May 30, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, amped91 said: 190 units proposed at 7212 N Hamilton Rd. Not sure what this area is called lol If it doesn't explicitly fall within a defined named area you actually get the honor of coming up with a name for it.
May 30, 20232 yr 38 minutes ago, amped91 said: 190 units proposed at 7212 N Hamilton Rd. Not sure what this area is called lol (Quote-un-Quote - "Columbus" but actually New Albany) area
May 30, 20232 yr One more for a “Columbus-but-not-Columbus” area: Another phase of the Riggins Run development near Dublin. This one with 362 units and over 36,000 sqft of retail planned at 5123 Riggins Road.
May 30, 20232 yr 7 minutes ago, amped91 said: One more for a “Columbus-but-not-Columbus” area: Another phase of the Riggins Run development near Dublin. This one with 362 units and over 36,000 sqft of retail planned at 5123 Riggins Road. Keep em comin!
May 30, 20232 yr Central Ohio seeing ‘largest thrust’ of construction projects in state, union council says "Orange cones dot the side of most central Ohio highways and a rotation of cranes decorate the Columbus skyline. Central Ohio is seeing the “largest thrust” of construction projects right now in the state, he said, and it is not just relegated to the roads. “It seems like we’ve been sitting on this demand for a while now,” Knisley said in an interview. “All of a sudden, everyone wants everything built at the same time.” Central Ohio is also seeing a slew of construction projects in other sectors, from higher education projects to those creating housing. "We’ve seen this before on a smaller scale,” he said. “I think we’re just ready for it.” https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/central-ohio-seeing-largest-thrust-of-construction-projects-in-state-union-council-says/amp/
May 31, 20232 yr 15 hours ago, CbusOrBust said: Central Ohio seeing ‘largest thrust’ of construction projects in state, union council says "Orange cones dot the side of most central Ohio highways and a rotation of cranes decorate the Columbus skyline. Central Ohio is seeing the “largest thrust” of construction projects right now in the state, he said, and it is not just relegated to the roads. “It seems like we’ve been sitting on this demand for a while now,” Knisley said in an interview. “All of a sudden, everyone wants everything built at the same time.” Central Ohio is also seeing a slew of construction projects in other sectors, from higher education projects to those creating housing. "We’ve seen this before on a smaller scale,” he said. “I think we’re just ready for it.” https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/central-ohio-seeing-largest-thrust-of-construction-projects-in-state-union-council-says/amp/ It is an exciting time in Central Ohio! I know my friends don't enjoy it at all, but I love pointing out buildings and what not that did not exist either when I started living here or my out of state/town visitors last visited. It's pretty damn easy to do!
May 31, 20232 yr 18 hours ago, CbusOrBust said: Central Ohio seeing ‘largest thrust’ of construction projects in state, union council says "Orange cones dot the side of most central Ohio highways and a rotation of cranes decorate the Columbus skyline. Central Ohio is seeing the “largest thrust” of construction projects right now in the state, he said, and it is not just relegated to the roads. This article inspires me to use the word "thrust" when I'm talking about new development projects coming to the city.
June 2, 20232 yr Construction begins on 205,000-square-foot spec warehouse on far east side of Columbus "Crawford Hoying has started construction of a new warehouse in east Columbus. The Dublin-based developer is partnering with Contegra Construction to build a 205,000-square-foot infill spec building on Outerbelt Street between McCormick Boulevard and Broughton Avenue. Crawford Hoying says this is the first large Class A warehouse project constructed in this area of Columbus in more than 40 years. In addition to its location near the I-270 Outerbelt, the building is near the East Broad Street corridor and is next to an AEP substation that can provide up to 10 megawatts of electricity to the property. Construction on the warehouse is underway, and is scheduled for completion in spring 2024." https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/05/31/crawford-hoying-spec-warehouse-east-columbus.html
June 2, 20232 yr 17 minutes ago, Luvcbus said: Construction begins on 205,000-square-foot spec warehouse on far east side of Columbus "Crawford Hoying has started construction of a new warehouse in east Columbus. The Dublin-based developer is partnering with Contegra Construction to build a 205,000-square-foot infill spec building on Outerbelt Street between McCormick Boulevard and Broughton Avenue. Crawford Hoying says this is the first large Class A warehouse project constructed in this area of Columbus in more than 40 years. In addition to its location near the I-270 Outerbelt, the building is near the East Broad Street corridor and is next to an AEP substation that can provide up to 10 megawatts of electricity to the property. Construction on the warehouse is underway, and is scheduled for completion in spring 2024." https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/05/31/crawford-hoying-spec-warehouse-east-columbus.html Good lord that giant ass parking lot just a little southwest of this is absolutely massive, unless that’s been built up recently and my maps view is old Edited June 2, 20232 yr by VintageLife
June 2, 20232 yr That was Lucent Technolgies/AT&T. The building was that big. They demo'ed it but left the concrete.
