April 20, 201510 yr Those rehabs around Yellow Brick look really cheap. I'm sad to see the painted brick and vinyl windows. The windows can always be improved in 15-20 years as the neighborhood improves, but the painted brick is probably there to stay.
April 20, 201510 yr It's a shame that more of the near east side isn't subject to a historic review commission, only Bryden Rd and some other isolated pockets.
April 21, 201510 yr It looks like the building at Oak & Ohio that was going to be renovated, but suffered a wall collapse, will still be renovated, according to today's article in the Dispatch: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/04/20/Owner-of-collapsed-building-says-it-will-be-restored.html There's a lot more discussion and photos of the building at http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/building-collapse-in-ote. By the looks of the photos there, it seems like the damage was confined to the right bay of the building. Here is the damage to the building from the wall collapse: Here is part of the upper story being removed to stabilize the building: Here is a rendering of the Oak & Ohio building, if they follow through with their renovation plans:
April 21, 201510 yr It looks like the building at Oak & Ohio that was going to be renovated, but suffered a wall collapse, will still be renovated, according to today's article in the Dispatch: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/04/20/Owner-of-collapsed-building-says-it-will-be-restored.html Or not. From http://www.columbusunderground.com/historic-olde-towne-east-building-to-be-demolished-after-wall-collapse: "On Sunday evening, a wall collapsed on the side of a two story building located at 1112 Oak Street in Olde Towne East. The building has sat vacant and neglected by its former owner for several decades, but had been recently purchased by a new owner just a few months ago who had plans to restore the property for new retail and residential use. The new owners informed us on Sunday that they thought that the building could be repaired, but today announced that the structural integrity of the building won’t allow for that." Emergency demolition is expected to begin today with some of the design elements of the building to be salvaged and incorporated into a future new building on the site that will attempt to replicate the original building façade.
April 26, 201510 yr From http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/building-collapse-in-ote/page/2 - video of the damaged Oak & Ohio building being demolished:
April 26, 201510 yr Also from http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/building-collapse-in-ote/page/2 - a Google Earth image from October 2014 showing a huge hole in the building's roof - located right next to the side wall that collapsed last weekend. The current owners were aware of this when they purchased the building later in December 2014. But they must've thought that the building would hold together until this spring, when they planned to begin renovation. Unfortunately, it didn't:
July 13, 20159 yr New senior housing at the former Poindexter Village site. This and a few more images at http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-may-2015-part-1
August 15, 20159 yr More construction photos of the new senior housing building at the former Poindexter Village site from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-july-2015-part-1
August 16, 20159 yr Double "Meh." "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 17, 20159 yr Double "Meh." This one really deserves that. Lots of potential nominees for the "Better Than an Empty Lot" Award this year. This one could win the "Blandest Brick Combination" category!
December 1, 20159 yr Redesigned Main Street Square apartment project heading to city council The altered and downsized housing project Wallick Communities has planned for Main Street east of downtown has advanced to Columbus City Council. Wallick Senior Vice President Tim Swiney told me the mixed-income housing project that had envisioned as many as 110 units this fall has settled at 95 apartments. He said 70 of the planned Main Street Square units will get rented as affordable, work-force housing while the remaining 25 will rent out as market-rate housing. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2015/11/30/redesigned-main-street-square-apartment-project.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 28, 20159 yr Just getting around to posting this one . . . General contractor named for $15M Poindexter Place project on near east side By Brian R. Ball, Staff Reporter - Columbus Business First Updated: August 27, 2015, 3:28pm EDT The St. Louis-based developer of a $15 million rental housing project on the city’s near east side has chosen Ruscilli Construction Co. as general contractor. McCormack Baron Salazar tapped Columbus-based Ruscilli in late July to lead the construction on a 6-acre section of the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority’s Poindexter public housing campus that was demolished two years ago. Ruscilli Vice President Jim Cetovich told me he expects construction on Poindexter's second phase to begin after the planned November closing on the project's financing, which the project will be delivered in early 2017. The housing authority's Chief Development Officer Bryan Brown told me the two 87-unit phases will be offered to tenants at market-rate, affordable and subsidized rental rates depending on household income. Brown said funding for a second 87-unit phase will close in the spring and he expects the completion the 104-unit Poindexter Place senior housing project nearby in December. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2015/08/25/general-contractor-named-for-15m-poindexter-place.html
December 28, 20159 yr More construction photos of the new senior housing building at the former Poindexter Village site Wow. Somebody stole architectural design from the Comfort Inn!
