March 22, 20214 yr ^Indeed. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 23, 20214 yr 19 hours ago, Ginger Planner said: They did a condo conversion to a nearly identical commercial building in Norfolk, Virginia when I lived there in 2016 so its definitely a possibility. Its now called ICON. They as in Welltower specifically, or they as in another developer? Building does look identical, I hope our version gets a similar treatment. We need more condos downtown.
March 23, 20214 yr https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/03/23/council-cuts-police-uniformed-strength-first-time-six-years/6956589002/ Quote The owner of a proposed new data-processing center on the Far South Side will save $54.3 million in abated property taxes over the next 15 years under a deal approved Monday by the Columbus City Council. The city also announced it has reached a $7 million deal to purchase two Downtown parcels from Franklin County — including the 1.34-acre Dorrian Commons Park across High Street from the County Government Center complex — to construct a new $130 million municipal courthouse that was approved by voters as part of a 2019 bond package. In return for the data-center tax break, Hamilton Local School District, which serves the site, is expected to gain $9 million in compensation from the developer under a separate agreement, and the city of Columbus would net another $750,000 in income taxes, said Michael Stevens, the city's development director. The income taxes will come from 20 new full-time jobs, but City Councilman Rob Dorans said that the city has confirmed to him it also could make millions of dollars more from income taxes on the hundreds of construction jobs created. $54.3m / 20 jobs = $2,715,000 / job What's the payback period on that? Edited March 23, 20214 yr by DarkandStormy Very Stable Genius
March 23, 20214 yr 10 hours ago, 17thState said: They as in Welltower specifically, or they as in another developer? Building does look identical, I hope our version gets a similar treatment. We need more condos downtown. Another developer. Just pointing out that a nearly identical building went through this transformation into residential so condos are possible.
March 24, 20214 yr Columbus Downtown Development Corp.'s new leadership takes on an equity agenda Newly appointed leaders to the Columbus Downtown Development Corp. board say they will help lead a post-pandemic rebound for the city's center that is focused on equity. The announcement that CEO Guy Worley is retiring comes as five new members are named to its board. "The new board appointments are a continuation of Mayor (Andrew) Ginther’s work to realign CDDC, especially in the wake of the pandemic and as we work to recover and rebuild," Robin Davis, the mayor's spokeswoman, said in an email. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/03/24/what-and-who-does-downtown-need-to-bounce-back.html **Please do not post more than three-four paragraphs of articles, thanks.
March 24, 20214 yr ^Hmmm, reading the Dispatch article yesterday I got the sense Worley was forced and not "retired" as Business First stated. H might have been forced out since he didn't jive with Ginther's vision for Downtown. Ginther wants more affordable housing while Worley was pushing for more high end stuff. Quote Ginther and other current leaders in the public and private sectors felt the need to more aggressively and collaboratively pursue some directions that Worley resisted, sources told The Dispatch. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/03/22/ginther-wants-more-affordable-housing-downtown-cddc-leader-leaves/4796372001/
March 24, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Pablo said: ^Hmmm, reading the Dispatch article yesterday I got the sense Worley was forced and not "retired" as Business First stated. H might have been forced out since he didn't jive with Ginther's vision for Downtown. Ginther wants more affordable housing while Worley was pushing for more high end stuff. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/03/22/ginther-wants-more-affordable-housing-downtown-cddc-leader-leaves/4796372001/ No idea, makes sense that they would maybe force him and others out. The ones leaving are all high up at rich companies, so it is kind of nice to see some smaller organization leadership.
