Posted March 2, 200619 yr Article's a little old, since it's been open for about a week now. Anyone been there yet? Eddie George’s Grill 27 set to open this week Tuesday, February 14, 2006 Barnet D . Wolf THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The TVs above restaurant owner Eddie George, left, and General Manager Ruth Westrick are due to be uncovered when Grill 27 opens this week. When Eddie George’s Grill 27 quietly kicks off this week, all but a few planned restaurants will have opened in the South Campus Gateway project. So far, business at Gateway’s restaurants has been neither exceptional nor poor, according to the restaurants’ operators, who remain optimistic. View the full article here: http://www.columbusdispatch.com/business-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/02/14/20060214-C1-04.html
April 25, 200619 yr Campus Partners always uses Stephanie Hummers dissapearance as thier justificaiton to tear down South Campus. Now when a student was last seen on South Campus then they take down fliers that try to help locate him. New Information in Student's Disappearance Apr 18 2006 6:36AM . Shaffer, a medical student at OSU, disappeared after visiting a campus bar on April 1. Campus partners doesn't allow paper bulletins on the newly rennovated strip of High Street but the group says it will post the missing fliers in "strategic" locations and will create missing posters to mount on sandwich boards. Randy Schaffer says he feels like Campus Partners is more worried about its image than Brian's welfare.[/b] If you have any information on Brian Shaffer's disappearance call Crimestoppers at 645-TIPS (8477). more at www.thelantern.com
June 9, 200619 yr From the 6/8/06 Dispatch: MAP: South Campus Gateway PHOTO: Trisha Raymond, with Nathan Dronen, sells textbooks back to Michelle White at College Town. WILL SHILLING DISPATCH PHOTOS PHOTO: Kitchen manager Matt Reed prepares hamburgers at Skully’s Music Diner, several blocks south. PHOTO: Gateway includes 11 restaurants, seven shops, six apartment buildings, a bookstore and a cinema. PHOTO: Pedestrians pass a billboard on a yet-to-be-occupied building near EB Games in the Gateway district. WILL SHILLING GATEWAY TO SUCCESS? University-area merchants watching, waiting for summer crowds to appear Thursday, June 08, 2006 Jenna Sauber and Andrew Hampp THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The South Campus Gateway collection of shops and restaurants was designed to revitalize a tired N. High Street retail strip. But the development has become a mixed blessing for other campus-area merchants, who are about to enter their first full summer with Gateway open. Gateway, according to some of them, has attracted a wider range of customers to the Ohio State University neighborhood, which has traditionally catered almost exclusively to students. View the full article here: http://www.dispatch.com/features-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/06/08/20060608-B1-00.html
June 9, 200619 yr Residents blame Gateway for rise in crime throughout north campus Meagan Engle Posted: 5/5/06 Many people consider north campus the safer end of the University District. What they might not realize is the area has problems all its own. In recent years, the area north of Lane Avenue has transformed. Bars offer deals not found in the South Campus Gateway, and the promise of cheap drinks draws crowds nightly. Not everyone is smiling about the increase in business, though. Home owners in the area are disrupted nightly by their homes being vandalized, drunk people yelling and bottles being smashed. "I have to call the police on a nightly basis," said Bela Koe-Krombecher, who bought his house on East Dodridge two-and-a-half years ago. A longtime resident of Columbus, he did not anticipate the noise and trash that accompany living next to the crowded bars. "It has created an awful crime problem in the area," he said. "Students are not criminals, but they draw the criminals." Read the full article here: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P1-123611250.html
June 9, 200619 yr I don't know the area, but why would you buy a house next to a college campus and demand peace and quiet. Is this neighborhood adjacent to the school?
June 9, 200619 yr The bar area north of campus is not directly adjacent to campus. It is about a mile north on High St. This area used to only have 2 or 3 bars but now there are several more. The area is treated like a no mans land by the City of Columbus. It isn't campus and it is just south of what offically is Clintonville. 5 years ago these bars really wouldn't have been considered campus bars and had an older than college age crowd. I think the neighbors just want a little more support from the city to handle the new influx of college students partying in the area. Also the City has fixed up High Street in Clintonville and also down on campus but has totally ignored this area. The Hudson, High St. intersection has no turn lanes and backs up terribly during certain hours and the sidewalks are totally deteriating. It is a shame because there is some very interesting old building stock in the area. This area used to be a seperate town from Columbus. It was called North Columbus and was on the trolley line between Columbus and Worthington but was annexed into Columbus in the late 1800's.
