A pedestrian tunnel over 270? Maybe it's a bridge under 270?

12 minutes ago, Pablo said:

A pedestrian tunnel over 270? Maybe it's a bridge under 270?

A tunnel under the ramps and a bridge over 270?

1 hour ago, aderwent said:

A tunnel under the ramps and a bridge over 270?

 

There's a video at the top of this link with more details:

 

https://hilliardohio.gov/bridging-the-gap-over-i-270-at-cemetery-road-pedestrian-path-survey-results/

 

On 8/7/2023 at 3:13 PM, Luvcbus said:

 

Shared use path and pedestrian tunnel to be built on Cemetery Road over Interstate 270 in Hilliard

 

"A shared use path and pedestrian tunnel will be built on Cemetery Road over Interstate 270 in Hilliard costing $2.9 million. Pedestrian improvements will also be made at Roberts Road from Brookford Drive to Willow Glen."

 

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/columbus-traffic-the-roundabouts-are-coming-gov-dewine-announces-3-new-franklin-county-traffic-circles

 

 

 

A little more on this^ in today's Dispatch:

 

First stand-alone pedestrian bridge over I-270 to link Hilliard to other communities

 

"A stand-alone bridge, an $11.5 million project, is proposed just south of, and parallel to, the Hilliard Cemetery Road bridge. It would span the entire width of the outerbelt and median, connecting Hilliard's gateway on the west to the the Mill Run corridor to the east.

 

The bridge and multi-use trail would have one crossing with vehicle traffic at the northbound 270 ramp to Hilliard Cemetery Road. However, Hilliard officials are considering building a tunnel under the ramp.

 

A tunnel already is in the plans for the ramp on the east side of the interstate from Hilliard to southbound Interstate 270 that would guide walkers, runners and bikers to and from the bridge. Construction could begin in the fall of 2026.

 

The pedestrian bridge would connect to Trueman Boulevard east of the outerbelt. That would extend north to Tuttle Mall. On the Hilliard side, it would connect to Britton Parkway and north into Dublin."

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2023/08/10/hilliards-proposed-pedestrian-bridge-would-span-interstate-270/70542029007/

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 10, 20231 yr by Luvcbus

Kind of a separate item, that has zero current plans and by no means am I a traffic engineer/designer, but more and more, the Cemetery/Fishinger exit and road into Hilliard is so congested as Hilliard has grown.  It sounds kind of crazy I suppose, but I really wish there was an interchange of on/off ramps at the Davidson Rd area.  Especially with how many homes are back there and the development along there now up against 270 (in green).  I think it really would alleviate so much congestion.

2 hours ago, Gnoraa said:

Kind of a separate item, that has zero current plans and by no means am I a traffic engineer/designer, but more and more, the Cemetery/Fishinger exit and road into Hilliard is so congested as Hilliard has grown.  It sounds kind of crazy I suppose, but I really wish there was an interchange of on/off ramps at the Davidson Rd area.  Especially with how many homes are back there and the development along there now up against 270 (in green).  I think it really would alleviate so much congestion.

Check the auditor and see who owns the open land there.

 

Snatched a couple quick ones of one of the Amazon sites popping up across the west side-

 

From Bo Jackson's Training facility on Cosgray Rd

 

 

 

After a few weeks of gathering materials and machines-  dirt is moving at the TruePointe site between Trueman Blvd and 270

 

 

 

 

Hilliard Planning Pedestrian Bridge Across 270

 

Residents of Hilliard who lack either the access or desire for a vehicle will have a new pedestrian pathway to safely move across I-270.

 

This walkable, multi-use bridge over the highway will be located just south and parallel to the Cemetery Road bridge. The project will link to existing shared-use paths and sidewalks that run along Britton Parkway, Cemetery Road and Trueman Boulevard. 

 

“This has the potential to transform Cemetery Road and Mill Run from a development standpoint and greatly improve connectivity throughout Hilliard’s I-270 corridor,” said Nick Vandia, transportation project engineer.

 

More below:

https://columbusunderground.com/hilliard-planning-pedestrian-bridge-across-270-ca1/

 

Man it's so crazy what growth is doing to developments that I borderline wrote off 10 years ago such as the main Mill Run building. Sure the ancillary buildings were able to keep some tenants but even by 2006 or so when the Big Bear had been shuttered for a few years I was thinking the place was on its way to over with. I remember one time a peer of mine in the video game business came into my Grandview store all excited that he signed a lease at Mill Run in like 2012. I was like "Awesome!" Then I drove over there. Ugggggh. I had no idea that it was that bad then. I was reminded that while the movie theater was still popular at the time, the building was outward facing rather than inward facing which is far more preferable for retail. Also the vacancy or "part-timeness" was high. But now that Columbus is On Fire recent visits to Mill Run reveal that it is once again worth investment -- even with the recent closing of the movie theater. Well that's Hollywood's fault for making too many comic book movies. 