June 2, 20232 yr 13 minutes ago, GCrites80s said: That was Lucent Technolgies/AT&T. The building was that big. They demo'ed it but left the concrete. That property was huge, and at least seemed to be about a half mile square. Bigger than what was on the West side like Westinghouse and the GM property-just huge.
June 2, 20232 yr It started life as the Western Electric Columbus Works and Bell Labs in 1957. It was huge. It cranked out a lot of rotary phones back in the day.
June 3, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Pablo said: It started life as the Western Electric Columbus Works and Bell Labs in 1957. It was huge. It cranked out a lot of rotary phones back in the day. Yeah that is massive, shame it couldn’t have been saved and used as some type of massive mixed used area. Crazy to see how empty it looks all around it. That area was probably mostly country at that time wasn’t it?
June 4, 20232 yr On 6/2/2023 at 9:09 PM, VintageLife said: Yeah that is massive, shame it couldn’t have been saved and used as some type of massive mixed used area. Crazy to see how empty it looks all around it. That area was probably mostly country at that time wasn’t it? I imagine it was mostly rural, but not too far from the industry around Whitehall and E 5th Ave.
June 5, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, jonoh81 said: Since I don't see an airport area thread... Does anyone know what this is? NetJets has been updating their facilities at various airports. Probably not much more than a small expansion. At most, another small office building, maybe a hangar but I'd anticipate the application would state that if so. They did announce a hiring spree in late 2021 and has been rapidly purchasing new aircraft. Almost 200 new planes to be delivered to their fleet this year and over the next couple years.
June 5, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, jonoh81 said: Since I don't see an airport area thread... Does anyone know what this is? This thread is fine for that type of stuff, unless it's an actual airport project which we have a thread for that. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 6, 20232 yr The entire Gravity development looks awesome! If you told me 10 years ago that picture above was taken in Columbus particularly in Franklinton, my mind would've been blown. I'm slightly disappointed they chose asphalt for the sidewalks instead some nice brick or stone work, but it's still a huge improvement over what was there before.
June 6, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, Kriegs said: The entire Gravity development looks awesome! If you told me 10 years ago that picture above was taken in Columbus particularly in Franklinton, my mind would've been blown. I'm slightly disappointed they chose asphalt for the sidewalks instead some nice brick or stone work, but it's still a huge improvement over what was there before. I think based on how the drains look they're going to do pavers over that like at Bridge Park or the Topiary Park apartments.
June 6, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, columbus17 said: https://columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-june-2023-edition-pt1-we1/ They really need a nice pedestrian island and crosswalk on Broad to connect the two plazas... or a perfect spot for a BRT station. (Though, it's probably too close to what is likely to be a peninsula station)
June 6, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, DTCL11 said: They really need a nice pedestrian island and crosswalk on Broad to connect the two plazas... or a perfect spot for a BRT station. (Though, it's probably too close to what is likely to be a peninsula station) We need street cars on broad.
June 6, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, DTCL11 said: They really need a nice pedestrian island and crosswalk on Broad to connect the two plazas... or a perfect spot for a BRT station. (Though, it's probably too close to what is likely to be a peninsula station) You could do a station at Belle Street and another one at Mill, which is just west of Gravtiy. Those locations are a bit more than 1/3rd of a mile apart. That would actually be within the recommended standard spacing for BRT stations.