March 27, 20214 yr Fourth and Long Renovation, Other Downtown Projects Moving Forward The renovation of a historic six-story building at the northeast corner of Fourth and Long streets will now be moving forward after the latest plan to renovate it got a yes-vote from the Downtown Commission. ... The two-story building next door, at 182 E. Long St., was constructed in 1920 for the Winders Motor Sales Company and now holds office space occupied by the Greater Columbus Arts Council. The plan to renovate both buildings was awarded state historic tax credits in 2019. ... Also approved by the Downtown Commission at Tuesday’s meeting was a more detailed plan for a 13-story building on Broad St., and a proposal from Franklin County to build a surface parking lot on an empty field at 50 E. Mound St. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/fourth-and-long-renovation-other-downtown-projects-moving-forward-bw1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 12, 20214 yr The Dispatch has a report on a late March Columbus Development Commission meeting in which more than 1,400 new apartment units were approved during that one meeting: https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/business/2021/03/25/columbus-apartment-boom-continues-into-2021/4629497001/ The seven projects approved in that meeting would add 1,430 apartments to the city. The approvals, which do not include suburban projects outside Columbus or Downtown projects, illustrate that apartment development may indeed be rebounding in a big way in 2021. To put this into perspective, the 1,430 apartments approved in this single Columbus Development Commission meeting, equals almost one-fourth the 6,620 apartments approved in all of 2020 for all of Central Ohio. Here's a listing of the seven projects approved during the March meeting (the Near East Side and Merion Village projects have been posted about in the Near East Side and Southside development threads): 1750 Maryland Avenue -- Columbus developer Connect Realty is proposing 74 apartments in four two- and three-story buildings on a 5-acre lot at Maryland and Woodland avenues on the Near East Side. The two- and three-bedroom apartments would serve a wide income range, with units reserved for those making no more than 30%, 60%, 80% and 100% of the area median income. 359 E. Markison Avenue -- A developer called Bexley Manning 569 Holdings is proposing 17 apartments on two Merion Village lots. One lot contains the former Washington Avenue United Methodist Church, although its bell tower would be preserved. 3301 Brice Road -- Fairway Realty is planning 360 apartments on 29 undeveloped acres on Brice Road in an area that has seen several new complexes in the past few years. This new complex would include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments in 15 three-story buildings. 2337 N. Cassady Avenue -- Metro Development is planning 264 apartments on 11.5 acres on the northeast side - east of North Linden. The complex consists of 11 three-story buildings and would include a clubhouse and pool. 2600 Stelzer Road -- Metro Development is planning 12 three-story buildings containing 360 apartments on a 27-acre site on the northeast side - south of Easton. The complex, called Walden Lakes, would include a pool and clubhouse. 3981 Bowen Road -- Metro Development is proposing to build 336 apartments on a 33-acre field on the southeast side near Canal Winchester. The 14-building complex, called Lawndale Commons, includes 14 acres of greenspace along its southern border, which might be donated to Columbus Metro Parks for the adjacent Pickerington Ponds Metro Park to the south. 980 E. Rich Street -- Blue Chip Homes is proposing a three-story building containing 19 apartments on an empty lot at the corner of Rich and South 20th streets in the Olde Towne East neighborhood on the Near East Side.
May 12, 20214 yr In VERY random development... City Council Passes Downtown Public Restroom Proposal Columbus City Council passed legislation last night entering into agreement with Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District to install at least three new public restroom facilities Downtown. Funding for the project will come from the CARES Act’s Community Development Block Grant, received by the City of Columbus last year. Grant dollars must be used for activities that benefit low- and moderate-income individuals by providing housing, permanent jobs, a public service, or access to new or significantly improved infrastructure, or eliminate blighted conditions. Council President Pro Tem Elizabeth Brown, who sponsored the ordinance, said during Council’s Monday meeting the facilities will help address the current limited access to clean and safe restrooms. “I’m excited to bring this funding forward, which recognizes that clean and secure public restroom facilities provide a level of dignity and comfort to individuals who often lack reliable access to these amenities, such as those experiencing homelessness,” said Brown. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/city-council-passes-downtown-public-restroom-proposal-tm1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 14, 20214 yr Does anyone have any news about Otherworld building out the bigger venue at their current location? Haven't heard anything about it since it was announced they were expanding.
May 14, 20214 yr I have not, but I think they were shooting for early fall, so probably not much to announce at the moment. Also, not to turn this into Yelp, but Otherworld was 5/10 very underwhelming. But I am a fan of the creative reuse of a basically abandoned strip mall location. So I wish them the best.
May 14, 20214 yr 33 minutes ago, 17thState said: I have not, but I think they were shooting for early fall, so probably not much to announce at the moment. Also, not to turn this into Yelp, but Otherworld was 5/10 very underwhelming. But I am a fan of the creative reuse of a basically abandoned strip mall location. So I wish them the best. Honestly, my favorite part if Otherworld is the live dj sets. I've never actually gone to just walk around. Definitely seems like it could be underwhelming for that. That will probably change with this massive expansion, though.
May 17, 20214 yr On 5/14/2021 at 6:45 PM, 17thState said: I have not, but I think they were shooting for early fall, so probably not much to announce at the moment. Also, not to turn this into Yelp, but Otherworld was 5/10 very underwhelming. But I am a fan of the creative reuse of a basically abandoned strip mall location. So I wish them the best. I've only ever been there for concerts and it was an absolute blast. Pretty excited for the 2000 person venue as that should attract a lot of great artists. The current venue is really fun, but going there for an actual popular artists and it's shoulder to shoulder packed in the area where the music is playing.