Also while that one friend's game store at Mill Run only made it a couple years another opened one on Cemetery that ended up being a banger an is still open. 

Are there really no other pedestrian crossings of 270 between Davidson road and Broad Street? Like 6 miles of just a moat 

Yes this was developed at a time when that was considered unimportant because "everyone drove".

A few parcels are being annexed to Columbus from Norwich Twp. Local residents oppose (of course they do) what may become affordable housing with commercial. At the twp. trustee hearing earlier this year Hilliard City Councilman Les Carrier referred to the project as “peasant housing.” Classic NIMBY. 

https://cms5.revize.com/revize/norwichtwpoh/Minutes 23-03-24SP.pdf

 

it's in quotations

 

ADS Engineering and Technology Center 

 

 

 

And one from the TruePointe site on the other side of 270

 

 

Oppidan Data Center near 270 and Davidson Rd

 

 

11 hours ago, CbusOrBust said:

 

Oppidan Data Center near 270 and Davidson Rd

 

 

That's a lot of loading bays for a data center.

On 9/16/2023 at 1:16 PM, Pablo said:

A few parcels are being annexed to Columbus from Norwich Twp. Local residents oppose (of course they do) what may become affordable housing with commercial. At the twp. trustee hearing earlier this year Hilliard City Councilman Les Carrier referred to the project as “peasant housing.” Classic NIMBY. 

https://cms5.revize.com/revize/norwichtwpoh/Minutes 23-03-24SP.pdf

 

 

Ah yes, market rate housing... those f****** peasants. Keep those who can't afford 150% market rate OUT of our communities!!!!

On 7/20/2023 at 10:43 AM, aderwent said:

I forget where I saw this, but someone who works at Advanced Drainage Systems commented on a story about TruePointe with something like, "Wait until you see what's coming down the street "

 

Are they going to be building a new HQ over there?

So the new ADS building is an Engineering and Technology Center. Their HQ will be at TruePointe.

 

 

"Advanced Drainage Systems will move its headquarters into the new TruePointe development in Hilliard, part of a larger expansion for the stormwater management and equipment company.

 

ADS plans to relocate 250 workers from its two current corporate offices, the main one across Trueman Boulevard from TruePointe, and a smaller office in Mill Run in Hilliard. The company's 75,000-square-foot lease in a new building at TruePointe is one of central Ohio's largest new office leases in recent years."

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2023/09/28/truepointe-development-in-hilliard-signs-major-anchor-tenant/70981590007/

Edited September 28, 20231 yr by aderwent

On 9/16/2023 at 1:16 PM, Pablo said:

A few parcels are being annexed to Columbus from Norwich Twp. Local residents oppose (of course they do) what may become affordable housing with commercial. At the twp. trustee hearing earlier this year Hilliard City Councilman Les Carrier referred to the project as “peasant housing.” Classic NIMBY. 

 

More from Councilman Les Carrier:

 

Hilliard Councilman Les Carrier said that’s where the movement calling for the city to rethink its recently released “Hilliard by Design,” community plan first kicked off about a month ago.

“Do we need to go vertical everywhere like everybody else is doing?” Carrier asked. “You know, you look at where you're sitting right now. This is a very special area of our town. It's the epicenter.”

 

https://news.wosu.org/politics-government/2023-10-09/in-hilliard-not-everyone-agrees-on-a-plan-for-growth-the-debate-may-become-common-in-central-ohio

 

I don't have photos, but the extent of site work currently underway for the 8-building Amazon data center complex off Scioto Darby at 270 in Hilliard is crazy. It looks like a majority of the 152-acre site is getting regraded, with the amount of equipment they have out there now. Maybe it's just me, but I hadn't realized how big this project was at the time of hearing about it.

Here's a past Dispatch story on the development: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/communities/hilliard/2022/07/21/amazon-can-advance-third-data-center-hilliard/10102131002/

25 minutes ago, PizzaScissors said:

I don't have photos, but the extent of site work currently underway for the 8-building Amazon data center complex off Scioto Darby at 270 in Hilliard is crazy. It looks like a majority of the 152-acre site is getting regraded, with the amount of equipment they have out there now. Maybe it's just me, but I hadn't realized how big this project was at the time of hearing about it.

Here's a past Dispatch story on the development: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/communities/hilliard/2022/07/21/amazon-can-advance-third-data-center-hilliard/10102131002/

 

Agreed.  I was just by it an hour ago and the site is definitely massive 

1 hour ago, PizzaScissors said:

I don't have photos, but the extent of site work currently underway for the 8-building Amazon data center complex off Scioto Darby at 270 in Hilliard is crazy. It looks like a majority of the 152-acre site is getting regraded, with the amount of equipment they have out there now. Maybe it's just me, but I hadn't realized how big this project was at the time of hearing about it.

