October 10, 20195 yr Columbus Partnership to Buy Vacant Downtown Building https://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-partnership-to-buy-vacant-downtown-building-bw1 It will be interesting to see what the Columbus Partnership does with this building. Ignoring all economic factors, I would love to see it replaced with a taller and more interesting building. This is one of the most prime locations in downtown given it's proximity to the river, River District, and the center of downtown.
October 10, 20195 yr 36 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: Columbus Partnership to Buy Vacant Downtown Building https://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-partnership-to-buy-vacant-downtown-building-bw1 It will be interesting to see what the Columbus Partnership does with this building. Ignoring all economic factors, I would love to see it replaced with a taller and more interesting building. This is one of the most prime locations in downtown given it's proximity to the river, River District, and the center of downtown. Or do a Hearst Tower NY treatment and maintain the facade and build a glass tower out of the middle. It would be a great compliment to the white marble exterior. I appreciate the symmetry and classic design (albeit relatively plain) of the entire complex but perhaps 2 varied (if the other ever sells) additions might add some visual interest and accommodate a better use while still maintaining the symmetry that has long been a part of the riverfront and columbus 'skyline'. I fear parking will hinder any larger use though unless the right people can be convinced otherwise ? Edited October 10, 20195 yr by DTCL11
October 10, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, DTCL11 said: Or do a Hearst Tower NY treatment and maintain the facade and build a glass tower out of the middle. It would be a great compliment to the white marble exterior. I appreciate the symmetry and classic design (albeit relatively plain) of the entire complex but perhaps 2 varied (if the other ever sells) additions might add some visual interest and accommodate a better use while still maintaining the symmetry that has long been a part of the riverfront and columbus 'skyline'. I fear parking will hinder any larger use though unless the right people can be convinced otherwise ? I agree with this exactly. Maintain the facade for the symmetry to the building fronting on Broad, and yeah, parking is the big "if". Could they go underground here for it? Is there anything under this related to the ramp that comes down to it from Civic Center Drive? If not that could server an underground parking garage right? Such a good location-a slim residential tower would be so good here.
October 11, 20195 yr 14 hours ago, Toddguy said: Maintain the facade for the symmetry to the building fronting on Broad It has always bothered me that the two buildings aren't the same height. For some strange reason the building fronting Broad is one story taller.
October 11, 20195 yr I didn't really know where to ask this, but is anyone else having trouble accessing the Franklin County government portal? I go there often, especially for the auditor site, and it just shows it being down for at least the last week. I know it's not me because I've tried multiple browsers and even different computers. I looked for any news about this and wasn't able to find anything, either.
October 11, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, jonoh81 said: I didn't really know where to ask this, but is anyone else having trouble accessing the Franklin County government portal? I go there often, especially for the auditor site, and it just shows it being down for at least the last week. I know it's not me because I've tried multiple browsers and even different computers. I looked for any news about this and wasn't able to find anything, either. I just tried accessing the Franklin County Auditor's site and they had this message posted: "NOTICE: Due to County technical maintenance, you may experience slower than usual response times on the property website between Friday, October 11 - Saturday, October 12, 2019."
October 12, 20195 yr 3 hours ago, Columbo said: I just tried accessing the Franklin County Auditor's site and they had this message posted: "NOTICE: Due to County technical maintenance, you may experience slower than usual response times on the property website between Friday, October 11 - Saturday, October 12, 2019." I'm not even getting that message. Just getting a "page not found" error.
October 12, 20195 yr I was on it today looking at the remaining parcels and parking lots in arena district with issues.
October 12, 20195 yr 5 minutes ago, DTCL11 said: I was on it today looking at the remaining parcels and parking lots in arena district with issues. My exact error is the old There was a temporary DNS error. Try refreshing the page. Error Code: INET_E_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND I did all the tricks to try to fix it and nothing. It's only this website. Edited October 12, 20195 yr by jonoh81
October 12, 20195 yr 10 hours ago, jonoh81 said: My exact error is the old There was a temporary DNS error. Try refreshing the page. Error Code: INET_E_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND I did all the tricks to try to fix it and nothing. It's only this website. I used it yesterday and just now this morning with no issue. Both Chrome on Windows, and Chrome on Android. You tried resetting your cache, and changing your DNS?
