6 hours ago, wpcc88 said:

Whether these "future" parents want to admit it or not the social aspect of college is just as valuable as what occurs on the west side of High.  Many of the people I went to 'Beat the Clock' and 'Ugly Hour' with are now employed by some of the top startups in the city and state.

 

I hope Midway never goes away or Out'R'Inn, Little Bar, the Library, etc.  The building/block that housed Bernie's was an absolute mess physically. But the fact that Gateway virtually doesn't exist anymore is ridiculous and as mentioned it's because of Campus Partners.

 

Again, all of it is a double edged sword.

Yes to the last part. There is something lost, but something gained as well. Hopefully there can still be some gritty pockets even if they are not front and center. There is a place for everything and "grit" does not have to equal decline and dysfunction(but many parents of college aged children may not see that). There does need to be character. It is just difficult to get the right mix one way or another. 

 

Maybe there are certain places that need to be designated as "man the barricades" types?

 

I admit I am so far out of the loop that I don't know what they would be besides the already mentioned Newport. 

 

*I also don't think Applebees is really that bad...*runs from thread*

I remember when I was about to go to OSU in 2006 recent grads I worked worth bemoaned south campus and how OSU ruined it.  I never knew the old south campus so it didn't really bother me, but despite living within walking distance of that gateway I never went there because the new bars all sucked.  Now they're doing that to all of High St and it's honestly depressing.  Whenever I do get up there it will just make me want to visit the few remaining old bars more.  Campus Partners sucks. 

 

Having had cousins recently graduate from OSU the students opinions of the school are not very high right now.  Not surprisingly the gutting of High St isn't popular.  But on top of that the school is trying to make High St look all fancy and new while completely ignoring the increased crime that is occurring off campus.  When they made sophomores live on campus it took 15,000 students away from living off campus.  The people that have replaced those students in near campus housing are not who you want 20 year old's living next to, and they are not getting along with the students.  Lots of increased theft, mugging and a student was even murdered last year. Just a really sh*tty message OSU is sending to their students and recent grads.  

On 7/12/2021 at 8:49 AM, Cincy513 said:

I remember when I was about to go to OSU in 2006 recent grads I worked worth bemoaned south campus and how OSU ruined it.  I never knew the old south campus so it didn't really bother me, but despite living within walking distance of that gateway I never went there because the new bars all sucked.  Now they're doing that to all of High St and it's honestly depressing.  Whenever I do get up there it will just make me want to visit the few remaining old bars more.  Campus Partners sucks. 

 

Having had cousins recently graduate from OSU the students opinions of the school are not very high right now.  Not surprisingly the gutting of High St isn't popular.  But on top of that the school is trying to make High St look all fancy and new while completely ignoring the increased crime that is occurring off campus.  When they made sophomores live on campus it took 15,000 students away from living off campus.  The people that have replaced those students in near campus housing are not who you want 20 year old's living next to, and they are not getting along with the students.  Lots of increased theft, mugging and a student was even murdered last year. Just a really sh*tty message OSU is sending to their students and recent grads.  

That last part is unacceptable and they really need to crack down on these landlords who rent to criminal trash. If there is ever a case for gentrification, it is in these areas. Slumlords for students was bad enough-slumlords for a predatory element should not happen. With the housing crisis and all, there should really be a push to "upgrade" the non-student housing in the areas around campus. If not there will inevitably be a national/international headlines news story of some heinous crime that will cause untold harm. Mark my words. They need to be proactive on this. 

 

Loss of grit and bars is one thing and the health and safety of off campus students is quite another.

Health Sciences - Starling-Loving wing demolition 75% done; masonry work on the Hamilton Hall anatomy wing largely done. They'll have to leave that one side unfinished until they build the connector building

Campus-area developer and property manager plans to redevelop two existing apartment buildings on North High

 

An Ohio State campus-area developer and property manager plans to redevelop two existing apartment buildings.

 

Home Team Properties has plans to redevelop 1444 N. High Street, according to city documents. The mixed-use development would include about 2,900 square feet of ground-level commercial uses with five townhouse apartment units on the second and third floors at the corner with 8th Avenue in the University District.