February 11, 20169 yr Affordable Senior Housing Project Approved for East Main Street By Brent Warren, Columbus Underground February 10, 2016 - 10:22 am City Council last night approved a plan to build 54 units of affordable senior housing at 1774 East Main Street. The new development, which would require the demolition of four vacant houses, was also approved in November by the Near East Area Commission. A 1,200 square-foot space at the corner of Main and Fairwood Avenue would be reserved for retail or office uses, with a to-be-determined piece of public art planned for the open space in front. A timeline for construction is not yet available since the developer, the Woda Group, will be applying for low income housing tax credits to support the project. The Ohio Housing Finance Agency is expected to announce which projects are awarded the credits in June. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/affordable-senior-housing-project-approved-for-east-main-street
February 11, 20169 yr Redesigned Main Street Square apartment project heading to city council The altered and downsized housing project Wallick Communities has planned for Main Street east of downtown has advanced to Columbus City Council. Wallick Senior Vice President Tim Swiney told me the mixed-income housing project that had envisioned as many as 110 units this fall has settled at 95 apartments. He said 70 of the planned Main Street Square units will get rented as affordable, work-force housing while the remaining 25 will rent out as market-rate housing. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2015/11/30/redesigned-main-street-square-apartment-project.html Another rendering for this project from its facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/eastmainand18th/ Site plan for this project from http://www.columbusunderground.com/mixed-income-apartments-commercial-proposed-for-buster-douglas-site-on-east-main-bw1
February 11, 20169 yr It already looks dated...but still better than 1774 East Main Street. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 13, 20169 yr Oh look, another reduced-scale project that looks like crap. Because... Columbus.
February 13, 20169 yr Why don't you like Main Street Square? It pretty closely matches buildings that used to exist on Main Street, but also resembles being built in 2016. To me looks like a brick version of Market Mohawk, which will be great for this neighborhood. Photos of two buildings recently renovated in the block where Yellow Brick Pizza opened at Oak & 18th from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-march-2015-part-1 This building is attached to the corner building at Oak & 18th that Yellow Brick Pizza is in: This building is further west on Oak Street in the same block: Great project. Bad attention to detail though with the vinyl windows.
February 17, 20169 yr New Affordable Housing (With a Twist) Coming to Near East Side By Brent Warren, Columbus Underground February 13, 2016 - 10:05 am Construction is underway on a trio of new buildings that will bring 18 apartments and 10 townhomes to N. 17th Street on the Near East Side. Applications are now being accepted for potential tenants of the new buildings, who will be part of an innovative program meant to provide affordable housing and other services to parents working toward a college degree. The program, Columbus Scholar House, has been in operation on a smaller scale just up the street for over three years. Ten apartments in the Charles Building, at the southeast corner of 17th and Long Street, are currently filled with tenants receiving discounted rent and free childcare while they attend a local college or university. ... The new buildings, which are being constructed with the help of Low Income Housing Tax Credits from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency, will bring the total number of units in the Columbus Scholar House program to 38. A three-story building at 84 N. 17th will hold 18 apartments on the upper floors and community uses such as a computer lab and a kids area on the first floor. The other two buildings – a six unit building just south of the Charles Building at 98 N. 17th and a four-unit building at 42 N. 17th – will both be two stories and feature two-bedroom townhomes. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-scholar-house-bw1
February 17, 20169 yr And here are the renderings for the three Scholar House buildings under construction near 17th & Long: http://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-scholar-house-bw1 42 N. 17th - four-unit, two-bedroom townhome building: 98 N. 17th - six unit, two-bedroom townhome building just south of the Charles Building at 17th & Long: 84 N. 17th - 18 apartments on the upper floors and community uses (computer lab and kids area) on the first floor:
March 21, 20169 yr Construction of the Columbus Scholar House project is underway on N. 17th Street near the Charles Building at the corner of Long & 17th. Photo from http://www.columbusunderground.com/five-nonprofits-to-watch-2016:
March 21, 20169 yr Nice! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 13, 20169 yr New development proposal for 122 Parsons Avenue - the vacant lot on Parsons between Gustavus Lane and E. Chapel Street. The previous proposal from 2014 is a few pages back HERE and HERE: New Proposal for Vacant Lot on Parsons Calls for 78 Units, Retail By Brent Warren, Columbus Underground April 11, 2016 - 5:02 pm A new proposal for a long-vacant lot at 122 Parsons Avenue calls for 78 apartments and about 3,300 square feet of retail space. A three-story building would fill most of the one-acre site, with a 106-space first-floor garage providing parking, along with nine outdoor spaces and 20 individual one-car garages accessed from Gustavus Lane. A previous plan for the site by a different developer called for three buildings and a total of 44 units, and did not include a retail element. Attorney David Hodge of Underhill and Hodge, who is representing the new developers, said that they were very aware of neighborhood concerns about that project. ( . . . ) Their proposal cleared its first hurdle after a site hearing on Saturday morning, when the zoning committee of the Near East Area Commission voted to recommend approval. Hodge said they hope to bring the project before the full commission this Thursday. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/new-proposal-for-vacant-lot-on-parsons-calls-for-78-units-retail
April 29, 20169 yr Apartment, retail project on Parsons Avenue in Olde Towne East moving forward Developers are moving forward with plans for a mixed-use project at a gateway to the Olde Towne East neighborhood. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/04/29/apartment-retail-project-on-parsons-avenue-in-olde.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 14, 20169 yr Older Business First article about the Poindexter Place senior apartment building nearing completion: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2015/12/31/poindexter-place-senior-apartments-nearing.html And now its finished. April 16, 2016 pic from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-east-side:
May 14, 20169 yr Recap of Near East Side renovation projects from CU: http://www.columbusunderground.com/olde-town-east-renovations-rehabs-bw1 And a cool new mural on the wall of Yellow Brick Pizza at Oak St. & S. 18th Ave. included with the recap:
May 14, 20169 yr Looks like this project - http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,1840.msg790038.html#msg790038 - proposed for East Main and 18th is not happening: http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/housing-proposed-by-wallick-et-al-at-18th-and-main/page/2/#post-1119106
May 14, 20169 yr But it looks like this project - a prominent three-story building at 738 Bryden Road - is moving forward. This building, which has sat empty for years, at one time served as a dormitory for the Columbus School for Girls. According to http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,1840.msg744544.html#msg744544 - it was purchased in 2015 by a developer with the intent to convert it into apartments. April 16, 2016 pic from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-east-side:
May 15, 20169 yr Construction of the Columbus Scholar House project is underway on N. 17th Street near the Charles Building at the corner of Long & 17th. Photo from http://www.columbusunderground.com/five-nonprofits-to-watch-2016: Construction update on the Columbus Scholar House project on N. 17th Street, south of Long Street. The project is for three new residential buildings located south of the Charles Building at 17th & Long (shown in the above photo). The three new buildings would add 28 units to the 10 existing units in the Charles Building that provide affordable housing and other services to parents working toward a college degree. Below are April 16, 2016 photos of the three Columbus Scholar House residential buildings under construction along N. 17th Street from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-east-side
May 16, 20169 yr ^The Charles Building is new construction, not a renovation. The original Charles Building was demolished.