July 3, 200618 yr From the Other Paper, 6/29/06: HOP 2 The University District steals the Short North's idea By Jordan Gentile / June 29, 2006 South Campus Gateway, the $150 million commercial project that once had college hipsters seething and entrepreneurs salivating, finally emerged last year, all smooth and shiny, after years of construction. Business from college students steadily poured in. But as the months passed, University District leaders sensed that the broader slice of Columbus consumers weren't yet onboard. Something more had to be done. Eventually, they found their crack solution: a special night in which businesses stay open late, merchants hawk their wares in the open air, art is exhibited, musicians fill the night with song, and a diverse group of consumers descend on the area to talk, eat, drink, shop and hook up. Read the full article here: http://www.theotherpaper.com/substory2.html
July 18, 200618 yr ON RESTAURANTS Growing appetite New saloon, expanded Eddie George restaurant due at South Campus Gateway Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Barnet D . Wolf THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH As another restaurant gets ready to open at South Campus Gateway, one that’s already become popular is making plans to grow. The final touches are being put on McFadden’s Restaurant and Saloon, which will welcome customers for the first time July 27. Meanwhile, two blocks north, Eddie George’s Grill 27 has done well enough since opening in February that its owners plan to expand to add seating. McFadden’s is the ninth restaurant in the South Campus project. Developers are still hoping to add an Asian concept and perhaps one more bistro. The new restaurant features typical pub grub and a few traditional dishes. It will be a wee bit wilder than a typical Irish pub, with DJs, dancing and a lot of televised sports. Read the full article here: http://dispatch.com/business-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/07/18/20060718-E1-01.html
July 18, 200618 yr So glad to hear the Gateway is doing well... I hope the market that opens there is just as successful as the restaurants.
July 18, 200618 yr I've been meaning to check out Grill 27; I've heard it's actually a pretty cool place. Good to hear the restaurant scene is doing well in the Gateway and, like gold42 said, hopefully the retail scene sees an equal amount of success. What excites me more is that talk is finally starting to surface about the University District and the Short North finally filling in the no-man's land in between the two neighborhoods. New businesses like American Apparel and High Five have started the process, but more definitely needs to be done. If the Kroger store at High and King would renovate their front entrance to face High St, I think that would be a massive step in the right direction. Here's hoping the good news continues.
July 18, 200618 yr ive heard very mixed reviews about grill 27. Most people have told me their food sucks but some have liked it OK and liked the atmosphere. I havent been there yet and still wanna go. the new bar is mcfaddens. doesnt cincy have one downtown?
July 19, 200618 yr ^Yes, Cincinnati has one downtown. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 19, 200618 yr Two. Cincinnati and Newport-on-the-Levee. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 19, 200618 yr I've been meaning to check out Grill 27; I've heard it's actually a pretty cool place. Good to hear the restaurant scene is doing well in the Gateway and, like gold42 said, hopefully the retail scene sees an equal amount of success. What excites me more is that talk is finally starting to surface about the University District and the Short North finally filling in the no-man's land in between the two neighborhoods. New businesses like American Apparel and High Five have started the process, but more definitely needs to be done. If the Kroger store at High and King would renovate their front entrance to face High St, I think that would be a massive step in the right direction. Here's hoping the good news continues. Someone had told me the Kroger was going to renovate into a Kroger Market Place... not sure if that's true or not.
July 20, 200618 yr From the (OSU) Lantern, 7/20/06: Campus Gateway's new eats Abbey Wood Issue date: 7/20/06 Section: Campus From Eddie George's Grill 27 and the Drexel Gateway Theater to Ugly Tuna Saloona and Lave, South Campus Gateway appears to have a little bit of everything. Additionally, McFadden's Restaurant and Saloon and the Sunflower Market will be added to the Gateway in autumn. McFadden's Restaurant and Saloon, which will be located at 1576 N. High St., will encompass a multitude of activities. Steve Sterrett, spokesman for Campus Partners, said it will be considered an entertainment venue that will include a dance floor, live music and high-definition televisions, as well as a late-night menu. Read the full article here: http://www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/2006/07/20/Campus/Campus.Gateways.New.Eats-2133266.shtml?norewrite200607201550&sourcedomain=www.thelantern.com
July 21, 200618 yr I enjoyed Eddie George's when I went. Very nice decor for a sports fan, and TONS of TV's! I had the Seared Ahi Tuna Salad, which was excellent. A group of us split the nacho appetizer (probably best for groups over 4). It was enormous! Some of the rest of my group's food was a bit hit or miss. I think a common complaint was that the pastas has way too much sauce, and they were really rich, but that seems to be a trend. Nice beer selection too!