June 6, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, columbus17 said: I think based on how the drains look they're going to do pavers over that like at Bridge Park or the Topiary Park apartments. It is better designed than the peninsula also. This is dense and the connection between the buildings is great.
June 6, 20232 yr 46 minutes ago, jonoh81 said: You could do a station at Belle Street and another one at Mill, which is just west of Gravtiy. Those locations are a bit more than 1/3rd of a mile apart. That would actually be within the recommended standard spacing for BRT stations. BRT stations are going to be at Souder and at Belle:
June 6, 20232 yr 55 minutes ago, .justin said: BRT stations are going to be at Souder and at Belle: I've never seen this before, so thanks for sharing. But oh boy... I think most of these stations are way too far apart. Urban area best-practices for BRT are for stations to be placed 450 meters, or 0.28 miles apart, with more suburban and low-density areas being 600-750 meters, or 0.37-0.47 miles apart. The space between Belle and Souder is almost 3/4th mile. This is in a high density neighborhood that will only get much more dense over time. Even light rail best practices is around 2-4 blocks, or up to a 1/2 mile. If the goal is to get as many people to use these lines as possible, you don't want to make people walk further to get to a station, especially during bad weather. Working from left to right, here would be the station distances in miles. 1. Rockbridge Crossing to Westwoods Blvd: 0.56 2. Westwoods Blvd to Sturbridge Rd: 0.58 3. Sturbridge Rd to Old Village Rd: 0.62 4. Old Village Rd to Georgesville Rd: 0.71 5. Georgesville Rd to Wilson Rd: 0.83 6. Wilson Rd to Westgate Ave: 0.62 7. Westgate Ave to Hague Ave: 0.49 8. Hague Ave to Eureka Ave: 0.45 9. Eureka Ave to Whitethorne Ave: 0.47 10. Whitethorne Ave to Central Ave: 0.99 11. Central Ave to Souder Ave: 0.85 12. Souder Ave to Belle St: 0.73 13. Belle St to High St: 0.44 14. High St to 4th St: 0.23 15. 4th St to Grant St: 0.28 16. Grant St to Long St: 0.40 So only 2 legs of the line would be within best practices in an urban area, and both are literally Downtown. The only other really acceptable one, IMO, is the Whitethorne to Central leg since there's not much between them anyway. But I don't think anyone can justify any of the longer legs in Hilltop and Franklinton than those all the way out by Westland High School. It makes zero sense. It's almost like those behind the project are intentionally underserving the areas that would be most likely to use the service. Also, there is no reason for the dedicated lanes to end at Wilson Road. They should be dedicated the entire way, especially when Broad is a stroad past this point. It would almost certainly slow down service in this section, thereby slowing down the entire line. It also impacts any prospects of TOD where it is most needed. Edited June 6, 20232 yr by jonoh81
June 6, 20232 yr 49 minutes ago, .justin said: BRT stations are going to be at Souder and at Belle: Based on the current development trajectory, they really need to add an additional stop between Souder and Belle.
June 6, 20232 yr I'd do something like this: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1mEaaXVKRqUGpaFjPP46PeFwGKc7Pedo&usp=sharing I wouldn't make more changes Downtown, but there would be 6 stations in Franklinton instead of 3, 7 in Hilltop instead of 4, 4 in the Westland/Casino area instead of 2, and 5 in the far west instead of 4. So 25 stations instead of 17. Not all of them would be spaced within the best standards- we would need even more for that- but it's a lot better than what's being proposed.
