September 26, 200519 yr If you were about to build a new home, and realized you had to pay $5,000 impact fee. Wouldn't it make MUCH MORE sense to buy an existing home?? Maybe this is a way to slow down all this crazy growth!
October 15, 200519 yr Author no article online, but according to the Other Paper, during this winter an outdoor skating rink will be on state street between the ohio theater and the statehouse. and i think it said things like a ferris wheel and other stuff will be there too :lol: blah blah something
October 17, 200519 yr I think there was an article in the dispatch a week or two ago about this as well. Sounds awesome!
October 18, 200519 yr Don't know if the article you're referring to was in The Dispatch, since they just printed one today 10/18/05: Downtown delivers holiday on ice Ferris wheel, rink to entice revelers Tuesday, October 18, 2005 Debbie Gebolys THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH An outdoor skating rink and a 75-foot Ferris wheel are the seasonal trimmings that boosters hope will add to the holiday feel Downtown this year. For more info, click the link www.dispatch.com
October 19, 200519 yr From Suburban News Publications, 10/12/05: Population boom in Darby's future under all scenarios Residency in the watershed would balloon from 31,000 to 100,000 under all three considered plans. By GARTH BISHOP The population of the Big Darby watershed area would grow considerably under each of the three "scenarios" for development presented at last week's meeting of the Big Darby Accord. The Accord group is dedicated to preserving and protecting the Big Darby watershed, promoting responsible growth, creating a partnership among the jurisdictions in the watershed and capitalizing on the results of other efforts. The group is a cooperative planning effort among the 10 political entities affected by the watershed: the cities of Columbus, Grove City and Hilliard; Franklin County; Washington, Brown, Prairie, Pleasant and Norwich townships; and the village of Harrisburg. "This is an historic process," said Paul Moyer, a member of EDAW, a Virginia-based planning group that is working as a consultant on the project along with EMH&T, a Gahanna engineering firm. "Having 10 jurisdictions together to discuss this plan is huge," Moyer said. More information on the Accord -- including a copy of the presentation notes from the meeting -- can be found at the group's Web site, www.franklincountyohio.gov/bigdarbyaccord. The project phone line for the accord is 614-462-5629. More at http://www.snponline.com/NEWS10-12/10-12_allhlwnaccord.htm
October 19, 200519 yr Oof. Maybe it came from somewhere else. All I know is that the girlie clipped it out of some news source and stuck it on the fridge. I think it's a hint that she wants to go. ;)
November 1, 200519 yr Room to roam: Funding deal gives BalletMet green light to buy block Adrian Burns, Business First BalletMet is ready to move forward with a multimillion-dollar expansion plan thanks to the approval of a $4 million revenue bond for the project. The Columbus dance company plans to purchase the entire block surrounding its leased location at 322 Mount Vernon Ave., and hopes to have the deal closed by November, said Executive Director Cheri Mitchell. The purchase includes the 35,000-square-foot former sheet metal factory the ballet has leased as its main facility since 1990, a 61,000-square-foot building next door used for storing archives by the law firm Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP, a 20,000-square-foot warehouse, and a 72-space parking lot. Read more at http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2005/11/01/daily22.html?from_rss=1
November 3, 200519 yr I just happen to have a picture of this cluster of buildings from about a year ago (you'll have to pardon the fact that it's in black and white, I don't have the original color version due to some hard drive problems)... <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com"><img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/blog/walker/archives/ohio_furnature_med.jpg"></a>
November 7, 200519 yr SWACO'S field of dreams: Build it green and business will come Scott Rawdon For Business First Part of Michael Long's job is to turn trash into trade. The executive director of Grove City-based Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio, is calling on businesses to consider locating to the Pyramid Resource Center, a proposed 232-acre business and industrial complex near the SWACO landfill. The Pyramid development should be attractive to businesses because it will derive much of its electricity directly from gasses created within the landfill, Long said. "This process takes what we don't want - trash - and turns it into something that we do want - energy and jobs," he said. The currently-empty Pyramid site is filled with potential, Long said, and he's imported some high-powered help to turn that into reality. SWACO has partnered with the Newport Beach, Calif.,-based FirmGreen Energy Co. to create an $18 million Green Energy Center, located at the landfill site. Full article at http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2005/11/07/focus5.html
