April 28, 201114 yr Edwards eyes OSU-area housing plan Business First of Columbus - by Brian R. Ball Friday, August 20, 2010 Edwards Communities Development Co. has tentative plans to build a 469-bed student housing project near the North High Street commercial strip that fronts Ohio State University. The Columbus developer this month delivered a conceptual plan for the complex on 2.6 acres off Pearl Street between East 15th and 16th avenues to the University Area Commission’s zoning committee. The company hasn’t made a zoning and development application with the city but hopes to in time to get the project introduced at the zoning committee’s September meeting. The project could cost more than $20 million. An Edwards Communities representative said the developer plans three levels of apartments above a garage with 223 parking spaces. Apartments would house from one to four undergraduate students apiece, with the majority expected to be occupied by three or four residents. Full article: http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2010/08/23/story1.html?b=1282536000^3830931 OSU-area apartment plan idled Wednesday, April 27, 2011 By Jim Weiker, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH A controversial proposal for a large student housing complex next to Ohio State University has been shelved as the developer weighs options for the site. The Edwards Cos. withdrew its zoning application for the complex, called the Province, before a city panel was scheduled to vote on the project last night. READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2011/04/27/osu-area-apartment-plan-idled.html?sid=101
May 7, 201114 yr ^It is kind of odd how they kept the exterior walls, but certainly an improvement. The new OSU apartments on 10th are shaping up quickly as well.
May 8, 201114 yr Not a fan of this building. A prime location on high street across from the union? I wish we had more stories. Where was the university district commission on this?
May 14, 201114 yr Not a fan of this building. A prime location on high street across from the union? I wish we had more stories. Where was the university district commission on this? The next post that follows yours was pretty funny.
May 30, 201114 yr ^It is kind of odd how they kept the exterior walls, but certainly an improvement. I believe they kept some of the walls so that they would be "making a structural improvement" rather than a full demolition and rebuild. Lets them skirt some of the normal permits and processes. Same thing is going on with the old Michael's Goody Boy in the Short North. Was strange to see it 75% demo'ed and one or two walls still standing in the middle of the rubble.
August 31, 201113 yr South Campus high-rise renovation to cost $171M By Dylan Tussel, The Lantern Updated: Monday, October 4, 2010 Ohio State is in the middle of what officials call a $171.6 million shortcut to make room for more students on South Campus. The project - dubbed the South Campus High Rise Renovation and Addition Project - will connect Park to Stradley, and Steeb to Smith, creating rooms for 360 more students by August 2013. "It's basically building another building in between these two buildings," said Scott Conlon, director of projects for Facilities Design and Construction. One such building will serve as a central lobby for Park and Stradley, and a similar building will provide a lobby to Steeb and Smith. Besides the new lobby and extra residence rooms in the existing towers, the project will add lounges and study rooms to the dormitories. The project will also add cooling systems to the high-rise buildings, because students will move into the halls earlier in the summer - when it's typically hotter - once the university switches to semesters in summer 2012, Conlon said. Geothermal wells will power the new heating and cooling systems in the buildings, said Cihangir Calis, senior project manager for Facilities Operations and Development. For full article and larger rendering: http://www.thelantern.com/campus/south-campus-high-rise-renovation-to-cost-171m-1.1662398 An update on OSU's current on-campus housing renovation project (original story above). Renovations and additions to the four south campus dorm towers are on-going. And because of this, some reworking of the current on-campus dorm assignments are going to occur. Dorm fixes will squeeze Ohio State students Freshmen will be four to a room instead of two By Encarnacion Pyle, The Columbus Dispatch Monday, August 22, 2011 - 8:39 AM Ohio State University will keep two dorms closed after school starts this fall because of construction, a first that will cause hundreds of freshmen to be squeezed four to a room at other halls for the year. Drackett Tower and Scott House primarily served upperclassmen last year, but this year they’ll be freshmen-only dorms. Officials also put four students instead of two into most of the rooms, adding 350 beds to Drackett and 95 to Scott. The move was made to accommodate a larger-than-normal incoming class and a $172 million renovation of Ohio State’s south high-rise dorms, which will leave Park and Stradley halls closed for the coming school year. READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/08/22/dorm-fixes-will-squeeze-students.html Photo of the 11-story addition linking Park and Stradley residence halls at OSU. Steeb and Smith halls will be similarly connected in construction starting next year.
