August 14, 201410 yr A few more View on High construction pics taken in late July by http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-july-2014 Close-up view from High Street & Woodruff Avenue: More distant view from Woodruff Avenue: View along High Street:
August 14, 201410 yr Norwich Flats is finishing up one block north of Lane Avenue. Late June pic from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-june-part-2
September 13, 201410 yr The Dispatch had a nice rundown of the current construction projects on the OSU campus at http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/09/09/construction-boom-at-osu.html The piece also had a photo of the North Campus Dorms project from the corner of Lane & High:
September 20, 201410 yr Nearly another year before the chilled water plant is completed? Really? I was surprised to see that too. Your photo from May and this photo from June at http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-june-part-2 seem to indicate a mostly complete exterior. Maybe the inside equipment or hookups with the neighboring buildings is the reason?
September 21, 201410 yr OSU held their official grand opening for the renovated Sullivant Hall yesterday. The neo-classic building at 15th & High is now home to OSU’s Department of Dance, Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy, the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design, the Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise, and the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library Museum. http://thelantern.com/2014/09/revamped-sullivant-hall-officially-opens/ http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/09/21/hall-reopens-as-arts-cornerstone.html
September 22, 201410 yr OSU is considering some significant changes to its campus bus and shuttle system. If approved by the OSU Board of Trustees in November, it would mean the following changes in and around the main campus. Information from http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/09/14/ohio-state-plan-uses-shuttles-to-curbtraffic.html: Parking for Medical Campus workers would relocate to the West Campus. In 2016, a relocation of Cannon Drive would remove 2,100 parking spaces that medical workers currently use. Cars would be barred through the central campus during the day on 17th, 18th and 19th Avenues between College Road and Neil Avenue. Neil Avenue between Woodruff and 19th avenues would be opened to bus shuttles. Currently this area is a pedestrian walkway. 17th Avenue would be extended west, running just south of Ohio Stadium to Cannon Drive, so buses could pick up students in the two dorm towers near the Olentangy River. A bus transit center would be created at RPAC - the campus recreation center just southeast of Ohio Stadium. On-campus and off-campus bus and shuttle routes would be changed as per the below map.
September 26, 201410 yr Nearly another year before the chilled water plant is completed? Really? I was surprised to see that too. Your photo from May and this photo from June at http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-june-part-2 seem to indicate a mostly complete exterior. Maybe the inside equipment or hookups with the neighboring buildings is the reason? More equipment and hookups to the North Dorms project are the reason the East Chilled Water Plant is listed as not being complete until next year. From http://thelantern.com/2014/09/2-construction-projects-at-risk-of-going-over-budget-more-work-approved/: "The East Regional Chilled Water Plant is budgeted to cost $66.8 million. The goal of the project is to provide chilled water to Academic Core North buildings and it’s set to be completed in two phases. The first phase was completed ahead of time in July, Administration and Planning spokeswoman Alison Hinkle said. Phase two is set to involve installing three additional chillers, which will provide chilled water to the North Residential District following completion."
October 15, 201410 yr Norwich Flats opened up last month one block north of Lane Avenue. The apartment building has 56 units with 156 beds and includes an internal garage with parking for 140 cars. More about it at http://www.livenorwichflats.com. Some photos from the Norwich Flats facebook page. (The first image is a rendering, but it gives the best overview of the entire project and accurately depicts the final product.) More photos of Norwich Flats at https://www.facebook.com/norwichflats:
October 31, 201410 yr ^ Much better view of Norwich Flats from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-october-2014-part-3
November 3, 201410 yr ...which makes that Shell station THAT much more of a nuisance. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 13, 201410 yr More North Campus Dorm construction photos from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-october-2014-part-2 and from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-october-2014-part-3 Going north on High Street . . . . . . and turning west onto Lane Avenue
November 14, 201410 yr ...which makes that Shell station THAT much more of a nuisance. that will be gone within the next 5 years
November 14, 201410 yr I hope so! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 12, 201410 yr Edwards planning more student housing by Ohio State Edwards Cos. is hoping to expand its housing portfolio serving Ohio State University students. The Columbus-based developer wants to build a four-story complex at 144-162 W. Lane Ave. offering 125 beds in 45 units. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2014/12/11/edwards-planning-more-student-housing-by-ohio.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 8, 201510 yr ^ That looks like a better version of the 40-unit (150 W Lane Ave) proposal from Edwards in 2012. More of the building built to the street edge and no surface parking lot behind the building in this version. (Previous proposal posted HERE and HERE in this thread.)
