October 23, 201212 yr Author Kate Spade picks Easton for 1st Central Ohio store Easton Town Center has bagged another big fashion name in Kate Spade New York. The chain plans to open its first non-outlet store in Ohio at Easton in March. “There are few designers in the world whose name stands on its own and Kate Spade is certainly one,” Beau Arnason, Steiner & Associates executive vice president, said in an email. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2012/10/23/kate-spade-picks-easton-for-1st.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 9, 201212 yr Author Apple store at Easton opening in new spot this weekend It turns out that mysterious black box at the north end of Easton Town Center was a new Apple store. The secretive tech company was mum when word began to spread this summer about a move to a larger space, obvious though it may have been. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2012/11/09/apple-store-at-easton-opening-in-new.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 13, 201212 yr American Girl doll store to open next year at Easton Town Center An American Girl store is planned at Easton Town Center, the doll company announced today. The 11,500-square foot “experiential” store will open in early summer 2013. The store will offer historical and contemporary dolls, along with doll outfits, accessories, girl’s clothing and American Girl books.... http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/09/19/american-girl-store-headed-to-easton.html
July 15, 201311 yr MODERATOR NOTE: Reposting articles wiped out by the server crash A rundown of new or renovated Easton stores from 2012 and early 2013 (prior to the opening of Fenlon Square). First, there was that parking garage built across from Macy's which opened in November 2012. Below are some construction photos of the garage: Texas de Brazil, one of two Brazilian style steakhouses to open in Columbus in 2012: Two new alcohol-centric establishments, World of Beer and Cooper Hawk Winery: Celebrate Local moved to a new location and the local Short North vintage t-shirt retailer Homage added an Easton location The renovated Victoria's Secret store: The new Apple store:
July 15, 201311 yr MODERATOR NOTE: Reposting articles wiped out by the server crash Family-friendly expansion planned for Easton Town Center By Tim Feran, The Columbus Dispatch Sunday, February 24, 2013 Sprawling Easton Town Center is about to add a shopping district that will cater to children and families. Called Fenlon Square, the district will have an American Girl store as its linchpin and will feature more than a half-dozen stores that are new to Easton. Some stores already at Easton, such as Build-A-Bear Workshop, will move to the district. “It’s a market niche that Easton has been trying to reach for some years now,” said Chris Boring, principal of Boulevard Strategies, a Columbus-based retail consulting firm. “A few years ago they opened what was billed as the ‘world’s largest McDonald’s,’ but it didn’t quite work out.“ They have the adult dining and entertainment uses covered, but compared to other regional malls, they haven’t focused as much on the family segment.” Fenlon Square, named after the street that runs through the eastern side of Easton, is expected to open in June and is part of a bigger expansion push. In 2014, Easton Gateway will open on the east side of the development, featuring Costco and Whole Foods stores. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2013/02/24/family-friendly-expansion-plan.html
July 15, 201311 yr More about these additions to Easton Town Center from Columbus Underground. Below is a link to their article, a location map of the planned additions and a rendering of the Fenlon Square addition: CU: New Stores and Expansion Planned for Easton Town Center in 2013
December 12, 201311 yr Aladdin Shrine agrees to sell to Easton developers, relocate by 2017 By Brian R. Ball, Staff Reporter - Columbus Business First Dec. 6, 2013, 2:56pm EST It took nearly 13 years but Easton’s developers have apparently prevailed in getting control of the last major piece of land bounded by Stelzer Road, Easton Way, Morse Road and Interstate 270. Sources have told me the Aladdin Shrine Temple membership has agreed to sell off the fraternal organization’s 82,000-square-foot facility at 3850 Stelzer Road. The deal would give them up to four years to find a new site and build a replacement Aladdin Shrine Center conference center. ... This isn’t the first time Morso Holding Ltd., the land development affiliate of retail mogul Les Wexner’s L Brands Inc., has come knocking on the conference center doors. The Shriners rebuffed an offer in early 2002 for the 25-acre property. Morso Holding 15 months later did buy a vacant parcel to the south for $2 million. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2013/12/06/aladdin-shrine-agrees-to-sell-to.html
January 29, 201411 yr Easton buys Shrine Temple property By Tim Feran, The Columbus Dispatch Friday, January 3, 2014 - 5:16 AM The developers of Easton Town Center have bought the Aladdin Shrine Temple property, the final piece of land between the shopping center and I-270, for $13 million. Morso Holding Co., a development partnership of retailer L Brands (formerly Limited Brands) and Georgetown Co., closed on Dec. 17 on the purchase of the 18.5-acre parcel that includes the Aladdin Shrine Temple at 3850 Stelzer Road. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2014/01/03/easton-buys-shrine-temple-property.html
April 26, 201411 yr ^^ REI is awesome. Recreational Equipment, Inc. It's an outdoor equipment place. There's one in Cincy already. It's great.
