May 21, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, VintageLife said: Maybe if Tennessee does this and it is super successful, Ohio State will follow. Those parking lots around the stadium could make more money as a hotel/restaurant/apartment space. There wouldn't be much if any need for this at OSU if the remainder of Lane and 15th and High gets developed properly. The University of Tennesee has nothing similar in terms of development demand along High, Lane, Short North etc near campus so they are taking it upon themselves to do it. While the lots around OSU certainly possess development opportunity, the need for another entertainment focused district would be redundant to 15+High, Gateway, and even Short North and Old North. Edited May 21, 20232 yr by DTCL11
May 21, 20232 yr 10 minutes ago, DTCL11 said: There wouldn't be much if any need for this at OSU if the remainder of Lane and 15th and High gets developed properly. The University of Tennesee has nothing similar in terms of development demand along High, Lane, Short North etc near campus so they are taking it upon themselves to do it. While the lots around OSU certainly possess development opportunity, the need for another entertainment focused district would be redundant to 15+High, Gateway, and even Short North and Old North. True, but it could still work and probably wouldn’t hurt anything to have it there.
May 21, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, TIm said: I must be the only person in this forum who drives down Lane Avenue on campus or something! Surprised nobody has posted pictures of all the progress they've made at the new apartment building. Vertical construction is well underway. The new build has a pretty significant basement, but the elevator cores are rising well above grade now. Think that's about all the progress they've made so far. You could always post pics. We'd take cell phone photos! 😀 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 22, 20232 yr Ohio State's James Cancer Hospital sees outpatient campus as key to continued growth “Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center plans to open its massive west-campus outpatient cancer care complex this summer. James Outpatient Care is on track to open its main clinics in July, just a few months behind schedule. Settling claims from subcontractors in Februaryadded $7 million to the total $357 million project. The first proton therapy center in Central Ohio, making up 65,000 square feet of the 385,000-square-foot complex, is projected for a fall opening. "(The complex) supports three strategic platforms: innovative care delivery, cutting-edge research and growth of the overall cancer platform," Dr. David Cohn, interim CEO of James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, told medical center trustees.“ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/05/22/ohio-state-wexner-medical-james-outpatient.html
May 22, 20232 yr 15 hours ago, ColDayMan said: You could always post pics. We'd take cell phone photos! 😀 I'm always driving down that road! No phones behind the wheel! One of these days I do want to go walk down that way though, I just have a hard time getting myself to walk around for no reason other than to walk haha. I'm a habitual multitasker and walking to nowhere particular for no reason confuses my brain!
May 23, 20232 yr On 2/7/2023 at 4:17 PM, ColDayMan said: Drake Demolition, Trail Detour Planned as Part of Cannon Drive Project Work has started on the second phase of the Cannon Drive relocation project on Ohio State’s campus, and is scheduled to continue for nearly two years. The street will be raised and realigned between Herrick Drive and Woody Hayes Drive in several stages, impacting drivers, pedestrians and users of the Olentangy Trail. The Drake Performance and Event Center – home to OSU’s Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts for over 50 years – will be demolished as part of the project. The department will move to a new building at the corner of College Drive and 18th Avenue, part of OSU’s new Arts District. A Farewell to Drake Celebration event is planned for April 21. More below: https://columbusunderground.com/drake-demolition-trail-detour-planned-as-part-of-cannon-drive-project-bw1/ Spoke with someone who works at the Drake a few hours ago. She said their last day in the building is Wednesday May 24th. She also said she was told demolition is expected to begin around May 31st.
May 23, 20232 yr "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 23, 20232 yr I have mixed feelings about the demolition of the Drake. Yes, it's an ugly Brutalist box that doesn't have a purpose anymore. However I spent many a cold winter morning in the basement training on the rowing machine when I was on the OSU club team. It was a cool little space that the rowing club had made its home for the past several decades. But the building coming down is for the best, the extra green space near the river will be nice.