 

Home Team properties has pitched plans to tear down the existing buildings and redevelop the site with the new three-story building. Home Team Properties develops and manages apartments all around Ohio State's campus, including University Commons on 12th Avenue and The King on King Avenue.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/07/22/cousins-army-navy-development.html

 

59 minutes ago, ColDayMan said:

Campus-area developer and property manager plans to redevelop two existing apartment buildings on North High

 

An Ohio State campus-area developer and property manager plans to redevelop two existing apartment buildings.

 

Home Team Properties has plans to redevelop 1444 N. High Street, according to city documents. The mixed-use development would include about 2,900 square feet of ground-level commercial uses with five townhouse apartment units on the second and third floors at the corner with 8th Avenue in the University District.

 

Home Team properties has pitched plans to tear down the existing buildings and redevelop the site with the new three-story building. Home Team Properties develops and manages apartments all around Ohio State's campus, including University Commons on 12th Avenue and The King on King Avenue.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/07/22/cousins-army-navy-development.html

 

Not sure when the building to the south of this was built, but that needs torn down and converted into a mixed use building. 

Wasn't there a prior lantern square proposal just to add to the front of the site awhile ago?

Does anyone know what they're doing on the south side of Woody Hayes Drive just east of Fyffe Rd? 

 

Its a pretty big piece of land that looks like it's being prepped for something- but I'm not sure...   Just curious if anyone knows what they're doing there?

1 hour ago, Luvcbus said:

Does anyone know what they're doing on the south side of Woody Hayes Drive just east of Fyffe Rd? 

 

Its a pretty big piece of land that looks like it's being prepped for something- but I'm not sure...   Just curious if anyone knows what they're doing there?

Between Coffey and Olentangy? OSU is renovating intramural athletic fields. 

Let the rubble clearing begin and the prep for the next phase begin! 

 

Ohio State marks 'symbolic' moment at new Innovation District

 

The last beam was installed Wednesday at Ohio State University's new Interdisciplinary Research Facility, which a top OSU official described as a "symbolic" moment for the university's developing west campus Innovation District.

 

Grace Wang, Ohio State's executive vice president for research, innovation and knowledge, joined Gov. Mike DeWine, OSU President Kristina Johnson and other dignitaries to celebrate the construction progress at the site, which when complete will bring together researchers from biomedical sciences, engineering and environmental sciences to collaborate on new discoveries.

 

The facility is slated to open in June of 2023 and is just part of more than $1 billion in planned development by the university, Nationwide Children's Hospital and other players in the new Innovation District.

 

MORE:  https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/07/29/ohio-state-innovation-district-construction.html

^ This new Interdisciplinary Research Facility is described as the anchor for OSU's new Innovation District on the West Campus part of the university.  But it is one of three buildings currently under construction that is part of this district:

 

Interdisciplinary Research Facility -- A five-story, 305,000 square foot laboratory building to serve multiple research disciplines, including biomedical, life sciences, engineering and environmental sciences.  In addition, two floors will be dedicated to The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center including its new Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology.

 

Energy Advancement and Innovation Center -- A four-story, $47.1 million facility located next to the Interdisciplinary Research Facility.  The Energy Advancement and Innovation Center will be a hub for Ohio State faculty members, students, researchers, local entrepreneurs and industry experts to work together on the next generation of smart energy systems, renewable energy and green mobility solutions.

 

OSU Wexner Medical Center Outpatient Care West Campus -- Under construction south of Kenny and Carmack roads.  The $348.8 million, 8-story, 385,000 square foot project, which includes a 640-space parking garage, will be a cancer-focused facility and would include Central Ohio’s first proton therapy treatment facility in partnership with Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

 

CU had a projects update posted July 2 showing a photo of all the construction cranes at the new Innovation District on the West Campus:

9 hours ago, Columbo said:

^ This new Interdisciplinary Research Facility is described as the anchor for OSU's new Innovation District on the West Campus part of the university.  But it is one of three buildings currently under construction that is part of this district:

 

Interdisciplinary Research Facility -- A five-story, 305,000 square foot laboratory building to serve multiple research disciplines, including biomedical, life sciences, engineering and environmental sciences.  In addition, two floors will be dedicated to The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center including its new Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology.