April 26, 201411 yr Thanks! I'll have to check the place out when it opens. It doesn't look like it will be long before it is finished.
May 27, 201411 yr I overheard some people talking at the mall yesterday while going up the escalator and has anybody heard any rumors on Pappadeaux is currently looking at putting a location in the new area of Easton by Costco's?
May 27, 201411 yr Author Hell, I'll take a Pappas Bros Steakhouse. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 20, 201410 yr The latest restaurant addition is a Kona Grill: http://www.columbusunderground.com/kona-grill-coming-to-easton-town-center
July 20, 201410 yr Author :clap: "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 1, 201410 yr BJ’s Brewhouse, Fusian among 13 new tenants at Easton Gateway By Dan Eaton, Staff Reporter Columbus Business First - Oct. 7, 2014, 11:09am EDT Easton Gateway is about to get much busier over the next nine months. The 54-acre addition to the Easton complex has been filling up with big box tenants like Field & Stream, REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.) and Saks Off Fifth over the past year. Monday, the development announced another 13 stores and restaurants will take some of the smaller spaces. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2014/10/06/bj-s-brewhouse-fusian-among-13-new-tenants-at.html
July 14, 20159 yr New Stores Opening at Fully-Leased Easton Gateway By Walker Evans, Columbus Underground July 13, 2015 12:08 pm The Easton Gateway development has seen a flurry of construction over the past year, which should be coming to a close by the end of 2015. The 54-acre expansion east of the original Easton Town Center has added over 500,000 square feet of retail space to the area, which is already at full capacity. Beau Arnason, Executive VP of Asset Management at Steiner + Associates, the leasing management company at Easton. “The bulk of those tenants will open by September, which will include the new Whole Foods as well.” Arnason said that the original vision for Easton Gateway was to provide opportunities to bring more “first to market” tenants to Central Ohio, while also offering space for retailers without a presence on the east side of Columbus. He said that has been achieved with new regional brands like REI, Saks Off 5th and the soon-to-open Chuy’s Tex-Mex, and expansions from other neighborhoods, including Fusian, Melt and Pies & Pints. ... Three more retail stores at Easton Gateway will officially open this weekend, including the Container Store, Visionworks and Z Gallerie. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/new-stores-opening-at-fully-leased-easton-gateway
July 14, 20159 yr 16 more photos of Easton Gateway at http://www.columbusunderground.com/new-stores-opening-at-fully-leased-easton-gateway
July 20, 20159 yr At http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/easton-town-center-future-development - a poster at Columbus Underground posted the below image from an Easton leasing brochure. The image shows 18 new apartments buildings located on the existing open space between the main shopping center and the new Easton Gateway District. It is listed as 'Easton Village - future development': Here's a link to a current Google aerial image of this area: Google Earth image for Easton Town Center. There hasn't been any announcement that this Easton Village residential development will actually occur. But if it does, it would add a ton of new residences to Easton Town Center. Currently, the only residential development at Easton Town Center is the 500-unit Easton Commons located south the main shopping center (shown below). If Easton Village is built to a similar scale as Easton Commons, it would add approximately 2,000-units. More Easton Commons images: http://www.easton-commons.com/apartments/oh/columbus/photo-gallery/
September 17, 20159 yr The Whole Foods Market at Easton Gateway is now open. Actually, it opened a couple of weekends ago before Labor Day. But I'm just getting round to posting the links to the two photo-tours done by local media: - First Look: Whole Foods Market Easton Gateway: http://www.columbusunderground.com/whole-foods-easton-rw1 - Pasta bar, open-market seafood department among Whole Foods' new features at Easton – PHOTOS: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2015/09/01/pasta-bar-open-market-seafood-department-among.html
November 20, 20159 yr L.L. Bean joins REI and Field & Stream at Easton Town Center. The new store occupies the space near Nordstrom previously occupied by the Container Store, which moved into Easton Gateway. L.L. Bean's first Ohio store opened last week at the Legacy Village shopping center in the Cleveland suburb of Lyndhurst. A third Ohio store is slated to open next year at Kenwood Towne Centre in Cincinnati. More about the today's L.L. Bean opening at the below links: -- L.L. Bean Opens at Easton Town Center: http://www.columbusunderground.com/l-l-bean-easton-mm1 -- Photos: L.L. Bean Opens in Columbus: http://www.columbusunderground.com/l-l-bean-columbus-am1 -- L.L. Bean opens Columbus store today: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2015/11/19/ll-bean-store-opens-friday.html And don't forget the 13-foot tall boot:
