March 20Mar 20 • Fulton Park Tower has 260 planned apartment units – 1, 2, & 3 bedrooms stacked in the upper 13 levels of the tower • 700 parking spaces stacked in the lower 12 levels of the tower • Close proximity to affluent German Village Neighborhood • State of the art amenities • Historic character • Dog park • Wellness and health focus with commercial air filtration and industrial water filtration
March 20Mar 20 20 minutes ago, aderwent said: 700 parking spaces stacked in the lower 12 levels of the tower That is an insanely stupid number of parking spaces hahah. I don’t really have a huge problem with something like this, but that building is hideous and doesn’t fit the character of the brewery district. With it now being part of the historic resources commission I’m pretty sure they will have trouble getting something that ugly approved, or at least I hope so. I am still really disappointed by how the front street portion of the building is being finished. It should be the hotel from the original plans. It looked better and made more sense for the area.
March 20Mar 20 I get the huge parking garage then if they are seeking to support the entire development across 3 blocks. It will also support the brewery district in general in the same way the newer large garages in the Short North have helped the overall neighborhood. Hopefully the commission pushes back on design and materials and we get a better end product than this.
March 20Mar 20 Honestly the amount of parking makes sense for this development, but as it progresses the garage needs better screening. It looks pretty ridiculous at the moment. Hopefully add in some ground level activation too.
March 20Mar 20 I agree with @DTCL11 and @amped91 on the parking. The amount makes sense as this area is kind of isolated unless you happen to live in one of the apartments. The design needs to be improved though. I do love the planned height of the tower though. It should have some very unique views of the downtown skyline.
March 20Mar 20 I'm getting nauseous thinking about driving down from the 12th floor of parking...driving round and round and round....🤢
March 20Mar 20 12 hours ago, columbus17 said: Arshot is Temu Schottenstein. I was shocked to find out they're connected. Clearly someone in the family had a nasty fall down the stairs when younger... At least Temu comes through on delivery at some point. May not be what you thought it would be but you get something to show for it.
March 20Mar 20 While I agree that 12 floors of parking is ridiculous, if we're purely talking from an aesthetic perspective, the fact that it's buried in the middle of the site means that Liberty Park, the surrounding industries and a sunken I-70 tells me that's going to obscure the sightlines so a good half of that won't even be visible from most angles. 25 stories is great! I think it'll be our first noteworthy high-rise landmark South of I-70 and I like the top half. (Though I wish it was the top 3/4 - 100%).
March 20Mar 20 The parking portion is really ridiculous! Are we the only city who puts out proposals with so many levels of parking showing above ground?
March 20Mar 20 Just now, sono4315 said: The parking portion is really ridiculous! Are we the only city who puts out proposals with so many levels of parking showing above ground? Austin is absolutely littered with towers like this, except they are along main roads rather than being shielded in the middle of a bunch of other buildings. I really don't think Austin will age very well. It's pretty much lost all of its unique charm to these sterile condo towers. Nashville has quite a few as well. Here's two right next to each other in Ausitn: Here's another in Ausitn: And another: And yet another:
March 20Mar 20 2 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: Austin is absolutely littered with towers like this, except they are along main roads rather than being shielded in the middle of a bunch of other buildings. I really don't think Austin will age very well. It's pretty much lost all of its unique charm to these sterile condo towers. Nashville has quite a few as well. Here's two right next to each other in Ausitn: Here's another in Ausitn: And another: And yet another: The height on these building are great but dang that looks horrible from the street view. Edited March 20Mar 20 by sono4315
March 20Mar 20 22 minutes ago, sono4315 said: The height on these building are great but dang that looks horrible from the street view. And street level is what’s most important. Height is great in photos and postcards, but ground floor is what’s important for making a city walkable and connected.
March 20Mar 20 19 minutes ago, sono4315 said: The height on these building are great but dang that looks horrible from the street view. Right. Austin has had a ton of height built which has helped them add a ton of density and really boost their downtown population, but it looks horrible. I really don't think it will age well. I guess one of the positives of having the massive parcels that we tend to have here in Columbus is that it allows developers to hide the parking decks a bit better. The Nicholas and Industry both have a decent amount of parking space, but it's totally hidden from the main streets they sit on. In terms of square footage, those buildings could have easily been 25+ stories tall if they were built on a "normal" sized urban parcel, but they likely would have looked similar to those Austin towers in order to include the parking space. 100 N High and 195 E Broad aren't able to hide the parking decks as well because they have smaller footprints, although they still do a better job than most of the Austin towers.