 

Energy Advancement and Innovation Center -- A four-story, $47.1 million facility located next to the Interdisciplinary Research Facility.  The Energy Advancement and Innovation Center will be a hub for Ohio State faculty members, students, researchers, local entrepreneurs and industry experts to work together on the next generation of smart energy systems, renewable energy and green mobility solutions.

 

OSU Wexner Medical Center Outpatient Care West Campus -- Under construction south of Kenny and Carmack roads.  The $348.8 million, 8-story, 385,000 square foot project, which includes a 640-space parking garage, will be a cancer-focused facility and would include Central Ohio’s first proton therapy treatment facility in partnership with Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

 

CU had a projects update posted July 2 showing a photo of all the construction cranes at the new Innovation District on the West Campus:

Has the next phase of buildings going out here been approved yet?  I was just curious because I was out through there recently and they appear to be clearing more land.

33 minutes ago, Luvcbus said:

Has the next phase of buildings going out here been approved yet?  I was just curious because I was out through there recently and they appear to be clearing more land.

It seems like way more is going on over there than just 3 buildings right now honestly.

3 minutes ago, TIm said:

It seems like way more is going on over there than just 3 buildings right now honestly.

 

That might be.  Those three projects were all I could see listed on OSU's Innovation District website.  Not sure if there are some non-Innovation District projects in the area or if another phase is getting prepped (as Luvcbus wondered).

23 minutes ago, Columbo said:

 

That might be.  Those three projects were all I could see listed on OSU's Innovation District website.  Not sure if there are some non-Innovation District projects in the area or if another phase is getting prepped (as Luvcbus wondered).

I know they will be building some kind of food research center and other smaller buildings over there as well. I use to work right next door and was keeping tabs on it, but I'm just rarely over there anymore.

Here is a fun little video of the beam-topping ceremony:

https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/news/2021/07/29/beam-topping-interdisciplinary-research-facility

2 hours ago, TIm said:

I know they will be building some kind of food research center and other smaller buildings over there as well. I use to work right next door and was keeping tabs on it, but I'm just rarely over there anymore.

Is that the building going up further west on Lane, next to Carmack? It’s been hard finding information on that one. 

1 hour ago, amped91 said:

Is that the building going up further west on Lane, next to Carmack? It’s been hard finding information on that one. 

I think you're talking about the Andelyn Biosciences gene therapy production facility.

21 minutes ago, TH3BUDDHA said:

I think you're talking about the Andelyn Biosciences gene therapy production facility.

 

If that's it - it's surprising there isn't any mention on the OSU Innovation District website.  Here's some more info on Andelyn Biosciences from the below linked articles:

• https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200113/nationwide-childrenrsquos-hospital-launching-gene-therapy-manufacturing-company
• https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/03/18/nationwide-childrens-hospital-research-garners-support-for-gene-therapy-facility/4753747001/
• https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/newsroom/news-releases/2020/11/andelyn-groundbreaking

"Andelyn Biosciences, a company that was created through research at Nationwide Children's Hospital to pioneer cell- and  gene-based therapy, soon will have a new facility that will create 250 new jobs.  The company, which was named after two patients that participated in crucial clinical trials at Nationwide Children's, will be expanding through a $200 million investment."

 

"Construction began in November 2020 on a new 185,000-square-foot facility at 1180 Arthur E. Adams Drive in the Ohio State University’s Innovation District.  Completion is expected in 2022."

1 hour ago, TH3BUDDHA said:

I think you're talking about the Andelyn Biosciences gene therapy production facility.

That’s gotta be what it is, then. I think I was conflating that with the proton therapy center that will be housed in the Outpatient Center. 