January 8, 201510 yr Catching up on The View on High project (i.e. the Wendy's replacement on High). Below are some older 2014 pics: View on High construction pics taken in late July 2014 by http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-july-2014 Close-up view from High Street & Woodruff Avenue: More distant view from Woodruff Avenue: View along High Street: Now some updates. First, a late October 2014 view from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-october-2014-part-2 featuring a Wendy's red color building wrap: And a couple of late December 2014 views from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-december-2014 featuring a partially clad High Street exterior. Construction is moving ahead for a Spring 2015 opening:
February 11, 201510 yr More from Business First about two buildings on the OSU campus at Neil & W. 12th Avenues to be renovated as part of the Big Data initiative in Columbus. Pomerene Hall at the northeast corner and Oxley Hall at the southeast corner will serve as the University's Big Data headquarters and house a new interdiscplinary major in data analytics. -- OSU to begin work on $59M renovation of Pomerene, Oxley halls for Big Data initiative: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2015/01/26/osu-to-begin-work-on-59m-renovation-of-pomerene.html POMERENE HALL: Opened 1922. Designed by architecture professor Howard Dwight Smith (who also designed Ohio Stadium). Pomerene was built in two phases. The 1922 section contained a gymnasium, where women's phys-ed classes were held, and social rooms. A second phase in 1927 added a natatorium, lounges, a kitchen and refectory. Pomerene Hall lost most of its original functions after the construction of the Ohio Union in 1951. Although many of the women's phys-ed classes were held there until the late 1970's. (more info at http://library.osu.edu/buckeye-stroll/locations/pomerene-hall) Historic view of Pomerene Hall from Neil Avenue: Historic view of Pomerene Hall from Mirror Lake, which Pomerene is immediately south of: Current view of Pomerene Hall: OXLEY HALL: Opened 1908 as a women's dorm, named for University President William Oxley Thompson’s mother (her maiden name, which is where he got his middle name) and designed by a female architect (a rarity over 100 years ago). The building served as a dormitory until 1967. It was remodeled in 1989 and became the Department of International Affairs in 1991, until its current renovation starts. (more info at http://library.osu.edu/blogs/archives/2012/02/02/osus-first-womens-dorm-oxley-hall/) Historic view of Oxley Hall from Neil Avenue: Current view of Oxley Hall:
February 11, 201510 yr A couple of the The View on High project. Looks like it's getting close to completion.
February 15, 201510 yr Best thing to happen to campus in years. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 16, 201510 yr There is an excavator at the Shell station at Lane & High as of Friday too!! Thanks for that update. I was wondering when that thing would go away.
February 16, 201510 yr There is an excavator at the Shell station at Lane & High as of Friday too!! Thanks for that update. I was wondering when that thing would go away. Too good not to share; hopefully it will go up quicker than The View. More than likely we'll see the building/awnings come down then the tanks and dirt will be moving out to make way for the foundation.
February 23, 201510 yr Ohio State to build 4,000-seat ‘Covelli Arena’ thanks to $10M gift Has anyone heard anything more about this? The announcement was a long time ago and then nothing more was ever written about it from what I could find. I mostly ask because for the better part of a year it seems they have been doing utility work (I think that's what it is) around the area the arena was planned for. I don't know if it is related or not. There is an excavator at the Shell station at Lane & High as of Friday too!! I just drove past and they are actively working today. It looks like the are probably digging up the tanks.
February 23, 201510 yr Ohio State to build 4,000-seat ‘Covelli Arena’ thanks to $10M gift Has anyone heard anything more about this? The announcement was a long time ago and then nothing more was ever written about it from what I could find. I mostly ask because for the better part of a year it seems they have been doing utility work (I think that's what it is) around the area the arena was planned for. I don't know if it is related or not. About a year after the arena news, OSU announced a sports medicine center for the same site. I'm not sure what the status of either project is today, or which one will be ending up exactly where though... http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/ohio-state-to-build-sports-medicine-facility
February 23, 201510 yr About a year after the arena news, OSU announced a sports medicine center for the same site. I'm not sure what the status of either project is today, or which one will be ending up exactly where though... http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/ohio-state-to-build-sports-medicine-facility Thanks, I came across that discussion when I was looking for info. It sounds like they are both intended for that same area, not necessarily the exact same site. Either way the article about the Sports Medicine Center says they hoped to open in 2015 so even that is not going as quickly as hoped. It will be interesting to see if there is news about either of these in the spring.
February 24, 201510 yr Ohio State to build 4,000-seat ‘Covelli Arena’ thanks to $10M gift Has anyone heard anything more about this? The announcement was a long time ago and then nothing more was ever written about it from what I could find. I mostly ask because for the better part of a year it seems they have been doing utility work (I think that's what it is) around the area the arena was planned for. I don't know if it is related or not. About a year after the arena news, OSU announced a sports medicine center for the same site. I'm not sure what the status of either project is today, or which one will be ending up exactly where though... http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/ohio-state-to-build-sports-medicine-facility If I'm not mistaken I believe there is basic ground work going on in that area. To be fair I haven't really seen the area during the day in about a month but I'll try and go check it out this week.