Here's a past Dispatch story on the development: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/communities/hilliard/2022/07/21/amazon-can-advance-third-data-center-hilliard/10102131002/

THAT's what's going there???

Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel to join $200 million TruePointe development in Hilliard

 

A Hilton hotel will be constructed at TruePointe, joining Advanced Drainage Systems in the new Hilliard development.

 

Home2 Suites by Hilton, which is described in a press release as the company's fastest-growing concept, will be the eighth such location in Central Ohio when it is completed at TruePointe. Construction will begin in late spring 2024, and the hotel is expected to open in late 2025.

 

Home2 at TruePointe will measure four stories and contain 115 rooms. Amenities will include a fitness facility, an indoor pool, limited foodservice including breakfast, common areas, outdoor patio spaces and a grab-n-go station.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/12/13/home2-suites-by-hilton-hotel-truepointe-hilliard.html

 

"Actual Building May Vary"

 

This disclaimer probably should be on every presentation to the Downtown Commission.

On 8/23/2023 at 10:02 AM, CbusOrBust said:

 

After a few weeks of gathering materials and machines-  dirt is moving at the TruePointe site between Trueman Blvd and 270

 

 

 

 

 

Nothing vertical yet at the TruePointe site, but multiple projects on site look relatively close.  

I'd guess we could see some vertical movement within 45-60 days.

 

 

 

15 minutes ago, CbusOrBust said:

 

Nothing vertical yet at the TruePointe site, but multiple projects on site look relatively close.  

I'd guess we could see some vertical movement within 45-60 days.

 

 

 

This one is doing a decent job of not having a ton of asphalt, compared to many other projects like this. Still hate the parking along the road and think that is dumb, but this project should be good for Hilliard. 

On 9/24/2023 at 7:39 PM, CbusOrBust said:

 

ADS Engineering and Technology Center 

 

 

 

And one from the TruePointe site on the other side of 270

 

 

Quick one of the new ADS building as I passed by 

 

From Davidson Rd 

 

On 12/31/2023 at 4:57 PM, CbusOrBust said:

 

Nothing vertical yet at the TruePointe site, but multiple projects on site look relatively close.  

I'd guess we could see some vertical movement within 45-60 days.

 

 

 

 

Found a drone picture of the TruePointe site in today's Dispatch, making it easier to get a look at the northern portion of the site 

 

It appears vertical construction is already underway on the north parking garage along 270!

 

 

Multiple projects now vertical at TruePointe along Trueman Blvd

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have they announced ANY retail, restaurants, offices...a boneless Bojangles?  Anything?

39 minutes ago, ColDayMan said:

Have they announced ANY retail, restaurants, offices...a boneless Bojangles?  Anything?

 

I haven't seen anything to date, but found a good site plan on Equity's website with an indication of which buildings are currently under construction:

27 minutes ago, PizzaScissors said:

 

I haven't seen anything to date, but found a good site plan on Equity's website with an indication of which buildings are currently under construction:

Lots of surface lots. They’re in such a way that it’ll be hard to develop over.

A pedestrian/bike bridge over 270 tying into Hickory Chase and the CML Hilliard branch would do a lot to improve connectivity of the area. So would some type of mixed-use development on the empty lot north of Target; and once ADS moves into their new HQ hopefully we'll see a redevelopment of the current campus which is situated across the street

 

Obviously this area isn't great from an urban standpoint currently, but a few smart projects happening in addition to what's already underway is all that's needed to make it something a lot better than what we've got now

 

Hilliard Recreation & Wellness Campus Update 

 

 

 

 

 

So two roundabouts within the campus, plus a third at the Cosgray/Scioto Darby connection... Hilliard has 16 roundabouts as of last year. 

1 minute ago, PizzaScissors said:

So two roundabouts within the campus, plus a third at the Cosgray/Scioto Darby connection... Hilliard has 16 roundabouts as of last year. 

 

I didn't realize the campus was going to have so many (22) athletics fields!

 

Progress check at TruePointe

 

From 270

 

 

 

 

From Trueman Blvd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hill Farm subdivision in Hilliard could more than double in size with proposed 300-home expansion

 

"A Hilliard subdivision could nearly double in size if M/I Homes lands approval for a proposed expansion.

 

The Columbus-based homebuilder wants to add 303 additional units to its Hill Farm neighborhood. The project needs approval not only from the city of Hilliard but also from the Big Darby Accord Advisory Panel because it is located in the Big Darby Watershed, an aquatic ecosystem that is protected by the multi-jurisdictional governing body.

 

If approved, M/I would build the single-family homes near the intersection of Elliott and Scioto Darby Creek roads on the west side of Hilliard. The new development would be divided into 184-lot and 121-lot sections.