May 21, 20214 yr On 5/12/2021 at 12:01 AM, ColDayMan said: In VERY random development... City Council Passes Downtown Public Restroom Proposal Columbus City Council passed legislation last night entering into agreement with Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District to install at least three new public restroom facilities Downtown. Funding for the project will come from the CARES Act’s Community Development Block Grant, received by the City of Columbus last year. Grant dollars must be used for activities that benefit low- and moderate-income individuals by providing housing, permanent jobs, a public service, or access to new or significantly improved infrastructure, or eliminate blighted conditions. Council President Pro Tem Elizabeth Brown, who sponsored the ordinance, said during Council’s Monday meeting the facilities will help address the current limited access to clean and safe restrooms. “I’m excited to bring this funding forward, which recognizes that clean and secure public restroom facilities provide a level of dignity and comfort to individuals who often lack reliable access to these amenities, such as those experiencing homelessness,” said Brown. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/city-council-passes-downtown-public-restroom-proposal-tm1 These are the general locations for the proposed public restrooms, subject to availability of utilities, space, and agreement of adjacent property owners and tenants: A lot of details are included in the conceptual review submission to the Downtown Commission: https://columbusohdev.app.box.com/s/7v923ussbe698k9x9te2ry16tteoq09v
June 7, 20214 yr The Alrosa Villa will become the site of 180 affordable apartments. I know there's a need for affordable housing in the city but this site will force the residents to own cars. There is a COTA bus stop on Morse Rd. at Indianola, but it's about a 1/2 mile walk on a road with no sidewalks. It seems like an isolated location. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/06/07/affordable-apartments-planned-alrosa-villa-site/7511940002/
June 7, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Pablo said: The Alrosa Villa will become the site of 180 affordable apartments. I know there's a need for affordable housing in the city but this site will force the residents to own cars. There is a COTA bus stop on Morse Rd. at Indianola, but it's about a 1/2 mile walk on a road with no sidewalks. It seems like an isolated location. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/06/07/affordable-apartments-planned-alrosa-villa-site/7511940002/ Thanks for posting this here. I also cross-posted this over at the Affordable Housing thread in the City Discussion section. In the Dispatch article, the CMHA CEO said "the development would consist of three, four-story buildings providing one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom apartments" and that "a lot of the new affordable housing deals don't have the three- and four-bedroom units (that are) good to house larger families". Also that "residents earning 30% to 60% of the area median income would be eligible to live there" and "45 of the units will have federal housing vouchers attached to them to help pay rent for the poorest residents". You are definitely right about this being a relatively isolated location. It seems like this is a less-than-prime location that private-sector residential developers have taken a pass on, but CMHA thinks they can make work.
June 7, 20214 yr 4 hours ago, Pablo said: The Alrosa Villa will become the site of 180 affordable apartments. I know there's a need for affordable housing in the city but this site will force the residents to own cars. There is a COTA bus stop on Morse Rd. at Indianola, but it's about a 1/2 mile walk on a road with no sidewalks. It seems like an isolated location. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/06/07/affordable-apartments-planned-alrosa-villa-site/7511940002/ It is somewhat isolated, but but the city does have a project to add sidewalks to both sides of Sinclair Road. There is also a COTA bus line (the 4) that runs along Sinclair Road, with stops about 500 ft north and 1400 ft south of the Alrosa Villa.
June 8, 20214 yr 13 hours ago, .justin said: It is somewhat isolated, but but the city does have a project to add sidewalks to both sides of Sinclair Road. There is also a COTA bus line (the 4) that runs along Sinclair Road, with stops about 500 ft north and 1400 ft south of the Alrosa Villa. Thanks for that - I had forgotten about the #4. I wasn't aware of the sidewalk project either.