June 7, 20232 yr Columbus named a frontier market for data centers Columbus is now the 9th largest data center market in US "In the next five years, the fastest-growing segments of the data center market will be hyperscalers in key markets and edge data centers, providing greater connectivity. Columbus is already feeling the burn as one of those markets, becoming the 9th largest data center market in the U.S. Available supply in the data center vertical is attracting big names to the Buckeye State – Meta, Cologix, AWS, Google, DBT and Lincoln Rackhouse to name a few. The state’s power and utility availabilities are favorable to other markets, specifically compared to Virginia where power is limited. In fact, primary markets in this industry have at least 600 megawatts of supply and many are now pushing beyond the 1,000 megawatt mark..." (Sorry, this is the only link I could find) https://hello.jll.com/columbus-frontier-market
June 8, 20232 yr FWIW there is a specific thread for the 70/71 split that would include Ramp Up etc. I just posted an update on the 70 Caps which now officially (seem) include a commercial cap on 3rd over 70/71 according to the city. Edited June 8, 20232 yr by DTCL11
June 9, 20232 yr Both the Columbus Metro and the State of Ohio are on quite a roll these days... National, local leaders unite to kick off mega construction projects in Ohio "There are major, multi-billion-dollar projects happening in Ohio. Intel broke ground on its more than $20 billion project late last year. Honda recently broke ground on its $4.4 billion electric vehicle battery plant, and that’s just the start. In the next few years, there will be nearly $200 billion worth of projects happening in Ohio that are expected to have a multigenerational impact—not just on the state, but on the country. Leaders at an event held at the Local Union 189 Thursday called Columbus America’s “opportunity city,” and said Ohio is becoming the nation’s capital for upwards mobility. Right now, there are about 100,000 men and women who work in the skilled trades in Ohio and next year, industry leaders are estimating that 13 million hours are projected to be worked by those people as they build these projects. “It is so exciting to be part of this and your members, your people, will see how different it is to build a facility like this,” said Pat Miller, senior facilities manager/labor leader at Intel. “It's really, really exciting. We’re really excited to be here.” “It's a fierce competition for deals like Intel, Honda and others... Right now, we're still competing for over 15 what we call mega projects. They're projects that include at least a billion dollars of capital investment, at least $75 million of annual payroll, and an average wage of three times the federal minimum. And right now, our pipeline just in that category projects is up 700% from a normal year.” Full story here: https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2023/03/30/national-and-local-leaders-unite-to-kick-off-mega-construction-projects-in-ohio Edited June 9, 20232 yr by Luvcbus
June 9, 20232 yr 40 minutes ago, Luvcbus said: Both the Columbus Metro and the State of Ohio are on quite a roll these days... National, local leaders unite to kick off mega construction projects in Ohio "There are major, multi-billion-dollar projects happening in Ohio. Intel broke ground on its more than $20 billion project late last year. Honda recently broke ground on its $4.4 billion electric vehicle battery plant, and that’s just the start. In the next few years, there will be nearly $200 billion worth of projects happening in Ohio that are expected to have a multigenerational impact—not just on the state, but on the country. Leaders at an event held at the Local Union 189 Thursday called Columbus America’s “opportunity city,” and said Ohio is becoming the nation’s capital for upwards mobility. Right now, there are about 100,000 men and women who work in the skilled trades in Ohio and next year, industry leaders are estimating that 13 million hours are projected to be worked by those people as they build these projects. “It is so exciting to be part of this and your members, your people, will see how different it is to build a facility like this,” said Pat Miller, senior facilities manager/labor leader at Intel. “It's really, really exciting. We’re really excited to be here.” “It's a fierce competition for deals like Intel, Honda and others... Right now, we're still competing for over 15 what we call mega projects. They're projects that include at least a billion dollars of capital investment, at least $75 million of annual payroll, and an average wage of three times the federal minimum. And right now, our pipeline just in that category projects is up 700% from a normal year.” Full story here: https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2023/03/30/national-and-local-leaders-unite-to-kick-off-mega-construction-projects-in-ohio $140 billion is absolutely insane. eidt to add: I wonder how many of the 15 projects they are still competing for will be in central Ohio. I hope it spreads around a little bit. Edited June 9, 20232 yr by VintageLife
June 10, 20232 yr 17 hours ago, VintageLife said: $140 billion is absolutely insane. eidt to add: I wonder how many of the 15 projects they are still competing for will be in central Ohio. I hope it spreads around a little bit. I read the 159.4B figure and thought, wow, that's great for the state! A lot of good industrial jobs spread around the state! And then I read the small print that 140B of that was in Central OH and was just floored.
