March 19Mar 19 I like the name of the development. Hopefully this becomes the "standard" along High St. and other major corridors in the city included in Zone In. 2 hours ago, DTCL11 said: LFG!!!!!! https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/real-estate/2025/03/19/ohio-state-student-housing-columbus-homes-landmark-properties/82496581007/ And they preserve the existing history buildings. Win freaking win. Yes! I was so happy to see that as well. Definitely win-win and hopefully we see this trend continue.
March 19Mar 19 From The Dispatch article: But Seth Golding, chair of the University Area Commission's zoning committee, said he expects Landmark's plan to be followed by others now that the zoning code allows bigger buildings. "This is a whole new set of rules," Golding said. "I really think things will blow up." I think Seth is right. I bet we'll see a few more 12-16 story buildings pop up along Lane where the smaller aging apartment buildings are.
March 19Mar 19 22 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: From The Dispatch article: But Seth Golding, chair of the University Area Commission's zoning committee, said he expects Landmark's plan to be followed by others now that the zoning code allows bigger buildings. "This is a whole new set of rules," Golding said. "I really think things will blow up." I think Seth is right. I bet we'll see a few more 12-16 story buildings pop up along Lane where the smaller aging apartment buildings are. Good to hear that from the university commission. It does seem they are pretty supportive of height along high. They do seem against any decent height just off high though. Either way this is great and hopefully it actually happens.
March 19Mar 19 2 hours ago, aderwent said: The north building ground floor doesn’t look great and I hope they push them to make that a little more inviting. It just looks like a giant blank wall with some small windows.
March 19Mar 19 3 minutes ago, VintageLife said: The north building ground floor doesn’t look great and I hope they push them to make that a little more inviting. It just looks like a giant blank wall with some small windows. It's not a bad prelim but it needs significant refining. Looks like a 70s building.
March 19Mar 19 Noticing all the vents on the side of the building. Probably for dryer vents? Those drive me nuts when they are all over the building. Why do you see these on some new buildings and others have them hidden, maybe a central vent system?
March 19Mar 19 3 hours ago, aderwent said: Yeah this is the proposal I was referencing a few weeks back. I'm glad to see it's still in active development. OSU density is the highest in Central Ohio and we will continue to see more large scale development such as this building. I know we don't like to look at development in Austin or Nashville, both are building large scale development of this magnitude right next to their universities.
March 19Mar 19 29 minutes ago, VintageLife said: The north building ground floor doesn’t look great and I hope they push them to make that a little more inviting. It just looks like a giant blank wall with some small windows. I think the area you are referring to will be a ground floor apartment unit.
March 19Mar 19 19 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: I think the area you are referring to will be a ground floor apartment unit. That really should be a retail spot along High St.
March 19Mar 19 43 minutes ago, sono4315 said: Noticing all the vents on the side of the building. Probably for dryer vents? Those drive me nuts when they are all over the building. Why do you see these on some new buildings and others have them hidden, maybe a central vent system? The size and location of what they are showing looks more like HVAC unit louvers - very similar to a vertical packaged air conditioning unit you'd see in a hotel room. Dryer and/or bathroom exhaust vents are typically smaller (around 4" square) and located above the ceiling line. Those can be run vertically, ganged together and exhausted at the roof for a cleaner facade look, it's just more expensive.
March 19Mar 19 1 hour ago, cbussoccer said: I think the area you are referring to will be a ground floor apartment unit. I would want my apartment to have more windows than this
March 19Mar 19 5 minutes ago, VintageLife said: I would want my apartment to have more windows than this The other angle shows there being windows on the ground floor at that spot. That should have a retail spot though, not apartments.
March 19Mar 19 https://columbusunderground.com/new-plan-calls-for-16-story-building-at-lane-and-high-bw1/ "A mostly underground parking garage would have space for 72 cars, according to a written description of the project submitted to the city." That is huge, I want more buildings to utilize underground parking instead of doing 1 floor commercial, 6 floors of parking, followed by 5 floors of apartments/offices.
March 19Mar 19 9 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: The other angle shows there being windows on the ground floor at that spot. That should have a retail spot though, not apartments. I think it's a residential access lobby. Which is going to take up a potential retail spot no matter what. It can be improved either way.
March 19Mar 19 5 minutes ago, DTCL11 said: I think it's a residential access lobby. Which is going to take up a potential retail spot no matter what. It can be improved either way. Would rather the residential access be on the wall along Lane. That section of Lane is pretty dead outside of residents so having more ground floor retail along High is better.
March 19Mar 19 17 minutes ago, VintageLife said: Would rather the residential access be on the wall along Lane. That section of Lane is pretty dead outside of residents so having more ground floor retail along High is better. I agree, although I'm guess that portion of the building will be space for CVS. They probably have a unloading dock along that alley and then storage space.
March 19Mar 19 Those are my guesses as well. The building may also be large enough for 2 access points.
