January 22, 20187 yr What are they doing with the streetscape/trees? The parking lanes will be made permanent so they can be narrower. That extra space will be added to the sidewalks. Trees will be in planters for the most part to promote better growth - similar to what's been done south of the cap across from the convention center. Some trees I believe will be in grates if there are space issues. I believe all overhead utilities will be moved or buried. Once complete it will be a better pedestrian experience.
January 22, 20187 yr Quality is low because it's from Instagram, but here you can see 711 N High rising and the streetscape work down below. In the distance is the Castle and the crane for the Luxe Bell project near the Gateway.
January 22, 20187 yr Public Art to Transform Short North Construction Sites Nearly every block of High Street through the Short North is currently under construction, and will continue to be so for quite some time. To help alleviate some of the visual eyesores, the Short North Alliance is working with the Columbus College of Art and Design and several other partners to bring artwork displays to construction barricades. More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/public-art-to-transform-short-north-construction-sites-we1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 22, 20187 yr Construction barriers will become canvases for art during Short North streetscape work Leaders in the Short North are turning to public art to help keep the neighborhood inviting during streetscape construction over the next couple years. Several public and private organizations and businesses are backing a project called ArtPaths that will cover construction barricades with murals, creating art-filled walkways through the construction zone. The 23 themed murals will cover more than 400 barricades, starting Feb. 5 and moving up High Street as construction progresses. The city’s streetscape improvement program will move north from the area around the convention center in two phases in 2018 and 2019, bringing the new look all the way to King Avenue. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/01/22/short-north-using-construction-barriers-as-art.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 23, 20187 yr Quality is low because it's from Instagram, but here you can see 711 N High rising and the streetscape work down below. In the distance is the Castle and the crane for the Luxe Bell project near the Gateway. 711 is VERY noticeable from 670 WB, you can see the steel frame right now.
January 25, 20187 yr Quality is low because it's from Instagram, but here you can see 711 N High rising and the streetscape work down below. In the distance is the Castle and the crane for the Luxe Bell project near the Gateway. Wow that building is going to be hugely prominent.
January 29, 20187 yr 5 up, and still 4 more floors to go on 711 It also landed a big tenant last week, with dutch co-working firm Spaces committing to 42,000 sqft for their first location in Ohio, http://www.columbusunderground.com/spaces-launching-short-north-coworking-location-we1
January 30, 20187 yr I posted this in the gentrification thread, but it seems like for now it would mainly (exclusively?) focus on the Short North. There's also a great aerial pic of the construction activity along High St from this summer, Columbus plans changes to real-estate tax breaks to boost ‘affordable housing’ in desirable areas Under the proposal, to be eligible for a 100 percent, 15-year property-tax abatement from the city, housing developers in the economically strongest neighborhoods, such as the Short North, will be required to set aside 20 percent of units for affordable housing or make a payment to an affordable-housing fund that will be used to aid other projects. http://www.dispatch.com/business/20180129/columbus-plans-changes-to-real-estate-tax-breaks-to-boost-affordable-housing-in-desirable-areas
February 2, 20187 yr The City publishes useful information here about the High St. streetscape project: https://www.columbus.gov/Templates/Detail.aspx?id=2147495133 At the bottom of each bulletin are updates for major activities for adjacent private projects. For instance, highlights from the Jan. 26th bulletin include the following: 711 NORTH HIGH Work is currently under way on the structural steel framing of this development which will be followed by the pouring of concrete slabs on deck for each level. This work continues until the end of February. Traffic impacts: The southbound parking lane of N. High St. directly in front of 711 N. High St. remains closed during working hours. Pedestrian access on the west side of N. High St. continues to be maintained as well. 750 NORTH HIGH (BOLLINGER TOWER) Demolition activities are scheduled to start in March, with construction scheduled to start in April 2018 and last for approximately 12 months. No traffic Impacts are anticipated at this time. Once demolition activities begin, the existing surface parking lot behind Bollinger Tower will no longer be accessible.