November 15, 200519 yr Hmmm...these signs had better be plated in gold if they cost that much! Discover Columbus? More signs should point way, group says Tuesday, November 15, 2005 Debbie Gebolys THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Downtown does a lousy job of welcoming visitors, boosters say, but spending as much as $1.5 million on new road signs could fix that. Others say Downtown isn’t so hard to find. Still, out-of-town visitors and even those who live in Columbus’ suburbs could be confused about exactly where to find such attractions as the Ohio Theatre, the Statehouse, COSI and the Columbus Museum of Art, sign supporters say. "It bothers me no end, as I approach Downtown from the interstate, that there are few signs if any that say Downtown," said Bob McLaughlin, the city’s Downtown development director. Things don’t get much better on city streets, McLaughlin said. "We don’t have good signs to tell you how to get to the Palace Theatre. "It can be a daunting and frustrating experience, even for people from Powell or Westerville." The city and the Capital Crossroads Special Improvements District spent $94,000 to hire consultants to propose a system of highway and street signs, known in the business as a "way-finding program." Kolar Design, of Cincinnati, is expected to finish its report soon. Backers say the cost of the signs could easily top $1.5 million. More at http://www.dispatch.com
November 15, 200519 yr Yeah...Columbus needs more signs like this... or Hell, Columbus & ODOT can't make up their minds as to what their signs should say Old Sign Newer Sign Better usage of the signage around (I don't have any photos of "destination" signage around town) would be much better
November 21, 200519 yr I had the same reaction initially to the $1.5 million. However, if you look at slides 26 and 27 of this presentation, I changed my mind. http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/publications/CCAnnualMtg2005.pdf I think it would be pretty cool to have all signage downtown themed to the Blue Jackets colored signs on slide 27. I always harp on Columbus for not having an identity. This could go a step further in creating that. Everything would look cleaner, more organized, and give the overall appearance of a city who has it's act together.
November 21, 200519 yr ^Yes, those slides are convincing. Cincy sort of has the same idea here and there, but no comprehensive system like proposed in Cbus. Had to laugh that pics of Cincy parking signs were used on the next slide!
November 22, 200519 yr Thank god they didn't use pictures of our embarrassing "Uptown" signs that are faded and from 1982 or at least look like it. Cincy has no room to talk on signage. They get 4 out of 10 in my book. Drive down I-75 and you see the same abbrevationed crap here, like University of Cinti or Cinti Gardens - ugg. While I know "Cinti" is one of the more official abbreviations, who uses it? It looks dumb and lazy. While I would prefer to have the entire word spelled out, if you were going to abbreviate, at least use, "Cincy" like "Philly" for Philadelphia.
November 23, 200519 yr Those signs on P 27 that you referenced are pretty sharp. It is well worth the money to have unified wayfinding signage instead of the hodgepodge you get in most cities. I don't think $1.5 million is too much at all.
November 23, 200519 yr Thank god they didn't use pictures of our embarrassing "Uptown" signs that are faded and from 1982 or at least look like it. Cincy has no room to talk on signage. They get 4 out of 10 in my book. Drive down I-75 and you see the same abbrevationed crap here, like University of Cinti or Cinti Gardens - ugg. While I know "Cinti" is one of the more official abbreviations, who uses it? It looks dumb and lazy. While I would prefer to have the entire word spelled out, if you were going to abbreviate, at least use, "Cincy" like "Philly" for Philadelphia. It's Phila. for signs in Pennsylvania addressing Philadelphia. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 23, 200519 yr I say go for it. If new signs will be aesthetically pleasing and better for people to be able get around, go for it the whole way. They looked very nice!
November 24, 200519 yr go for it the whole way. I think THAT's the key! If they don't do it the whole way...don't do it at all. $1.5 million sounds like it should be the "whole way".