October 13, 20195 yr On 10/12/2019 at 8:11 AM, aderwent said: I used it yesterday and just now this morning with no issue. Both Chrome on Windows, and Chrome on Android. You tried resetting your cache, and changing your DNS? Tried every solution that I could find and tried 4 different browsers and 3 computers. It's the only site that I can't access.
October 14, 20195 yr The Columbus Landmarks Foundation will name its 30th James B. Recchie Design Award recipient at an event at the Galbreath Pavilion of the Ohio Theatre this Thursday. The five finalists are: COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN MAIN LIBRARY Owner: Columbus Metropolitan Library Architects: Schooley Caldwell; GUND Partnership Landscape Architect: MKSK MICHAEL B. COLEMAN GOVERNMENT CENTER Owner: City of Columbus Architects: Schooley Caldwell; DesignGroup Landscape Architect: MKSK NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM Owner: Columbus Downtown Development Corporation/National Veterans Memorial and Museum Architects: Allied Works, Portland, Oregon; DesignGroup Landscape Architect: Olin Studio, Philadelphia, PA Exhibits Designer: Ralph Appelbaum Associates, New York, NY OSU POMERENE HALL Owner: The Ohio State University Architect: Acock Associates Landscape Architect: MKSK THE VIEW ON GRANT Owner: View Properties Architect: Jonathan Barnes Architecture & Design More info at https://www.columbuslandmarks.org/james-recchie-design-award/
October 16, 20195 yr SPECULATION/THEORETICAL POST I've never seen/heard this topic discussed, but has NRI ever considered building another tower on what is currently the Nationwide Plaza park area along High Street? When looking at the amount space, it's clearly large enough for an additional building and almost seems like the arranged the current towers with the possibility of adding one more. Obviously Nationwide is not in need of a new downtown office tower given the amount of office space they've built at Grandview Yard, but this would still be a great location for a mixed-use tower. Hotel space would work great here with Nationwide HQ being right next door, and the Convention Center and Nationwide Arena being right around the corner. Ground floor retail would certainly work well given the 10,000 employees within a one block radius. Residential space would obviously work as we are still renting out units faster than we can build them downtown. Given that this is obviously theoretical, I'm just curious how everyone would feel about replacing this "pocket park" with something more urban and useful. There are two other urban pocket parks less than a block away - Sensenbrenner Park and the green space at the NW corner of High and Nationwide - so we wouldn't be lacking green space in the area if we lost this area.
October 16, 20195 yr ^Green space is useful. The trees in this space are reaching mature sizes and are a great asset. There are plenty of parking lots to fill in before wiping out this park. If Nationwide needs more space they should have built taller at Front and Nationwide instead of that suburban office building they recently added.
October 16, 20195 yr Just for fun, here’s an early plan for the site, late 60s or early 70s. Check out all the apartment buildings to the north.
October 16, 20195 yr I would say they wouldn't ever want or need to. I'd rather see a tower at the corner of NW and High than in this spot. That plaza is the largest plaza downtown to my knowledge and there is something to be said about large plazas in terms of breaking up urban caverns. Now, the back half of the AEP land is a different story. Nationwide also owns land along Spring Street and the old Marconi Garage that was torn down, the latter of which is prime for a tower. I would refer to similar projects in other cities where a residential tower is injected into a business district and it doesn't really do much for vibrancy. It just becomes a quiet vertical gated community.
October 16, 20195 yr 46 minutes ago, Pablo said: ^Green space is useful. The trees in this space are reaching mature sizes and are a great asset. There are plenty of parking lots to fill in before wiping out this park. If Nationwide needs more space they should have built taller at Front and Nationwide instead of that suburban office building they recently added. I didn't say green space isn't useful. This green space, is a bit redundant at this specific location. There is a park across the street and additional green space at the opposite corner of the intersection. Additionally, a tower could be built while still retaining 25-50% of the green space that is currently there. I specifically said Nationwide likely doesn't need more space. I stated that it could a mixed-use development, not just Nationwide office space. 29 minutes ago, DTCL11 said: I would say they wouldn't ever want or need to. I'd rather see a tower at the corner of NW and High than in this spot. Are you referring to the lot with the railroad tracks cutting directly through the middle? It's going to be difficult to get that developed given that type of material moved along those tracks. 30 minutes ago, DTCL11 said: I would refer to similar projects in other cities where a residential tower is injected into a business district and it doesn't really do much for vibrancy. It just becomes a quiet vertical gated community. I suggested mixed-use, not a residential tower.