August 31, 201113 yr At time I think OSU just spends money because it has it. Like a billionaire who has so much money he just spends it for the hell of it. That said, the South Campus dorms show their age and probably needed a renovations. Keeps us in the construction industry employed.
August 31, 201113 yr Schools feel they have to keep up in the facilities and amenities derby that started in the '90s.
September 6, 201113 yr At time I think OSU just spends money because it has it. Like a billionaire who has so much money he just spends it for the hell of it. That said, the South Campus dorms show their age and probably needed a renovations. Keeps us in the construction industry employed. To be fair, I believe all four of the South Campus High-Rise Dorms were built in 1950's. One of the upgrades will be the installation of air-conditioning! I don't think there has been any new on-campus residential built since the 1970's.
September 6, 201113 yr And speaking of new on-campus residential construction, here is a proposal from OSU to revamp their North Campus Residential Campus. OSU plan would expand dorms All sophomores would have to live on campus By Bill Bush and Encarnacion Pyle Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 9:03 AM Ohio State University is planning a $317.5 million construction boom that would line north campus along Lane Avenue and N. High Street with low-rise dorms totaling more than a million square feet. The project would allow the university to require all sophomores to live on campus, and the OSU Board of Trustees could be asked to approve a preliminary design contract in as soon as two weeks. The buildings would add 3,200 beds to accommodate an estimated 6,000 sophomores at Ohio State, increasing the university’s housing stock by 31 percent. The proposal includes two new dining halls, a 68,700-square-foot recreation center and three green-space commons. READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/08/28/osuplan-would-expand-dorms.html
September 6, 201113 yr ^Great news. North campus is the worst part of OSU and this will be an ideal transformation.
September 15, 201113 yr Ohio State goes long to finance big projects Trustees approve issuing $500 million in 100-year bonds By Bill Bush, The Columbus Dispatch Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 6:22 AM Taking another step into the world of long-term financing, Ohio State University will prepare to issue up to $500 million in 100-year, interest-only bonds to finance building projects under a plan approved by the Board of Trustees yesterday. If the full $500 million is issued, it would raise the university’s authorized debt to $2.1 billion. That doesn’t include debt expected to be issued for a $317.5 million North Campus dorm project that would add 3,200 beds to the university housing stock. The board approved the first $4 million for preliminary-design work for the North Campus dorm project yesterday. It would add 1 million square feet of space by the fall of 2016, if all goes as planned. At the same meeting, the board also signed off on a proposal to sell the rights to the university’s $30 million revenue stream from its parking operations for up to a half-century, a deal that could bring a one-time cash payment of about $375 million. Part of that money would be invested in stocks, bonds and other markets through the university endowment. The 100-year bonds will help fund the continuing Medical Center expansion, campus housing projects and infrastructure improvements. READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/09/10/ohio-state-goes-long-to-finance-big-projects.html
September 27, 201113 yr More about the North Campus dorm project. Ohio State may need multiple designers for dorm expansion By Carrie Ghose, Business First Date: Friday, September 9, 2011, 1:24pm EDT One or more architecture firms could soon land a $4 million job to design a new student housing and recreation district on the northeast corner of the Ohio State University campus. Trustees voted Friday to seek bids on the design work for an estimated $335 million project to add 3,200 beds over the next five years. (. . .) The project would replace a domed recreation center and one-story food service buildings on the site, incorporating those services in the new housing, which also would fill parking lots now at the corner. The construction portion, split over three phases from November 2010 to April 2016, is projected at $268 million. Still left to decide is whether to build seven seven-story or five 11-story buildings. READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2011/09/ohio-state-may-need-multiple-designers.html