March 19Mar 19 Oofta. Yeah, take out those high street residential units, play with the materials, and good to go.
March 19Mar 19 1 minute ago, DTCL11 said: Oofta. Yeah, take out those high street residential units, play with the materials, and good to go. At least the one residential unit that would be surrounded by retail, hall way, and high St. 😂. Turn that into another small commercial space and/or added to the larger commercial footprint.
March 19Mar 19 8 minutes ago, KyleofColumbus said: At least the one residential unit that would be surrounded by retail, hall way, and high St. 😂. Turn that into another small commercial space and/or added to the larger commercial footprint. Yeah I’ll be interested in seeing what the commission recommends. Maybe send some stuff in to the commission with your ideas and see if they ask the developer about that.
March 19Mar 19 I'm not going to lose one second of sleep over a couple ground floor retail units. That area is currently an entrance to a parking lot. Commercial space would be better for sure, but I really don't see this as a big deal. This area is full of ground floor retail. A tiny sliver of ground floor residential isn't a big deal to me.
March 19Mar 19 1 minute ago, cbussoccer said: I'm not going to lose one second of sleep over a couple ground floor retail units. That area is currently an entrance to a parking lot. Commercial space would be better for sure, but I really don't see this as a big deal. This area is full of ground floor retail. A tiny sliver of ground floor residential isn't a big deal to me. In the overall, this is 100% the response. Doesn’t hurt to complain about things a bit though.
March 19Mar 19 54 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: I'm not going to lose one second of sleep over a couple ground floor retail units. That area is currently an entrance to a parking lot. Commercial space would be better for sure, but I really don't see this as a big deal. This area is full of ground floor retail. A tiny sliver of ground floor residential isn't a big deal to me. Part of it for me is also the idea of ground floor units on high from a leasing standpoint. Even if it's not utilized by retail (and generally im not a person who thinks every inch of ground needs to be retail), just seems weird that a ground floor unit being right there along one of the busiest stretches of walking and traffic.
March 20Mar 20 2 hours ago, DTCL11 said: Part of it for me is also the idea of ground floor units on high from a leasing standpoint. Even if it's not utilized by retail (and generally im not a person who thinks every inch of ground needs to be retail), just seems weird that a ground floor unit being right there along one of the busiest stretches of walking and traffic. I highly doubt there will be any issue leasing any of these units.
March 20Mar 20 New Plan Calls for 16-Story Building at Lane and High A new redevelopment plan for the northeast corner of Lane Avenue and High Street will be heard by the University Impact District Review Board (UIDRB) soon. Landmark Properties, the Georgia-based developer behind a series of proposals for the corner in 2021 and 2022, recently submitted the new plans to the city, calling for a 16-story tower on a smaller footprint than before. While those earlier proposals would have required the demolition of as many as five existing buildings, stretching north from Lane to Norwich Avenue, the smaller footprint means that only the one-story CVS Pharmacy on the corner would need to be taken down to make way for the new building. More below: https://columbusunderground.com/new-plan-calls-for-16-story-building-at-lane-and-high-bw1/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 20Mar 20 16 minutes ago, ColDayMan said: New Plan Calls for 16-Story Building at Lane and High A new redevelopment plan for the northeast corner of Lane Avenue and High Street will be heard by the University Impact District Review Board (UIDRB) soon. Landmark Properties, the Georgia-based developer behind a series of proposals for the corner in 2021 and 2022, recently submitted the new plans to the city, calling for a 16-story tower on a smaller footprint than before. While those earlier proposals would have required the demolition of as many as five existing buildings, stretching north from Lane to Norwich Avenue, the smaller footprint means that only the one-story CVS Pharmacy on the corner would need to be taken down to make way for the new building. More below: https://columbusunderground.com/new-plan-calls-for-16-story-building-at-lane-and-high-bw1/ I’m curious if the commission will push for the entrance to be at the corner, because it would be better there.
March 20Mar 20 54 minutes ago, ColDayMan said: New Plan Calls for 16-Story Building at Lane and High A new redevelopment plan for the northeast corner of Lane Avenue and High Street will be heard by the University Impact District Review Board (UIDRB) soon. Landmark Properties, the Georgia-based developer behind a series of proposals for the corner in 2021 and 2022, recently submitted the new plans to the city, calling for a 16-story tower on a smaller footprint than before. While those earlier proposals would have required the demolition of as many as five existing buildings, stretching north from Lane to Norwich Avenue, the smaller footprint means that only the one-story CVS Pharmacy on the corner would need to be taken down to make way for the new building. More below: https://columbusunderground.com/new-plan-calls-for-16-story-building-at-lane-and-high-bw1/ Architecture keeps getting worse as the pics get closer.
March 21Mar 21 The new build at the corner of King and High is finally getting some retail. Looks like a place called The Milkshake Factory will be moving in. The address is 1333 N High and looks to be closer to the row houses at the south of the site. Seems crazy to have 3 milkshake shops within a mile of each other, but it’s nice to see the space fill in. Hopefully there will be more in that spot soon.