June 14, 20213 yr On 3/24/2021 at 11:37 AM, Pablo said: ^Hmmm, reading the Dispatch article yesterday I got the sense Worley was forced and not "retired" as Business First stated. He might have been forced out since he didn't jive with Ginther's vision for Downtown. Ginther wants more affordable housing while Worley was pushing for more high end stuff. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/03/22/ginther-wants-more-affordable-housing-downtown-cddc-leader-leaves/4796372001/ Interesting developments going on at the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC). Back in March (quoted above) Mayor Ginther replaced five of seven members of the CDDC board - Columbus Downtown Development Corp.'s new leadership takes on an equity agenda: Christie Angel, CEO of YWCA Columbus replaced Jordan Miller, former regional president of Fifth Third Bank; Sandy Doyle-Ahern, president of EMH&T replaced Nancy Kramer, chief evangelist for IBM iX; Jeff Edwards, CEO of Installed Building Products and Edwards Cos. replaced former chairman Michael Morris, retired American Electric Power Company Inc. CEO; Former Mayor Michael Coleman of Ice Miller LLP replaced Alex Shumate, senior partner of Squire Patton Boggs; Alex Fischer, CEO of the Columbus Partnership replaced Melissa Ingwersen, Central Ohio market president for KeyBank; CoverMyMeds CEO Matt Scantland and L Brands adviser Bruce Soll were reappointed to the board. It looks like many of the corporate heavy-hitters on the CDDC board were replaced with political heavy-hitters. Particularly with former Mayor Coleman making his first return to the public realm after finishing his 4th-term in 2015. But also the addition of Alex Fischer of the Columbus Partnership - the public-private business organization that recently dipped its toe into downtown development with the purchase of a former State of Ohio office building at Front & Town for redevelopment - and Christie Angel, a former deputy chief of staff for Mayor Coleman. At the same time, Guy Worley, the CEO who led the CDDC for the past 14 years, retired/was forced out - marking a change in direction for the powerful downtown organization. During Worley's tenure, the CDDC accomplished two major redevelopment projects - Columbus Commons, the demolition and redevelopment of the City Center Mall, and the Scioto Mile, the reworking of the downtown riverfront - and began a third with the groundbreaking of the Scioto Peninsula development. However, with the future of the Scioto Peninsula development secured, it looks like city leadership wants the CDDC to take a more pro-active role in downtown workforce housing, quality-of-life issues and equity issues going forward. Hence, the leadership change with new board members and a new CEO. https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/06/03/columbus-downtown-development-names-ceo-president.html https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/06/03/new-ceo-president-named-columbus-downtown-development-corp/7522329002/ In June, Greg Davies, former chief of staff for Mayor Ginther, was named CEO of the Columbus Downtown Development Corp. and Capitol South. Davies was Ginther's first chief of staff in 2015, helping him put together his cabinet. More recently, he has been vice president of planning and development for the Columbus Partnership, which has recently taken a more active role in Downtown development. Davies was also public utilities director under former Mayor Michael Coleman and worked in the city's Department of Development under Coleman. Former Mayor Coleman is also now the chairman the board of directors of the Downtown Development Corp. and Capitol South. Tellingly, it was Coleman who was the voice for the CEO announcement in the two articles linked above: “With the CDDC and Capitol South-led development of the Scioto Mile, Columbus Commons and the mixed-use neighborhood on The Peninsula, Downtown Columbus has experienced a decade of enhancement that significantly contributes to the overall pulse of the city. A strong downtown is still essential to the prosperity of the city, but the role it plays needs to evolve and expand as the community does,” Coleman said in a statement. "The board realized how fortunate we were to have the right individuals to achieve this goal already involved with the organization. As CDDC and Capitol South’s new leaders, Greg and Amy have the right combination of proven leadership and progressive thinking to execute key policy and project initiatives, with a focus on inclusion and affordability," Coleman said. Also reported in the Davies announcement, "Mayor Ginther said he wanted to "realign" the development group as the city's Downtown recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing not only on jobs but also on creating more affordable, mixed-income housing. While Downtown has seen many new apartment projects over the past decade, most of them were geared toward tenants with higher incomes." Personally, I think it is great that former Mayor Coleman is returning to promote downtown development. He's still only 66, so he probably still has enough "swagger" to do this. And it's also great to see current Mayor Ginther re-engage on downtown development. Ginther has the current authority and Coleman has the gravitas to hopefully address these downtown issues.
July 9, 20213 yr Random, but does anyone have the current and updated crane count right now? Driving around lately it seems like quite a few...
July 9, 20213 yr 12 minutes ago, Gnoraa said: Random, but does anyone have the current and updated crane count right now? Driving around lately it seems like quite a few... It’s been at least a month since I’ve made a tour de Columbus, but I’m thinking we are sitting at 20 now that the Westminster-Thurber crane is up.
July 20, 20213 yr Former Alrosa nightclub will become affordable housing The former Alrosa Villa nightclub and music venue, which has a dark past, will get a new lease on life as an affordable housing development. Columbus City Council passed legislation on Monday night to allow the site at 5055 Sinclair Road on the city's north side to be rezoned. Cleveland-based developer NRP Group has plans to build a $38 million, 180-unit apartment complex there. Before the nightclub shut down, the Alrosa Villa was a popular music venue. A gunman shot and killed four people there in 2004 during a concert, including former Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/07/20/alrosa-folo.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 20, 20213 yr 11 minutes ago, ColDayMan said: Former Alrosa nightclub will become affordable housing The former Alrosa Villa nightclub and music venue, which has a dark past, will get a new lease on life as an affordable housing development. Columbus City Council passed legislation on Monday night to allow the site at 5055 Sinclair Road on the city's north side to be rezoned. Cleveland-based developer NRP Group has plans to build a $38 million, 180-unit apartment complex there. Before the nightclub shut down, the Alrosa Villa was a popular music venue. A gunman shot and killed four people there in 2004 during a concert, including former Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/07/20/alrosa-folo.html So glad this ended up passing. It is very much needed.