May 24, 20232 yr Ohio State approves $150 million in construction projects "As a handful of its new medical and academic buildings are slated to open in the coming months, Ohio State University is shelling out $150 million for additional construction and renovation. At its full board meeting last week, the Ohio State Board of Trustees approved design and construction costs for four new major projects. And of the university’s 12 major projects – projects costing more than $20 million – five are expected to be finished before the end of 2023." The new projects that were approved are: • OSU East Hospital renovations • Waterman Multi-species Animal Learning Center • Biomedical and Materials Engineering Complex • Campbell Hall renovations Details of the new approvals and updates on current projects found here: https://us.firenews.video/us-news/ohio-state-approves-150-million-in-construction-projects/
May 24, 20232 yr 13 minutes ago, Luvcbus said: Ohio State approves $150 million in construction projects "As a handful of its new medical and academic buildings are slated to open in the coming months, Ohio State University is shelling out $150 million for additional construction and renovation. At its full board meeting last week, the Ohio State Board of Trustees approved design and construction costs for four new major projects. And of the university’s 12 major projects – projects costing more than $20 million – five are expected to be finished before the end of 2023." The new projects that were approved are: • OSU East Hospital renovations • Waterman Multi-species Animal Learning Center • Biomedical and Materials Engineering Complex • Campbell Hall renovations Details of the new approvals and updates on current projects found here: https://us.firenews.video/us-news/ohio-state-approves-150-million-in-construction-projects/ That’s not a great looking building
May 25, 20232 yr 44 minutes ago, Pablo said: Solar panels on EAIC in West Campus Nice to finally see a new build in Columbus actually use some green tech.
May 30, 20232 yr Looks like another single story building along High St could be meeting its maker in the coming years:
May 30, 20232 yr On 5/17/2023 at 6:10 PM, aderwent said: This was purchased by UP Campus Properties. Looks like they usually go pretty big! Their plan says underground parking with a podium so we could see something significant here. This will probably be on next week's UIDRB agenda. Hopefully they get their heads out of their asses and actually work with an out-of-town developer trying to bring a large scale project. For reference this is right behind the 15th and High project: Sounds like it could be pretty decent. Seven stories, 79’10”, 244 units.
May 30, 20232 yr 27 minutes ago, amped91 said: Looks like another single story building along High St could be meeting its maker in the coming years: If I was an undergrad at OSU I could not think of a better location to be in. The entirety of campus is walking distance, all the bar and restaurant options you could want, you're close to all the action for college aged extracurricular activities and most importantly... you can walk to the grocery store!
May 30, 20232 yr 28 minutes ago, amped91 said: Looks like another single story building along High St could be meeting its maker in the coming years: I just posted about this building selling, happy to see something. Needs to be bigger though.
July 9, 20231 yr https://buildingthefuture.osu.edu/news/2023/06/23/slideshow-cannon-drive-relocation-phase-2 This is a great shot of the new hospital tower from the north, too. It doesn't dwarf the James as much as it seems like it does from other angles.
July 15, 20231 yr On 5/10/2023 at 2:58 PM, CbusOrBust said: More signage up at Carmenton So.... rumor has it the parking deck for the new outpatient center was incorrectly built and the clearance for each level is 2 inches less than intended... which wouldn't be a big deal except to large vehicle owners. So they are working with the contractor and state to shave the concrete where needed to correct the clearance issue.
July 16, 20231 yr And there’s still like three more years of construction! The scope of this project is insane.
July 17, 20231 yr This is from the CBF Morning Run where Vitria on the Square at 15th and High was being discussed: ”I spoke for a few minutes with General Manager Bryan Wright, who is happy to show off the building's many assets. He also was quick to point out that a hotel is planned behind the Vitria building and should break ground this year.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/07/17/cbf-morning-run-vitria.html Has anyone heard anything about this? I wasn’t even sure if plans had been approved for the new hotel yet.
July 18, 20231 yr Interesting look at the near final version of Framework 3.0. Apparently the garage attached to the new WMC tower is capable of having a medical office building built on top.
July 18, 20231 yr 40 minutes ago, aderwent said: Interesting look at the near final version of Framework 3.0. Apparently the garage attached to the new WMC tower is capable of having a medical office building built on top. Also, it seems like they had a big section of Carmenton labeled "Big Occupier." I wonder if they already have something in the works or if this is just going to be dedicated land that we can use for any future HQ relocation attempts.
July 18, 20231 yr Part of the "Big Occupier" site contains Arlington Gateway. The law school gets demolished and relocated to create more housing to replace the Towers.
July 18, 20231 yr 1 hour ago, cbussoccer said: Looks like they plan to demolish Lincoln and Morrill Towers as well... 1 hour ago, Pablo said: Part of the "Big Occupier" site contains Arlington Gateway. The law school gets demolished and relocated to create more housing to replace the Towers. YES! I cannot wait...I hope they implode those pieces of #$%#!