October 16, 20195 yr 35 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: Are you referring to the lot with the railroad tracks cutting directly through the middle? It's going to be difficult to get that developed given that type of material moved along those tracks. Yes. The same tracks that are immediately adjacent to the current tower and lower portion of NW. They also go under and through the parking deck. They also are immediately adjacent to the substructure of the hyatt and convention center and within spitting distance of the new Hiltons, the AEP tower and garage etc. I'm not seeing where this location is prohibitive in anyway with proper engineering. From a safety standpoint, the precedent is already there to have significant structures within feet of the railroads. The lot, though differently shaped, is not much different than the remaining lot on Goodale along 670. Mixed use or not, the value added just doesn't seem that it would be there. I don't think there is anything to be gained that can't be achieved in a dozen other adjacent locations. A far better thought experiment IMO would be adding to the acres and acres of parking decks along front street. Even just a few floors of mixed use above each of those is a much better use of resources than to try to squeeze a building into those green spaces for the sake of urban value. They could even hollow out the main lower portion and built a tower up from it and I think it would be a better option. I would argue that the main plaza is not what is redundant. The lot on NW and High is. Edited October 16, 20195 yr by DTCL11
October 16, 20195 yr 9 minutes ago, DTCL11 said: Yes. The same tracks that are immediately adjacent to the current tower and lower portion of NW. They also go under and through the parking deck. They also are immediately adjacent to the substructure of the hyatt and convention center and within spitting distance of the new Hiltons, the AEP tower and garage etc. I'm not seeing where this location is prohibitive in anyway with proper engineering. From a safety standpoint, the precedent is already there to have significant structures within feet of the railroads. The lot, though differently shaped, is not much different than the remaining lot on Goodale along 670. The only structure that has been built over the tracks has been one parking garage. It's clearly cost prohibitive to come up with an engineering plan to build a structure over top of it and it will likely take a miracle to get someone to attempt it. 15 minutes ago, DTCL11 said: A far better thought experiment IMO would be adding to the acres and acres of parking decks along front street. Even just a few floors of mixed use above each of those is a much better use of resources than to try to squeeze a building into those green spaces for the sake of urban value. Doing something with those garages would certainly have a positive impact. It's upsetting that they couldn't even include some ground floor retail in them. I think both options would be great, but that's just my opinion. I wasn't trying to start an argument here, it was just something I had thought about. Every time I walk/drive down High Street, the Nationwide Plaza area feels dead because the green space is just not set up well, in my opinion. It seems to be mainly used for Nationwide employees going out for a smoke and that's about it. Why not try activate at least of it in a way that's a bit more useful?
October 16, 20195 yr A thought experiment was proposed. Alternative opinions were shared. *end of meeting minutes* We will have to agree to disagree. Could it be done. Sure. To your original question, How would I feel. It doesn't seem worth it to me. I don't feel it would add anything other than density for density sake and I don't believe that's necessarily the way to go.
October 16, 20195 yr 6 minutes ago, DTCL11 said: A thought experiment was proposed. Alternative opinions were shared. *end of meeting minutes* Ummmm ok? 6 minutes ago, DTCL11 said: We will have to agree to disagree. Could it be done. Sure. To your original question, How would I feel. It doesn't seem worth it to me. I don't feel it would add anything other than density for density sake and I don't believe that's necessarily the way to go. Fair enough. I was just curious how others felt, so thanks!
October 16, 20195 yr 46 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: Ummmm ok? It's a tongue in cheek reference to committee meetings/discussions that go in endless circles with no conclusion that can be summarized by those two lines.
October 16, 20195 yr I actually really like this plaza area. As big as it is, it actually is quite narrow/long. If you were to build a building between William Green, Plaza 3 and Plaza 1 it would be so overly close to each other I don't think it would add any value or enhancement even to the skyline. If anything it would block some of the views of these buildings already in place. That being said, Nationwide did swiftly and relatively quietly purchased the now 120 year old "office" building over on East Spring Street surrounded by surface parking back in 2016 and has just been sitting on this. It is around the corner from their other skyscrapers. I've always though it would be awesome location if they would build a new skyscraper on that land in preparation for their 100 year anniversary in 2026 to reaffirm their commitment to Columbus and downtown like they did when they ventured away from the booming capital square trend in the 1970's and "risked" building and investing next to the abandoned train yards, prison and crime ridden Short North. Just a thought I've pondered, no merit or valid rumors of this by any means.