February 1, 20178 yr At http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/easton-town-center-future-development - a poster at Columbus Underground posted the below image from an Easton leasing brochure. The image shows 18 new apartments buildings located on the existing open space between the main shopping center and the new Easton Gateway District. It is listed as 'Easton Village - future development': Here's a link to a current Google aerial image of this area: Google Earth image for Easton Town Center. There hasn't been any announcement that this Easton Village residential development will actually occur. But if it does, it would add a ton of new residences to Easton Town Center. Currently, the only residential development at Easton Town Center is the 500-unit Easton Commons located south the main shopping center. If Easton Village is built to a similar scale as Easton Commons, it would add approximately 2,000-units. The above info was previously posted in this thread. It came from info posted on the now-discontinued CU forum (RIP) and was about the possibility of new apartment buildings coming to the Easton development. It even included a conceptual site plan. Well, that conceptual possibility can now be confirmed. A January 22nd story in the Dispatch (linked below) reported that new apartments will be coming to Easton, and was confirmed by Georgetown Co., the developer of Easton. A further confirmation came today in another Dispatch article reporting a tax abatement deal in the works between the City and the developer: High-end apartments next on developer's agenda for Easton By Marla Rose, The Columbus Dispatch Posted: January 22, 2017 - 5:00 AM Easton Town Center is one of the premier lifestyle centers in the country, offering visitors numerous shopping, dining and entertainment options. Its developer would like to put more "mixed" in the mixed-use development by adding hundreds - possibly thousands - of apartments there. ... The effort to add residential options is in the early stages. There aren't yet renderings or floor plans for the apartments, which are planned for open land north of the Hilton Columbus at Easton, near Stelzer Road. ( . . . ) Adam Flatto, CEO of the Georgetown Co., the developer of Easton, emphasizes that the units will be built to the high standards that one would expect for high-end apartments next to shops such as Tiffany, Burberry and Tesla Motors. ... "The land is extremely valuable," he said, and he cited the cost of high-end finishes in apartments and of building the infrastructure for a walkable, urban-style apartment complex versus a suburban one that lacks sidewalks, curbs and park-like common areas. ( . . . ) The area has some rental units: About 500 apartments across Easton Way to the south of Easton opened around the same time as the lifestyle center (in 1999). If Easton's developers had it to do over again, they said they probably would have handled those differently, integrating them more with the shopping district. ... "The project that Continental Real Estate did at the time was brave, and it's been successful," said L Brands founder Leslie H. Wexner, the mastermind behind Easton. "I don't think in hindsight, though, we were fussy enough about the quality of the construction and the finishes. From then until now, there has been a much greater acceptance in the world about urbanization ... being in walking distance to things is much more obvious. It was insightful, but maybe not as robust as it could've been." MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/business/20170122/high-end-apartments-next-on-developers-agenda-for-easton
February 1, 20178 yr And here's the second confirmation of the new Easton apartments from today's Dispatch in reporting a tax abatement deal between the City and the Easton developer: Easton tax break worth $68 million will also help Linden By Rick Rouan, The Columbus Dispatch Updated: January 31, 2017 - 8:48 PM Columbus plans to give a tax break to the developer behind Easton in exchange for money that would be used to build up the city's struggling Linden neighborhood. The city would give a 10-year, 100 percent property-tax abatement on new housing at Easton. In exchange, The Georgetown Co., Easton's lead developer, would pay the city about $5.75 million, most of which would then be repaid to the company over 30 years by a tax-increment financing district, also known as a TIF. The city plans to announce the deal on Thursday. New York-based Georgetown hasn't released plans or renderings of the housing development yet, but company officials said the first phase of rental units is planned for an open area near Stelzer Road. Construction should start in the spring. ( . . . ) Under the deal, Georgetown would have authority over where it decides to build residential developments around the Easton complex, and each building would receive a separate 10-year abatement once built. In all, Columbus Development Director Steve Schoeny said he expects Georgetown to build about 1 million square feet of new residential space. As part of the deal, Georgetown also must create 250 permanent, full-time jobs outside the retail sector at Easton by the end of 2021, and a total of 500 jobs by the end of 2028. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170131/easton-tax-break-worth-68-million-will-also-help-linden