July 18, 20231 yr 22 minutes ago, Toddguy said: YES! I cannot wait...I hope they implode those pieces of #$%#! They are ugly but iconic. I would prefer to see them renovated as opposed to demolished.
July 18, 20231 yr 25 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: They are ugly but iconic. I would prefer to see them renovated as opposed to demolished. Exactly this, especially since they will be replaced with something much much shorter.
July 18, 20231 yr 2 minutes ago, VintageLife said: Exactly this, especially since they will be replaced with something much much shorter. Yea, that's a massive amount of square footage to lose. OSU seems to be getting pretty trigger happy with the demolitions and it's making me feel uneasy. The only way I'd be supportive is if they planned to replace them with something equally as iconic.
July 18, 20231 yr Lincoln and Morrill are anything but iconic. They are large, but absolute eyesores. If they are kept, entire new facades are needed.
July 18, 20231 yr 3 minutes ago, ink said: Lincoln and Morrill are anything but iconic. They are large, but absolute eyesores. If they are kept, entire new facades are needed. Their ugliness is iconic. But yea I agree the facade should be redone. It's more so the height and shape of the buildings that make them stand out.
July 18, 20231 yr Every era has its beauties and beasts. And every beauty and beast is subject to interpretation over time. We as a society spent decades undoing much of the brutalist era and many have come to regret it as replacements are often less iconic and/or renovations and modifications have become more inventive. I personally think it's OK to have beasts if they have a feasible function and purpose. Therein lies the issue. OSU will always go with ease over anything else and a 2 in one shot at new residence halls more attractive to student recruitment closer to the amenities at High St and/or Lane that OSU has been fundamental in changing while also greatly improving law school facilities closer to highway access (presumbaly) for a larger commuter population is too good to pass up. Then it is comes down to what to do with 2 towers that aren't really needed for residences anymore. And what can they be repurposed for? There's no doubt they can be repusposed, at a cost, but then what for? Staff apartments? Married student apartments? Medical offices? Mixed use? Sure they can be completely redone for student residences but then we continue to have students in buildings away from the most walkable part of campus, or the city for that matter, for the sake of saving the buildings. Perhaps saving and repusposing one can be achievable but it's going to be a stretch. I really love the idea of OSU having its own mini skyline but the obscelense of the towers for reason after reason becomes more apparent each year.
July 18, 20231 yr On 7/16/2023 at 8:30 AM, amped91 said: Progress pic posted by OSUWMC is pretty cool: Obviously I'm happy to see new development like this around OSU, but am I the only one who thinks the medical center already looks painfully dated? The vertical blueish windows feel very 1980s/90s office park to me and from 315, it looks like an absolute monstrosity to me
July 18, 20231 yr 1 hour ago, cbussoccer said: Yea, that's a massive amount of square footage to lose. OSU seems to be getting pretty trigger happy with the demolitions and it's making me feel uneasy. The only way I'd be supportive is if they planned to replace them with something equally as iconic. They're "iconic" but as a student at OSU, I can assure you that everyone absolutely loathes the towers and living in them seems to be a collectively miserable experience for everyone that I've met that has had to live in them. Sure, they look kinda neat and are an iconic landmark, but functionally they are and have always been terrible. I'd love to see them replaced with new towers that are more livable, but I assume they'll just replace them with mid-rise dorms. They're also pretty isolated from most of campus, so I wonder if they'd even build new dorms in the same location or not.
July 18, 20231 yr 3 minutes ago, Dblcut3 said: They're "iconic" but as a student at OSU, I can assure you that everyone absolutely loathes the towers and living in them seems to be a collectively miserable experience for everyone that I've met that has had to live in them. Which is why I'd like to see them renovated and maybe even used for something other than housing. I'm living in fantasy land right now though and I'm sure in reality a renovation will be extremely cost prohibitive so a demo is probably the logical course of action. They are definitely in a bad spot to be used as student housing though, that's for sure. I don't blame OSU for wanting to change that up.