March 20Mar 20 7 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: Right. Austin has had a ton of height built which has helped them add a ton of density and really boost their downtown population, but it looks horrible. I really don't think it will age well. I guess one of the positives of having the massive parcels that we tend to have here in Columbus is that it allows developers to hide the parking decks a bit better. The Nicholas and Industry both have a decent amount of parking space, but it's totally hidden from the main streets they sit on. In terms of square footage, those buildings could have easily been 25+ stories tall if they were built on a "normal" sized urban parcel, but they likely would have looked similar to those Austin towers in order to include the parking space. 100 N High and 195 E Broad aren't able to hide the parking decks as well because they have smaller footprints, although they still do a better job than most of the Austin towers. North Market Tower is getting the same treatment with several floor of vertical parking followed by offices, hotel rooms, and apartments.. I applaud the new Hilton Tower as there's no additional garage space built for that tower and it adds tons of foot traffic along High St. For this new tower in Fulton park, I think it's okay to build a parking garage and then a tower on top of it as the building will be mostly surrounded. Maybe they can do a compromise and only do 5-6 stories above ground, followed by 16 stories for apartments?
March 20Mar 20 3 minutes ago, KyleofColumbus said: North Market Tower is getting the same treatment with several floor of vertical parking followed by offices, hotel rooms, and apartments The north market building looks better than any of those in Austin. I do agree the parking garage on the south side should have been hidden, but I would guess with it being across from another garage they didn’t see the point.
March 20Mar 20 7 minutes ago, KyleofColumbus said: North Market Tower is getting the same treatment with several floor of vertical parking followed by offices, hotel rooms, and apartments.. I applaud the new Hilton Tower as there's no additional garage space built for that tower and it adds tons of foot traffic along High St. For this new tower in Fulton park, I think it's okay to build a parking garage and then a tower on top of it as the building will be mostly surrounded. Maybe they can do a compromise and only do 5-6 stories above ground, followed by 16 stories for apartments? Merchant Tower has the parking decks, but they are hidden better by the design and the placement of the building. Most of the parking levels are hidden from view from High and Park Streets.
March 20Mar 20 Just now, cbussoccer said: Merchant Tower has the parking decks, but they are hidden better by the design and the placement of the building. Most of the parking levels are hidden from view from High and Park Streets. I wish they would require green roofs for parking garages in Columbus. The Hilton garage would be an amazing place for it, and the views from the south facing merchant windows would be more enjoyable
March 20Mar 20 The parking levels are hideous lol. I agree with pretty much everyone on that. However being tucked away it saves face a little? The height is good. promising to see these developments go vertical. Maybe they’ll get beat up by the commission a little bit? The renderings of inside/alley ways look awesome though.
March 20Mar 20 18 minutes ago, Jd1137 said: The parking levels are hideous lol. I agree with pretty much everyone on that. However being tucked away it saves face a little? The height is good. promising to see these developments go vertical. Maybe they’ll get beat up by the commission a little bit? The renderings of inside/alley ways look awesome though. I can’t imagine the historic resources commission allowing something like that. Especially surrounded by historic brick buildings.
March 20Mar 20 On 3/19/2025 at 10:51 AM, columbus17 said: I'm curious who is releasing renderings like this as the first public look at such a prominent project. Most architectural firms can do much better without too much effort. This honestly looks like an undergraduate architecture school project from someone who's just learning the built-in rendering tools in the BIM software.
March 20Mar 20 33 minutes ago, Jd1137 said: The parking levels are hideous lol. I agree with pretty much everyone on that. However being tucked away it saves face a little? The height is good. promising to see these developments go vertical. Maybe they’ll get beat up by the commission a little bit? The renderings of inside/alley ways look awesome though. If and when this is finished, hopefully it will Jumpstart the Brewery District as a 24 hour neighborhood again. I hate the Grange garage on Front that was built maybe 10 years ago doesn't include retail space. The Brewery District/Front Street is a beautiful neighborhood and could easily bring nightlife back if done correctly. Also when Front turns two way through downtown it will help bring traffic back into the neighborhood. Edited March 20Mar 20 by sono4315
March 20Mar 20 13 minutes ago, VintageLife said: I can’t imagine the historic resources commission allowing something like that. Especially surrounded by historic brick buildings. you’re probably right! I just like the height. This probably has zero chance at current render. But i’ll just say its positive we’ve got developers looking vertical.
