February 10, 200619 yr There are a ton of smaller projects currently under contruction as well, mostly along High St., downtown, and in other surrounding neighborhoods. Many are floating around in the forums, hopefully they'll find their way back here eventually. Alrighty, I'm beat. If anyone else has more to add, please do!
February 11, 200619 yr http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/02/11/20060211-A1-01.html
February 12, 200619 yr Wow man that "Carlyles Watch" is some amazing architecture. I love Columbus to death but it lacks history and diversity in architecture so stuff like that will definitely make it look more dynamic and diversified. Columbus has done nothing but grow and grow ever since the 1800s, it's really moving.
February 12, 200619 yr I love Columbus to death but it lacks history and diversity in architecture so stuff like that will definitely make it look more dynamic and diversified. Very inaccurate statement. Columbus' residential neighborhoods have a rather extreme amount of diversity in architecture and history. But I'll let you slide since I believe you were talking about downtown ;). "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 12, 200619 yr Yeah I was refering to downtown mostly. I grew up in Columbus, on the west side in the "bottoms". The houses are really ugly and basic for the most part, but there's a lot of nice old neighborhoods like the east side, German Village, Short North, etc that all have a distinctive look. I live in Cincinnati now. Downtown Cincinnati was huge in the Mid 1800s so you see a lot of really old buildings intertwined with new construction, which looks really cool, and looks extremely "filled in". Columbus' downtown is constructing more than Cincinnati though I'm sure. Columbus has a lot more space to work with downtown. I think I heard that downtown Columbus is as big as downtown chicago (geographically, not by the amount of buildings)...thats what i heard anyway. Columbus is definitely the city of tomorrow as far as ohio goes.
February 16, 200619 yr This thread needs some more activity. Maybe some rumor, speculation, and/or inuendo will help...:-D 1. Rumor has it that another 100+ unit residential complex might be announced in the downtown area. Specifics aren't available at this time. 2. Apparently there is a buzz going around about setting up streetcar lines downtown, and the possibility of them not being run by COTA. Visit http://columbusretrometro.typepad.com (probably one of the best sites on happenings in Columbus) for more information.
February 16, 200619 yr In terms of rail transit in Columbus, COTA seems pretty serious about the Fasttrax light rail program. They have been working for some time now on federal approvals and funding issues. I really wouldn't be shocked to see Columbus some time in the next 10 years take a stab at this.
February 16, 200619 yr http://www.northbankcondos.com/ Yippee! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 16, 200619 yr Chances are if the streetcars are not going to be run by COTA, then it will probably happen!
February 17, 200619 yr ^^Next to that condo tower will be a building with 21 lofts. http://columbusretrometro.typepad.com/columbus_retrometro/2006/02/the_condominium.html#more
February 17, 200619 yr Well, including yesterday's announcement of the North Bank Condos, there should be some nice changes coming up in the Columbus skyline. We'll use this panoramic view for reference: Working left to right, you have: 1. Hyatt Regency Expansion (proposed):would essentially be right in front of the current Hyatt building pictured, should rise approximately 20-25 stories if built. Possibility exists of a completely different hotel being built on the other side of the convention center. 2. North Bank Condo Tower (proposed): should rise approximately in relation to where the Nationwide Arena light tower can be seen in that photo, in the foreground of the Hyatt Regency. Would be 20 stories high, construction might start as early as May. 3. Riversouth Residential (proposed): another product of Nationwide, would sit in between the Lazarus building and Columbia Gas. Plans for the first residential project in the area should be announced this spring. No indication of height has been announced, but considering the lack of really any prominent structures in the section of downtown, it might have a small impact. 4. Franklin County Hall of Justice (approved): location should be roughly in between the Columbia gas building and Miranova in relation to the photo. Height has not been revealed yet, but guesses are that it would be around 10-15 stories. Grange's HQ expansion and Huntington Park would be just about at the right and left edges respectively of the photo.
February 18, 200619 yr I think the best view is from that bridge on the north part of north bank park at night. :-D
February 18, 200619 yr ^Agreed, I took some excellent shots from up there during "Waterfire on the Mile."
February 18, 200619 yr Author that's a load of barnacles!!! the best view is from children's hospital :)
February 18, 200619 yr Author that's a load of barnacles!!! the best view is from children's hospital :)
February 20, 200619 yr Water park debuting with flood of ads Doug Buchanan Business First http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2006/02/20/tidbits1.html It's high noon and the developers of the Fort Rapids Indoor Waterpark Resort in Columbus are striding into town for a market-share showdown. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 20, 200619 yr http://www.thelantern.com/media/paper333/news/2006/02/20/Opinion/Downtown.Columbus-1620146.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.thelantern.com&mkey=625659
February 21, 200619 yr Maybe you should post what the article's about. Then maybe people will respond. ;)
February 21, 200619 yr So the Northside is getting over on the Southside again. Same thing has been going on for 150 years. Why stop now.