September 27, 201113 yr And something about university-wide student housing... Ohio State won't privatize housing By Rob Messinger, The Columbus Dispatch Friday, September 23, 2011 - 8:09 AM First came parking. Then Don Scott Field. News that Ohio State University is considering privatizing some of its operations has raised questions about what's next. Officials made clear this week what won't be on the list -- housing. During a visit to The Dispatch this week, Chief Financial Officer Geffrey Chatas said that the residence halls will remain solely under the university's control. He said Ohio State is looking for creative financial strategies in a time of dwindling state resources. But any privatization option will be consdered only in areas that aren't mission-critical. READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/blogs/the-eteam/2011/09/ohio-state-housing-wont-be-privatized.html
November 5, 201113 yr The Cunz Hall Renovation was one of the award winners at last week's Columbus Chapter of the American Institute of Architects 2011 Design Awards. The four story, 66,000 square foot building is located at 1841 Neil Avenue on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University. The Cunz Hall renovations will house of the OSU College of Public Health. The recently completed project involved extensive renovations to a 1960’s era Brutalist-style concrete structure and seeks LEED-Silver certification. MORE AT COLUMBUS UNDERGROUND: AIA Columbus Announces Winners of 2011 Design Awards MORE PROJECT INFO AT JONATHAN BARNES ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN: CUNZ HALL - THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
November 5, 201113 yr Definitely an improvement. I remember going there in the "before" version and was none too pleased with the aesthetics of the building especially compared to others nearby.
December 14, 201113 yr Couple of articles from the OSU Student Newspaper - The Lantern - about Kennedy Commons, the newly-renovated dining hall on South Campus: Ohio State Kennedy Commons serves up $12.5M tab for remodel Kennedy Commons finds new life in ‘brinner’
December 14, 201113 yr An article from the Dispatch about the drilling of geothermal wells that will provide heating and cooling for Ohio State's South Campus high-rise dorms, after their renovation is complete. OSU geothermal project moving ahead
December 21, 201113 yr Ohio State is demolishing four halls (Boyd, Aviation, Haskett, and Johnston) for a $126 million Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Chemistry Building (CBEC). A few photos from late November: And an article on the subject: http://www.thelantern.com/campus/boyd-lab-demolished-osu-billed-1-9m-1.2702661
December 21, 201113 yr In my entire four years at OSU, I was never in Boyd or Johnston. I had different general classes in Aviation and Haskett, though, and I'll say that even ten years ago, they were starting to look at little worse for wear. They were sturdy on the outside because of the significant amount of brick in their construction, though, so I'm sort of sad to see that much brick just crushed. However, on the inside, they were definitely relics of bygone eras, and I can sort of understand the desire to get a single larger building on those parcels (eliminating a lot of poorly used space in between the buildings).
January 11, 201213 yr The above building located next to the Newport Music Hall is "tenanting up". Here's a report from Business First: The 7,000-square-foot building, previously the String Shoppe music store, was turned into three retail spaces. KeyBank fills the middle spot. Waffle House will go into 2,000 square feet to the north, the storefront closest to the Newport. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. will take the 3,000-square-foot space to the south. The casual burger chain from Greenwood Village, Colo., plans to use the site for one of its new Burger Works shops, aimed at competing with Five Guys Burgers and Fries and other quick-service burger spots. More about Red Robin and the Waffle House from Business First and Columbus Underground: Business First: Red Robin’s Burger Works to debut near OSU Columbus Underground: Waffle House Coming Soon to OSU Campus Area
January 11, 201213 yr They get a Red Robin AND a Waffle House, 11 years after I went to Ohio State? OY!!! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 23, 201213 yr Hah! I remember debates on OSUWeb back in the day about the lack of a Waffle House on campus and how backward a campus that deficiency made Ohio State. As for Burger Works, never been there and only been to Red Robin maybe three or four times in my life, but if it's a setup like Five Guys, it should do pretty well in that space. Wish they'd have taken the opportunity while the building was vacant to add a little more on top of it, but that might not have been architecturally possible.