February 4, 20178 yr More about the Easton residential development news from Business First: $250M-plus residential push coming to Easton, developer in turn to support Linden revival By Evan Weese, Staff Reporter - Columbus Business First Updated: February 2, 2017, 9:21am EST The developer behind Easton Town Center is planning a large expansion of residences around the venerable shopping center, with investment likely totaling more than $250 million. Georgetown Co. has reached a financial arrangement with Columbus, through which it promises to create 500 jobs and help fund a revival of the nearby Linden neighborhood while receiving a break on property taxes. ( . . . ) New York-based Georgetown has yet to detail the locations and sizes of all buildings. Georgetown CEO Adam Flatto said the first residential portion of about 250 apartments is likely to come on vacant land bounded by Morse Road, Stelzer Road, Easton Way and Easton Loop. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/02/01/250m-plus-residential-development-push-coming-to.html
August 11, 20177 yr Easton co-developer Yaromir Steiner was interviewed by Business First about the future of retailing and the future of Easton. Steiner talked in general terms about the future residential projects at Easton that have previously been reported on. He also hinted at another Easton expansion that he called "an urban district" that would include stores that are primarily one-offs or local unique tenants: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/08/10/easton-co-developer-yaromir-steiner-on-how-smart.html Q: Is there anything with Easton, looking back, that you would have done differently? A: I wish we had done residential much earlier. With our most recent models and projects the apartments are four-story apartments, they are really integrated into the center. But at the same time, 19 years ago, when we conceived this, putting offices above retail was revolutionary. People thought we were crazy. So actually we had discussed apartments, to put in front of our garages, to hide garages. But we found it was one step too far, that we were moving too fast. But we will make up for all this, in the next 10 years there will be plenty of residential opportunities here. Q: What will the big residential push do to Easton? A: What’s going to happen is, it will make it a more 24-hour place. Even if we do 2,000-3,000 residential units, it’s not the people who are going to live here who will impact our sales. It allows for people to have a living environment. You can live around here and have walking access maybe to your job. And walking access to 20, 30, 40 eating places. Q: Are outlets something you would consider? A: Today most of them, the merchandise is made for outlet. So it’s not the same thing it used to be. I’m not sure you can’t find the same prices elsewhere. Why go out of town when you can find all those same things in town? So the lines are blurring. The future is more like, people want customization, they want uniqueness. For example, at Easton, now we are planning an expansion – we call it an urban district – where I would say almost three-quarters of our tenants will be one-offs. One-offs or local, unique tenants, to give them a platform to do much higher volume.
August 21, 20177 yr Author See the completely upgraded Hilton Columbus at Easton The Hilton Columbus at Easton's $27.3 million transformation is complete, with the latest work creating all new common areas, pool, fitness center, restaurant, cocktail lounge and an additional 9,000 square feet of meeting rooms and event space. Owner New York City-based Olshan Properties, which owns and manages 24 million square feet of commercial properties in 11 states, spent $13 million on the most recent upgrades, which follow a $14 million redesign of guest rooms and suites it completed in late 2015. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/08/21/first-look-see-the-completely-upgraded-hilton.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 11, 20177 yr ^ Another first look at the renovated Easton Hilton. This one is from CU. According to the article, this is the first major renovation to the seven-story, 345-room hotel since it opened in 2000. The Hilton company said the two-year project represented a $27.3 million investment: http://www.columbusunderground.com/first-look-hilton-complete-renovation-at-easton-hotel Still traditional-looking on the outside: But now all iced-out on the inside: Many more interior photos at http://www.columbusunderground.com/first-look-hilton-complete-renovation-at-easton-hotel
October 11, 20177 yr Legoland Discovery Center coming to Easton Town Center By Dan Eaton – Staff reporter, Columbus Business First Posted: October 10, 2017 Legoland Discovery Center, which is scheduled to open in fall 2018, will be a 36,000-square-foot, $10 million indoor play and education center that will fill the void left most recently by KDB. ... It’ll be the first in Ohio, the 11th in North America and the 22nd worldwide for London-based owner and operator Merlin Entertainments Plc., which licenses the Lego brand for the attractions. The closest is outside Detroit. ( . . . ) Easton Town Center already is home to a Lego store, which is owned and operated by Denmark-based Lego Group. Its location and operations won’t change with the arrival of the Legoland Discovery Center. MORE: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/10/10/legoland-discovery-center-coming-to-easton-town.html