December 6, 200519 yr From the Grove City Record, 12/1/05: GUEST COLUMN Fee lessens burden of development Thursday, December 1, 2005 Larry Wolpert Many areas around Ohio are experiencing record growth as people move from the larger cities to suburban areas. This trend has had a negative financial impact on many school districts, as the property taxes generated from newly constructed homes do not cover the costs of the additional services, facilities and schools needed to accommodate new residents. To help overcome some of the impact of new development on school districts, legislation has been introduced by State Representative Jon Peterson (R-Delaware) that would permit school districts, townships and counties to collect an impact fee on new development to help construct new schools and infrastructure needed because of residential growth. House Bill 299 is an important piece of legislation introduced this year, and I am proud to be a co-sponsor and a supporter of this bill. Under House Bill 299, a land use or capital facilities plan would have to be adopted before an impact fee could be levied. This plan would include an analysis of the current capacity and use of existing facilities, estimates of the costs to upgrade, improve, expand or replace existing facilities, and a description of any new facilities needed because of new development. MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/thisweek.php?edition=GroveCity&story=thisweeknews/120105/GroveCity/News/120105-News-55536.html
December 21, 200519 yr A short update from Business First of Columbus, 12/16/05: Deal for dance studio done by BalletMet BalletMet Columbus has completed the purchase of its dance studio at 322 Mount Vernon Ave. in Columbus, along with two adjacent buildings and a parking lot, for $4.85 million. The deal marks the first time in the dance company's 28-year history that it has owned its own facility. In addition to BalletMet's 35,000-square-foot headquarters, the deal included two warehouses and a 72-space parking lot. An existing tenant will continue to lease one warehouse, while the other will house BalletMet's set and prop shop and provide additional space for operations. BalletMet had leased its space on Mount Vernon Avenue since 1990 after moving between several other locations, including a church and above a delicatessen. The property had been owned by North Center Properties. More at http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2005/12/12/daily40.html?from_rss=1
January 2, 200619 yr Hamilton Road an ’06 priority Upgrade among Coleman’s goals for new year Monday, January 02, 2006 Jodi Andes and Mark Ferenchik THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Columbus will focus this year on reviving Hamilton Road, a retail strip near Eastland Mall. Mayor Michael B. Coleman has talked about it since his 1999 campaign and says it’s time to build on improvements already under way in the area. They include an indoor water park at a Holiday Inn and renovations at the mall. The city is pursuing a similar strategy along Morse Road, where it is spending more than $19 million to add sidewalks, bury power lines and otherwise improve the street. On Hamilton Road, Columbus will hire a planning company to study the retail, office and residential real-estate market between I-70 and Rt. 33, said Vince Papsidero, city planning administrator. That will show how viable the retail market is and whether more office, service or residential uses might fit in better. More at http://dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/01/02/20060102-D1-03.html
January 6, 200619 yr Bad news from the 1/5/06 AP: Skating rink, Ferris wheel in doubt for next season Thursday, January 05, 2006 Associated Press Columbus - The temporary skating rink outside the Statehouse could be on thin ice. It hasn't been decided whether the rink or a nearby Ferris wheel will return for a second run during the next holiday season. For more info, click the link http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/113645382679550.xml&coll=2
January 6, 200619 yr They really expected 35,000 people to ride a jerry-rigged ferris wheel in the freezing cold?!?!?
January 6, 200619 yr Author its not a real skating rink unless theres an au bon pain so the one less than a block away doesn't count?