July 20, 20213 yr On 7/9/2021 at 3:15 PM, cbussoccer said: It’s been at least a month since I’ve made a tour de Columbus, but I’m thinking we are sitting at 20 now that the Westminster-Thurber crane is up. That's so funny- I take tours at least once a week. And make my SO (and sometimes my mom or brother) go with me at least half the time! Lol I always wonder how many others do this and how often. There's certainly a lot of sh¡t going on all over the city to check out these days. Edited July 20, 20213 yr by Luvcbus
July 25, 20213 yr So many great developments happening all over the area! Not just downtown, but in the older neighborhoods, the newer areas, suburbs all over(Grove City, Dublin, New Albany, Worthington, Grandview, Upper Arlington, Reynoldsburg, Whitehall, Hilliard, Grove City etc.),the outlying areas, towns like Newark, etc. It is just so great to live in an area that is growing and thriving with developments happening all over. Not going to find any urban prairies and acres of abandoned houses/apt buildings in Columbus! We need to appreciate our city and Central Ohio region more. But with this growth...we need housing! And especially affordable housing. How are we going to continue to draw in people from outside the state as well as from the "usual suspects" within the state if we are only building half the housing we need? smh. Edited July 25, 20213 yr by Toddguy
July 26, 20213 yr 17 hours ago, Toddguy said: So many great developments happening all over the area! Not just downtown, but in the older neighborhoods, the newer areas, suburbs all over(Grove City, Dublin, New Albany, Worthington, Grandview, Upper Arlington, Reynoldsburg, Whitehall, Hilliard, Grove City etc.),the outlying areas, towns like Newark, etc. It is just so great to live in an area that is growing and thriving with developments happening all over. Not going to find any urban prairies and acres of abandoned houses/apt buildings in Columbus! We need to appreciate our city and Central Ohio region more. But with this growth...we need housing! And especially affordable housing. How are we going to continue to draw in people from outside the state as well as from the "usual suspects" within the state if we are only building half the housing we need? smh. couldn't agree more with everything u said... I'm kinda lucky... for my job, i have to drive all over Franklin County (and I can take any route i want) and i get reimbursed for all miles driven. So i end up getting to keep tabs on all the development and get paid for it! there is definitely a plethora of new development all over Central Ohio- & things seem to be gaining even more steam and I couldn't be more excited!
July 26, 20213 yr 5 hours ago, CbusOrBust said: couldn't agree more with everything u said... I'm kinda lucky... for my job, i have to drive all over Franklin County (and I can take any route i want) and i get reimbursed for all miles driven. So i end up getting to keep tabs on all the development and get paid for it! there is definitely a plethora of new development all over Central Ohio- & things seem to be gaining even more steam and I couldn't be more excited! You better buy a camera and take some photos for us with all that traveling! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 7, 20213 yr https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/07/26/downtown-development-commissioners.html The nine-person Downtown Commission is getting three new members when Trudy Bartley, Otto Beatty III and Jennifer Rittler join to replace vacant seats: -- Trudy Bartley is replacing Michael Brown, who resigned in 2018 to become Chief of Staff for Council President Shannon Hardin at Columbus City Council. Bartley was a deputy director in the City's Development Department during the Coleman administration, then left to become director of the Ohio Development Department's Community Development Division during the Strickland administration. She is currently an associate vice president of local government and community affairs at the Ohio State University, heading economic and community development projects for OSU. -- Otto Beatty III is replacing his father, Otto Beatty Jr., who died May 14 at the age of 81. Beatty is the current president of Otto Beatty Cos./Otto Beatty Real Estate and is the owner and managing director for Intelligent Office in Downtown Columbus since 2014. Otto Beatty III is also the son of U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty, who is the current chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. -- Jennifer Rittler is replacing Danni Palmore, who died January 15 at the age of 71. Rittler is an architect with Moody Nolan and was on the Columbus Business First 40 Under 40 list in 2020.
