expansion
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