January 23, 201213 yr Red Robin is kind of like an Applebee's but they have their own take on things, think more gourmet burgers for cheaper, about $10 a piece, they also have other sit down type selections. The fries are bottomless so its every drunk students dream after a long night of partying.
February 1, 201213 yr Received information today that 236, 242-248, 250 & 262 W. Norwich Ave will be redeveloped this year or next. "Today we were informed by the owners of these properties that it appears at this time that we WILL NOT BE LEASING these properties for Fall of 2012 due to redevelopment of the area." Anyone know what they are planning for the area?
February 1, 201213 yr NO! Next to my first house in NOLA that I am currently in, 250 W Norwich #4D was my favorite place to live, ever!
February 1, 201213 yr (that's a shame) ;) "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 1, 201213 yr Dude, it overlooked Tuttle Park, had a really nice, lush yard of its own, and provided a nearby bathroom for my friends and I football Saturdays.
February 1, 201213 yr LOL! So basically, it was a nice outhouse for the soccer fields. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 1, 201213 yr Dude, it overlooked Tuttle Park, had a really nice, lush yard of its own, and provided a nearby bathroom for my friends and I football Saturdays. Yep. I'm going to miss it...
February 18, 201213 yr Wonder when this will start construction? It says possible completion is expected in 2014. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/02/18/new-osu-building-tops-colleges-collective-budget.html
February 23, 201213 yr ^ According to the article, the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Chemistry Building will begin construction in June. Below is a rendering of it.
March 16, 201213 yr Posted by futureman at Columbus Underground: (good catch) Proposed 40 Unit Apartment Building @ 150 W Lane Ave by Edwards Company (CAMPUS) Ran across a proposed apartment building on lane ave here - CITY ZONING APPLICATION LINK (PDF at link): http://bzs.columbus.gov/itemdetail.aspx?id=50219&pid=16938 Google Map: http://g.co/maps/xengw The proposed building will be located just east of Tommy's Pizza at Lane and Neil, replacing both of the 70's era existing apartment buildings. Here are couple of details from the PDF: - 5 Story Structure (first floor parking, 4 floors above), average height of 60' - Will have 40 units (112 beds) - Will be urban in design, zero setback from Lane Ave Also as noted by futureman - page 12 of the above PDF has a site map for the 150 W. Lane Avenue project which also shows a second building at Norwich Avenue and Tuttle Park Place. There is no other mention of this building in the application. However, the Norwich and Tuttle Park location is at the same addresses as the below addresses previously posted in this thread: Received information today that 236, 242-248, 250 & 262 W. Norwich Ave will be redeveloped this year or next. "Today we were informed by the owners of these properties that it appears at this time that we WILL NOT BE LEASING these properties for Fall of 2012 due to redevelopment of the area." Anyone know what they are planning for the area? The County Auditor's website lists the same ownership for the Norwich Avenue property and the 150 W. Lane Avenue property. Although there is no information in the zoning application for the Norwich Avenue property, the page 12 site plan does show a "U" shaped building very similar to the "U" shaped apartment building proposed for 150 W. Lane Avenue. It makes one wonder if a similar apartment building is being proposed for the 236-262 W. Norwich Avenue location as well.