August 19, 20213 yr Google to invest $1 billion, buy more land as part of Columbus region data center expansion Mark Williams - The Dispatch - Aug. 19, 2021 \ "Google will invest an additional $1 billion into its data center operations in New Albany while buying land in Columbus and Lancaster for more data centers. The Columbus site is the home of the old Hartman Farm off of South High Street. ... Rising demand is behind Google's $1 billion expansion in New Albany that will triple the size of those operations. The site broke ground in 2019 and is already in operation, the company said. Google said its purchase of 618 acres in Columbus and Lancaster will be for future potential development for data centers, and will give the tech giant more than 1,000 acres of land in the Columbus region." 5076 S High St - Columbus 104 Whiley Road - Lancaster
August 19, 20213 yr I see a SKYLINE SHOT in that aerial! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 31, 20213 yr Columbus developer Brad DeHays plans to redevelop former Value City complex into affordable housing Bonnie Meibers - Columbus Business First - Aug. 31, 2021 "Columbus developer Brad DeHays wants to turn the property at 3251 Westerville Road, once home to the headquarters of Value City Department Stores Inc., into a mixed-use project that would include affordable housing. DeHays, founder of Connect Realty, bought the land in February of 2020 from a group of members of the Ibnu Taymiyah Masjid and Islamic Center for $4.5 million, according to Franklin County records. That group had previously planned a $30 million Muslim Community Center of Ohio, which was to include a mosque, retail and restaurant space, indoor sports facilities and eventually a school and nursing home. ... DeHays said since the development is still in the early stages of planning, he did not have details to share on what the mixed-use component would look like." 3251 Westerville Road
August 31, 20213 yr I hope he incorporates some type of Somali-theme in the development. That area is in desperate need for a node for the Somali community aside from rando 1960's strip malls. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 5, 20213 yr (MODERATOR NOTE: This post was moved from the Italian Village development thread into this random projects thread.) I wasn’t sure what this area is considered, so if this needs moved, please move it. The little storage building at the corner of Goodale and 4th street, that had a proposal around a year or more ago must be moving through. I was searching a retail site and noticed they posted renderings and have 3 spaces for rent. It says they would be available in 30 days, no idea if that is accurate. I don’t remember seeing if this project was approved or not.
September 5, 20213 yr ^I’d noticed earlier this summer a sign had gone up saying “redevelopment coming soon.” I love the little plaza included in these renderings, and think this would be a great spot for a brewery and tap room or other kind of hang out spot.
September 6, 20213 yr ^^ 134 Goodale is still posting pretty renderings and signs with "development coming soon"(!) Instead of plowing old ground, I'll just repost the original notice about this project from three years ago and my analysis of its problematic location: On 9/26/2018 at 2:22 PM, tlb919 said: I'm not sure what thready this fits specifically but I stumbled across this earlier today... https://www2.colliers.com/en/properties/134-east-goodale-street/USA-134-goodale-street-columbus-ohio-43215/USA1047583 Anyone know anything about this? I walk by this daily and haven't paid enough attention I guess because I had no clue this was happening. On 9/26/2018 at 7:35 PM, Columbo said: I moved this from the Italian Village thread into this Random Developments thread. 134 E. Goodale is located just south of the Italian Village boundaries and is technically within the Downtown District boundaries. It sits in one of those "pockets" created by I-670 and the on and off-ramps associated with 670. Here are two aerials of this area - one further out showing the surrounding neighborhoods and one closer view of the 134 E. Goodale building: I haven't heard anything about this project, but would suspect that this Colliers listing is highly speculative (despite the nifty rendering). As you can see from the close-in aerial, this pocket contains mostly uses like Capital City Awning and two light industrial type buildings across the street from 134 E. Goodale. The one gem in this pocket is the magnificent Smith Bros building across N. 4th Street - which basically functions as a destination island of its own. When Colliers calls this property "Centrally located and walking distance to the Short North and Italian Village" - they're not wrong - if you don't mind walking under freeway overpasses and dodging cars coming from all the on and off ramps! Despite the encouraging rendering and features listed by Colliers, 134 E. Goodale Street is not an extension of Italian Village or the Short North where you would see this type of renovation happen. It's in an isolated pocket of space that likely isn't ripe for this kind of development. Unless the Cap City Awning building or that larger parcel south of Goodale is part of a redevelopment plan here, we likely won't see anything happening here. This 134 Goodale project did appear before the Downtown Commission for an initial review in May 2019 (link below). But that's the last anyone has heard from it. https://forum.urbanohio.com/topic/43-columbus-random-development-and-news/page/31/?tab=comments#comment-894577 Have no idea whether 134 Goodale fell into the 2020 covid sinkhole and was delayed or if 134 Goodale is a single-story version of the Millennial Tower that kept producing renderings and "coming soon" news with the hopes of attracting tenants.