May 16, 20169 yr ^The Charles Building is new construction, not a renovation. The original Charles Building was demolished. Thanks for the correction about the Charles Building. I guess its impossible to remember every post I make here at UO! Because in 2011, I actually did report about this new Charles Building being built to replace the previous Charles Building at 17th & Long: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,1840.msg576587.html#msg576587 And with Google Streetview's archive feature, here is what the original Charles Building looked like in 2007: Here is the new Charles Building in 2014, via streetview. Before the Scholar House infill construction along 17th Street: Here is the new Charles Building in 2016 with the Scholar House infill construction beginning along 17th Street:
May 18, 20169 yr A recent Columbus Monthly had a feature about a renovation of one of those great 19th century East Broad Street mansions on the Near East Side: http://www.columbusmonthly.com/content/stories/2016/04/home-a-near-east-side-home-undergoes-an-extreme-makeover.html Here are two County Auditor photos of the mansion, viewed from East Broad Street. The CM article reported that the individual who renovated the mansion purchased the property in 2007. In this 2010 photo, it looks like the house is almost fully renovated on the exterior (with the exception of some front porch details - like the railings and a new front door which haven't been installed yet). This photo also gives a glimpse of the carriage house at the rear of the property that held a surprise revealed in the CM article: In this 2014 photo, the front porch railings and new front door are now installed and the renovation of the East Broad Street mansion is complete. For photos of the mansion's renovated interior: http://www.columbusmonthly.com/content/stories/2016/04/home-a-near-east-side-home-undergoes-an-extreme-makeover.html
July 13, 20168 yr Near East Side Historical Building to be Repurposed One of 35 historical buildings that occupied the former site of the Poindexter Village affordable housing complex is awaiting sufficient funds and a purpose. The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) demolished 33 of the buildings a couple years ago to make way for its redevelopment project, Poindexter Place apartments. The 450-unit, updated complex was started last year and is set for completion early next. Two of the original buildings remain on the site, but CMHA COO Bryan Brown said one will be demolished due to lack of funding for renovation. More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/near-east-side-historical-building-to-be-repurposed-ls1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 15, 20168 yr Project Update: Poindexter Village Site Even though the Poindexter Village redevelopment has been in the news recently, the scale of the development and the progress made so far might still come as a surprise to anyone who doesn’t regularly pass by the 16-acre site on the Near East Side. Since the project was awarded a $30 million federal grant through the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative in 2014, phase one of the development — the Poindexter Place senior apartments — has been completed, while phase two — 87 multifamily units — has been rapidly rising out of the ground. The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) has also been working diligently to secure the remaining funding necessary to complete the multiphase project. More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/project-update-poindexter-village-site-bw1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 20, 20168 yr A few more construction photos of this 87-unit Phase Two of Poindexter Village from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-july-edition. A rendering of this 87-unit phase is available HERE on the previous page of this thread:
July 20, 20168 yr Mid-July photos of the Scholar House apartment buildings under construction along N. 17th Street near 17th & Long from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-july-edition:
August 8, 20168 yr State tax credits were recently issued for the renovation of the St. Paul’s Episcopal Parish House - located one block south of East Broad Street at 36 S. Garfield Avenue: From https://development.ohio.gov/files/media/pressrelease/2016.6.28%20-%20Release%20-%20Ohio%20Historic%20Preservation%20Tax%20Credit%20Round%2016.pdf St. Paul’s Episcopal Parish House (Columbus, Franklin County) Total Project Cost: $1,541,339 Total Tax Credit: $250,000 Address: 36 South Garfield Avenue, 43205 St. Paul's Episcopal Parish House supported the adjacent St. Paul's Episcopal Church from the time of its construction in 1926 until the mid-1990s when the church closed. It has served as a social services agency, then as a private residence, but has been vacant for the past five years. Rehabilitation plans call for 16 new apartments that will share access to the large and unique common spaces of the historic building.