September 17, 200618 yr Interesting reading from the 9/14/06 Other Paper: IS NORTH CAMPUS THE NEW SOUTH CAMPUS? The people who live up there think it is, and that’s why they’re worried By Erik Johns / September 14, 2006 Ten years ago, the process of taking over the dilapidated South Campus area began. Sparked by the brutal murder of student Stephanie Hummer in an alley, Ohio State University and the city of Columbus set about changing the neighborhood forever. In less than a decade, High Street would bear no resemblance to its former self, as the massive South Campus Gateway was born, with its parking garage, movie screens and upscale taverns. As Gateway rose, students began heading north, some to flee the crime-ridden ruins of South Campus, some because there was no action to be found once the old bars were torn down. Read the full article here: http://www.theotherpaper.com/TOP9-14/9-14_coverstory.html
September 18, 200618 yr To answer the article's question without reading the article itself: Yes. Thank God. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 27, 200618 yr From ThisWeek Clintonville, 9/21/06: Old North Columbus Residents raise concerns about sprawl, crime Thursday, September 21, 2006 By RANDY NAVAROLI, [email protected] ThisWeek Staff Writer Residents of the Old North Columbus area just south of the Clintonville boundary line are fighting a proposed parking lot rezoning of property located at 39-45 W. Dodridge St. Opponents of the rezoning proposal say granting the request would only serve to further hasten the unwanted transformation of their community from a residential area to an entertainment destination. "There is concern that some area businesses wish to expand the entertainment district via the rezoning issue, which may increase the irritant and violent crimes that often occur around such establishments," said Tom Wildman, chairman of the University Area Commission' s code enforcement and environment committee. Read the full article here: http://www.thisweeknews.com/index.php?sec=clintonville&story=sites/thisweeknews/092106/Clintonville/News/092106-News-226118.html
November 3, 200618 yr FINANCIAL REPORT South Campus project hasn’t met estimates Friday, November 03, 2006 Debbie Gebolys THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The South Campus Gateway and surrounding neighborhood aren’t making the money that consultants predicted for Ohio State University’s nonprofit development group. In fact, Campus Partners for Community Urban Redevelopment is losing $400,000 a year on a collection of run-down rental properties on E. 8 th and E. 9 th avenues, many of them uninhabitable and boarded up. Read the full article here: [email protected] http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/11/03/20061103-A1-03.html
January 19, 200718 yr From the 12/15/06 Dispatch: City opposes liquor licenses for 10 bars, carryouts 3 north of OSU aggravating neighbors Friday, December 15, 2006 Jim Woods , Kevin Kidder and Jodi Andes THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Three bars north of Ohio State University are irritating their neighbors so much that the Columbus City Council is opposing the renewal of their liquor licenses. The council decided on Monday to object to the renewal of liquor licenses for 10 bars and carryouts, including Ledo’s Lounge, 2608 N. High St.; Miani’s Bar & Grill, 2619 N. High St.; and the Nut House, 2159 N. High St. Read the full article here: http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/12/15/20061215-D5-00.html
May 2, 200718 yr From the 2/6/07 Lantern: North campus residents say area bars a disturbance Heather Taylor and John Cropper Issue date: 2/6/07 Section: Campus Friction between north campus residents and area bar owners continues to escalate following a complaint by the University Area Commission against four campus bars. Miani's, Ledo's Lounge, The Nuthouse and The Little Bar were all cited in the objection filed by the UAC in October. Read the full article here: www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/2007/02/06/Campus/North.Campus.Residents.Say.Area.Bars.A.Disturbance-2700326.shtml]http://media.www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/2007/02/06/Campus/North.Campus.Residents.Say.Area.Bars.A.Disturbance-2700326.shtml
May 2, 200718 yr From the 2/15/07 Lantern: Le Luxe shoe store helps fill in Gateway Caitlin Wirt Issue date: 2/15/07 Section: Arts In January, Le Luxe shoe store opened in the South Campus Gateway, nestled next to Y Boutique and across from the Drexel Gateway Theater. The shoe store is the newest addition to the complex, and the Gateway hasn't hosted a grand opening in a few months. Simply by the number of vacancies that still exist, it appears that the complex might be experiencing a bit of trouble attracting store tenants to open in the area. Read the full article here: www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/2007/02/15/Arts/Le.Luxe.Shoe.Store.Helps.Fill.In.Gateway-2722437.shtml]http://media.www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/2007/02/15/Arts/Le.Luxe.Shoe.Store.Helps.Fill.In.Gateway-2722437.shtml