September 8, 20213 yr My apologies if this isn’t the best location for this news; but a couple different housing projects proposed near Reynoldsburg on the southeast side: Pair of proposals would bring homes, townhomes at lower price points to southeast Columbus “Tuscan Group Ltd. is planning a 40-home subdivision on Forest Green Court near Glenbrook. Pittsburgh-based Maronda Homes, meanwhile, hopes to bring townhomes and single-family homes to Village Channel Drive. Both sites are on the southeast side of Columbus. The Forest Green Court site is currently vacant and sits next to Easthaven Park. Todd Lipschutz, Columbus division president for Maronda Homes, said the 200 townhomes his firm hopes to build will be priced in the low $200,000 range. There will be a pool for the community, a clubhouse with some workout equipment and a large lake. The homebuilder will also build about 30 single-family homes in the development priced in the mid-$200,000s. as applied to change the zoning.“ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/09/08/forest-green-ct-housing.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=ae&utm_content=co&ana=e_co_ae&j=24986685&senddate=2021-09-08
September 8, 20213 yr 16 minutes ago, amped91 said: My apologies if this isn’t the best location for this news; but a couple different housing projects proposed near Reynoldsburg on the southeast side: Pair of proposals would bring homes, townhomes at lower price points to southeast Columbus “Tuscan Group Ltd. is planning a 40-home subdivision on Forest Green Court near Glenbrook. Pittsburgh-based Maronda Homes, meanwhile, hopes to bring townhomes and single-family homes to Village Channel Drive. Both sites are on the southeast side of Columbus. The Forest Green Court site is currently vacant and sits next to Easthaven Park. Todd Lipschutz, Columbus division president for Maronda Homes, said the 200 townhomes his firm hopes to build will be priced in the low $200,000 range. There will be a pool for the community, a clubhouse with some workout equipment and a large lake. The homebuilder will also build about 30 single-family homes in the development priced in the mid-$200,000s. as applied to change the zoning.“ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/09/08/forest-green-ct-housing.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=ae&utm_content=co&ana=e_co_ae&j=24986685&senddate=2021-09-08 Thanks for the posting. I moved it from the Reynoldsburg thread into this Columbus Random thread because at the end of the article it said that both projects were going to be heard by the Columbus Development Commission. So they are both located within the City of Columbus.
September 14, 20213 yr PSA for the folks who don't get to see different parts of the city often to keep tabs on construction progress - Google maps has added a lot of 2021 streetview imagery around Columbus, some as recent as August. I would highly recommend checking out the ten year difference for various parts of the city. It's pretty impressive. Here's just a few examples. Short North/VV/Convention Center/Part of AD from 670E July 2011: August 2021: High Street/Hilton Towers June 2011: August 2021: New Crew Stadium/Astor Park/Almost the Casino June 2011: June 2021: AD Rich People Condos June 2011: June 2021: 5th & Summit June 2011: June 2021: OSU WMC July 2011: August 2021: Bridge Park July 2011: July 2021:
September 14, 20213 yr That first side by side is truly mind blowing… I’ve said multiple times the city is virtually unrecognizable since I moved here in 2006… it drastically changed in a decade but arguably I’d say the change over the past half decade has been even more dramatic, the amount of infill is insane Edited September 14, 20213 yr by wpcc88
September 14, 20213 yr 5 minutes ago, wpcc88 said: That first side by side is truly mind blowing… I’ve said multiple times the city is virtually unrecognizable since I moved here in 2006… it drastically changed in a decade but arguably I’d say the change over the past half decade has been even more dramatic, the amount of infill is insane Yea, those screenshots show the 10 year change, but most of those developments actually took place in the last five years. And there are many before/after shots I could have included if I felt like spending more time on it. Five years from now we'll look at the five year before/after shots and say the same thing about many other areas like the Scioto Peninsula and Franklinton.
September 14, 20213 yr 13 hours ago, cbussoccer said: PSA for the folks who don't get to see different parts of the city often to keep tabs on construction progress - Google maps has added a lot of 2021 streetview imagery around Columbus, some as recent as August. I would highly recommend checking out the ten year difference for various parts of the city. It's pretty impressive. Here's just a few examples. Welp, so much for me being productive at work today! 😂 Seriously though, these shots are very impressive. As an out-of-towner, they really help put into perspective how much has changed! Thanks very much for sharing.
