September 26, 20159 yr Report on yesterday's grand opening of the Reeb Avenue Center from the Dispatch: Reeb Avenue Center opens as a beacon for change on South Side: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/09/25/Reeb-center-opens.html
September 30, 20159 yr One more photo from the Reeb Avenue Center grand opening from http://www.columbusunderground.com/reeb-avenue-center-opens. It's a close-up of the main entrance facing Reeb Avenue (distant view of the entrance in the photo in the previous post). They're at the place in the grand opening where the cute little kids spell out "Thank YOU!". Awwww.
September 30, 20159 yr The South Side Food Campus idea, that was first reported on last year, is still floating around. A couple more recent reports from this year, along with a proposed locations map, are below: - Fresh-food campus gains ground in plan for South Side: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/08/24/food-sites-gain-ground-in-plan-for-south-side.html - Partners Lining up Behind South Columbus Fresh Food Campus Idea: http://www.columbusunderground.com/partners-lining-up-behind-south-columbus-fresh-food-campus-idea-bw1
September 30, 20159 yr Developer Sees Promise in Rehabbed Commercial Buildings on Parsons By Brent Warren, Columbus Underground September 10, 2015 - 7:00 am Mark Longstreth hopes that the renovation of a two story building at the southeast corner of Whittier Street and Parsons Avenue is the first of many such projects in the neighborhood — he sees potential in the historic commercial buildings that line the avenue, and thinks that the neighborhoods on both side of Parsons represent an underserved retail market. Longstreth purchased the property in March along with an adjacent one-story building to the east and the former Whitt’s End/Avenue Bar to the south. Renovations have been ongoing and have involved completely redoing the upstairs apartment units — refinishing hard wood floors and exposing brick walls — and updating the interiors and exteriors of the four storefronts along Parsons. “I think Parsons is the natural commercial corridor for the south side… there are a lot of old, nice commercial buildings that are built up to the street,” he said. “It has that feel of an urban, walkable corridor.” Longstreth thinks that a number of factors are working in the street’s favor — its proximity to German Village and Merion Village, the investment in the neighborhood from Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and the new Village Pointe building, which is home to the Fitness Loft and the Crest Gastropub. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/parsons-and-whittier-development-bw1
February 12, 20169 yr 21 PHOTO SLIDESHOW OF THE BARRETT SCHOOL RENOVATION The Barrett School was the original South High School and later a middle school. Affordable housing developer Homeport bought the building from Columbus City Schools for $1.8 million. Homeport and Casto have teamed up to renovate the historic Barrett School into 52 apartments, including lofts in the former gymnasium on the school’s upper floor, which has 26-foot-high ceilings. Some details of the school transformation: • The original Ohio sandstone exterior will be completely restored. • All windows will be replaced matching the original window design. • 20-foot-wide hallways with original Douglas fir flooring will remain. • Apartments will be where classrooms once were, and old chalkboards will remain in some. The transformation of the 1896 school at 345 E. Deshler Avenue will be accompanied by the construction of another 52 one- and two-bedroom apartments on the school’s former playground area. This $17 million phase of the project is expected to be finished next summer. That first phase will be followed by the construction of 22 single-family homes on the former ballfields just to the east of the school, which will range from 1,700 to 2,000 square feet with two-car garages. Prices will be in the $350,000 range and the homes are expected to be ready by summer 2017. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2015/11/historic-columbus-school-becoming-luxury.html
February 12, 20169 yr Late October 2015 photo of the Parsons Avenue library branch under construction from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-october-2015:
February 12, 20169 yr Community Grounds Plans to Open Parsons Avenue Cafe This Spring By Walker Evans, Columbus Underground February 4, 2016 - 2:03 pm The project has taken a bit longer than expected, but Parsons Avenue on the South Side will finally gain a new coffee shop this year with the opening of Community Grounds. Founder Joel Cosme Jr. first told us about the concept back in August 2014, but a change in plans is shifting the cafe two doors down to 1134 Parsons Avenue, at the corner of Deshler Avenue. “After some advice, we decided on the old Jones Appliance Store building,” explained Cosme. “It used to house Cy’s Pizza Palace which is where Jim Grote, the founder of Donatos, learned his craft when he was a teenager. We met someone interested in helping us who then purchased and renovated the building so that it could have another chance to serve the community.” ( . . . ) Once open, Community Grounds will primarily serve coffee roasted by Cafe Brioso, in addition to featuring a rotating “guest roaster”. The shop will feature hot and cold coffee drinks, teas, and a breakfast and lunch menu with vegan and vegetarian options. The design of Community Grounds was created by Tim Lai and Eliza Ho of locally-based Tim Lai ArchitecT. The exterior is getting a big update to the curb appeal of the building, while the interior will be opened up and reimagined with raw materials, wooden textures and punches of color. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/community-grounds-parsons-avenue
February 14, 20169 yr Parsons is really happening. I don't doubt for a second that this is the next hot area, it will probably be revitalized before Franklinton gets around to happening. Could make an awesome transit corridor, but it also has the same issues with density and narrow ROW that High Street has. A really strong LRT route that nobody has studied could be North High from Worthington, downtown Broad or Main, and Parsons to Reeb.