March 23, 201213 yr Ohio State basketball team’s new practice facility moving forward Business First by Jeff Bell, Staff reporter Date: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 11:33am EDT Win or lose as the final two weekends of March Madness begin, Ohio State University’s men’s basketball team will have swankier digs at the Jerome Schottenstein Center next season. The university is reviewing proposals from construction management companies for a project to spruce up the men and women’s locker rooms at the Schott and construct a second basketball practice gym and strength and conditioning area on the west side of the building. OSU hopes to select the construction manager by April 17 and begin construction later that month. A timeline for the $13.7 million project calls for the locker-room overhauls to be completed in August and the rest of the work to be done by August 2013. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2012/03/ohio-state-basketball-teams-new.html
April 12, 201213 yr More about the proposed 40 Unit Apartment Building at 150 W Lane Ave by Edwards Company (aka Lane Avenue Apartments) mentioned above from Columbus Underground: The List: 11 More New Apartment Developments Around Columbus
April 12, 201213 yr The City of Columbus publicized their plans last week to go ahead with removal of the Main Street lowhead dam in the Scioto River. Removal of that dam would lower and narrow the existing river and create new green space along its banks, which would then be reworked and replanted by the city. A similar lowhead dam at Fifth Avenue near the Ohio State University will also be removed this summer in the Olentangy River. The City and Ohio State are partnering on this project. Below is an article about this - with a site map, before photos and after renderings at the link: City plans to demolish 5th Avenue dam Removal this summer to open green space at OSU By Mark Ferenchik, The Columbus Dispatch Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 5:06 AM Columbus plans to demolish the 5th Avenue dam along the Olentangy River this summer, a project that will significantly narrow the river near Ohio Stadium and remove a hazard where a man drowned almost four years ago. Ohio State University officials say they plan to create a riverfront park and use the Olentangy to attract people to the water’s edge. Trees, shrubs and other plants will be placed in the vacated river channel, and crews will create wetlands. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/04/04/city-plans-to-take-the-5th.html
April 18, 201213 yr Columbus Underground produced an excellent compendium of proposed and under construction apartment projects by the Edwards Companies. Two previously posted projects in the University area were mentioned. From "Edwards Pushes for Urban Density with New Apartment Developments" at Columbus Underground: 150 W. Lane Avenue: Just north of the Ohio State University campus, Edwards is planning a five-story development that would be home to 40 apartments containing 112 beds and parking below the units. 236-262 W. Norwich Avenue: Nearby, Edwards has proposed a similar student-oriented development at 236-262 West Norwich Avenue, which is west of the Lane Avenue site. This collection of three-story buildings would provide housing for 156 residents. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/edwards-pushes-for-urban-density-with-new-apartment-developments
April 18, 201213 yr ^I wish the Norwich complex were also on Lane, but good to see regardless. Hopefully this investment will drive competition for the other building owners in the north campus area to invest in their properties.
April 19, 201213 yr Just got an email today that the current apartments on Norwich will be re-leased for next year, so the Norwich building is at least a year from construction.
August 20, 201212 yr Unveiled: OSU Chiller Plant Ross Barney Architects wrap Ohio State University's ten-story plant with a high-polish finish Architect: Ross Barney Architects Client: Ohio State University Location: Columbus, Ohio Completion: 2012 In recent years, some architects have been wrapping new chiller plants in eye-catching skins. Often these structures are glass boxes within metal scrims, which allow the mechanicals to be visible on the exterior. “Putting a chiller in a glass box means you have to chill the chiller plant,” said Carol Ross Barney, principal of Ross Barney Architects in Chicago. For Ohio State University’s new ten-story plant, Ross Barney instead designed a precast concrete box, which will be given a high-polish finish. Fins of diachronic glass will cast colored rays across the reflective surface of the concrete, and a series of openings will offer glimpses into the mechanicals inside. MORE: http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=4822 A construction update on this chiller plant at the OSU Medical Center campus from Columbus Underground's Construction Roundup — July 2012:
August 21, 201212 yr A photo of Sullivant Hall along High Street being renovated from Columbus Underground's Construction Roundup — July 2012: Sullivant Hall is being renovated as the new home for Ohio State's Cartoon Research Library. The renovated Sullivant Hall will also house OSU's Department of Dance and a Music & Dance Library. Below is a pdf file of the study OSU did for the Sullivant Hall renovation project. Plans and elevations for this project are on pages 17 thru 23 of the study. PDF FILE - OHIO STATE CARTOON RESEARCH LIBRARY STUDY FOR SULLIVANT HALL
