February 17, 20214 yr Ohio State's Columbus Innovation District gets $100M from JobsOhio The state projects the combined $1.1 billion in development will generate $3 billion in economic impact. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/02/17/ohio-state-innovation-district-gets-100m-jobsohio.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 17, 20214 yr Additional Coverage: Columbus Joins Cleveland And Cincinnati In Creating Innovation District Nick Evans and Jo Ingles - WOSU - Feb. 17, 2021 "The majority of the district's funding, $650 million, comes from Ohio State. Nationwide Children’s is putting forward another $350 million and Jobs Ohio is investing $100 million." New $1 billion-plus Columbus Innovation District to pursue gene, cell therapies, other research Randy Ludlow - Dispatch - Feb. 17, 2021 "State officials said the initiative would create 10,000 jobs in the technological and health care fields and inject 10,000 more indirect jobs into Columbus' economy in other sectors." Governor DeWine, Lt. Governor Husted Unveil Columbus Innovation District JobsOhio Media Relations - Feb. 17, 2021 "This is a once in a generation opportunity that will produce thousands of new graduates, thousands more jobs and spur billions in private investment. It is an integral part of the Columbus growth strategy, and will help the city to align jobs, housing and infrastructure along the northwest corridor, propelling our city into the future.” The Northwest Transit Corridor can't come soon enough! (discussed in the COTA thread:) Edited February 17, 20214 yr by NorthShore647
February 25, 20214 yr On 11/25/2020 at 8:19 PM, Columbo said: The six-story project would take up both the Army-Navy store site plus its parking lot at the corner of 8th & High and the one-story Lucky's spot at 1475 N. High Street. Here's a Nov. 2019 streetview: The above listed 8th & High proposal for 146 units at the Lucky's/Army-Navy store location is being heard at today's University Impact District Review Board meeting. The UIDRB will be reviewing three apartment projects that would add 477 new units in the south campus area - the King & High proposal for 188 units, plus a 143-unit proposal located next to the Gateway Garage along W. 9th Avenue, and this 8th & High proposal. https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/business/2021/02/23/ohio-state-university-student-housing-nearly-500-apartments-proposed-south-osu/4546265001/ Below is a rendering and description of the 8th & High proposal from the above linked article: Six-story building on the northwest corner of North High Street and 8th Avenue containing 146 apartments on the site of what now contains Lucky's Stout House, the former Cousin's Army-Navy store and two apartment buildings 8th Avenue. The developer, Avenue Partners, is proposing a U-shaped apartment complex above ground-floor retail and parking for 129 vehicles.
February 26, 20214 yr 27 minutes ago, jebleprls22 said: Hopefully this brings back the NBBJ hotel at the parcel just to the north... That was one of the best proposals we've seen in the area. The way it balanced the library was so great. Unfortunately it required demo of a great in tact building but the replacement was enough of a iconic building to better warrant it. I'd be curious to see if the makeup of the commission is the same but they refused to go to seven stories then. They demanded it be six and then it sort of disappeared. Part of me hopes they'd be ok with a 7 story hotel among all the 5 and 6 story buildings but would not be surprised if they still put up a fight. The hotel would be to the South of this new apartment building.
February 26, 20214 yr 3 minutes ago, DTCL11 said: That was one of the best proposals we've seen in the area. The way it balanced the library was so great. Unfortunately it required demo of a great in tact building but the replacement was enough of a iconic building to better warrant it. I'd be curious to see if the makeup of the commission is the same but they refused to go to seven stories then. They demanded it be six and then it sort of disappeared. Part of me hopes they'd be ok with a 7 story hotel among all the 5 and 6 story buildings but would not be surprised if they still put up a fight. The hotel would be to the South of this new apartment building. Yeah it would be a huge shame to lose Eden Burger also.
February 26, 20214 yr 30 minutes ago, Pablo said: Anyone know the results of the UIDRB meeting yesterday? If I understood it all, looks like king & high is going forward with them coming back to show more materials. the other two seemed like they are okay, the UIDRB is requesting setbacks from the property lines to make it less of an impact on surrounding houses.
February 26, 20214 yr Some additional renderings of 8th and High development from the UD Feb. 25th meeting. There wasn't much objection last month to this building, and little changed from what was presented in January. One of the only notable aspects was the removal of additional balconies along High.