The Andelyn Biosciences building at Lane and Carmack last month

 

First Look: Ohio State's 15th and High nears completion of its first phase
 

A gallery of pictures from 15xHigh at the link. I really like the idea of the “friendship” walk. Hopefully we’ll see more like that. 
 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/08/09/15th-high.html?ana=e_colum_bn_exclusive_exclusive&j=90567518&t=Breaking News&mkt_tok=NjczLVVXWS0yMjkAAAF-yqAm7PnJaX4gYGTUAmmf1M6VveM2Sru4t8Pog62VHKtYI7Ibi_SUCSpSt-Ngl3oIdNm_ye6r_4SpDZoZs0jwMZQuxKjNiVqDpo2cAlTdBLZ-mU-3agk

2 hours ago, amped91 said:

First Look: Ohio State's 15th and High nears completion of its first phase
 

A gallery of pictures from 15xHigh at the link. I really like the idea of the “friendship” walk. Hopefully we’ll see more like that. 
 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/08/09/15th-high.html?ana=e_colum_bn_exclusive_exclusive&j=90567518&t=Breaking News&mkt_tok=NjczLVVXWS0yMjkAAAF-yqAm7PnJaX4gYGTUAmmf1M6VveM2Sru4t8Pog62VHKtYI7Ibi_SUCSpSt-Ngl3oIdNm_ye6r_4SpDZoZs0jwMZQuxKjNiVqDpo2cAlTdBLZ-mU-3agk

I know a lot of people hate this, and hate what campus partners is doing, but damn this is going to look great. 

3 hours ago, amped91 said:

First Look: Ohio State's 15th and High nears completion of its first phase
 

A gallery of pictures from 15xHigh at the link. I really like the idea of the “friendship” walk. Hopefully we’ll see more like that. 
 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/08/09/15th-high.html?ana=e_colum_bn_exclusive_exclusive&j=90567518&t=Breaking News&mkt_tok=NjczLVVXWS0yMjkAAAF-yqAm7PnJaX4gYGTUAmmf1M6VveM2Sru4t8Pog62VHKtYI7Ibi_SUCSpSt-Ngl3oIdNm_ye6r_4SpDZoZs0jwMZQuxKjNiVqDpo2cAlTdBLZ-mU-3agk

Just like anything along High, before long people will forget about what it looked like and the future generations of students will find a divey bar somewhere off High to forget their nights in...

 

It is a very sleek plaza that will be great for all kinds of events; once there's a hotel it will be the best place for parents and families to meet their students. Paired with the new Arts buildings being completed around the Wexner Center it will all become a much more world-class-feeling destination and welcoming entry to the campus (as is their goal). 

 

 

Probably the only part of the new buildings on High St I like. It is a cool entrance to campus.

A generator turbine that is part the combined heat and power plant project under construction at Ohio State is being moved down High Street tomorrow morning:

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/08/13/high-street-columbus-see-traffic-delays-due-generator-haul/8123006002/

 

The Columbus Department of Public Service announced on its Facebook page that traffic delays are expected for at least four hours beginning at 6:15 a.m. near Polaris Parkway and Africa Road to U.S. 23 and North High Street.  The stretch of High Street will go through Worthington and end at West Lane Avenue in Columbus.  The delays will be due to a heavy, over-sized load hauling a generator turbine to the Ohio State University.

 

The full hauling route in Columbus from Worthington is North High Street to West Lane Avenue to South Tuttle Park Place to Woody Hayes Drive to John Herrick Drive to Vernon L. Tharp Street - where the generator turbine will be installed at the combined heat and power plant project to provide electricity, heating and cooling to the innovation district being built on west campus.

 

The City of Columbus has issued a special hauling permit for the portion of the move occurring within city limits.  Due to the turbine's height and size, the Division of Traffic Management will temporarily adjust traffic signal heads and tether wires to allow for passage at some intersections along High Street as the move proceeds.  The cargo vehicle will be traveling at slow speeds in the southbound lanes and may need to occupy northbound lanes at times during tomorrow's move.

 

A permit from ODOT was also required to accommodate the turbine being hauled from Cleveland to Columbus over a four-day period - where it was off-loaded by ship from its assembly origin.

 

https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/combined-heat-and-power-plant

On 8/14/2021 at 12:08 PM, Columbo said:

A generator turbine that is part the combined heat and power plant project under construction at Ohio State is being moved down High Street tomorrow morning:

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/08/13/high-street-columbus-see-traffic-delays-due-generator-haul/8123006002/

 

The Columbus Department of Public Service announced on its Facebook page that traffic delays are expected for at least four hours beginning at 6:15 a.m. near Polaris Parkway and Africa Road to U.S. 23 and North High Street.  The stretch of High Street will go through Worthington and end at West Lane Avenue in Columbus.  The delays will be due to a heavy, over-sized load hauling a generator turbine to the Ohio State University.