January 6, 200619 yr its not a real skating rink unless theres an au bon pain so the one less than a block away doesn't count? colday informed me. It was more of a stab at detroit's CMP (not sure if you are familiar)
January 8, 200619 yr Columbus Partnership has goal in its sights Group hopes to land tax breaks, continue improvement efforts Sunday, January 08, 2006 Mike Pramik THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Learning your way around Washington doesn’t always come easy. Ask Bob Milbourne, president of the Columbus Partnership. Last year, the group of leaders from many of central Ohio’s top companies helped secure more than $66 million in federal money for local development projects. But after two unsuccessful attempts at gaining U.S. Treasury Department tax write-offs to help revitalize underprivileged neighborhoods, the partnership in 2006 will try again, this time tweaking their application. "The Treasury didn’t feel our census tracts were as depressed as others around the country that did receive allocation," Milbourne said. "We’re making a similar application as the second one, we think written in a stronger way." Subtle tweaks might be a curious way to describe work done by the partnership, which in the past three years has significantly expanded its influence in representing the Columbus business community. Initiated in 2002 by 15 central Ohio business leaders, the group has grown to 30 in number. Leslie H. Wexner, chairman and CEO of Limited Brands, is chairman of the group, while John F. Wolfe, chairman, publisher and CEO of the Dispatch serves as the vice-chairman. Full story at http://dispatch.com/business-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/01/08/20060108-F1-01.html
January 9, 200619 yr SWACO venture yet to pay off Waste agency hasn’t lured businesses to recycling site in 20 months of ownership Monday, January 09, 2006 Robert Ruth THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH More than 220 acres across the street from the Franklin County landfill are supposed to be blossoming with wasterecycling businesses. But 20 months after the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio paid $8.1 million for the land, it remains vacant, with no detailed plan for developing it. Timothy B. Berlekamp was hired 16 months ago as SWACO’s business-development director but has limited experience in the field. Berlekamp, who said he is being paid $85,000 a year, has been a farmer, Seneca County commissioner and director of two public landfill districts in northern Ohio. The authority, which is financed mostly through fees companies pay to dump trash at its landfill, bought the property from Ruscilli Development. Ruscilli had tried unsuccessfully for seven years to develop it into an industrial park. More at http://www.dispatch.com
January 26, 200619 yr From www.downtowncolumbus.com HARTMAN LOFTS Hartman Lofts, 150 E. Main St., is due to open in late spring with 36 one- and two- bedroom condominium units starting in the $130s and $270s respectively and ranging from 540 to 1400 square feet. Built as a luxury hotel in 1898 by an eye and ear doctor for his clients, The Hartman Building boasts 11-foot ceilings, 7-foot windows and even a ballroom. It's had at least one noteworthy tenant already, too: In 1906 it was the primary residence of Governor Andrew Harris. "We look forward to the residents of the Hartman enjoying its location, history and incredible architecture, but in their own style and space," said Larry Ruben, president and CEO of Plaza Properties, which is developing the building. For more information on Hartman Lofts, call 614.220.0824 or check out www.hartmanlofts.com. OHIO LOFTS Meanwhile, Ohio Lofts is taking reservations for condos with a quaintly historical mark on the outside: The large letters spelling "Ohio Furniture" that are still visible on the side of the building, at 139 E. Main Street. Inside, the refurbished 99-year-old building has 16 condo units, including some with private rooftop gardens. Others have a mezzanine option — essentially a loft within a loft. Ranging from 750 square feet to 3,500 square feet, the customizable units will feature minimal walls and maximum open space. Prices start in the $160s, or $290s for units with gardens. The gardens themselves range from 300 to 1,500 square feet. "No one's getting the same unit," said Yhezkel Levi, owner of Levi & Associates, developers of the project. "Each one is different, depending on the owner." Ohio Lofts are set for a June opening date. For more information or to schedule a tour, call 614.571.5003 or visit www.ohioloft.com.
January 28, 200619 yr From the Delaware News, 1/18/06: Impact fee increase could slow home building rates By KELLEY YOUMAN As impact fees are raised in communities around Central Ohio, building could see a slow-down, industry officials say. Delaware City Council is expected to vote Monday on a proposal to raise city impact fees by as much as $826, and on whether a proposed new municipal facilities and equipment fee should be collected. Jim Hilz, director of the Building Industry Association of Central Ohio, said home construction rates throughout Delaware and Franklin Counties are down, and higher impact fees could bring them to a halt in some instances. "We don't oppose impact fees," said Hilz. "We can appreciate local government looking for new funding sources." Impact fees are collected from builders and developers when a building permit is issued. Under Ohio Revised Code, revenues generated can be used only to help the city manage new growth, and cannot be used to pay salaries of city employees. For example, a city can use impact fees to build a new fire station, but cannot use the money to pay firefighters' salaries. MORE: http://www.snponline.com/NEWS1-18/1-18_deimpactfee.htm
February 2, 200619 yr Ohio’s rivers focus of much planning, little monitoring Thursday, February 02, 2006 Spencer Hunt, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency says it’s so bogged down with creating plans to clean up waterways across the state that it will take years to see if those plans work. For example, a plan to protect the ecologically sensitive Big Darby Creek should be in place this year. But tests to measure the plan’s effectiveness aren’t scheduled until 2021. The Ohio EPA said it got into this predicament after several environmental groups sued to speed up the complex plans, considered vital to restoring and protecting Ohio streams. But the time lapse between plans and tests has some groups concerned. The Olentangy River isn’t scheduled for tests until 2018. "There are significant changes in the (Olentangy) that are going on right now," said Bob Frey, a geologist and member of the advocacy group Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed. Randall Edwards, spokesman for the Ohio chapter of the Nature Conservancy, said streams threatened by urban sprawl, such as the Darby and Olentangy, should be monitored. "If there’s not enough manpower to do it, then they need additional resources," Edwards said. http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/02/02/20060202-A1-03.html
February 2, 200619 yr Cant say about Columbus, but the streams and rivers here in the Dayton area are quite a resource and nice natural feature....