March 20, 20169 yr Couple more photos of the Parsons Avenue library branch under construction. January 2016 photo showing the Stewart Avenue side and the back of the building from http://www.columbuslibrary.org/buildings/parsons: February 2016 photo showing the Stewart Avenue side and Parsons Avenue front side from http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/germanvillage/news/2016/02/15/construction-of-library-on-schedule.html:
May 11, 20169 yr 163-unit apartment complex planned for Parsons-Livingston area near Nationwide Children’s Hospital The newly active area around Nationwide Children’s Hospital on Columbus’ south side is in line for another major investment. Developer Jeff May has submitted plans to the city for a 163-unit apartment complex next to his Village Pointe retail development near the intersection of Parsons and Livingston avenues. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/05/11/163-unit-apartment-complex-planned-for-parsons.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 13, 20169 yr Some more renderings and a site plan for the proposed 163-unit apartment building on the former Bobb Chevrolet lot at the southwest corner of Parsons & Livingston near Children's Hospital: http://www.columbusunderground.com/163-units-planned-for-parking-lot-off-of-parsons-and-livingston-bw1 Here's a more expansive rendering of the four-story apartment building: Here's the site plan. Despite the way of ground floor plan looks, the 'E' portion to the south is connected with the smaller portion to the north. The top two floors run continuously between the two portions. This part (with the green roof in the above rendering) bridges over Jackson Street:
June 5, 20169 yr The Parsons Avenue library branch opened yesterday: - Columbus Metropolitan Library facebook page: - Columbus Metropolitan Library twitter page: and https://twitter.com/columbuslibrary - This Week News: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/germanvillage/news/2016/05/27/parsons-library-opens-new-chapter.html - Columbus Dispatch: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/06/04/new-parsons-library-branch-to-open-today.html View of the completed library from Parsons Avenue; from http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/germanvillage/news/2016/05/27/parsons-library-opens-new-chapter.html View down Parsons Avenue; from http://www.columbuslibrary.org/locations/parsons
September 23, 20168 yr South side gets more retail and residential space with the Eisen on Parsons Another piece of Parsons Avenue redevelopment is in place. The Eisen, a two-story, more than 13,000-square-foot mixed-use project, has opened at 960 Parsons Ave. with four of its five commercial spaces claimed and four renovated apartments ready to go on the market. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/09/22/south-side-gets-more-retail-and-residential-space.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 23, 20168 yr Yes, that came out well except for painting the brick on the Whit's End building. The white looks nice, but its like painting woodwork. And now we'll have to rely on somebody repainting every 5-8 years instead of just enjoying the lower maintenance brick finish.