 

The full hauling route in Columbus from Worthington is North High Street to West Lane Avenue to South Tuttle Park Place to Woody Hayes Drive to John Herrick Drive to Vernon L. Tharp Street - where the generator turbine will be installed at the combined heat and power plant project to provide electricity, heating and cooling to the innovation district being built on west campus.

 

The City of Columbus has issued a special hauling permit for the portion of the move occurring within city limits.  Due to the turbine's height and size, the Division of Traffic Management will temporarily adjust traffic signal heads and tether wires to allow for passage at some intersections along High Street as the move proceeds.  The cargo vehicle will be traveling at slow speeds in the southbound lanes and may need to occupy northbound lanes at times during tomorrow's move.

 

A permit from ODOT was also required to accommodate the turbine being hauled from Cleveland to Columbus over a four-day period - where it was off-loaded by ship from its assembly origin.

 

https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/combined-heat-and-power-plant

 

Looks like the generator turbine move down High Street ran into some technical difficulties and has been postponed until next weekend (according to the below tweet from the Columbus Dept. of Public Service).

 

The Newton Hall (home of OSU nursing) expansion, which was stalled from starting during the first months of the pandemic, has come bounding back -- tons of progress outlined here:

https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/news/2021/08/13/slideshow-new-college-nursing-building-adjacent-newton-hall?utm_campaign=oap_marketing-activity_fy22&utm_content=1629220975&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

 

The expansion is due to open August 2022, which the existing building getting a first floor renovation to open by summer 2023

17 hours ago, jebleprls22 said:

The Newton Hall (home of OSU nursing) expansion, which was stalled from starting during the first months of the pandemic, has come bounding back -- tons of progress outlined here:

https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/news/2021/08/13/slideshow-new-college-nursing-building-adjacent-newton-hall?utm_campaign=oap_marketing-activity_fy22&utm_content=1629220975&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

 

The expansion is due to open August 2022, which the existing building getting a first floor renovation to open by summer 2023

This may be the highest quality construction webcam I have ever seen. Looks like it is being recorded with my eyes.

Ohio State plans to start lacrosse stadium construction in late fall
 

“Ohio State plans to start construction of a $21.5 million lacrosse-specific stadium in November after the project was approved by the university’s board of trustees on Thursday.

 

[…]

 

The site for the 2,000-seat stadium is between the Jennings Wrestling Facility and newly opened Ty Tucker Tennis Center in the northwest corner of campus known as the athletics district.”

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/2021/08/19/ohio-state-lacrosse-stadium-start-construction-november/8204038002/?fbclid=IwAR2dkhbnIwIl3zB4W2ay2fWsq0ntC_0q61iSpGKiwB59mVgbyPW6VfAMcz8

Here's a relatively recent drone shot of 15th and High (included in the construction news for students returning to campus). 

2 hours ago, jebleprls22 said:

Here's a relatively recent drone shot of 15th and High (included in the construction news for students returning to campus). 

Does anybody know what percentage of this area is built out now? I do think the individual buildings look solid but it doesn’t feel very cohesive at the current state.

10 minutes ago, 614love said:

Does anybody know what percentage of this area is built out now? I do think the individual buildings look solid but it doesn’t feel very cohesive at the current state.

 

This was the original concept for the entire project:

 

 

Obviously there have been some design changes made since it was proposed, but there's still clearly quite a bit left to be built out.

21 minutes ago, icheb42 said:

 

This was the original concept for the entire project:

 

 

Obviously there have been some design changes made since it was proposed, but there's still clearly quite a bit left to be built out.

So glad the building to the south was split into two. It will have a better look and will just be a better experience when walking along it. 

The whole thing is like Arena District Phase 3.

9 minutes ago, Pablo said:

The whole thing is like Arena District Phase 3.

 

...or that Easton expansion.