May 2, 200718 yr From Business First of Columbus, 4/2/07: In brief Fashion merchants lead wave of Gateway's newest tenants Business First of Columbus - March 30, 2007 Places for shoppers to drop their cash at South Campus Gateway in Columbus are multiplying. Seven more retailers, a meeting and reception facility and an office tenant will take places at the $150 million development, which opened in 2005. "Most of the tenants are unique to the market," said Gateway Marketing Director Jerry Johnson. Read the full article here: http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2007/04/02/story7.html
June 9, 200718 yr i just got back from campus, i lived a block away, in my opinion the place is decent at best. very poor in responding to student intrests, replacing great hole in the wall bars with vastly expensive eateries and stores...
June 9, 200718 yr yea, I live a couple blocks away as well. These pics are a bit outdated, as some more places are opening up including Aveda and a tan place. But yea, I hang out here mostly, very fun bars! However, I agree, they cater to a specific type of college student and they dont really have any clothing options that would fit me, a 22 yr old male.
June 9, 200718 yr Looks nice, but also a little light on the people. Kind of Newport on the Levee-esque, but on a larger scale.
June 9, 200718 yr I went to OSU from in the early-mid 90's and I went back to see the OSU-PSU game this year. As crappy as the bars were back in the day, it's better than this Crocker Park faux/"trying to be upscale" mess they've built. I also hear north and south campus have traded reputations because of this project.
June 9, 200718 yr Looks nice, but also a little light on the people. Kind of Newport on the Levee-esque, but on a larger scale. Some of these pics look to have been taken in the winter, hence the no leaves trees. But this isnt really a problem. This place actually has good pedestrian traffic and at night, the corridor between McFaddens and Mad Mex is packed with people. It really is a oool little atmosphere I think!
June 10, 200718 yr it's very different from what it was thats for sure. sort of lifestyle mallish, but overall its nice. thanks for showing us. looking foward to updates.
June 10, 200718 yr Thanks for the pics. Kind of Newport on the Levee-esque, but on a larger scale. No, not at all. It isn't an island by itself, it is built right along High, right on the street grid. Gateway has a residential element and the architecture is much more contemporary than NOTL's faux old downtown design. Perhaps a better comparison would be a smaller current proposal of the Banks.
June 10, 200718 yr It is a bit too squeaky-clean for my taste, but you got to give the project planners credit for working very well within a dense, urbanized context. Very vertical, and very-much pedestrian scaled. Sunflower Market, for example, provides one the relatively unique experience of loading groceries in a parking garage. The whole area jumps like mad during warm nights. Seems like an ongoing success.
June 10, 200718 yr Looks nice, but also a little light on the people. Kind of Newport on the Levee-esque, but on a larger scale. Some of these pics look to have been taken in the winter, hence the no leaves trees. But this isnt really a problem. This place actually has good pedestrian traffic and at night, the corridor between McFaddens and Mad Mex is packed with people. It really is a oool little atmosphere I think! The pics were taken in April, if you look closely some of the trees are starting to get green. The time was the middle of day on a week day. I like the development. It fit nicely into the streetscape, was very pedestrian oriented, and worked well with surrounding buildings. The modern architecture didn't bother me and the use of brick on many of the buildings helped the project blend in with some of the older architecture in the area.
June 12, 200718 yr Kind of Newport on the Levee-esque, but on a larger scale. No, not at all. It isn't an island by itself, it is built right along High, right on the street grid. Gateway has a residential element and the architecture is much more contemporary than NOTL's faux old downtown design. Perhaps a better comparison would be a smaller current proposal of the Banks. Must have been the pics...I'll have to check it out eventually.