August 31, 201212 yr Well THIS is big news: Ohio State finalizing plan for $400M dorm complex at Lane & High Ohio State University is moving ahead on a project that will dramatically change the look and use of what it sees as an “iconic campus corner” at Lane Avenue and High Street in Columbus. Trustees on Aug. 31 were to approve the $396 million project, whose centerpiece is a 13-building student housing complex that will help achieve university President Gordon Gee’s goal of having all sophomores live on campus. The project will involve new dorms, dining halls and a recreation center on 27 acres stretching from Neil Avenue to High Street and from Lane south to Woodruff Avenue. Full article below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2012/08/31/ohio-state-finalizing-plan-for-400m.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 1, 201212 yr ^ Yup. Here's the original story about the north dorm reconstruction plan from September 2011, which includes the concept plan at that time. And speaking of new on-campus residential construction, here is a proposal from OSU to revamp their North Campus Residential Campus. OSU plan would expand dorms All sophomores would have to live on campus By Bill Bush and Encarnacion Pyle Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 9:03 AM Ohio State University is planning a $317.5 million construction boom that would line north campus along Lane Avenue and N. High Street with low-rise dorms totaling more than a million square feet. The project would allow the university to require all sophomores to live on campus, and the OSU Board of Trustees could be asked to approve a preliminary design contract in as soon as two weeks. The buildings would add 3,200 beds to accommodate an estimated 6,000 sophomores at Ohio State, increasing the university’s housing stock by 31 percent. The proposal includes two new dining halls, a 68,700-square-foot recreation center and three green-space commons. READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/08/28/osuplan-would-expand-dorms.html
September 1, 201212 yr Above is OSU's North Dorm Reconstruction Plan from September 2011. It looks like the plan have evolved somewhat since then. It also looks like the plan may still be evolving still. According to Friday's Business First article: "The project will involve new dorms, dining halls and a recreation center on 27 acres stretching from Neil Avenue to High Street and from Lane south to Woodruff Avenue. The buildings will range from two to 12 stories high and will be wedged among existing housing, although some structures with 675 beds will be demolished." But according to the Friday Columbus Dispatch article - OSU plans dorms to bring sophomores on campus: "The plan calls for buildings as tall as seven stories that would be interspersed among three existing 12-story dorms — Drackett, Jones and Taylor towers. OSU officials are looking at adding 2,275 beds by fall 2015, followed by an additional 1,600 beds by fall 2016. Buildings that now provide 675 student beds would be demolished." Also according to Friday's Business First article - at least two architecture firms would be involved the final designs of these new dorm buildings on the north dorm site. Because the entire site is 27 acres and would include multiple new buildings, different designers for different buildings would help visually break up the site. Business First also hinted at a third design firm for buildings at the corner of Land and High, as follows: "The qualification process for a third firm to design the three buildings that will sit right at the “iconic” Lane and High corner is to begin in the coming weeks." So it looks like OSU might be planning something special at that corner. Here is a location map for the North Dorm Reconstruction Plan provided in the above linked Dispatch article: One part of the Neil to High and Lane to Woodruff block that is not highlighted is the corner of Woodruff & High. This corner is owned and occupied by St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. (That's the classic modernist church with the cross made of two steel I-Beams.) And according to this February 2012 Business First article - St. Stephen’s to enhance mission at OSU through housing deal - the church entered into an agreement with a Columbus developer to build apartments housing 175 to 325 students on the site of its community center on their property. Part of that student housing development would rebuild the community center but would not disturb the classic modernist church at the corner of Woodruff & High.
September 1, 201212 yr And one more update on the North Dorm Plan from today's Dispatch article: OSU trustees OK hiring for $396 million plan - Project would double beds on north campus. A different rendering from the previous master planning effort for the north dorm area:
September 9, 201212 yr I'm seeing a crane, a big crane in the Lane and High area. They haven't already started on these projects, have they? They only just announced them. Anyone know? Or something I missed?
September 9, 201212 yr ^No. The crane is on Woodruff Ave. where Boyd Lab used to be. They are building a new chemical engineering building there.
September 27, 201212 yr Construction has started on the East chiller plant at High & 14th... wasn't aware that this was on the books so I did a quick google, pretty cool, good compliment to the West version. Here's a link to more pics and a good description http://www.architectmagazine.com/education-projects/ohio-state-university-east-regional-chiller-plant.aspx
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