February 21, 200619 yr Maybe you should post what the article's about. Then maybe people will respond. ;) That's OK. It's just FYI...and I'm very lazy.
February 21, 200619 yr Downtown Columbus Dan Magestro Posted: 2/20/06 Several news stories over the past two weeks have cemented the notion that downtown Columbus is the tale of a flourishing north and a fading south. A comparison of the history and outlook of these two areas, symbolically separated by the Ohio Statehouse, exposes some depressing differences. Dan Magestro is a postdoctoral researcher in the physics department. He can be reached at [email protected]. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ © Copyright 2006 The Lantern http://www.thelantern.com/user/index.cfm?event=displayRegistrationPrompt&thereferer=http%3A//www.thelantern.com/media/paper333/news/2006/02/20/Opinion/Downtown.Columbus-1620146.shtml%3Fnorewrite%26sourcedomain%3Dwww.thelantern.com%26mkey%3D625659
February 21, 200619 yr How could this guy write this article and not mention RiverSouth or the Whittier Redevelopment at all? He obviously didn't do his homework. Also...the city's "grand boulevard" plan sucks. Anyone who knows the details of ODOT's latest options is very aware of this. I'm unimpressed by this "postdoctoral physics researcher's" knowledge of Columbus' urban development scene.
February 21, 200619 yr I'm unimpressed by this "postdoctoral physics researcher's" knowledge of Columbus' urban development scene. Well, the Physic program doesn't operate out of Knowlton or Derby Hall, so I can see why Dan is uninformed.
February 26, 200619 yr I have to disagree David, in my opinion The Bottoms actually has quite a large number of nice historic buildings. It's just that most of them are so dilapidated and boarded up that no one pays attention to the area. Hopefully the area will see a revival soon and we will see many of those building rehabbed. I know there are plans to build condos at the corner of Town St. and Belle St.
February 26, 200619 yr It would depend on what part. I lived on Dana ave. I'm pretty sure houses on that street were low quality even for the time period. Generally speaking, I just don't think its as great as the other sides of town.
February 26, 200619 yr SHINTO SHRINE DISMANTLING Westerville loses a landmark What are they putting in it's place? I loved that thing, it gave a sense of character to Westerville. Now it will just be like all of the other bland, cookie-cutter suberbs of Columbus.
February 26, 200619 yr Wonder where they'll move it. Maybe with all of the surface lots in Columbus, one of them could be freed up. Probably not.
February 26, 200619 yr Oh yeah, that would be a good and obvious place to put it. I think the chinese train station looks interesting, but it doesn't do much for me either.
February 26, 200619 yr Ever been inside the train station? The actual name is the Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad Depot. It has a grand interior with beautiful woodwork, many of the original fixtures, a vaulted-arch ceiling with plaster frescoes at each end and a huge old fireplace. At one time there was a matching building next door that served as a hotel, but it was destroyed in the 1913 floods. That's also when the railroad tracks were elevated above street level. The only thing that detracts from the exterior is that ugly brick building that sits next door. There used to be a sweeping and nicely landscaped ramp there, which led up to the second story passenger platforms.
February 27, 200619 yr oh man too bad about the shinto shrine. it was very unusual to have, i liked it & so did schoolkids & families. yeah i hope they do something else with it asap. maybe move it in or near inniswood? so i wonder if its being stored in a warehouse next to the kahiki stuff? heh.
February 27, 200619 yr Region’s growth plan hits barriers MORPC’s pitch conserves land, but few counties are listening Monday, February 27, 2006 Debbie Gebolys THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH New development will consume 714 square miles of central Ohio by 2030 unless local governments change their ways, says the region's largest planning agency. The agency has a 25-year plan to unite the seven counties of central Ohio and control how the region grows. If governments agree with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission's idea to cluster new subdivisions and businesses along major roads, an estimated half-million newcomers would consume just 407 square miles. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/02/27/20060227-A1-00.html
February 27, 200619 yr Two very suprising things about the picture... 1) The projected growth in the Pataskala/New Albany area on the east side. 2) The projected lack of growth in the area north of Polaris in southern Delaware County. Does MORPC think this area has reached its critical mass?
February 27, 200619 yr Two very suprising things about the picture... 2) The projected lack of growth in the area north of Polaris in southern Delaware County. Does MORPC think this area has reached its critical mass? Actually, I think that map is in error (concerning SoDelCo). They under-represent growth along US 23 (There's a strip mall just west of Polaris and bunch of housing along the way MORPC) while overstating growth along I-71 between Polaris and US 36. You can't have growth without access, and beyond having an exit at the SE corner of Alum Creek Reservoir (talked about for almost 40 years now, and still nowhere near any source of funding) there has been no talk other access points to I-71 in the area.