October 16, 20195 yr 7 minutes ago, Gnoraa said: That being said, Nationwide did swiftly and relatively quietly purchased the now 120 year old "office" building over on East Spring Street surrounded by surface parking back in 2016 and has just been sitting on this. What building are you talking about? 8 minutes ago, Gnoraa said: I've always though it would be awesome location if they would build a new skyscraper on that land in preparation for their 100 year anniversary in 2026 to reaffirm their commitment to Columbus and downtown like they did when they ventured away from the booming capital square trend in the 1970's and "risked" building and investing next to the abandoned train yards, prison and crime ridden Short North. That would be one expensive show of commitment!
October 16, 20195 yr 28 minutes ago, cbussoccer said: What building are you talking about? https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/01/28/nationwide-realty-buys-spring-street-office.html They bought this and the old marconi garage across from AEP quietly in 2016. Edit: For clarification, it appears that it is only the building that NRI bought. My money is they are betting to be able to buy the lots in the future. But as if now, none of the surrounding lots are NRI. https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/09/06/nationwide-realty-buys-downtowns-marconi-garage.html These are the two locations I referenced above. IF I was going to bet money on a new Tower from NRI, these locations would be it. I won't actually make that bet right now but they are tight plots that will hopefully dem wa and height and density to maximize profit. But they could also just sit on them for 20 years doing nothing. Before the committment to move the jobs to Grandview Yard, Nationwide planned on building a single claims office 'downtown' to consolidate their claims operations into a single building. No specifics were ever released and then grandview yard came along. Edited October 16, 20195 yr by DTCL11
October 17, 20195 yr On 10/16/2019 at 8:58 AM, Pablo said: Just for fun, here’s an early plan for the site, late 60s or early 70s. Check out all the apartment buildings to the north. That is one hell of a find! Love that someone at Nationwide had a vision of Short North 40-50 years ago!
October 17, 20195 yr 23 hours ago, DTCL11 said: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/01/28/nationwide-realty-buys-spring-street-office.html They bought this and the old marconi garage across from AEP quietly in 2016. Edit: For clarification, it appears that it is only the building that NRI bought. My money is they are betting to be able to buy the lots in the future. But as if now, none of the surrounding lots are NRI. https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/09/06/nationwide-realty-buys-downtowns-marconi-garage.html These are the two locations I referenced above. IF I was going to bet money on a new Tower from NRI, these locations would be it. I won't actually make that bet right now but they are tight plots that will hopefully dem wa and height and density to maximize profit. But they could also just sit on them for 20 years doing nothing. Before the committment to move the jobs to Grandview Yard, Nationwide planned on building a single claims office 'downtown' to consolidate their claims operations into a single building. No specifics were ever released and then grandview yard came along. When NRI purchased the Marconi Garage a few years back and asked for permission to demo it, they promised the Downtown Commission to have a development plan for the lot within 5 years I believe and start construction soon after. The commission was very against letting it become a surface lot until NRI agreed to this condition.
October 17, 20195 yr On 10/16/2019 at 12:29 PM, DTCL11 said: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/01/28/nationwide-realty-buys-spring-street-office.html They bought this and the old marconi garage across from AEP quietly in 2016. Edit: For clarification, it appears that it is only the building that NRI bought. My money is they are betting to be able to buy the lots in the future. But as if now, none of the surrounding lots are NRI. https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/09/06/nationwide-realty-buys-downtowns-marconi-garage.html These are the two locations I referenced above. IF I was going to bet money on a new Tower from NRI, these locations would be it. I won't actually make that bet right now but they are tight plots that will hopefully dem wa and height and density to maximize profit. But they could also just sit on them for 20 years doing nothing. Before the committment to move the jobs to Grandview Yard, Nationwide planned on building a single claims office 'downtown' to consolidate their claims operations into a single building. No specifics were ever released and then grandview yard came along. Would they not try to acquire those lots next to the Spring St building before doing something? Wouldn't be such a tight plot then. Edit: Don't mind me. You literally said that in your comment. ?♂️ Edited October 17, 20195 yr by TH3BUDDHA
October 17, 20195 yr 4 minutes ago, TH3BUDDHA said: Would they not try to acquire those lots next to the Spring St building before doing something? Wouldn't be such a tight plot then. I agree. I would certainly bet money on them trying to acquire them if they havent already but those lots have been owned by the same operators for decades, some back to the 1970s. I dont see NRI doing anything on spring until they acquire more and they will certainly run into opposition if they attempt to demolish that building anyway. The only pricing I can find was a sale of one lot in 1997 for $1.3 million. The investment for those lots is likely going to be significantly higher than what they spent on even the Marconi garage. Maybe the sale to the Crew will push some of those purchases along.