November 23, 20168 yr Parsons Avenue near Nationwide Children’s Hospital becoming magnet for developers By Mark Ferenchik, The Columbus Dispatch Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 8:39 AM It used to be an adult bookstore. Now, the building at the corner of Parsons Avenue and East Beck Street is slated to become a restaurant, with the possibility of a microbrewery next door and offices just to the south. They are all part of a planned $2 million project just south of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the most recent example of the momentum that continues along one of the South Side’s most important thoroughfares. Sidestreet Development is behind the project, to be called East Public, the original name for Parsons Avenue. There are four buildings on the site, including the corner building at 677 Parsons Avenue. Sidestreet’s three partners, all in their early 30s, want to capitalize on other commercial and residential development in the area. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/11/22/partners-investing-in-area-around-childrens-hospital-say-its-ripe-for-development.html
January 6, 20178 yr 120 Units of Affordable Housing Planned for Vacant Lots on South Side Plans are moving forward to bring over 120 units of affordable housing to two city-owned vacant lots on the South Side. Community Housing Network (CHN) wants to build a 62-unit, three-story building at the corner of Washington and Barthman avenues, just west of the Maloney Health Center on Parsons Avenue. The building would house formerly homeless individuals and those suffering from mental illness and substance addiction, similar to the recently-completed Terrace Place in Weinland Park. More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/120-units-of-affordable-housing-planned-for-vacant-lots-on-south-side "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 13, 20178 yr Parsons project launches new development firm with focus on building reuse SideStreet Development LLC is preparing to renovate four vacant buildings at Parsons Avenue and Beck Street, saying the planned office-and-entertainment complex exemplifies potential future projects. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/01/13/parsons-project-launches-new-development-firm-with.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 31, 20178 yr Plan to Transform Block of Parsons Avenue Moving Forward A plan to transform a cluster of run-down buildings on Parsons Avenue into a “cultural hub” is moving ahead after receiving support from multiple neighborhood groups. The buildings, located at 677 to 681 Parsons, have long been vacant but once held an assortment of businesses, ranging from a tire shop to an adult bookstore. Plans for the development include a co-working space, a restaurant, a brewery, and additional office space. The co-working space will be run by Brianne DeRolph and Killian McIlroy of Sidecar Creatives, and the office space will house Compton Construction. More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/plan-to-transform-block-of-parsons-avenue-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 21, 20178 yr Neighborhood food market replacing Parsons Avenue drive-through A beer-and-wine drive-through is giving way to a low-income fresh foods market on Parsons Avenue, another incremental improvement to a corridor seen as key to revitalizing the city’s south side. Fresh Market will replace German Village Drive Thru at 945 Parsons Ave. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/04/21/neighborhood-food-market-replacing-parsons-avenue.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 21, 20178 yr ^ Interesting. Always glad to see more development of course, but I would hardly call that area a food desert. It's pretty well served by IGA, Giant Eagle, and Krogers... JMHO, but something like that would seem a lot more in demand on Livingston, Cleveland, Mt Vernon, Sullivant, or W Broad than Parsons.
May 8, 20178 yr Found an older article from 2016 about the re-use of the former Parsons branch library building at 845 Parsons Avenue. This branch was relocated when a new library building was completed in June 2016 at 1113 Parsons Avenue (previously posted in this thread at https://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,2884.msg805245.html#msg805245 ): County, city land banks will share Parsons Avenue building By GARY SEMAN JR., ThisWeek Community News Updated: October 19, 2016 - 4:17 PM The Franklin County and city of Columbus land-bank offices soon will operate under one roof on Parsons Avenue. In an alliance designed to save time and duplication of services, the two entities will relocate to the building that formerly housed the Parsons branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, 845 Parsons Avenue. The move is set to take place at the beginning of 2017, said John Rosenberger, president of the Central Ohio Community Improvement Corp., which serves as the county land bank. Its seven employees now operate out of county administrative offices at 373 S. High Street. Meanwhile, the city’s Land Redevelopment Office will move its 14 employees from 50 W. Gay Street to the new building. The county land bank, also known as COCIC, purchased the site in June for $322,000 and will spend $622,000 on the complete renovation of the 10,000-square-foot building, Rosenberger said. MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/germanvillage/news/2016/10/17/County-city-land-banks-will-share-Parsons-Avenue-building-WB-GS.html