October 12, 20177 yr Author More on that big news... A 36,000 Square Foot LEGO Playground is Coming to Columbus in 2018 In 2018, Columbus will become home to the first LEGOLAND Discovery Center in the state of Ohio. Representatives at Easton Town Center announced this morning that construction is expected to begin soon on the new space, which will replace the recently closed KDB entertainment venue within the newly remodeled Easton Station building. More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/legoland-columbus "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 7, 20187 yr Author LEGOLAND Officially Breaks Ground at Easton with a 90,000 Lego Brick Drop It was a chilly afternoon at Easton, but that didn’t stop dozens of children from excitedly digging into over 90,000 lego bricks and visiting with a larger-than-life Lego Builder character. The bricks were ceremoniously dropped to commemorate the groundbreaking of the LEGOLAND Discovery Center before being carefully scooped up by the bag by the excited children and their parents at Easton Town Center. Representatives from LEGOLAND Discovery Center, Easton Town Center, and Experience Columbus celebrated the official start of construction of the new attraction. More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/legoland-officially-breaks-ground-at-easton-with-a-90000-lego-brick-drop-khs1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 22, 20187 yr Proposed Aloft at Easton (at SE corner of Worth Ave and Easton Loop). Starting to reflect the new block stucture. Deforestation is already well underway at the last remaining stands west of Stelzer. http://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20180220/boutique-hotel-planned-for-easton Also notice the proposed buildings on the other corner next to the initial Macy's Parking Garage and north of Worth Ave -- lots of things in the works in this residential/retail expansion.
March 15, 20187 yr At http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/easton-town-center-future-development - a poster at Columbus Underground posted the below image from an Easton leasing brochure. The image shows 18 new apartments buildings located on the existing open space between the main shopping center and the new Easton Gateway District. It is listed as 'Easton Village - future development': Here's a link to a current Google aerial image of this area: Google Earth image for Easton Town Center. There hasn't been any announcement that this Easton Village residential development will actually occur. But if it does, it would add a ton of new residences to Easton Town Center. Currently, the only residential development at Easton Town Center is the 500-unit Easton Commons located south the main shopping center. If Easton Village is built to a similar scale as Easton Commons, it would add approximately 2,000-units. The above info was previously posted in this thread. It came from info posted on the now-discontinued CU forum (RIP) and was about the possibility of new apartment buildings coming to the Easton development. It even included a conceptual site plan. Well, that conceptual possibility can now be confirmed. A January 22nd story in the Dispatch (linked below) reported that new apartments will be coming to Easton, and was confirmed by Georgetown Co., the developer of Easton. A further confirmation came today in another Dispatch article reporting a tax abatement deal in the works between the City and the developer: High-end apartments next on developer's agenda for Easton By Marla Rose, The Columbus Dispatch Posted: January 22, 2017 - 5:00 AM Easton Town Center is one of the premier lifestyle centers in the country, offering visitors numerous shopping, dining and entertainment options. Its developer would like to put more "mixed" in the mixed-use development by adding hundreds - possibly thousands - of apartments there. ... The effort to add residential options is in the early stages. There aren't yet renderings or floor plans for the apartments, which are planned for open land north of the Hilton Columbus at Easton, near Stelzer Road. ( . . . ) Adam Flatto, CEO of the Georgetown Co., the developer of Easton, emphasizes that the units will be built to the high standards that one would expect for high-end apartments next to shops such as Tiffany, Burberry and Tesla Motors. ... "The land is extremely valuable," he said, and he cited the cost of high-end finishes in apartments and of building the infrastructure for a walkable, urban-style apartment complex versus a suburban one that lacks sidewalks, curbs and park-like common areas. ( . . . ) The area has some rental units: About 500 apartments across Easton Way to the south of Easton opened around the same time as the lifestyle center (in 1999). If Easton's developers had it to do over again, they said they probably would have handled those differently, integrating them more with the shopping district. ... "The project that Continental Real Estate did at the time was brave, and it's been successful," said L Brands founder Leslie H. Wexner, the mastermind behind Easton. "I don't think in hindsight, though, we were fussy enough about the quality of the construction and the finishes. From then until now, there has been a much greater acceptance in the world about urbanization ... being in walking distance to things is much more obvious. It was insightful, but maybe not as robust as it could've been." MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/business/20170122/high-end-apartments-next-on-developers-agenda-for-easton So there was a groundbreaking or going to be one west of Nordstrom along Morse; will we be seeing apartments here?