February 24, 201510 yr Ohio State planning overhaul along High Street for ‘cultural gateway’ Ohio State University is seeking architects to begin the design process for a $200 million overhaul of the school's arts district that re-imagines a key part of High Street and leaves the future of the Mershon Auditorium cloudy. The school hinted at the changes in its 2010 long-term vision when it called the arts district around the Wexner Center for the Arts a "vital pulse" for the university. But specifics are more detailed in a new request for qualifications. The university foresees a "cultural gateway and corridor" that attracts students, Columbus-area residents and international visitors. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2015/02/24/ohio-state-planning-overhaul-along-high-street-for.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 25, 201510 yr They are moving dirt over on Ackerman for the Covelli Center. Like I said they have been doing some kind of utility work around there for a while, and I didn't see any project signs saying what exactly was going on, but yes there is even more activity there now. I got a few photos but there isn't much to be seen.
February 26, 201510 yr High Street is gaining more than enough density to support a streetcar or light rail corridor.
February 27, 201510 yr Ohio State planning mixed-use 15th and High District as new campus gateway Ohio State University's plans for an arts district on campus may get a mixed-use companion across High Street at 15th Avenue. The university's Campus Partners for Community Urban Redevelopment affiliate has filed rezoning plans with the city to allow it and private-sector partners to develop a mixed-use project anchored by a public square, hotel, student housing, office and retail shops on nearly 9 acres. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2015/02/27/ohio-state-planning-mixed-use-15th-and-high.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 28, 201510 yr Wow. Certainly some big news. It will be interesting to watch how this project starts to come together over the next couple years.
February 28, 201510 yr When I first saw the Dispatch article about this I was worried they were basically going to bulldoze the whole business district and replace it with a monolithic development like the South Campus Gateway. I was relieved though that it is really just a framework to guide redevelopment. I do think the hotel and public parking structure would be a good addition to the area.
March 1, 201510 yr Interesting thread on reddit - Columbus about this today: Note - there's some swear words. Personally, I feel that redevelopment efforts should be focused on areas that are struggling as opposed to ones that are doing great. One guy halfway down says that a big reason for this has to do with appeasing international students because they have so much $$.
March 1, 201510 yr Interesting thread on reddit - Columbus about this today: Note - there's some swear words. Personally, I feel that redevelopment efforts should be focused on areas that are struggling as opposed to ones that are doing great. One guy halfway down says that a big reason for this has to do with appeasing international students because they have so much $$. I agree with most of this. Corporate sameness is lousy. Renovation doesn't need to be detonation. And while not on the scale of OSU, The Univ. of Akron has gone through such a sanitation is really feels like the mom and pop soul of the place has been ripped away.
March 26, 201510 yr Edwards planning more student housing by Ohio State Edwards Cos. is hoping to expand its housing portfolio serving Ohio State University students. The Columbus-based developer wants to build a four-story complex at 144-162 W. Lane Ave. offering 125 beds in 45 units. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2014/12/11/edwards-planning-more-student-housing-by-ohio.html APPROVED: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2015/03/24/edwards-student-housing-project-approved-on-lane.html
March 26, 201510 yr Meh. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 26, 201510 yr I hope Edwards is able to save the pair of mid-century sculptural reliefs on the buildings which will be demolished. They committed to the UAC that they would at least try to, so I guess we'll see if they can get them off undamaged.
March 26, 201510 yr Meh. These types of developments are at nearly every major college. It's about time OSU get's with the times as far as our dorms and off campus offerings. Though I love that Ohio State is unique in and of itself I am much more impressed by places like Madison, Bloomington, Austin and Morgantown in their off-campus offerings. Ohio State is outdated compared to a lot of other university communities. The north campus area needs an overhaul and shot in the arm. I am very unimpressed with what Buckeye Real Estate did on Neil & Thompkins, but love the Norwich Flats development.
March 27, 201510 yr Meh. These types of developments are at nearly every major college. It's about time OSU get's with the times as far as our dorms and off campus offerings. Though I love that Ohio State is unique in and of itself I am much more impressed by places like Madison, Bloomington, Austin and Morgantown in their off-campus offerings. Ohio State is outdated compared to a lot of other university communities. The north campus area needs an overhaul and shot in the arm. I am very unimpressed with what Buckeye Real Estate did on Neil & Thompkins, but love the Norwich Flats development. I think this new building will end up looking pretty outdated itself in a couple of decades. I believe the original proposal was for a more interesting 5-story building. I don't think this 4-story proposal is bad, but it's not very exciting.
March 28, 201510 yr Ohio State to build 4,000-seat ‘Covelli Arena’ thanks to $10M gift Has anyone heard anything more about this? The announcement was a long time ago and then nothing more was ever written about it from what I could find. I mostly ask because for the better part of a year it seems they have been doing utility work (I think that's what it is) around the area the arena was planned for. I don't know if it is related or not. About a year after the arena news, OSU announced a sports medicine center for the same site. I'm not sure what the status of either project is today, or which one will be ending up exactly where though... http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/ohio-state-to-build-sports-medicine-facility I wish they weren't tearing down St. John's Arena, so I'm glad - looks like that building can live a little longer, maybe long enough for someone to see the value in a cool old building.
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