March 21Mar 21 2 hours ago, VintageLife said: The new build at the corner of King and High is finally getting some retail. Looks like a place called The Milkshake Factory will be moving in. The address is 1333 N High and looks to be closer to the row houses at the south of the site. Seems crazy to have 3 milkshake shops within a mile of each other, but it’s nice to see the space fill in. Hopefully there will be more in that spot soon. That's good news! How many retail spaces does one have?
March 21Mar 21 3 minutes ago, sono4315 said: That's good news! How many retail spaces does one have? I have no idea. It looks like 2-3?
March 22Mar 22 2 hours ago, CbusOrBust said: Should be able to see Blume on 16th from High St relatively soon Oh no! If I can see it from a block away it’s terrible city design. Should have made that thing 2 stories
March 22Mar 22 On 2/10/2025 at 8:18 PM, CbusOrBust said: Few more looks at MFH rising at Woodruff and Waldeck that will add 17 more units to the housing stock Looks like Global Gallery coffee is planing on opening a second location in this spot (they posted a look of the building on their instagram) Here is a snippet from this article good to see they might already have a coffee shop A fundraising page established for the new location says the proposed new shop would do more than serve coffee; it would also provide "job training, language classes and community building activities" for refugees living in Columbus to help them "thrive in their new home." The shop is currently accepting donations to support this next step.
March 22Mar 22 On 1/16/2025 at 5:56 PM, VintageLife said: The empty lot behind Midway got a redesign, at this point just demo Midway and build a proper building, this is awful looking. Yikes, the commission enjoyed this design, what a joke. Hopefully the entire plan falls through.
March 24Mar 24 On 3/19/2025 at 4:42 PM, cbussoccer said: I'm not going to lose one second of sleep over a couple ground floor retail units. That area is currently an entrance to a parking lot. Commercial space would be better for sure, but I really don't see this as a big deal. This area is full of ground floor retail. A tiny sliver of ground floor residential isn't a big deal to me. Not to mention there are some people who would really benefit from a ground floor residential unit such as people with mobility issues.
March 25Mar 25 22 minutes ago, CbusOrBust said: West Campus Natural Gas Power Plant on John Herrick Dr This looks pretty good for what it is. I wish this is what abbott looked like downtown.
March 26Mar 26 I agree, I think it look pretty good. I am disappointed the stacks aren't taller. I was hoping for this:
March 26Mar 26 Work on the Biomed & Materials Engineering building continues to move along at Woodruff Ave and College Rd
April 15Apr 15 It appears the rambler has already filled 3 of the 5 retail spaces, at least according to LoopNet. Hopefully some local places fill in some of it.
April 18Apr 18 The 16 story is back before the commission again, as conceptual still. Nothing new from the renderings, but here are the commission notes from last month.
April 18Apr 18 ^FYI: the notes are from City staff and are sent to commissions for consideration. It’s an interpretation of the zoning for the area. The commission can follow or waive the staff recommendations. I do agree with the comment suggesting moving the CVS entry to the corner.
April 19Apr 19 42 minutes ago, Pablo said: ^FYI: the notes are from City staff and are sent to commissions for consideration. It’s an interpretation of the zoning for the area. The commission can follow or waive the staff recommendations. I do agree with the comment suggesting moving the CVS entry to the corner. Yeah, I think that would be the best look and flow. I disagree with stepping back the sides, so hopefully that doesn’t happen. I could understand that if it was a bigger lot. This lot is tiny and I don’t think it would even be possible.
April 25Apr 25 Anyone have access to the entire article?? What a joke and hopefully they just build it. Proposed 16-story tower at Lane & High gets pushback from University Impact District Review Board Plans to convert the single-story CVS at Lane and High into a 16-story high rise for student housing received pushback from the University Impact District Review Board.
April 25Apr 25 This is infuriating. The whole purpose of Zone In was to have a document that set standards which commissions and review boards could refer to and help guide decisions. The fact that these people think they can still usurp the standards adopted city-wide is ludicrous. The commissioners' comments are all over the place, from potential shadow effect, to the aesthetic not feeling right, whatever the heck that means. Obviously these people have never lived in a big, active city where it's plainly obvious that developments like this and those that follow enhance the overall neighborhood environment.
April 25Apr 25 13 minutes ago, CMHOhio said: This is infuriating. The whole purpose of Zone In was to have a document that set standards which commissions and review boards could refer to and help guide decisions. The fact that these people think they can still usurp the standards adopted city-wide is ludicrous. The commissioners' comments are all over the place, from potential shadow effect, to the aesthetic not feeling right, whatever the heck that means. Obviously these people have never lived in a big, active city where it's plainly obvious that developments like this and those that follow enhance the overall neighborhood environment. Can you post some of the commissions response?
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