October 21, 20195 yr More about the possibilities for the YMCA (think it can become its own topic?): https://www.dispatch.com/news/20191020/ymca-officials-confident-new-use-can-be-found-for-old-downtown-building
November 13, 20195 yr Inside downtown's new coworking mansion Downtown's newest coworking space has the feel of an old-fashioned house with all the modern touches. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2019/11/13/photos-inside-downtowns-new-coworking-mansio.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 14, 20195 yr Back on 9/4/19 in this thread I posted a Business First article about the Church of Scientology putting its downtown building up for sale. I posted it because that building at 30 N. High Street - located halfway between Capitol Square and the Gay Street corridor - is an interesting four-story building that has some renovation potential: https://forum.urbanohio.com/topic/43-columbus-random-development-and-news/?do=findComment&comment=909096 The reason the Church of Scientology is moving is because they were renovating the former Time Warner Cable building at 1266 Dublin Road - a 48,900-square-foot building built in 1991. Well, now I see by this reddit thread - https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/dvt0bw/ohio_lawmakers_congratulate_church_of_scientology/ - that links to this cleveland.com article - https://www.cleveland.com/open/2019/11/ohio-lawmakers-congratulate-church-of-scientology-on-opening-new-columbus-location.html - that they've opened the new Dublin Road location. That reddit thread and the cleveland.com article are pretty funny and entertaining. I especially enjoyed this passage from the article: Quote In a release, the Church of Scientology stated that its new building in Columbus will serve the entire Central Ohio region, from Dayton to Mansfield. The facility includes a public information center, a chapel, a café, and an entire wing of rooms for “auditing” sessions, during which people are questioned with an e-meter (a machine that resembles a lie-detector test) to locate areas of “spiritual distress.” Sounds like a fun time(!) The reddit thread also contained this July 2019 streetview of the 1266 Dublin Road location: https://goo.gl/maps/LDwcobVa314QrWdaA It turns out that the new Church of Scientology building is located directly across Dublin Road from the offices of ABC6/FOX28/CW53 - the three local TV stations owned by Sinclair Communications. Coincidence????
November 19, 20195 yr CMHA plans to spend $247M on new and updated housing in 2020 Riding Central Ohio's development boom, the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority says 2020 could be its most active year yet. The public housing agency has been gradually increasing the size of its portfolio and renovating and updating existing properties. In 2020, it plans to invest $247 million to acquire or renovate more than 1,400 units of housing, including workforce and affordable housing units. Mixed-income development has been a part of that strategy, said CEO Charles Hillman, noting the $120 million, 450-unit redevelopment of Poindexter Village which is coming to a close with a final phase. These developments allow people at different income levels to live in the same neighborhood. "Our business model to (grow) has been the market rate housing as a generator of revenue at the same time we expand the footprint of affordability," Hillman said. "We're driving full force ahead on that." More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2019/11/19/cmha-plans-to-spend-247m-on-new-and-updated.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 3, 20195 yr In light of the Brewery District announcement yesterday, I made a comment asking if this is it and the development boom is finally here to stay. So, I thought it was interesting that Columbus Business First ran this article today: Crane Watch update: Development boom 'the new normal' in Columbus As many of Central Ohio's real estate faces gathered at an industry panel in Dublin last month, there was little talk of the city's construction boom slowing down. In fact, some think the city should be ready for this pace of building for the long haul. Sitting on a panel of developers and brokers, Skip Weiler of Robert Weiler Co. said his company's apartment projects are still in high demand. In fact, its recently completed River & Rich project in Franklinton leased up faster than any other apartment project in the developer's history, prompting talk of a second phase with a 12-story tower. "People worry we're overbuilt because things are going up everywhere, but this development is the new normal in Columbus," Weiler said. "The demand will continue. It used to be that you rented because you had to, now you rent because you want to. Everywhere downtown is hot." Downtown is the watchword for Rich Schuen, too. The founding principal of Colliers International's Columbus office says half of the tenants asking his firm about space want to be in downtown or an urban environment. "Everything downtown is in high, high demand," Schuen told the group, noting the large number of out-of-state investors buying in. "The only thing that is going to hamper that sales activity is the available product." More here: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2019/12/03/crane-watch-update-development-boom-the-new-normal.html?iana=hpmvp_colum_news_headline Edited December 3, 20195 yr by TH3BUDDHA