After a week's delay, they moved the generator turbine that is part of OSU's combined heat and power plant project down High Street last Sunday.  A reddit user captured a neat 31 second video of the turbine being slowly rolled down High Street:

 

 

 

HOW OHIO STATE UNLOCKED ITS NEW 'FRONT DOOR'

It took years for Ohio State and its real estate arm Campus Partners to negotiate the way to a new, iconic entrance to campus.

 

Before the first cranes went up and the foundation was laid for the buildings now rising at 15th and High, Ohio State University and Campus Partners had to topple a long line of linked land deals along High Street, acquiring and swapping properties needed for the development that officials are calling the university’s new “front door.”

 

As Campus Partners worked to secure one property, it would lead to another.  And if things didn’t align, the project would never fall into place.  Keith Myers, vice president of planning and real estate at Ohio State, said to make the project work, the university’s real estate offshoot had to execute a series of property swaps, each one seemingly more complicated than the one before. “It was a big house of cards that could have collapsed at any time,” he said.

 

Ultimately, there were some 40 contracts that closed in just a few days in 2016, said Campus Partners President Amanda Hoffsis, leading to about 34 parcels used in the 15th and High project.

 

MORE:  https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/08/26/15th-and-high-cover.html

On 11/25/2020 at 7:24 PM, Columbo said:

 

More about this project from Business First:

 

Six-story building pitched at old Cousins Army-Navy site near campus

 

A developer wants to demolish the former Cousin's Army-Navy store and some smaller structures along High Street near the Ohio State University campus and put up a six-story building with a mix of residential and commercial space.

 

The current properties are from 1453 to 1475 N. High St. at the corner of 8th Avenue in the University District.  The plan is to put in 146 apartments, 1,300 square feet of commercial space and a 129-space parking garage.  The University Impact District Review Board heard the plan on a conceptual basis last week, which meant no action was taken. 

( . . . )

The market-rate project will target young professionals, though it could end up with some graduate students.  Some 80% of the apartments would be one-bedroom units; the rest would be two-bedroom units, averaging around 700 square feet in size in order to keep rents down, said Paul Pardi, principal at Avenue Partners.

 

Materials and colors of the building are still being studied, and the developer said it would have more details when it brings the project back for approval.  The University Area Commission and University Impact District Review Board must both green-light the project.

 

MORE:  https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2020/11/23/six-story-building-pitched-at-old-cousins-army-nav.html

 

Here's the building at 8th & High this project would be replacing (Cousin's Army-Navy store relocated further up the street a few years ago and now is at 2469 N. High Street in Old North Columbus)

Just went through campus and noticed fencing is now up around the entire project footprint...    I'm assuming Cousin's and the other nearby buildings will be coming down relatively soon!

Not quite north enough to be Olde North so I figured I would drop this in here.

 

Looks like a developer has filed a prelim site plan with the city for a redevelopment of 2180 N High St

 

Currently the site is home to older row style apartments and the dev is seeking to build "Retail & Student Housing - Construction of a mixed use development located at the northeast corner of N. High Street and E. Lane Avenue. The development will contain retail space, apartments, parking garage, and amenity space."

 

No details on height, density, or layout yet. I imagine we will see an early concept in the next month or so appear on the UARB docket. 

 

^I’m not a fan of this project. Something similar was proposed a few years back basically wiping out the 3 row houses on the southeast corner of Norwich and High. High St north of Lane has a different character than the rest of the campus strip. I think W Norwich and W Northwood between Wall St and Neil could be transformed with this type of project instead of the Old North Columbus part of High. These two streets are a mix of old houses and apartments built in the 60s and 70s. It could be similar to Broadview in the Grandview area. 
 

 

 

54 minutes ago, Pablo said:

^I’m not a fan of this project. Something similar was proposed a few years back basically wiping out the 3 row houses on the southeast corner of Norwich and High. High St north of Lane has a different character than the rest of the campus strip. I think W Norwich and W Northwood between Wall St and Neil could be transformed with this type of project instead of the Old North Columbus part of High. These two streets are a mix of old houses and apartments built in the 60s and 70s. It could be similar to Broadview in the Grandview area. 
 

 

 

I agree I really like the site at 2180 N. High as it is. There are plenty of ugly lower density sites within a few blocks of this site with crappy apartment buildings and non-descript crappy houses that can be redeveloped. 