June 12, 200718 yr It is a bit too squeaky-clean for my taste, but you got to give the project planners credit for working very well within a dense, urbanized context. Very vertical, and very-much pedestrian scaled. Sunflower Market, for example, provides one the relatively unique experience of loading groceries in a parking garage. The whole area jumps like mad during warm nights. Seems like an ongoing success. Bingo. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 12, 200718 yr The main reason I used to go to the Gateway was because of the theatre. You can't beat $5 student tickets!! While waiting for the movie you can peruse the bookstore... after the movie, you can grab a bite at one of the many restaurants! Loved it.
June 12, 200718 yr I thought this section of High St was one of the best urban landscapes in Ohio before they tore it down for this. Mean Mr Mustard's, Purity, BW3....etc all stacked on top of each other with a 4 foot sidewalk that could barely hold all the people. This is too watered down.
June 12, 200718 yr ^^ I think it's funny that people think this version of High St. is "jumping like mad". The stretch from the Used Kids Records to South Heidelberg in the 80's and early 90's...that was crazy. From what I saw last fall...it was pretty dead compared to times past...and it was nice Saturday night with a OSU home game. I'm sure residential density is up in that area, but commerical is way down compared to times past. Like Metro said, you had 6-8 individually owned shops where now you have one big chain store or one gigantic bar or vacant commerical fronts. It does feel less dense, even with the bigger buildings. Sometimes forethought should be put into urban planning. If you're going to build a large residental project near a college campus, you might want to put some amenities in that cater to college students. There dosen't seem to be alot of that in the area.
June 13, 200718 yr The Gateway currently has at least 8 empty storefronts, maybe as many as 12 depending on what you count. Absolutely nothing is not a chain except I guess Eddie George's. Also I am told that the apartments are 100% rented but I just plain don't believe it. The lights are barely ever on, only furniture on one or two of the balconies. I'll never believe the stats OSU puts out on this project and I suspect that it's a money pit and that the financial failure of this project influenced UC to hold its horses on Calhoun St. I don't remember what used to be there but I remember when the buildings were demolished. Nobody should confuse the gateway for what it is -- a recruiting tool plain and simple. What was hilarious is that there was a murder there and the university's goons keep taking down the missing posters. It reminds me of a book I read around 1997 about how visitors to Disneyworld are often bitten by cottonmouths and copperheads because they're so intoxicated by the park that they don't believe that anything is real there. I kind of look at this kind of development as "tabloid" architecture. In the 90's a lot of critics started recognizing Las Vegas as the new architectural model because it was succeeding with the people in so many ways that academic designs weren't. This kind of development is like a night spent pigging out on corn chips and flipping between E! True Hollywood Stories and VH-1 Behind the Music.
June 13, 200718 yr ^ *sigh* More conspiracy theories and stories. I've been to the Gateway several times, on weekdays and weekends. It is a very thriving locale in what is still an untapped and difficult market to enter. Constructing buildings on this scale in an urbanized, high-value area, where the costs of land purchase is very high, usually requires lease rates to be higher than previous. If you add many 'green' properties, such as installing solar power panels and the like, then you push out the last 'mom and pop' or locally owned businesses -- and only the national chains or those with deep pockets -- can afford to lease. Much like Pullman Square in Huntington, there were several outspoken individuals who always claimed that the project was 'dead', that it had no functioning 'mom and pop' retail, that there was no parking, and so on. You get the point. They will find every available excuse to downplay the project, provide every little citation that it is failing as a whole, cite failed projects, or create conspiracy theories. As with Pullman Square, you still have those naysayers but they are just a slight minority. Judging from the transformation High Street has undergone in the past ten years, from one that was generally seedy, uninviting, and run-down, with bars and tattoo parlors being the streetscape instead of the restaurants, markets, antique shops, etc. that make up the area today. While I do see a need for more student-oriented businesses, what is there currently is a start and will only improve as market conditions dictate. (BTW, a natural foods store is desirable near college campuses and in urbanized areas. I did side consulting with a downtown development agency, and we received packets of information from Trader Joe's and Wild Oats that corresponded with that.) -- What are the apartments renting or the condos selling for?
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