March 20Mar 20 Found this on the website for the project, no idea when it was from. If they just made the first 7 layers exactly like this, it would be a massive improvement. It should also have some type of retail, even though they seem to be focusing retail/pedestrian around the front at building.
March 20Mar 20 Also, looking at the front st cap, why the hell don’t they just cap this entire section?? It’s so annoying how the state is so awful at all this crap.
March 20Mar 20 32 minutes ago, VintageLife said: Found this on the website for the project, no idea when it was from. If they just made the first 7 layers exactly like this, it would be a massive improvement. It should also have some type of retail, even though they seem to be focusing retail/pedestrian around the front at building. The parking deck shouldn't comprise of half the buildings height. Maybe they are testing the waters to see of its denied and then they will come back with several less parking levels.
March 20Mar 20 3 minutes ago, sono4315 said: The parking deck shouldn't comprise of half the buildings height. Maybe they are testing the waters to see of its denied and then they will come back with several less parking levels. This garage would be a little better if they planned on building something in the parking lot show with cars and a median. Just fill the space in and make it a denser area.
March 21Mar 21 20 hours ago, VintageLife said: Also, looking at the front st cap, why the hell don’t they just cap this entire section?? It’s so annoying how the state is so awful at all this crap. They should. From my understanding, if they capped the entire area it's costly as it would fall under the definition of a tunnel and needing to put ventilation and other safety measures. Same reason the cap over 670 isn't connected from High St to Front St.
March 21Mar 21 1 minute ago, KyleofColumbus said: They should. From my understanding, if they capped the entire area it's costly as it would fall under the definition of a tunnel and needing to put ventilation and other safety measures. Same reason the cap over 670 isn't connected from High St to Front St. oh I know the cost goes up, but the state blows so much money on highways it wouldn’t be out of reach for them.
March 22Mar 22 On 3/20/2025 at 3:16 PM, VintageLife said: Found this on the website for the project, no idea when it was from. If they just made the first 7 layers exactly like this, it would be a massive improvement. It should also have some type of retail, even though they seem to be focusing retail/pedestrian around the front at building. The parking deck shouldn't comprise of half the buildings height. Maybe they are testing the waters to see of its denied and then they will come back with several less parking levels. Check out these conceptual renderings I found for this site.
March 23Mar 23 1 hour ago, sono4315 said: The parking deck shouldn't comprise of half the buildings height. Maybe they are testing the waters to see of its denied and then they will come back with several less parking levels. Check out these conceptual renderings I found for this site. Interesting, that’s the first rendering I have seen with that building at the corner. It appears there are two towers in that so that could be pretty cool. I doubt it will ever happen, but would be awesome. I still think the original plan for this building is the best one, and nothing will compare to that.
March 23Mar 23 14 hours ago, sono4315 said: The parking deck shouldn't comprise of half the buildings height. Maybe they are testing the waters to see of its denied and then they will come back with several less parking levels. Check out these conceptual renderings I found for this site. Fantastic! Hopefully we end up with something similar.
March 24Mar 24 Those renders are lovely. Would be great to see a tower of any variety on the south side of 70 to help downtown start jumping that gap. Bonus points if they can figure out a way to work in an extendable mast that only pops up in the late afternoon through sunset to throw literal shade at German Village.
March 24Mar 24 With this being under historic resources commission I would love for them to push for something somewhat similar to the merchant building. It looks historic at the ground floor levels but has a more modern feel at the top. As long as it looks pretty much 100% different than the renderings, it should be great.
April 3Apr 3 A new pedestrian bridge rises next to the Whittier Street Bridge to allow for the addition of a new multi-use path connecting to the Scioto Audubon
April 3Apr 3 Not super detailed, because they are requesting demo, but a plan for the CD 929 building has been presented.
April 3Apr 3 22 minutes ago, VintageLife said: Not super detailed, because they are requesting demo, but a plan for the CD 929 building has been presented. As far as I can tell the station still owns the building. Who is the developer?
April 3Apr 3 8 minutes ago, GCrites said: As far as I can tell the station still owns the building. Who is the developer? Moody Nolan is the architect, the land owner is listed as Swiss Family Home LLC and the developer is Arcadia Development. Moody Nolan appears to be the ones who submitted the permission to demolish with a few paragraphs of why it doesn’t fully meet historic criteria.