February 6, 200619 yr From the February 3, 2006 print edition Park it here City struggles with downtown parking issues Kathy Showalter Business First J. Daniel Schmidt, president of JDS Companies Inc. and developer of downtown's Market Exchange District, considers himself a lucky man. About 94 percent of the 300,000 square feet in the neighborhood office space that his company leases is occupied. When Columbus ad agency Ologie expands by 5,000 square feet this spring, Schmidt's occupancy rate for the Market Exchange District will climb even higher. Read more at http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2006/02/06/focus1.html
February 6, 200619 yr - OR, the city can think about pushing the light rail plan. Less auto commuters means cheaper parking and/or more room for development. $3/day from the park-and-ride is going to be cheaper than $100/month at the parking lot.
February 6, 200619 yr Conversely, office workers whose jobs move from downtown to Easton might see the move as equal to a raise. A much bigger raise for some would be your job moving downtown and being able to get rid of your car and take PT. Too bad they don't mention both sides of the equasion.
February 6, 200619 yr What is it with these guys who always think more parking is the answer? Columbus has more suface parking space than it can handle and it hasn't helped improve downtown business. City Center Mall has a cavernous parking garage, but that alone hasn't been enough to keep this once shining jewel of a mall from turning into a virtual ghost town. True, these are developers with good intentions who want to see more residential and retail development in and near downtown But this development is already growing and more is coming in spite of their contention that more parking is needed. What is needed in downtown Columbus are more an better ways of not only getting into and out of downtown, but getting around within downtown as well. If these heavy hitting developers would publically support efforts to create better mass transit, bikeways and pedestrian-friendly amenities, I would accept what they have to say. But not one of them even made mention of this issue. They are still locked into the idea that people are inextricably tied to their cars and can't or won't use any other form of transportation.
February 7, 200619 yr Consider Copenhagen... In the 1960s, their city fathers decided to intentionally eliminate 2-3 percent of the parking supply each year, replacing it with public spaces and high-density, pedestrian-friendly development. See the document available at: http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/mediaFiles/walking_21centconf01apaper_gemzoe.pdf Isn't ironic that most big cities have a traffic department but do not have a pedestrian department or a transit department, even though the latter two creates more livable cities than traffic does? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 7, 200619 yr I think that's part of a dilemna we PT advocate create for ourselves. Instead of always trying to "sell" PT, we should be building systems that sell themselves. Witness what has happened in most every city that has built a light rail system. Their ridership numbers have always exceeded the predictions. True, the transit systems had to "sell" the voters initially to build the system. But when Dallas (for instance) opened their system, they had so many people drive to the stations, parking became a problem. DART officials had underestimated the need for parking for people who wanted to take the train! Build it, run it well, give people fast, frequent and reliable service... and people will come. Good transit sells itself.