August 16, 20168 yr Near East Side silos getting rehabbed for storage; neighbors opposed An Illinois firm might soon put to use a set of long-vacant silos in the Near East Side. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/08/16/near-east-side-silos-getting-rehabbed-for-storage.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 24, 20168 yr ColumbusUnderground: Construction Roundup: Near East Side A lot has changed on the city’s Near East Side since we last did a neighborhood-centric Construction Roundup back in April. New homes have completed construction while many other projects have just gotten started. See the entire collection below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-near-east-side "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 26, 20168 yr Shipping containers as low-income housing? Check out the Cargominiums coming to Columbus A nonprofit, faith-based housing developer has a quirky solution for tackling homelessness: Shipping containers. Nothing Into Something Real Estate Inc. is building a 25-unit housing complex out of recycled steel shipping containers in Columbus, just north of Interstate 670 from the city's near east side. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/10/25/shipping-containers-as-low-income-housing-check.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 2, 20168 yr Ohio State looking to buy chunk of former Poindexter Village Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center trustees have postponed discussion until January on an administration proposal to buy a chunk of the former Poindexter Village adjacent to the campus of University Hospital East. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/11/02/ohio-state-looking-to-buy-chunk-of-former.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 4, 20168 yr St. Clair Hotel Building on Near East Side Being Sold to Developer Community Housing Network (CHN) is in contract to sell the former Hotel St. Clair on the Near East Side. The affordable housing nonprofit announced in August its plans to sell the building, and has now confirmed that it has a buyer. Tim and Mike Kelley, under the name Innisfree LLC, are currently inspecting the building and making plans for its renovation. More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/st-clair-hotel-building-on-near-east-side-being-sold-to-developer-bw1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 4, 20168 yr ^ I was all set to dislike this St. Clair Hotel story when it started out saying this: "Community Housing Network (CHN) is in contract to sell the former Hotel St. Clair on the Near East Side. (...) The historic, four-story building at 340 St. Clair Avenue holds 31 affordable senior apartments." Then the article noted this: "It was purchased and renovated by CHN in 2001, but maintenance costs — and an inspection that revealed $635,000 worth of needed repairs — led to the decision to sell the building." And then noted this: "New affordable housing has been found for every resident of the building and most will be moved this month, with CHN covering all moving costs. St. Clair residents were given priority placement in Terrace Place - CHN’s new development on East Ninth Avenue in Weinland Park." (Here at UO, we've noted that new Terrace Place building HERE in the South Campus Gateway thread because of its location just south of SCG.) So this looks like a win-win situation. The seniors leaving the St. Clair Hotel will get newer affordable apartment units. And the historic building will get further restoration and maintenance above and beyond what CHN can provide. For a look at the original restoration of the Hotel St. Clair, go to https://www.durablerestoration.com/portfolio-hotel-st-clair.html.
November 4, 20168 yr Shipping containers as low-income housing? Check out the Cargominiums coming to Columbus A nonprofit, faith-based housing developer has a quirky solution for tackling homelessness: Shipping containers. Nothing Into Something Real Estate Inc. is building a 25-unit housing complex out of recycled steel shipping containers in Columbus, just north of Interstate 670 from the city's near east side. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/10/25/shipping-containers-as-low-income-housing-check.html I think these look as good, if not better, than anything going up in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood.
November 14, 20168 yr Input Solicited for Olde Towne East Public Art Installation The Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association (OTENA) is seeking neighborhood input on a new public art installation on Parsons Avenue. The project was originally announced nearly two years ago, but the artwork component was slated to come on line as a final phase in 2017 following roadwork and utility work that needed to take place first. More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/input-solicited-for-olde-towne-east-public-art-installation "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 17, 20168 yr Ideas Needed for Two 100-Year-Old Near East Side Buildings Should two century-old buildings on Taylor Avenue be renovated or demolished? That question was asked last night at a community charette hosted by representatives of PACT, the nonprofit organization that is overseeing large-scale revitalization efforts for a portion the city’s Near East Side. While PACT’s mission touches upon everything from workforce development to early education, the focus of last night’s meeting’s was upon two areas of Taylor Avenue centered around the Pilgrim Elementary School building, and a three-story building located at the intersection of Mount Vernon Avenue and Taylor Avenue. Both properties are currently owned by PACT and are currently vacant, and the organization is planning to seek redevelopment proposals for both buildings and some of the land that surrounds them. More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/ideas-needed-for-two-100-year-old-near-east-side-buildings "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 22, 20168 yr Community Invited to Help Plan Poindexter Village Museum When it was decided that the Poindexter Village subsidized housing development would be demolished and replaced by a new community that includes a mix of market-rate and subsidized housing and community resources, locals on the Near East Side pushed to preserve at least a portion of the site to reflect the history of the area. More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/community-invited-to-help-plan-poindexter-village-museum "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
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