June 10, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, Pablo said: And then I read the small print the 140B of that was in Central OH and was just floored. Interestingly, the top of that sign says that's just 2023-2025
June 10, 20232 yr Saw this a little earlier... Some people were complaining back and forth that "Columbus gets everything" 🤣😂🤣😂
June 10, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Luvcbus said: Saw this a little earlier... Some people were complaining back and forth that "Columbus gets everything" 🤣😂🤣😂 They aren’t wrong, but it’s partially because Columbus is growing and the other three are not really. Cinci might do pretty well and hopefully Cleveland can get it together.
June 10, 20232 yr Just a reminder for anyone interested in taking the Columbus public art survey... It's now open: "The City of Columbus and Franklin County are creating a plan to guide the future of public art in Greater Columbus. The process is being led by the Greater Columbus Arts Council, who have engaged cultural consulting firm Lord Cultural Resources, along with Columbus-based cultural leaders Jonna Twigg and Marshall Shorts to help carry out the work." Learn more about the plan and take the survey here: https://www.takepartcolumbus.com/
June 11, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, VintageLife said: They aren’t wrong, but it’s partially because Columbus is growing and the other three are not really. Cinci might do pretty well and hopefully Cleveland can get it together. Cleveland is still a pretty rough city - if they get that under control I think there's definitely potential.
June 11, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, Luvcbus said: Just a reminder for anyone interested in taking the Columbus public art survey... It's now open: "The City of Columbus and Franklin County are creating a plan to guide the future of public art in Greater Columbus. The process is being led by the Greater Columbus Arts Council, who have engaged cultural consulting firm Lord Cultural Resources, along with Columbus-based cultural leaders Jonna Twigg and Marshall Shorts to help carry out the work." Learn more about the plan and take the survey here: https://www.takepartcolumbus.com/ Took it, thanks! Super quick survey to finish.
June 12, 20232 yr On 6/10/2023 at 3:53 PM, Luvcbus said: Saw this a little earlier... Some people were complaining back and forth that "Columbus gets everything" 🤣😂🤣😂 Was this a reddit post?
June 12, 20232 yr Guess this went nowhere https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/meet-the-man-working-to-rebuild-the-iconic-christopher-inn/
June 12, 20232 yr 12 minutes ago, columbus17 said: Guess this went nowhere https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/meet-the-man-working-to-rebuild-the-iconic-christopher-inn/ Yeah, I feel like Covid destroyed that, but maybe it’s still in the works and we just haven’t hear updates??
June 14, 20231 yr Just posted this over on r/Columbus and thought some of you may be interested in helping Columbus be a "home city" in the PLL... "The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) recently announced that beginning in 2024, all eight PLL lacrosse clubs will be assigned to home cities. “Moving our eight teams into home cities will mark the biggest investment in the league since its inception,” said Paul Rabil, co-founder and President of the Premier Lacrosse League. “This move will unlock deeper, more connected relationships between our fans, teams and players. Continuing to build a global presence around lacrosse and driving our mission forward will remain core to our approach. We’re giving the PLL local love and global awareness.” The PLL will maintain its touring model with its eight teams playing in one city over a two-day weekend. Beginning in 2024, the home team will play a double-header when the league is competing in that team’s market. The PLL will continue to operate as a single entity, with the league owning and operating all eight teams. Each teams’ location is set to be announced in the fourth quarter of 2023. The league is evaluating a combination of cities, states, and regions to assign to its eight teams." You can vote for Columbus to be a home city here: https://premierlacrosseleague.com/home-cities-voting