 

The new phase would add to Hill Farm's 229-unit initial phase that includes 169 single-family homes and 60 empty-nester units.

 

Plans include 70% open space — a key component of the project, according to Barkan. He said that amount of open space, which totals 186 acres and includes public-owned parkland, is "unprecedented" for an M/I development."

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/03/13/m-i-homes-hill-farm-hilliard-subdivision-expansion.html

 

Construction begins on 360-unit apartment complex at Hilliard's TruePointe development

 

Construction has commenced on hundreds of apartments at Hilliard's new TruePointe development.

 

Milhaus, an Indianapolis-based developer, in partnership with Harbor Group International, a real estate investment and management firm headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, announced Monday that work on the ground-up development — to be known as Tempo — is slated for completion in spring 2026.

 

Milhaus will lead the project's development, with HGI providing 80% of the common equity. Architecture firm MA+ Design, SJL Design Group and The Kleingers Group will collaborate with Milhaus to develop the residential properties.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/03/25/milhaus-harbor-group-apartment-truepointe-hilliard.html

 

 

Multiple structures rising at TruePointe

 

 

 

 

 

 

And you can see it in the distance from the Davidson Rd bridge over 270

 

 

Had a chance to run by TruePointe while I was on the west side yesterday evening 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Progress check at TruePointe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Alton Darby Creek Road, south of Davis Road and north of Heritage Lakes, will close starting Monday for about three weeks to complete the installation of a single-lane roundabout. The roadway is expected to reopen the week of July 29."

 

https://www.dispatch.com/

 

Coworking company Brick House Blue to open new location at Hilliard's TruePointe development

 

Brick House Blue is joining Hilliard's TruePointe development.

 

The local coworking company, which is also set to open a New Albany location in December, recently signed a lease for about 15,000 square feet at the Trueman Boulevard site.

 

It will join Advanced Drainage Systems, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Drunch, which have announced plans in recent months to open there. TruePointe, a $200 million mixed-use project that is being developed by Equity, also will have a 360-unit apartment complex.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/08/30/brick-house-blue-coworking-truepointe-hilliard.html

 

 

Forsee Power opens North American headquarters, EV battery plant in Hilliard

 

"Forsee Power will inaugurate its new Hilliard facility on Thursday, marking the establishment of its North American headquarters.

 

The France-based company is holding a grand opening event for the new HQ and smart battery systems manufacturing plant at 4555 Lyman Dr. 

 

The $13 million investment will expand Forsee's production capacity to 3 GWh by 2027, according to the company. It plans to hire 150 employees for the nearly 140,000-square-foot building, which will be utilized for research and development and EV battery manufacturing. The space also will include offices."

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/09/12/forsee-power-north-american-headquarters-hilliard.html

 

TruePointe developer seeks $12M tax credit for massive Hilliard project

 

As Hilliard's TruePointe development continues to progress, the company behind the mixed-use project hopes to garner millions of dollars in state tax credits.

 

TruePointe developer Equity recently applied for $12 million in funding from the Ohio Transformational Mixed-Use Development Program. The incentive would help offset costs for the massive development, which represents a $282.5 million investment, according to state documents.

 

Located at 4457 Trueman Blvd. on Hilliard's east side, the 27-acre site will have multifamily residential, office, hospitality and retail/restaurant spaces. It also will establish new public gathering spaces, green space, trails and sidewalks.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/11/12/tmud-truepointe-mixed-use-development-hilliard.html

 

Hilliard City Council rejects Noor Islamic Cultural Center's redevelopment project

 

Hilliard City Council has rejected Noor Islamic Cultural Center's redevelopment plans for the former BMW Financial Services building 

The city and the local religious group had spent months negotiating modifications to the planned unit development (PUD) agreement that would allow for additional uses beyond what is currently permitted for the site at 5550 Britton Pkwy.

 

Noor wants to repurpose the former office building for educational, religious, commercial and community uses. Here's a breakdown of what it has proposed:

 

45,000-square-foot private school.

20,000-square-foot worship center.

20,000-square-foot STEM business incubator.

15,000-square-foot daycare center.

15,000-square-foot event center. 

10,000 square feet of retail and personal services.

5,000-square-foot fitness center.

 

Prior to the city council meeting this week, Hilliard's planning and zoning commission recommended that schools and religious activities be permitted only as a conditional use instead of a permitted use under the PUD text outlined in the plan.

 

It also wanted to dictate the types of uses and percentage of space that could be utilized on a floor-by-floor basis.

 

Vorys attorney Joe Miller, who spoke at the council meeting on behalf of Noor, said he had never seen this type of floor-by-floor proposal from a city.

 

"I've been doing this for 20-some years, I have never seen the city ... playing developer, picking and choosing, floor by floor, what should be allowed," Miller said, adding the city is "insisting blindly upon office uses that are dead" in a post-pandemic market.