February 8, 200619 yr CITIZEN SCIENTISTS | Astronomy On a clear night... Amateur astronomers join in hunt for new planets, stars, asteroids Tuesday, February 07, 2006 Mike Lafferty, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Terry Warner built the observatory he calls ‘‘the Thunderdome" in Hutville, a community of amateur astronomers in northern Licking County. He bought the dome and telescope in 2003 from the University of Wisconsin at River Falls. Gary Burk, president of the Columbus Astronomical Society, uses his telescope at Hutville to view a new class of extrasolar planets in the Milky Way. It’s not just dark in Hutville, it’s black. Can’t-seea-cat-in-a-coal-bin black. And that’s just the way this community of stargazers likes it. ‘‘There are not more than a dozen places like this in the United States," said Terry Warner, an electrical engineer and amateur astronomer. He is one of 11 denizens of a plot of private land 30 minutes east of Columbus in northern Licking County. MORE: http://dispatch.com/science/science.php?story=dispatch/2006/02/07/20060207-D6-00.html
February 8, 200619 yr Bush’s cuts hurt cities, mayor says Under president’s budget, Ohio would lose $32 million Wednesday, February 08, 2006 Mark Ferenchik THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman blasted the Bush administration yesterday for spending billions in Iraq while proposing cuts to development grants for U.S. cities. Coleman said he can’t understand how the president’s proposed budget could spend $3 billion a year to help cities — a cut of nearly 20 percent — while the nation is spending $4.5 billion per week on the war in Iraq. In Columbus, federal grants support programs for the homeless, neighborhood revitalization and inner-city housing, said Development Director Mark Barbash. Cutting that money hurts the city’s ability to create jobs and build affordable housing, said Coleman, who is the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Mayors housing committee. Full story at http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/02/08/20060208-D2-01.html
February 8, 200619 yr Hopefully they are members of the darksky association, as light pollution from Columbus sprawl will eventually drive them away. http://www.darksky.org
February 9, 200619 yr Arena Crossing = Completed, North Bank Park = Completed, South Campus Gateway = completed... we're on a roll :wink:
February 10, 200619 yr Awww, we're good enough to have one of these threads now! Here are the high-profile projects I can think of that are coming up in the not too distant future... High-profile projects currently under construction: Residential Jeffrey Place (http://www.jeffreyplace.com) - 1,000 residential units plus 250,000 sq. feet of retail/commercial space being built in Italian village directly north of downtown. Harrison Park (http://www.harrisonpark.com) - 16-acre plot being developed into single family homes, condos, and appartments along Olentangy River in Harrison West. The Buggyworks (http://www.thebuggyworks.com) - 68 condos in first phase housed in former buggy factory in River West, west of the Arena District and adjacent to new Clipper's stadium. Burnham Square Condos (http://arenadistrictliving.com/burnham-square.php) - 100+ upscale condominiums rising in the heart of the Arena District. Carlyle's Watch (http://www.carlyleswatch.com/cms/) - 7-story 56 condo building going up on vacant lot in the heart of downtown Columbus. Liberty Place - 300-unit apartment complex being built in the Brewery District [no photo] The Dakota (http://www.dakotaonhigh.com/dakota/default.asp) - 46 luxury units on one of last open plots in the Short North The Terraces on Grant (http://www.terracesongrant.com/) - seven story condo building going up in the Discovery District. Mixed-use Broad & High (http://www.broadandhigh.com/) Offices and condo conversion/construction at city's main intersection. Office Lazarus Building (http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/publications/2005CommunityReport.pdf) - conversion of former department store into cultural arts center as well as offices for state employees. High-Profile Approved Projects Mixed-Use Whittier Peninsula (http://www.brewerydistrict.org/dev/breweryDist.asp) - mixed use development planned on Columbus' Whittier Peninsula. Plans call for office, residential, and parkland in development next to Brewery District. Sports Huntington Park (http://www.clippersbaseball.com/) - new 8,000 seat stadium for the Columbus Clippers to replace aging Cooper Stadium. Office Nationwide (http://www.arena-district.com/newsroom/press-release.php?detail=44) - new 6-story office building going up in grass lot in Arena District [no photo] Grange Insurance (http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2005/10/24/daily21.html) - new 200,000 sq. ft. building in Brewery District to expand Columbus headquarters [no photo] Government Franklin County Hall of Justice [no link] - $100+ million structure to replace/expand existing Hall of Justice. To be built on 4 blocks of surface lots. [no photo] Planned Projects Hotel Hyatt Regency Columbus addition or new Convention Center hotel Residential Riversouth residential [no website] - planned new urban village in area of downtown in between Capitol Sqaure and the Franklin County Government complex. [no photo]
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