February 2, 20187 yr The City publishes useful information here about the High St. streetscape project: https://www.columbus.gov/Templates/Detail.aspx?id=2147495133 At the bottom of each bulletin are updates for major activities for adjacent private projects. For instance, highlights from the Jan. 26th bulletin include the following: 711 NORTH HIGH Work is currently under way on the structural steel framing of this development which will be followed by the pouring of concrete slabs on deck for each level. This work continues until the end of February. Traffic impacts: The southbound parking lane of N. High St. directly in front of 711 N. High St. remains closed during working hours. Pedestrian access on the west side of N. High St. continues to be maintained as well. 750 NORTH HIGH (BOLLINGER TOWER) Demolition activities are scheduled to start in March, with construction scheduled to start in April 2018 and last for approximately 12 months. No traffic Impacts are anticipated at this time. Once demolition activities begin, the existing surface parking lot behind Bollinger Tower will no longer be accessible. Relating to the Moxy Hotel development: "Coming in mid- to late-February there will be a short-term (two to three days) full closure of E. Hubbard Ave. between High St. and N. Pearl St. " I wonder if that's when the tower crane is going to be constructed. It would make sense considering the site seems to be fully excavated. I haven't been by the site recently so I'm not sure if a crane base is already in place or not.
February 2, 20187 yr There isn't a crane in place yet. The closure could be for utility work as well.
February 2, 20187 yr The City publishes useful information here about the High St. streetscape project: https://www.columbus.gov/Templates/Detail.aspx?id=2147495133 At the bottom of each bulletin are updates for major activities for adjacent private projects. For instance, highlights from the Jan. 26th bulletin include the following: 711 NORTH HIGH Work is currently under way on the structural steel framing of this development which will be followed by the pouring of concrete slabs on deck for each level. This work continues until the end of February. Traffic impacts: The southbound parking lane of N. High St. directly in front of 711 N. High St. remains closed during working hours. Pedestrian access on the west side of N. High St. continues to be maintained as well. 750 NORTH HIGH (BOLLINGER TOWER) Demolition activities are scheduled to start in March, with construction scheduled to start in April 2018 and last for approximately 12 months. No traffic Impacts are anticipated at this time. Once demolition activities begin, the existing surface parking lot behind Bollinger Tower will no longer be accessible. Relating to the Moxy Hotel development: "Coming in mid- to late-February there will be a short-term (two to three days) full closure of E. Hubbard Ave. between High St. and N. Pearl St. " I wonder if that's when the tower crane is going to be constructed. It would make sense considering the site seems to be fully excavated. I haven't been by the site recently so I'm not sure if a crane base is already in place or not. They typically try to do that on weekends so who knows, my guess is what Pablo said for utility work. They've been working to sort of meet in the middle between 5th & Goodale. I'm not sure who is providing the crane for this one yet, but can ask.
February 2, 20187 yr The City publishes useful information here about the High St. streetscape project: https://www.columbus.gov/Templates/Detail.aspx?id=2147495133 At the bottom of each bulletin are updates for major activities for adjacent private projects. For instance, highlights from the Jan. 26th bulletin include the following: 711 NORTH HIGH Work is currently under way on the structural steel framing of this development which will be followed by the pouring of concrete slabs on deck for each level. This work continues until the end of February. Traffic impacts: The southbound parking lane of N. High St. directly in front of 711 N. High St. remains closed during working hours. Pedestrian access on the west side of N. High St. continues to be maintained as well. 750 NORTH HIGH (BOLLINGER TOWER) Demolition activities are scheduled to start in March, with construction scheduled to start in April 2018 and last for approximately 12 months. No traffic Impacts are anticipated at this time. Once demolition activities begin, the existing surface parking lot behind Bollinger Tower will no longer be accessible. Relating to the Moxy Hotel development: "Coming in mid- to late-February there will be a short-term (two to three days) full closure of E. Hubbard Ave. between High St. and N. Pearl St. " I wonder if that's when the tower crane is going to be constructed. It would make sense considering the site seems to be fully excavated. I haven't been by the site recently so I'm not sure if a crane base is already in place or not. They typically try to do that on weekends so who knows, my guess is what Pablo said for utility work. They've been working to sort of meet in the middle between 5th & Goodale. I'm not sure who is providing the crane for this one yet, but can ask. Yea, do some recon work for us. I'm just wondering if we could end up with 4 cranes up at the same time within a couple blocks of each other in the Short North.