April 3Apr 3 Swiss Family Home has to be the station since I remember when they bought that building and the timeline of the sale matches up on the auditor's site.
April 3Apr 3 1 hour ago, VintageLife said: Not super detailed, because they are requesting demo, but a plan for the CD 929 building has been presented. So another proposal in a vibrant neighborhood with zero retail space. Looks like the building will hold around 100 units. They should at least incorporate one retail space.
April 3Apr 3 6 minutes ago, sono4315 said: So another proposal in a vibrant neighborhood with zero retail space. Looks like the building will hold around 100 units. They should at least incorporate one retail space. This section isn’t really the best for retail, but I am of the belief that most buildings should have at least a small corner coffee/cafe spot.
April 3Apr 3 5 minutes ago, sono4315 said: So another proposal in a vibrant neighborhood with zero retail space. Looks like the building will hold around 100 units. They should at least incorporate one retail space. A space reserved for retail in this building would be an awesome place to recreate the CD101 Big Room.
April 3Apr 3 2 hours ago, VintageLife said: This section isn’t really the best for retail, but I am of the belief that most buildings should have at least a small corner coffee/cafe spot. I feel like you can make almost any area good for retail if you keep adding more.
April 3Apr 3 4 minutes ago, 614love said: I feel like you can make almost any area good for retail if you keep adding more. That’s not entirely wrong, but this specific area doesn’t really have much else left around it. It’s mostly houses and then a small strip of land on the other side of the road. If High St was properly developed through this section, there might be a better case for retail here. I always think retail is important, but unless they also get rid of the gas station on greenlawn and convert the houses between them into retail, it’s just a strange spot for store fronts.
April 15Apr 15 Developer wants to demolish former home of WWCD and create a 6-story apartment building Arcadia Development wants to demolish CD92.9's former home in the Brewery District and redevelop the site into a six-story apartment building. The developer is scheduled to present its plans for the Swiss Club/The Swiss Chalet Party House at 1036 S. Front St. to the Historic Resources Commission this month. Renderings by Moody Nolan show 20 apartments per floor, with a mix of eight, two-bedroom units and 12 one-bedroom apartments. The building will include ground floor structured parking with 52 spaces. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2025/04/15/arcadia-development-cd929-brewery-district.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 15Apr 15 11 minutes ago, ColDayMan said: Developer wants to demolish former home of WWCD and create a 6-story apartment building Arcadia Development wants to demolish CD92.9's former home in the Brewery District and redevelop the site into a six-story apartment building. The developer is scheduled to present its plans for the Swiss Club/The Swiss Chalet Party House at 1036 S. Front St. to the Historic Resources Commission this month. Renderings by Moody Nolan show 20 apartments per floor, with a mix of eight, two-bedroom units and 12 one-bedroom apartments. The building will include ground floor structured parking with 52 spaces. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2025/04/15/arcadia-development-cd929-brewery-district.html I'm not against this development, but I do believe it should be re-worked to keep the existing building. Maybe make it 6 stories of apartment with parking garage underground?
April 21Apr 21 New Proposal Sparks Debate About Preservation of 60s-era Swiss Chalet Building A proposal to build a six-story apartment building on a one-acre lot in the Brewery District was discussed for over an hour at last week’s Historic Resources Commission (HRC) meeting. At the heart of the discussion was the future of the two-story building that is still standing on the site. Meleca said that he is in general “very sensitive to demolition” in historic neighborhoods, and has been involved over the course of his career in many development projects that incorporate historic buildings, but that there are a number of factors that point to the need to take down the chalet building. “This is more like Kings Island architecture…the details are all fake, all pasted on,” he said, explaining that the interior of the building has been completely stripped of any original features, and the fact that it’s a split-level means that it’s not accessible. Malloy told the commission that the building was in bad shape when he bought it about ten years ago, having been gutted by the previous owner. “They used to rent it to fraternities and sororities for parties, it was literally trashed when I moved in,” he said. “If there was another option for this building I would do it, but I can’t keep it and no one will buy it…it’s a block building with stucco – there’s no brick in the building – it has drop ceilings, the outside is falling off of it.” current building example of actual Swiss architecture:
May 1May 1 1 hour ago, CbusOrBust said:Crews installed perimeter fencing today at the Jones Heel site at Front and Whittier!Very excited for this project, hopefully whatever material they use for the green is quality, but I am not super optimistic about it.
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