February 26, 20214 yr 34 minutes ago, NorthShore647 said: Some additional renderings of 8th and High development from the UD Feb. 25th meeting. There wasn't much objection last month to this building, and little changed from what was presented in January. One of the only notable aspects was the removal of additional balconies along High. Bummed to be losing another one of my favorite bars, but I get it. That building is very blah and could use some color.
March 4, 20214 yr 15th and High "Building B1" (Tues. 3-2-21) Timashev Family Music Building Department of Theater, Film, and Media Arts Building New Starbucks moving into the commercial space in the Optometry Clinic College of Nursing / Newton Hall Addition site prep (Wed. 3-3-21) Site prep for the new Dodd Parking Garage north of the Coroner's Office West campus cranes and the Frank Stanton Veterinary Spectrum of Care Clinic West Campus Natural Gas Plant site prep Woody Hayes Dr. is down to 2 lanes for utility work supporting the new power plant through September West Campus Outpatient Care building and garage Interdisciplinary Research Facility Edited March 4, 20214 yr by NorthShore647
March 4, 20214 yr It is a little curious that the first 15th & High office building, as well as the WOSU building, will be done far before the proposed parking garage that is to support the buildings. I suppose there will be some sort of deal with Campus Parc for interim access to the Union or Arps garage across High for the interim?
March 16, 20214 yr A new update video on the 15+High project from the university that includes some nice aerial shots:
March 17, 20214 yr 58 minutes ago, icheb42 said: A new update video on the 15+High project from the university that includes some nice aerial shots: The speed that building B-1 has gone up is insanely impressive. I think this project is great and can’t wait to see the entire thing done.
March 18, 20214 yr On 3/16/2021 at 6:20 PM, icheb42 said: A new update video on the 15+High project from the university that includes some nice aerial shots: "We bought a street in Toledo and hauled those bricks down here to complete Pearl Alley"
March 18, 20214 yr Not sure if this most recent rendering has been formally shared -- shows the details of the plaza a bit more, including a long seat wall along the entirety of building A (and dining terraces behind) as well as the planters along 15th. Some fun benches and an otherwise flexible space. I wonder how long we'll be waiting until the hotel parcel/parking garage parcel comes with more details...
March 18, 20214 yr 12 minutes ago, jebleprls22 said: Not sure if this most recent rendering has been formally shared -- shows the details of the plaza a bit more, including a long seat wall along the entirety of building A (and dining terraces behind) as well as the planters along 15th. Some fun benches and an otherwise flexible space. I wonder how long we'll be waiting until the hotel parcel/parking garage parcel comes with more details... Looks very nice. I do hope the hotel does match this concept and mirrors the library on the other side of the Oval.
March 18, 20214 yr On 11/25/2020 at 10:52 AM, VintageLife said: Nationwide Children's breaks ground on $100M gene therapy factory, shares new rendering The 185,000-square-foot facility is 100,000 square feet larger than initial estimates and has grown from a $74 million price tag. Until it's completed in mid-2022, the for-profit affiliate is leasing space inside the Columbus hospital's Wexner Research Institute. It's expected to add 200 jobs to a baseline of 100, about one-third more than earlier projections. Crazy that it grew by 100,000 sq ft, but is a great thing. The investment in this building is growing again: Exclusive: Gene therapy manufacturing facility grows to $200M with investment Nationwide Children's Hospital's biotech spinoff has landed its first outside equity investment from a main supplier – allowing it to again double capacity of the manufacturing facility it is building in the Ohio State University Innovation District. Andelyn Biosciences Inc. still aims to complete the 185,000-square-foot factory by the end of 2022, but the cost to build and equip it has doubled to $200 million because of skyrocketing demand for the genetic materials it makes for pharmaceutical research and clinical trials. More here: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/03/18/andelyn-childrens-spinoff-gains-vendor-investment.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_10&cx_artPos=2#cxrecs_s Edited March 18, 20214 yr by TH3BUDDHA
March 26, 20214 yr A transformed 15th and High ready to welcome first tenants https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/03/26/ohio-state-universitys-new-high-street-front-door-proceeding-15th-and-high/6980379002/ Summarizing the updates - Barrio is the only announced tenant for the retail on the ground floor of Building A, though lease signing is underway for other spaces and more tenants should be announced soon. The 2nd floor of Building A will be event space. OSU's Office of Advancement will be taking the office space on floors 3-5. OSU will also occupy the office space in the other building under construction and they're in negotiations over the ground floor retail space in that building They're expecting garage construction to begin this year, the garage will also have some commercial space on the ground floor They're in negotiations with a hotel developer, construction might not start until 2022
March 26, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, .justin said: They're in negotiations with a hotel developer, construction might not start until 2022 Me thinks Graduate Hotels moved into Columbus a little too early... "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 26, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, ColDayMan said: Me thinks Graduate Hotels moved into Columbus a little too early... HAHAHA right?!