December 18, 20195 yr Addition Proposed for Downtown Warehouse Building A plan to breathe new life into a mostly-vacant warehouse building on the northern edge of downtown was presented to the Downtown Commission earlier today. The four- and six-story building, which sits at 260 E. Naghten St., contains about 100,000 square feet of space that would be renovated for office use. The proposal then calls for a 50,000-square-foot addition onto the north side of the building, which would require the demolition of a two-story brick building at 245 Mt. Vernon Ave. Ben Punturi, of the architectural firm Ford & Associates, told the commission that “in order to structurally stabilize the building that we want to keep, that [smaller] building has to come down.” The existing surface lot to the west of the site would be utilized for parking. The project was reviewed conceptually, meaning that the commission provided initial comments but did not vote on approval. Several commissioners spoke favorably of the proposal and alluded to the fact that previous attempts to redevelop the site have not been successful. “It’s great to see someone doing something with the building,” said commissioner Otto Beatty. Also heard at today’s meeting was a new plan for the PNC Building, as well as a significant proposal for the corner of East Broad Street and North Grant Avenue. https://www.columbusunderground.com/addition-proposed-for-downtown-warehouse-building-bw1 Edited December 18, 20195 yr by cbussoccer added link
December 19, 20195 yr Downtown Warehouse Building To Get Renovation and Addition: A 6 story downtown warehouse will get a renovation and expand by 50%: https://www.columbusunderground.com/addition-proposed-for-downtown-warehouse-building-bw1
December 19, 20195 yr 2 hours ago, Toddguy said: Downtown Warehouse Building To Get Renovation and Addition: A 6 story downtown warehouse will get a renovation and expand by 50%: https://www.columbusunderground.com/addition-proposed-for-downtown-warehouse-building-bw1 I moved this from the Discovery District thread into this one - where cbussoccer posted about it yesterday. However, I don't blame you for posting it as a Discovery District project. That district covers the eastern third of downtown (more or less) - and this could be argued to be part of it. But it is also kinda remote from the main north-south streets of the Discovery District, like Grant & Washington avenues, and all the other development occurring there. If we had a Warehouse District thread, this would definitely go there. But we don't really have a "Warehouse District" in downtown other than a partial block or two. So no one's ever started a Warehouse District thread - and that's probably OK. So this seems to meet the definition for a "random" project. So here it is. But to you (and everyone else) - don't worry about where to post project news if it's somewhat unclear. Just use your best judgement and post the news. If it needs moved, that's what us mods are here for. ?
December 27, 20195 yr 2019 edition of the Top 10 architectural designs for projects in Columbus - as voted on by over 900 participants at CU: https://www.columbusunderground.com/top-10-architectural-designs-of-columbus-2019-we1
December 27, 20195 yr The irony in the fact that the most hated by its own community was voted number 1 is slightly wonderful. Also, the fact that a stand alone parking garage with some pretty basic screening made the top ten... is.... well.... disappointing. Hooray for public polling lol I wonder what the participation rate of these for CU has been doing. I wonder if it has been going up or down over the years Edited December 27, 20195 yr by DTCL11
December 29, 20195 yr https://www.columbusunderground.com/the-top-10-development-projects-bo2019 The Top 10 Columbus Urban Development Projects of 2019 - as announced by CU: 1. Gravity 2. Bridge Park Dublin 3. Gravity 2.0 Announcement 4. New Crew Stadium & Confluence Park 5. Hilton Hotel Expansion 6. Budd Dairy Food Hall 7. North Market Tower 8. Easton Town Center Expansion 9. River & Rich – Phase Two 10. Scioto Peninsula Updates The CU article also includes links to its Best of Development projects from 2008 to 2018. It's interesting to see those previous projects. Most look good in retrospect. A few don't - remember the Wonderland winner from 2010?