February 27, 200619 yr The map says "preferred" growth areas, which I'm guessing means that the orange shows where they want the growth to be in the future, not where it has occurred or is occurring. Or something. If that's the case, though, they seem to be trying for leapfrog sprawl development in a lot of places.
March 1, 200619 yr Here's the story of a very contentious issue that appeared about a week ago in the Dispatch: MAP Residents rip plan to house addicts South Side proposal would put apartments near children, elderly Wednesday, February 22, 2006 Barbara Carmen THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Donna Bartee’s grandmotherly greeting hardened to fierce resolve yesterday as she walked into a meeting hellbent on protecting her South Side from a plan to place drug addicts in a new housing project. [email protected] http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/02/22/20060222-C1-02.html
March 20, 200619 yr From the 3/3/06 Mansfield News Journal: Safety a priority for downtown planners By Linda Martz News Journal By Lou Whitmire News Journal MANSFIELD -- A plan to revitalize the Chamber District on the city's near northwest side includes creation of a park-like neighborhood "commons" on a school practice field off Fifth Street. It also involves tearing down more deteriorated houses and building new ones that fit in with the neighborhood's character. The plan would close narrow alleys that serve little public purpose today but to facilitate crime. The Chamber District * Located west of downtown, running from Mulberry Street to Bowman Street, and Third Street to Fifth Street. (GRASSCAT: map) * A mixed-use area, with commercial buildings such as the Chamber of Commerce and News Journal, and dozens of older homes, including rentals and vacant properties. * Has become the focus of intense revitalization efforts during the past year. News Journal staff report http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060303/NEWS01/603030314/1002/NEWS17
March 20, 200619 yr Good stuff. I've meant to check out the parcel of land on Starr. Victorian Village keeps getting better and better. Ruben is saving his most ambitious project for a spot west of downtown's Arena District. He said he expects planning to start this year on a residential community at Jaeger Commerce Park, off Nationwide Boulevard, not far from Katz Interests Inc.'s Buggyworks condo project and the site of Huntington Park, the planned stadium for the Columbus Clippers baseball team. This could be exciting. It's amazing how development has been spurred in this area in 5-6 years.
March 20, 200619 yr Great Southern gets Marcus as new owner Business First of Columbus - March 17, 2006 by Kathy Showalter Business First The company that owns historic hotels in Kansas City and Milwaukee plans to buy and renovate the historic Westin Great Southern in downtown Columbus.
March 20, 200619 yr This and Jeffrey Place will alone add over 2,000 units. That'll help reach the goal of 10,000 quite a bit.
March 20, 200619 yr Add in a downtown streetcar system and downtown Columbus will be one kickin' place to live, work and play.
March 22, 200619 yr New Condo Developments Downtown Becoming Daily Announcements (check out the thread) http://www.columbusunderground.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3999
March 24, 200619 yr Firefighters union to buy old train depot Landmark will host offices, reception hall Friday, March 24, 2006 Debbie Gebolys THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The Columbus firefighters union is weeks away from buying the venerable train depot west of Downtown. Designed by Columbus architects Joseph Warren Yost and Frank L. Packard, the building’s pagoda-like tower, Italian marble floors, fireplaces and skylight made it distinctive. That’s exactly what Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad executives wanted when it opened it in 1896. Since then, the building at 379 W. Broad St. in Franklinton has survived two fires and two floods. It has been a temporary shelter for the homeless and a destination for architecture buffs. It hasn’t hosted a train passenger since the railroad was sold in 1929 and has been boarded up for the three years since the city of Columbus bought it and the building next door for $600,000. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/03/24/20060324-E4-04.html
March 27, 200619 yr The Columbus DDC has posted a March 2006 progress report. http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/publications/ProgressReport2006-03.pdf Just a recap of info already posted, but there is a story about consolidating city departments into the old deaf school building.
March 29, 200619 yr Residents upset with developer for cutting down trees Condominium builder says he didn’t need city’s approval, despite earlier agreement Wednesday, March 29, 2006 Mark Ferenchik THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Last summer, John Ehlers saw nothing but lush, green woods from the deck of his Northwest Side home. This summer, he’ll likely see nothing but construction crews building 10 detached luxury condominiums just north of W. Henderson Road. [email protected] http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/03/29/20060329-B4-00.html
March 31, 200619 yr I got an e-mail this morning saying that the part of the orange cover (see above) of that sign along 3rd St has fallen off. Anyone else seen the highway sign since, or know more about this?
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