September 14, 20213 yr 2 hours ago, wpcc88 said: That first side by side is truly mind blowing… I’ve said multiple times the city is virtually unrecognizable since I moved here in 2006… it drastically changed in a decade but arguably I’d say the change over the past half decade has been even more dramatic, the amount of infill is insane I moved to Central Ohio in 2006 too! And Cbus proper in 2019. But I remember in college visiting places like the Short North and comparing it to how it looks now is completely insane.
September 17, 20213 yr On 8/31/2021 at 3:06 PM, NorthShore647 said: Columbus developer Brad DeHays plans to redevelop former Value City complex into affordable housing Bonnie Meibers - Columbus Business First - Aug. 31, 2021 "Columbus developer Brad DeHays wants to turn the property at 3251 Westerville Road, once home to the headquarters of Value City Department Stores Inc., into a mixed-use project that would include affordable housing. DeHays, founder of Connect Realty, bought the land in February of 2020 from a group of members of the Ibnu Taymiyah Masjid and Islamic Center for $4.5 million, according to Franklin County records. That group had previously planned a $30 million Muslim Community Center of Ohio, which was to include a mosque, retail and restaurant space, indoor sports facilities and eventually a school and nursing home. ... DeHays said since the development is still in the early stages of planning, he did not have details to share on what the mixed-use component would look like." More details on the Connect Realty redevelopment of the former Value City site: Jobs hub, affordable housing in plans for long-vacant Schottenstein's store site Jim Weiker - The Dispatch - Sep. 14, 2021 "DeHays said he is working on plans that would include two apartment buildings on the north side of the site, now occupied by a parking lot. The complexes would include about 150 affordable apartments. The plan would repurpose the existing building. 'We hope whatever we put in there will be an employment hub for that area, to develop something that's a job generator,' he said. ... DeHays said he is working on details, but hopes to present a plan to the city later this year or early next year if the annexation is approved. The site is in one of the Columbus area's 52 opportunity zones, which provides some tax breaks for investors."
September 17, 20213 yr Sounds pretty vague, in terms of the “employment hub,” but I’m all for redeveloping that site and adding more affordable housing. It’s such a huge piece of dead space right now.
September 17, 20213 yr 11 minutes ago, amped91 said: Sounds pretty vague, in terms of the “employment hub,” but I’m all for redeveloping that site and adding more affordable housing. It’s such a huge piece of dead space right now. I'm guessing at this early stage it's just way too early to have any idea of what type of jobs it could generate. Could be anything from one big or multiple small warehousing or manufacturing operations, redevelop the indoors for pop up shops, an indoor market, a shopping center with unique destinations, another giant food hall, one of those indoor adventure places, co working or permanent office space, museum or art installations etc. There's a lot of possibilities!
September 17, 20213 yr On 9/13/2021 at 11:04 PM, cbussoccer said: PSA for the folks who don't get to see different parts of the city often to keep tabs on construction progress - Google maps has added a lot of 2021 streetview imagery around Columbus, some as recent as August. I would highly recommend checking out the ten year difference for various parts of the city. It's pretty impressive. Here's just a few examples. Short North/VV/Convention Center/Part of AD from 670E July 2011: August 2021: High Street/Hilton Towers June 2011: August 2021: New Crew Stadium/Astor Park/Almost the Casino June 2011: June 2021: AD Rich People Condos June 2011: June 2021: 5th & Summit June 2011: June 2021: OSU WMC July 2011: August 2021: Bridge Park July 2011: July 2021: I just realized there are now some September 2021 streetview shots, so here's some more 10 year before/after shots because I don't want to be productive at work right now. E Long Street June 2011: September 2021: Convention Center June 2011: September 2021: Arena District June 2011: September 2021: East Broad/Vet's Memorial June 2011: September 2021: Dorian Green/Scioto Peninsula/Gravity June 2011: September 2021: Gravity June 2011: September 2021:
September 17, 20213 yr 1 hour ago, TIm said: 1 hour ago, amped91 said: Sounds pretty vague, in terms of the “employment hub,” but I’m all for redeveloping that site and adding more affordable housing. It’s such a huge piece of dead space right now. I'm guessing at this early stage it's just way too early to have any idea of what type of jobs it could generate. Could be anything from one big or multiple small warehousing or manufacturing operations, redevelop the indoors for pop up shops, an indoor market, a shopping center with unique destinations, another giant food hall, one of those indoor adventure places, co working or permanent office space, museum or art installations etc. There's a lot of possibilities! Including the 2nd floor, the total square footage is 670,000 square feet. That's a very large space to work with. Connect has taken on some more difficult redevelopment projects in the city though (rather than just building new), so hopefully they can do something creative with this space.
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