July 18, 20231 yr 14 minutes ago, Dblcut3 said: Obviously I'm happy to see new development like this around OSU, but am I the only one who thinks the medical center already looks painfully dated? The vertical blueish windows feel very 1980s/90s office park to me and from 315, it looks like an absolute monstrosity to me No you are not the only one, but the new addition is not the dated part-that ugly first addition is the eyesore. And it was horizontal stripes for the office parks/buildings of the 80's-The twin uglies south of the statehouse can attest to that. The new building is monumental and striking, not monstrous or dated. So you are not alone-in your wrongness lol. There are others with the same wrong opinion. ;)
July 18, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, cbussoccer said: They are ugly but iconic. I would prefer to see them renovated as opposed to demolished. Blow. Them. Up. They are the true monstrosities of the OSU campus. Their height only makes their patent ugliness more striking and noticeable. Edited July 18, 20231 yr by Toddguy
July 18, 20231 yr 4 minutes ago, Toddguy said: Blow. Them. Up. They are the true monstrosities of the OSU campus. Their height only makes their patent ugliness more striking and noticeable. Easy there fella.
July 18, 20231 yr 33 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: Which is why I'd like to see them renovated and maybe even used for something other than housing. I'm living in fantasy land right now though and I'm sure in reality a renovation will be extremely cost prohibitive so a demo is probably the logical course of action. They are definitely in a bad spot to be used as student housing though, that's for sure. I don't blame OSU for wanting to change that up. I think the floor-to-floor height is too low for anything other than housing or a hotel. Retrofitting for any other use might be too costly or just logistically impossible. The plan calls for tons of new dorms to take the towers' place. OSU owns the block south of W 11th - the master plan calls for new dorms there and on the law school sight. The MP also removes the 4 story dorms that were left over in the north dorm project. The St. John site also has dorms on Lane Ave. I think they have housing covered.
July 18, 20231 yr 3 minutes ago, Pablo said: The plan calls for tons of new dorms to take the towers' place. OSU owns the block south of W 11th - the master plan calls for new dorms there and on the law school sight. The MP also removes the 4 story dorms that were left over in the north dorm project. The St. John site also has dorms on Lane Ave. I think they have housing covered. Yep, they've definitely got the housing covered. I'm excited to see some solidified plans for some of the new dorms. Hopefully we can get 10+ stories with a few of them.
July 18, 20231 yr 1 hour ago, cbussoccer said: Yep, they've definitely got the housing covered. I'm excited to see some solidified plans for some of the new dorms. Hopefully we can get 10+ stories with a few of them. Now there is nothing wrong with pushing for some decent height and design on new dorms. We can agree on that. These two towers along with the Rhodes Tower are my most hated buildings in the city. And the ceilings are pretty low. They are about 265 feet tall to the architectural top-and 26 floors. Edited July 18, 20231 yr by Toddguy
July 20, 20231 yr Stark has submitted a concept presentation for the vacant site at 2711 N High. https://columbusohdev.app.box.com/s/3c0fwezuca6zo73syi6gjyszwzkpo01a Did they propose something here a few years back?
July 20, 20231 yr 20 minutes ago, amped91 said: Stark has submitted a concept presentation for the vacant site at 2711 N High. https://columbusohdev.app.box.com/s/3c0fwezuca6zo73syi6gjyszwzkpo01a Did they propose something here a few years back? Thanks for sharing - it's an interesting submission package that includes a lot of historic documentation of the site as well as a few alternate massing schemes for the project. It's an odd site and contextual condition, but I'm glad to see some movement on this. They'll have to carve out a spot for the tie die guy in the final site plan.
July 20, 20231 yr 26 minutes ago, amped91 said: Stark has submitted a concept presentation for the vacant site at 2711 N High. https://columbusohdev.app.box.com/s/3c0fwezuca6zo73syi6gjyszwzkpo01a Did they propose something here a few years back? They did have a proposal already, and it was approved. This one looks like they are maybe trying to tie it into the old north buildings a bit more and stepped the top portion back. If the new portion does take from old north and they add historic looking fronts, this project will be really nice. Edited July 20, 20231 yr by VintageLife
July 20, 20231 yr Here are renderings for the Summit on 16th church building redevelopment. Looks like it will be 7 stories and the developers gave 3 options.
July 20, 20231 yr 5 minutes ago, VintageLife said: Here are renderings for the Summit on 16th church building redevelopment. Looks like it will be 7 stories and the developers gave 3 options. Thanks! I was trying to open that one on my phone, but apparently the file was too large lol
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