On 9/4/2021 at 10:49 AM, Toddguy said:

I agree I really like the site at 2180 N. High as it is. There are plenty of ugly lower density sites within a few blocks of this site with crappy apartment buildings and non-descript crappy houses that can be redeveloped. 

Now if this was the CVS site I would be thrilled. A CVS with 5 stories of apartments above would be an excellent use on that corner. 

I know this is a very NIMBY take, but personally, I wish that property (2180 N. High) would be left alone. Those blocks above Lane have a really good well preserved historic streetwall, and even in newer projects (such as The View on Pavey), the old facades have been maintained. I just hope that at the very least, they preserve the brick facades. If not, replacing those facades with a sterile modern apartment facade will really kill the whole vibe of that part of the Old North. Also, there's better places to redevelop nearby anyways such as the CVS lot or the Little Bar lot which wouldn't disrupt the feel of the neighborhood as much. Not to mention, there's a ton of potential along Lane Avenue just around the corner. A developer could do a lot with all those ugly 60s & 70s era apartment buildings - it's a very well trafficked corridor for pedestrians but barely any retail space exists on Lane.

 

 

If the developers end up preserving the facades decently and set the new building back from the road a bit, then I may be okay with this. I just am not confident they'll care to preserve anything.

On 9/6/2021 at 9:50 PM, Dblcut3 said:

I know this is a very NIMBY take, but personally, I wish that property (2180 N. High) would be left alone. Those blocks above Lane have a really good well preserved historic streetwall, and even in newer projects (such as The View on Pavey), the old facades have been maintained. I just hope that at the very least, they preserve the brick facades. If not, replacing those facades with a sterile modern apartment facade will really kill the whole vibe of that part of the Old North. Also, there's better places to redevelop nearby anyways such as the CVS lot or the Little Bar lot which wouldn't disrupt the feel of the neighborhood as much. Not to mention, there's a ton of potential along Lane Avenue just around the corner. A developer could do a lot with all those ugly 60s & 70s era apartment buildings - it's a very well trafficked corridor for pedestrians but barely any retail space exists on Lane.

 

 

If the developers end up preserving the facades decently and set the new building back from the road a bit, then I may be okay with this. I just am not confident they'll care to preserve anything.

Now this is where you get the Pavey crowd re-activated. Some of the more tame NIMBY'S that are not completely off the rails can be used for good at times...contact Clintonville and suggest it is just part of the inevitable road to the Manhattanization of all of northern Columbus-them included! and then watch out! developers. Maybe someone will start a "Northern Whale" campaign?*

 

*this may all backfire as they may use the knowledge/experienced gained to go after ALL projects so be forewarned!

Edited September 9, 20213 yr by Toddguy

On 9/3/2021 at 2:42 PM, DevolsDance said:

Not quite north enough to be Olde North so I figured I would drop this in here.

 

Looks like a developer has filed a prelim site plan with the city for a redevelopment of 2180 N High St

 

Currently the site is home to older row style apartments and the dev is seeking to build "Retail & Student Housing - Construction of a mixed use development located at the northeast corner of N. High Street and E. Lane Avenue. The development will contain retail space, apartments, parking garage, and amenity space."

 

No details on height, density, or layout yet. I imagine we will see an early concept in the next month or so appear on the UARB docket. 

 

 

This doesn't appear to be the same people that proposed the demolition of basically the entire block for a 6-story.  https://www.columbusunderground.com/mixed-use-proposal-in-old-north-would-require-the-demolition-of-five-buildings-bw1/  

 

The suggestion with this one is that it only includes the rowhouse building at 2180 High, but not the ones to the north.  Without a site plan, though, it's difficult to say.  

Heavy machinery now on site at old Cousins Army and Navy store!

I'm assuming its days are numbered...

Cousins & Luckys - gone

 

 

A new development now officially under construction at 76 E. 9th Ave. will add 143 student apartment units to the Weinland Park neighborhood, near Gateway University District and the Ohio State University campus.

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/10/01/new-student-housing.html

 

I didn't realize construction had already started on this?

Edited October 1, 20213 yr by Luvcbus