February 2, 20187 yr The City publishes useful information here about the High St. streetscape project: https://www.columbus.gov/Templates/Detail.aspx?id=2147495133 At the bottom of each bulletin are updates for major activities for adjacent private projects. For instance, highlights from the Jan. 26th bulletin include the following: 711 NORTH HIGH Work is currently under way on the structural steel framing of this development which will be followed by the pouring of concrete slabs on deck for each level. This work continues until the end of February. Traffic impacts: The southbound parking lane of N. High St. directly in front of 711 N. High St. remains closed during working hours. Pedestrian access on the west side of N. High St. continues to be maintained as well. 750 NORTH HIGH (BOLLINGER TOWER) Demolition activities are scheduled to start in March, with construction scheduled to start in April 2018 and last for approximately 12 months. No traffic Impacts are anticipated at this time. Once demolition activities begin, the existing surface parking lot behind Bollinger Tower will no longer be accessible. Relating to the Moxy Hotel development: "Coming in mid- to late-February there will be a short-term (two to three days) full closure of E. Hubbard Ave. between High St. and N. Pearl St. " I wonder if that's when the tower crane is going to be constructed. It would make sense considering the site seems to be fully excavated. I haven't been by the site recently so I'm not sure if a crane base is already in place or not. They typically try to do that on weekends so who knows, my guess is what Pablo said for utility work. They've been working to sort of meet in the middle between 5th & Goodale. I'm not sure who is providing the crane for this one yet, but can ask. Yea, do some recon work for us. I'm just wondering if we could end up with 4 cranes up at the same time within a couple blocks of each other in the Short North. Well the Park Street one will be coming down shortly. I just got business with some of the crane rental places so I pry every chance I get :).
February 2, 20187 yr ^I thought that was a possibility for Park St. From casual observations, it looked like heavy lifting has been complete for a few weeks.
February 2, 20187 yr ^I thought that was a possibility for Park St. From casual observations, it looked like heavy lifting has been complete for a few weeks. Yea it's a possibility that we get some crossover for a couple of days or a week at most. Park Street is mostly exterior finishes now. The main thing will be if they've put the air conditioner on the roofs yet, for the sizes required it will take a tower crane to get them in place.
February 7, 20187 yr A snowy walk through the Short North to my office today, I decided to snap a pic or two. You can see the iron has gone up to about the 6-7th floor now in the distance on the 711 N High project.
February 10, 20187 yr Five-story, $15M Short North development gets approval after adding more parking The latest development in the Short North is set to break ground after securing approval from the neighborhood commission. Wood Cos. and Schiff Capital Group say the planned $15 million, five-story mixed-use development on the northeast corner of Lincoln and Pearl streets will complement the 711 N. High St. project that the two are already building. Both are planned as new landmarks for the fast-rising neighborhood. Plans call for a 4,000- to 5,000-square-foot two-floor restaurant,16 apartments and a parking garage that now will have 260 spaces – 20 more than in the original plan. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/02/09/five-story-15m-short-north-development-gets.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 10, 20187 yr ^I thought that was a possibility for Park St. From casual observations, it looked like heavy lifting has been complete for a few weeks. Yea it's a possibility that we get some crossover for a couple of days or a week at most. Park Street is mostly exterior finishes now. The main thing will be if they've put the air conditioner on the roofs yet, for the sizes required it will take a tower crane to get them in place. Rumored in the next couple of weeks, weather is playing a factor. Also hearing that there will be one at Summit & 5th, keep an eye out for that as well.