March 26, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, .justin said: A transformed 15th and High ready to welcome first tenants https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/03/26/ohio-state-universitys-new-high-street-front-door-proceeding-15th-and-high/6980379002/ Summarizing the updates - Barrio is the only announced tenant for the retail on the ground floor of Building A, though lease signing is underway for other spaces and more tenants should be announced soon. The 2nd floor of Building A will be event space. OSU's Office of Advancement will be taking the office space on floors 3-5. OSU will also occupy the office space in the other building under construction and they're in negotiations over the ground floor retail space in that building They're expecting garage construction to begin this year, the garage will also have some commercial space on the ground floor They're in negotiations with a hotel developer, construction might not start until 2022 Thanks for the summary. I grabbed these images of construction progress from the article, too
April 5, 20214 yr Interdisciplinary Research Facility and West Campus Outpatient Care building (4-4-21) From Star Road north of Lane you can see the 8 tower cranes on campus Coffey Road Park recreation fields reconfiguration West Campus Natural Gas Plant Frank Stanton Veterinary Spectrum of Care Clinic 15th and High "Building B1" from in front of Thompson
April 5, 20214 yr 6 minutes ago, NorthShore647 said: From Star Road north of Lane you can see the 8 tower cranes on campus Depending on how things play out, you might actually be able to see 10-11 tower cranes from this vantage point soon. Drilling is already occurring for the Dodd garage, which I believe will use a 250' tower crane. Also, I'm pretty sure a third tower crane is still to come for the new hospital tower. It also seems like the Hilton tower crane might be visible from this vantage point once it jumps a couple times.
April 5, 20214 yr 52 minutes ago, NorthShore647 said: Coffey Road Park recreation fields reconfiguration What exactly does this entail? I saw this work going on and didn't actually know what they are doing.
April 5, 20214 yr 37 minutes ago, TH3BUDDHA said: What exactly does this entail? I saw this work going on and didn't actually know what they are doing. This bid request (which presumably was for this project) says it includes "providing programmed recreational elements and opportunities for unprogrammed recreation along the west bank of the Olentangy River. This 11-acre site will provide space for flag football, ultimate frisbee, NCAA soccer, Intramural soccer and softball activities. Site improvements include artificial turf fields, field lighting, a support building, and stormwater management." Columbus Underground also had an article in 2019 about OSU's recreation plans which included this planning graphic:
April 6, 20214 yr 14 hours ago, .justin said: This bid request (which presumably was for this project) says it includes "providing programmed recreational elements and opportunities for unprogrammed recreation along the west bank of the Olentangy River. This 11-acre site will provide space for flag football, ultimate frisbee, NCAA soccer, Intramural soccer and softball activities. Site improvements include artificial turf fields, field lighting, a support building, and stormwater management." Columbus Underground also had an article in 2019 about OSU's recreation plans which included this planning graphic: The rendering shows green space along the river east of Olentangy River Rd. Currently, that's a parking lot. The bid doesn't mention it, but I wonder if that is part of this? Hopefully.
April 7, 20214 yr The West Campus Ambulatory Facility construction cam was zoomed out more than normal today, providing a nice view of its construction as well as the neighboring IRF construction progress.
April 9, 20214 yr Came across a completed project and under-construction project that Ohio State is doing in those ag fields northwest of campus from the latest Architectural Record: https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15046-continuing-education-urban-agriculture "To support Ohio State University’s multidisciplinary research into CEA (controlled environment agriculture), a one-acre vertical greenhouse is under construction within sight of downtown Columbus. As part of the facility, the recently completed Kunz-Brundige Franklin County Extension Office serves as a hub for teaching, research, and community engagement around food, health, agricultural production, and sustainability. Both buildings are designed by Philadelphia-based Erdy McHenry Architecture." Photo of the recently completed Kunz-Brundige Franklin County Extension Office:
April 9, 20214 yr Found something about that "one-acre vertical greenhouse" mentioned in that ArchRecord article. It is a $35 million project dubbed the Controlled Environment Food Production Research Complex. According to the below linked article, it is scheduled to open this year: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2019/11/21/osu-ready-to-build-35m-high-tech-greenhouse.html Rendering of the Controlled Environment Food Production Research Complex: Showing the Controlled Environment Food Production Research Complex in relation to the completed Kunz-Brundige Franklin County Extension Office with the green roof:
April 18, 20214 yr Drove by Cousins Army yesterday and they've started tearing up the parking lot. Edited April 18, 20214 yr by TH3BUDDHA
April 19, 20214 yr A little bittersweet. Glad to see more density and a new, fresh building coming to this site though. Kroger to campus is going to be 100% new builds here in a couple years...