June 14, 20231 yr 41 minutes ago, Luvcbus said: Just posted this over on r/Columbus and thought some of you may be interested in helping Columbus be a "home city" in the PLL... "The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) recently announced that beginning in 2024, all eight PLL lacrosse clubs will be assigned to home cities. “Moving our eight teams into home cities will mark the biggest investment in the league since its inception,” said Paul Rabil, co-founder and President of the Premier Lacrosse League. “This move will unlock deeper, more connected relationships between our fans, teams and players. Continuing to build a global presence around lacrosse and driving our mission forward will remain core to our approach. We’re giving the PLL local love and global awareness.” The PLL will maintain its touring model with its eight teams playing in one city over a two-day weekend. Beginning in 2024, the home team will play a double-header when the league is competing in that team’s market. The PLL will continue to operate as a single entity, with the league owning and operating all eight teams. Each teams’ location is set to be announced in the fourth quarter of 2023. The league is evaluating a combination of cities, states, and regions to assign to its eight teams." You can vote for Columbus to be a home city here: https://premierlacrosseleague.com/home-cities-voting The team that was here before won a championship didn’t they? I think they would have a better chance of getting larger attendance if they played at historic crew stadium instead of in obetz like before
June 15, 20231 yr 17 hours ago, VintageLife said: The team that was here before won a championship didn’t they? I think they would have a better chance of getting larger attendance if they played at historic crew stadium instead of in obetz like before They should be playing at the brand new Ohio State lacrosse stadium that just finished I believe. Heard them talking about it on 97.1 yesterday. They also talked about how the MLL team here won a championship so you are correct there.
June 17, 20231 yr On 6/15/2023 at 8:19 AM, TIm said: They should be playing at the brand new Ohio State lacrosse stadium that just finished I believe. Heard them talking about it on 97.1 yesterday. They also talked about how the MLL team here won a championship so you are correct there. There's a PLL game on right now on ESPN being played at the new OSU lax stadium. With a very nice crowd!
June 18, 20231 yr Possibly another reno? https://www.ten-x.com/listing/75-e-state-st-columbus-oh-43215/28249362/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=PaidSocial&utm_term=Hotel-NA&utm_name=15977-28249362-2023-Jul-24-NA&utm_campaign=Asset_Prospecting_TEMP_Prospecting-AssetProspecting-SBP-05142021&utm_content=SIID0001-PID0103-CAM-0035-NA-TID0012&fbclid=IwAR27qrk86z2kRvO9usU7Rz7Ll16dDjRBOdxn2eaeRsofCgq1pg7Gl9iW5EQ_aem_th_AezBe_mhjsWW1x-3yXFdvS2bRQ47ZPw4xNQrlk768S6gDVXOPv5rVjx3qq2WzSdukAPKd0nzLp_wJwGJKNKcgoXF
June 18, 20231 yr 9 hours ago, columbus17 said: Possibly another reno? https://www.ten-x.com/listing/75-e-state-st-columbus-oh-43215/28249362/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=PaidSocial&utm_term=Hotel-NA&utm_name=15977-28249362-2023-Jul-24-NA&utm_campaign=Asset_Prospecting_TEMP_Prospecting-AssetProspecting-SBP-05142021&utm_content=SIID0001-PID0103-CAM-0035-NA-TID0012&fbclid=IwAR27qrk86z2kRvO9usU7Rz7Ll16dDjRBOdxn2eaeRsofCgq1pg7Gl9iW5EQ_aem_th_AezBe_mhjsWW1x-3yXFdvS2bRQ47ZPw4xNQrlk768S6gDVXOPv5rVjx3qq2WzSdukAPKd0nzLp_wJwGJKNKcgoXF Wasn’t this one just updated? I know this building has decent height, but damn is it ugly. Would love a complete demo and rebuild with something higher and better designed.
June 18, 20231 yr 2 hours ago, VintageLife said: Wasn’t this one just updated? I know this building has decent height, but damn is it ugly. Would love a complete demo and rebuild with something higher and better designed. I don't know about demo now...but it is very very dated looking. It has the late 70's early 80's horizontal beige striping that God only knows how it became so popular. If they could just de-emphasize it's extreme horizontality and banal color scheme. Fix them both up and turn them both into housing. Edited June 18, 20231 yr by Toddguy
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