February 14, 20187 yr During my lunchtime walk today, I decided to snap these shots looking into the Short North from the new addition of the GCCC. They are starting to put in the iron for the 8th and 9th floors of the 711 High project today. From this view you can tell how dense this area of the SN is becoming.
February 15, 20187 yr Couple more construction photos of the 711 High project from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-short-north-university-district-more-we1
February 15, 20187 yr Couple more construction photos of 'The Castle' from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-short-north-university-district-more-we1
February 15, 20187 yr Final roundup of the early February construction photos in the Short North from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-short-north-university-district-more-we1 Future home of the 10-story Moxy Hotel at Hubbard and High. No street impact yet because... ... all the work has been below-grade so far. Interesting view in the background of the parking garage w/ townhomes fronting Hubbard Avenue that was built as part of The Hub project at the corner north of this Moxy Hotel site: Work on 'The Dog' at 1175 N. High Street next door to Skully’s Music Diner. Rendering and article about BrewDog USA’s Short North brewpub is at https://www.urbanohio.com/forum/index.php/topic,19983.msg855655.html#msg855655 The Third & High apartment building is still going. Windows now installed to the top floor: Work continues on the four-story mixed-use building at the UDF site: Another view of the beautiful Brunner Building under construction: Columbus Stonewall is radically redoing their High Street headquarters building. New office construction will be going behind the salvaged facade of their previous office building:
February 17, 20187 yr The Castle's crane will be coming down this weekend. From the High Street streetscape updates: The crew at the Castle Building (965 N. High St.) will be removing the large tower crane from their site over the weekend. What to expect: - Sat., Feb. 17, High St. will be closed for approximately 2 hours, from 7-9 a.m. Afterward, High St. will be re-opened just to northbound traffic the remainder of the day. - High St. will close again for approximately 2 hours early Sunday morning. All of High St. is scheduled to be re-opened by mid-afternoon Sunday. - If something unexpected comes up, such as high winds, the crane removal will stop and resume at a later date. Build-out at this site is set for completion July 2018. The parking lane on the west side of High St. is currently closed and will remain closed until May 2018. Pedestrians have been rerouted to a walkway on the west side of the street.
February 19, 20187 yr ^The crane has been removed. I think the project is looking good! Time to replace it with a new crane I suppose. I imagine there will probably be two new ones in the Short North before too long.
February 19, 20187 yr The Castle's crane will be coming down this weekend. From the High Street streetscape updates: The crew at the Castle Building (965 N. High St.) will be removing the large tower crane from their site over the weekend. What to expect: - Sat., Feb. 17, High St. will be closed for approximately 2 hours, from 7-9 a.m. Afterward, High St. will be re-opened just to northbound traffic the remainder of the day. - High St. will close again for approximately 2 hours early Sunday morning. All of High St. is scheduled to be re-opened by mid-afternoon Sunday. - If something unexpected comes up, such as high winds, the crane removal will stop and resume at a later date. Build-out at this site is set for completion July 2018. The parking lane on the west side of High St. is currently closed and will remain closed until May 2018. Pedestrians have been rerouted to a walkway on the west side of the street. Where did you get the updates? I haven't seen a new link since the Jan. 26 updates (via https://www.columbus.gov/Templates/Detail.aspx?id=2147495133)
February 20, 20187 yr The Castle's crane will be coming down this weekend. From the High Street streetscape updates: The crew at the Castle Building (965 N. High St.) will be removing the large tower crane from their site over the weekend. What to expect: - Sat., Feb. 17, High St. will be closed for approximately 2 hours, from 7-9 a.m. Afterward, High St. will be re-opened just to northbound traffic the remainder of the day. - High St. will close again for approximately 2 hours early Sunday morning. All of High St. is scheduled to be re-opened by mid-afternoon Sunday. - If something unexpected comes up, such as high winds, the crane removal will stop and resume at a later date. Build-out at this site is set for completion July 2018. The parking lane on the west side of High St. is currently closed and will remain closed until May 2018. Pedestrians have been rerouted to a walkway on the west side of the street. Where did you get the updates? I haven't seen a new link since the Jan. 26 updates (via https://www.columbus.gov/Templates/Detail.aspx?id=2147495133) I'm on the email list -- the High Street project page says to send an email to [email protected] to get added to the list.