December 29, 20195 yr And the rest of the 2019 urban development project round-ups from CU: 40 Urban Development Projects Completed in 2019 -- https://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-development-projects-completed-in-2019-bw1 64 Urban Development Projects Under Construction in 2019 -- https://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-urban-development-projects-under-construction-bw1 50 Urban Development Projects Announced in 2019 -- https://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-urban-development-projects-announced-in-2019-bw1 In Limbo: Still No Shovels in the Ground For These 62 Projects -- https://www.columbusunderground.com/unbuilt-development-projects-in-columbus-bw1
January 3, 20205 yr One more 2019 list. Columbus Business First ranked the largest commercial projects started in 2019 by total project cost. The below article link has renderings of the top 5 projects. Below the link is a list of the top 10 projects: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2019/11/01/top-of-the-list-central-ohios-largest-commercial.html A couple of prominent projects didn't make the Top 10. The Hamilton Quarter retail development ($35 million) was at #11 and Whitehall's Norton Crossing multifamily residential development ($34.5 million) was at #12.
January 8, 20205 yr Talk about random... Exclusive: Meet the man working to rebuild the iconic Christopher Inn One of the original designers of the old Christopher Inn has an eye on rebuilding the distinctive downtown landmark. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2020/01/08/exclusive-meet-the-man-working-to-rebuild-the.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 8, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, ColDayMan said: Talk about random... Exclusive: Meet the man working to rebuild the iconic Christopher Inn One of the original designers of the old Christopher Inn has an eye on rebuilding the distinctive downtown landmark. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2020/01/08/exclusive-meet-the-man-working-to-rebuild-the.html If so, let's hope for a bit more updated look instead of an exact replica.
January 8, 20205 yr 11 minutes ago, jonoh81 said: If so, let's hope for a bit more updated look instead of an exact replica. Quote With the help of some other architects, developers and historic groups, Gosnell has been putting together drawings for a modern iteration of the hotel. The plan he's drawn up includes a hotel that is largely faithful to the original design, but he said the project would likely incorporate modern technology. He's been assembling memorabilia and accoutrements from the original as well. It would appear so. There could probably be a market for boutique mid century modern hotel. From a brand standpoint, it would be similar to some of the Marriott Autographs. Perhaps even adjacent to the new cosi. New cosi, meet new Christopher. According to the article, there has been some initial interest from developers so perhaps we will see it. A 16-ish story building would be a welcome development.
January 9, 20205 yr Is he considering the proposed but never built 30 story addition and observation tower as depicted on this album cover?
January 9, 20205 yr 5 hours ago, ColDayMan said: Talk about random... Exclusive: Meet the man working to rebuild the iconic Christopher Inn One of the original designers of the old Christopher Inn has an eye on rebuilding the distinctive downtown landmark. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2020/01/08/exclusive-meet-the-man-working-to-rebuild-the.html Didn't YOU propose this?
January 9, 20205 yr 33 minutes ago, Pablo said: Is he considering the proposed but never built 30 story addition and observation tower as depicted on this album cover? A few more depictions in the WOSU Columbus Neighborhoods Collection https://www.pbs.org/video/christopher-inn-zwnhhl/ Notably in this video, one of the founder of Schooley Caldwell laments the loss of it and the fact it was simply turned into a parking lot for the new build adjacent. These comments mimic a blip in the bizjournal article that the exact location is a surface lot that could still hold the rebuild (probably without the spire). Makes me wonder if Schooley Caldwell is helping now. Also a fun note, the promotional pictures from the time look straight out of a West Elm or Crate and Barrel catalogue today.
January 9, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, GCrites80s said: Didn't YOU propose this? Silence!!! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 9, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, DTCL11 said: A few more depictions in the WOSU Columbus Neighborhoods Collection https://www.pbs.org/video/christopher-inn-zwnhhl/ Notably in this video, one of the founder of Schooley Caldwell laments the loss of it and the fact it was simply turned into a parking lot for the new build adjacent. These comments mimic a blip in the bizjournal article that the exact location is a surface lot that could still hold the rebuild (probably without the spire). Makes me wonder if Schooley Caldwell is helping now. Also a fun note, the promotional pictures from the time look straight out of a West Elm or Crate and Barrel catalogue today. It wasn't only surface parking after the Inn was demoed. The COSI tightrope bike exhibit was located there until the COSI move.
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