March 15, 20187 yr Perhaps, but this also just got announced: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/03/14/germain-adding-two-luxury-brands-at-easton.html "The 32,000-square-foot dealership will be built alongside Germain’s other holdings on the Morse Road end of Easton Town Center." "The dealership, which is targeted for a December opening, is projected to employ about 20."
March 15, 20187 yr Perhaps, but this also just got announced: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/03/14/germain-adding-two-luxury-brands-at-easton.html "The 32,000-square-foot dealership will be built alongside Germain’s other holdings on the Morse Road end of Easton Town Center." "The dealership, which is targeted for a December opening, is projected to employ about 20." Didn't see it posted anywhere but that's the correct answer. So much for them trying to build apartments!
June 6, 20187 yr Perhaps, but this also just got announced: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/03/14/germain-adding-two-luxury-brands-at-easton.html "The 32,000-square-foot dealership will be built alongside Germain’s other holdings on the Morse Road end of Easton Town Center." "The dealership, which is targeted for a December opening, is projected to employ about 20." Didn't see it posted anywhere but that's the correct answer. So much for them trying to build apartments! I realize this reply is about three months late, but at the time of your reply I was assuming Germain Auto was building this new dealership on their existing paved parcel in the Easton area. But after viewing the County Auditor's property map, I now realize that Germain Auto also owned an unpaved grass parcel along Morse Road. According to the County Auditor's records, Germain Auto owns the Easton-area properties outlined in orange shown in the below aerial photo: I'm assuming that this grass parcel east of Germain's existing dealership at the corner of Morse Road & Morse Crossing and north of Nordstrom is where Germain Auto is building their new dealership. If correct, that is disappointing. Although it wouldn't interfere with all of the other apartments shown on that 2015 concept plan - it would prevent apartments from going on both sides at one of the main gateways from Morse Road into Easton. Which is disappointing.
June 6, 20187 yr For some non-disappointing Easton Town Center news, Columbus Navigator lists all the new retailers coming to Easton in 2018: https://www.columbusnavigator.com/heres-everything-new-coming-to-easton-this-year/
June 6, 20187 yr Some other non-disappointing Easton news posted in the Restaurant section at https://www.urbanohio.com/forum/index.php/topic,4369.msg917855.html#msg917855 Shake Shack coming to Columbus with restaurant at Easton Shake Shack is coming to Columbus. Confirming rumors Columbus Business First reported in April, the cultishly popular burger chain said Tuesday it will add a restaurant at Easton Town Center for its first location in the region. It expects to open in early 2019. The 3,523-square foot restaurant will feature an outdoor patio and seating for more than 100 guests. An exact address wasn't given. MORE: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/06/05/shake-shack-coming-to-columbus-with-restaurant-at.html
August 30, 20186 yr Author Trolls, spiders and lasers: A peek at one of Legoland Discovery Center's attractions Visitors to Legoland Discovery Center Columbus will have to complete a mission before getting their hand in those bins of bricks. The soon-to-open destination at Easton Town Center held a preview of one of its many attractions – the Kingdom Quest ride. It’s one of two rides that are part of the 36,000-square-foot space’s offerings. It’s also one of the first experiences many visitors will have. Marketing Manager Jenna Maffei said guests first will go through a factory tour before proceeding to Kingdom Quest. Both attractions are on the first floor of the space. The rest are on the lower level. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/08/29/trolls-spiders-and-lasers-a-peek-at-one-of.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 30, 20186 yr I really wish they would get it together at Easton and make it the truly dense mixed use node that it could be. I HATE that there is so much surface parking-even sunbelt cities like Dallas were using parking garages in suburban office developments nearly 40 years ago. Seeing those sprawling lots that could be built up with more office or residential is so irritating. And they really need to mix it up and not be so much a retail center or they risk going the way of the typical enclosed mall-or the way of the dinosaurs. If that huge proposed entertainment project up in Delaware County comes to fruition they will be facing even more competition and will lose out on the chance to incorporate some of that for their own development. It would suck if 20 years from now they have gone the way of the mall or the Continent.