February 21, 20187 yr The Graduate Hotel presented preliminary plans to the IV Commission. The commission pushed back on the removal of green space along High St. I'm kind of in agreement with the commission. There's nothing wrong in having a break in the streetwall for a pedestrian respite, especially since the streetwall will be continuous from Goodale to 5th in a few years. https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/02/21/bollinger-tower-redevelopment-plans-met-with.html
February 21, 20187 yr The Graduate Hotel presented preliminary plans to the IV Commission. The commission pushed back on the removal of green space along High St. I'm kind of in agreement with the commission. There's nothing wrong in having a break in the streetwall for a pedestrian respite, especially since the streetwall will be continuous from Goodale to 5th in a few years. https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/02/21/bollinger-tower-redevelopment-plans-met-with.html If it means pushing the project back though I'm not for it; this is going to be a hotel in the premier part of our city. This is only going to enhance the experience for the guests and make our city look good. If they want green space hit a suburb, that area looks like trash during the winter and is worn down and grease stained the rest of the year.
February 21, 20187 yr ^That's more of a lack of maintenance issue with the housing authority. I'm sure the hotel would take better care of the green space, especially if it's redesigned and/or refreshed.
February 21, 20187 yr As much as I'm all for green space, in this situation they have the ultimate green space one block away at Goodale Park. I enjoy the open space during a good Gallery Hop because there are some good performers but this developer clearly has plans to capitalize off of the store front potential on this thriving urban street, and I can't really blame them.
February 22, 20187 yr That Biz1st article is poorly written and misleading about the objections of the IVC to the latest plans. They have no problem with removing the greenspace itself, and in fact pushed for its removal and replacement with retail in the previous iteration developed by Schiff for Cambria Suites. What that previous version had that this doesn't was a break in between the two halves which would act as a sort of public plaza space. Compare the renderings of the previous design (which was approved), And the current Graduate Hotel proposal -
February 22, 20187 yr From a design standpoint, I like the varied and modern facades on the original proposal. But either are fine; I just want to see that awful green space erased and the urban fabric restored. I'm disappointed the commission is so invested in having a postage stamp there for an event that happens once a month.
February 22, 20187 yr I have to disagree - there is nothing wrong with having a postage stamp green space or pocket park in an urban area. So what if Goodale Park is a block away. Redesigned and well maintained, the Bollinger green space can be an asset to the SN.
February 22, 20187 yr The new design looks like generic crap. I like the older design better, including the pocket park/plaza. The older design is at least a bit unique looking-the new design looks like the ugly stuff along Lane across from OSU.
February 23, 20187 yr FYI - The tower crane base has been installed in the basement of the Moxy Hotel site.
February 23, 20187 yr The new design looks like generic crap. I like the older design better, including the pocket park/plaza. The older design is at least a bit unique looking-the new design looks like the ugly stuff along Lane across from OSU. This. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 23, 20187 yr I don't mind the double-story (faux or not) bump outs of the new proposal, but I agree that the original design was better. And seemingly a LOT less work to the facade overall, which you think the developer would be in favor of...
February 23, 20187 yr I don't mind the double-story (faux or not) bump outs of the new proposal, but I agree that the original design was better. And seemingly a LOT less work to the facade overall, which you think the developer would be in favor of... I agree, the original design of the "bump outs" was better, but I was worried about how the upper floors would look. Perhaps there is a good hybrid of the two that we will get to. Sounds like the commission wants to see the footprint look like the original design, with a plaza around the entrance. That's probably a good compromise.
February 26, 20187 yr Wouldn't this be a good time to build the Parkside on Pearl, too? What are they waiting for on that? I thought it was all approved...
February 28, 20187 yr BTW, sorry if the pics are huge and sideways, I uploaded them from my phone, which I don't do much on this site and just realized today on an actual computer how obnoxiously large they are.....
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