April 19, 20214 yr 13 minutes ago, jebleprls22 said: A little bittersweet. Glad to see more density and a new, fresh building coming to this site though. Kroger to campus is going to be 100% new builds here in a couple years... The only one I will be sad about is the building eden burger is in. Hopefully whatever it gets replaced by, welcomes them back.
April 19, 20214 yr It also looks like 15th and high will be adding another restaurant, this one called Roots Natural Kitchen.
April 19, 20214 yr 30 minutes ago, BuckeyePlanner said: Does the scope of this project still include Lucky's? Yes, I’m pretty sure, and I think 1 or 2 buildings behind also
April 19, 20214 yr West Campus (4-17-21) The Science and Technology Campus Corporation is building a medical research and advanced manufacturing facility at the SW corner of Lane and Carmack on 7.8 acers of land leased from the University. This view is from the Arlington Gateway site. You can see the now 6 cranes on campus west of Kenny. Once this tops out at 11 stories, it should have a nice view of all the activity on west campus. 8th and High Apartment Building 59 minutes ago, BuckeyePlanner said: Does the scope of this project still include Lucky's? Yes. The site will include the demo of Cousin's Army Navy, Lucky's and two apartment buildings on 8th. Here are their March UIDRB plans. (They aren't back for the April meeting, but should be for May's) 15th and High Building B1 and WOSU 15th and High Plaza The Roots Natural Kitchen will be in the bottom of Building A facing the plaza. Here's their signage application from the upcoming April UIDRB meeting. Department of Theater, Film, and Media Arts Building
April 20, 20214 yr The 15th & High Plaza looks so cool already! I can't wait to see what it looks like when I get back to campus. I really think it'll be a pretty vibrant place to hang out at, especially when they build the new building behind it along Pearl. I'm really glad they decided to do a plaza rather than just another building, it's great to have some public spaces like that, especially in such a busy area. Also, I just love the way that building at High & 15th turned out! It's such a great blend of modern and historic architecture, and it also doesn't look as plain and cookie-cutter as all the newer dorms around North Campus It's also really exciting to see more development between campus and Short North. Pretty soon, there will be almost no separation between the two! One part of the University District that I'd like to see more development on though is Lane Avenue west of High - there's just so many surface lots down there, but it has a ton of potential for development because of that!
April 24, 20214 yr No construction cam for the Newton Hall expasion yet, but we can see the excavation being done in the background of the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Center cam. The interior demolition of the Starling-Loving wing that's coming down is also well underway -- windows are being removed. We'll see how long until they bring in the big machinery and start taking bigger bites.
April 26, 20214 yr Hamilton Hall / Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Center (4-23-21) Starling-Loving Hall College of Nursing / Newton Hall Addition Dodd Parking Garage
April 27, 20214 yr https://engineering.osu.edu/news/2021/04/bmec-phase-two-gets-green-light "The $90 million Phase Two project, which includes state and university investment plus a $20 million philanthropic target, will see Watts Hall demolished, prior to the construction of a new build facility attaching to a renovated MacQuigg Laboratories "
April 30, 20214 yr Plans have been submitted for renovations to the former theater building on Hudson between Indianola and Summit:
April 30, 20214 yr Looks great hope this gets built out quick. I wonder if they’ll be keeping the crew mural on the side of the building. Also in the original article they said they’re putting in bocce ball courts. I feel like those are take up way too much space and never really get utilized.
April 30, 20214 yr Ok it looks good...but what exactly is the concept of "Lovebirds"...? What is it going to be? A bar or lounge or something?
April 30, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, Toddguy said: Ok it looks good...but what exactly is the concept of "Lovebirds"...? What is it going to be? A bar or lounge or something? I believe a bar and a music venue
May 6, 20214 yr Steel up at the Wexner Medical Center Outpatient Care West Campus (5-5-21) West Campus Interdisciplinary Research Facility The Scitech medical research and advanced manufacturing facility Frank Stanton Veterinary Spectrum of Care Clinic West Campus natural gas power plant
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