August 30, 20186 yr I really wish they would get it together at Easton and make it the truly dense mixed use node that it could be. I HATE that there is so much surface parking-even sunbelt cities like Dallas were using parking garages in suburban office developments nearly 40 years ago. Seeing those sprawling lots that could be built up with more office or residential is so irritating. And they really need to mix it up and not be so much a retail center or they risk going the way of the typical enclosed mall-or the way of the dinosaurs. If that huge proposed entertainment project up in Delaware County comes to fruition they will be facing even more competition and will lose out on the chance to incorporate some of that for their own development. It would suck if 20 years from now they have gone the way of the mall or the Continent. From what I've seen over the years with the development of Easton, it appears the developers have kept those parking lots flat until they are ready to develop/add on a new "wing" - see the Fenlon Square Garage that used to be a lot. I'm really surprised they have not built more residential aside from those few original buildings. True mixed use would have them place residential or office on top of any new retail portion of this development.
September 29, 20186 yr Author First Look: LEGOLAND Discovery Center Columbus LEGOLAND Discovery Center held its grand opening on Friday, Sept. 28 at Easton Town Center. The opening ceremony featured speaker remarks, a children’s parade, and a LEGO brick wall “ribbon cutting” by LEGOLAND’s Creative Crew kids. General manager of LEGOLAND Discovery Center Columbus Jacob Kristensen, as well as Easton Chief Executive Jennifer Peterson and TourismOhio Chief Matt MacLaren gave remarks. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/first-look-legoland-discovery-center-columbus-tm1 And more at: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/09/28/play-time-take-a-tour-of-the-new-legoland.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 30, 20186 yr Author Ohio Stadium, the North Market, German Village and more featured in Legoland's Lego-sized recreation of Columbus Legoland Discovery Center Columbus has plenty of hands-on fun for kids, but there is plenty for adults to marvel at, too. Miniland Ohio is a Lego-scale recreation of iconic buildings from across the state, from skyscrapers and stadiums to historic shops and eateries. Minilands are popular features at all the Legoland Discovery Center sites. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/09/30/tour-legolands-lego-sized-recreation-of-columbus.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 1, 20186 yr Easton has updated their leasing brouchere as of May 2018 and this was included as the latest master plan. Looks like some more stand-alone retail but also new mixed-use residential buildings, the previously announced hotel, all working to connect the 2 shopping areas along Worth Ave.
October 2, 20186 yr North of Nordstrom will be another parking garage. The grey to the east of that garage will not necessarily be a garage. I think the aqua colored developments are mixed use. Red is offices. The purple shows the Aloft hotel and a building that should be apartments to the south. I'm guessing this color indicates residential and hotel uses. Everything shown in yellow will be retail / restaurant spaces. All of this is currently working through the approval process with the city, and the site work is already well underway.
October 2, 20186 yr Author They should've finished Easton Commons to the south a long time ago. And yet, still greenfields... "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 2, 20186 yr They should've finished Easton Commons to the south a long time ago. And yet, still greenfields... I know at the time it was originally planned the "Lifestyle Center" concept was still just that and was unproven, but I wonder why they didn't mix the uses a little more. Like have the office space above the outdoor retail? Same with the apartments? Was it zoning? Instead you have your mall section, the residential section and office section segregated. I think if I was planning this place and the uses had to be separate like that I would put the retail in between the residential and office uses. That would require people walking to work from their on site home to maybe stop in at the stores on their way to or from work.
October 2, 20186 yr They should've finished Easton Commons to the south a long time ago. And yet, still greenfields... I know at the time it was originally planned the "Lifestyle Center" concept was still just that and was unproven, but I wonder why they didn't mix the uses a little more. Like have the office space above the outdoor retail? Same with the apartments? Was it zoning? Instead you have your mall section, the residential section and office section segregated. I think if I was planning this place and the uses had to be separate like that I would put the retail in between the residential and office uses. That would require people walking to work from their on site home to maybe stop in at the stores on their way to or from work. The developer of Easton has mentioned in recent interviews how he regrets not integrating uses more. It hadn't really been proven successful in suburban locations, and even this "lifestyle center" was a risk at the time. Going forward hopefully new stuff is integrated more, and maybe as time goes by and things need "refreshed" existing buildings can be retrofitted for more mixed-uses.
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