May 22, 20178 yr Above is an aerial photo of a two-block area on the Near South Side that's had some concentrated development activity within the past few years. Within the blocks of Barthman, Reeb and Innis fronting Parsons Avenue and continuing one block west of Parsons - three major development projects have taken place and two additional developments are planned: Finished Development Projects - John R. Maloney Health Center - Parsons Village senior apartments - Reeb Avenue Center Proposed Development Projects - Parsons Village senior apartments (second phase) - Parsons Place (Community Housing Network)
May 22, 20178 yr ^ Here is more information on the individual projects from the Parsons & Barthman/Reeb/Innis area: JOHN R. MALONEY FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER - Columbus Neighborhood Health Center operated by the Columbus Department of Health and The Ohio State University. This center replaces an older neighborhood health center for this area. - Located along Parsons Avenue from Barthman to Reeb Avenues. - Completed in 2013. - More info and photos posted previously in this thread at https://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,2884.msg724443.html#msg724443 The John R. Maloney Health Center replaced a shuttered Schottenstein store on this site. Below is a before-and-after streetview from the corner of Parsons & Barthman: Below is a view of the health center parking lot entrance from Reeb Avenue:
May 22, 20178 yr PARSONS VILLAGE SENIOR APARTMENTS - Parsons Village senior apartments is a $10.3 million, 3-story, 56-unit apartment development for seniors 55 and older. - Located at the northeast corner of Reeb Avenue and S. Washington Avenue, one block west of Parsons Avenue. - Completed in 2015. - More info about this at http://www.parsonssenior.com/ The most current Google aerial map shows the Parsons Village apartment building still under construction. The building replaced a shuttered IGA at Washington and Reeb. Below is a series of before-and-after streetviews, starting from the corner of Parsons & Reeb: This before-and-after is from Goethe Street, which functions as a mid-block alley west of Parsons Avenue, and shows a closer view of the shuttered IGA store: This is a closer view of the Parsons Village senior apartment building along Reeb Avenue: This is a view of the Parsons Village apartment building at Washington & Reeb looking toward the Reeb Avenue Center located one block west:
May 22, 20178 yr REEB AVENUE CENTER - The former Reeb Elementary School underwent a $12.4 million renovation to house more than a dozen tenants, including St. Stephen’s Community House, Godman Guild Association and the Mid-Ohio Foodbank, plus job training agencies and addiction recovery services. Public money from the City of Columbus and the State of Ohio and private donations from businesspeople with South Side roots, such as the Grote family (Donatos Pizza) and the Crane family (Crane Group) paid for the renovations. - Located at 280 Reeb Avenue. - Completed in 2015. - More info and photos posted previously in this thread at https://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,2884.msg767765.html#msg767765 Below is a before-and-after view of the historic original portion of the former school building along Reeb Avenue: Before-and-after view of a later addition east of the original school building. This addition was also renovated and further added to: Before-and-after view of that same addition area from further east on Reeb. The former asphalt playground has given way for a new addition and green space extending to Washington & Reeb:
May 22, 20178 yr Two additional residential projects have been proposed for this Barthman/Reeb/Innis area west of Parsons. These two locations are shown in blue along with the three previous projects (Health Center, Parsons Village, Reeb Avenue Center) on the below aerial: - Second phase of the Parsons Village senior apartments is planned just west of the previously completed three-story Parsons Village apartment building. Phase Two of Parsons Village would be a four-story, 60-unit building built along Parsons Avenue. - Parsons Place is a three-story, 62-unit Community Housing Network building planned at the corner of Washington and Barthman avenues, just west of the Maloney Health Center on Parsons Avenue. The second phase of the Parsons Village senior apartments is planned just west of the previously completed three-story Parsons Village apartment building. Phase Two of Parsons Village would be a four-story, 60-unit building built along Parsons Avenue. This building is similar in style to the first phase, but would contain greater transparency on the ground floor facing Parsons Avenue and would have a 4,000 sq. ft retail space with an outdoor dining space at the corner of Reeb & Parsons: Parsons Place is a three-story, 62-unit Community Housing Network building planned at the corner of Washington and Barthman avenues, just west of the Maloney Health Center on Parsons Avenue. The building would house the formerly homeless and those suffering from mental illness and substance addiction, similar to the recently completed Terrace Place in Weinland Park:
May 24, 20178 yr Another significant project for the neighborhood next to the Parsons Avenue corridor is finishing up - the four-story, 117-year-old Barrett School located at 345 E. Deshler Avenue, one block west of Parsons Avenue. This development is also one block west of the new CML Parsons Branch Library that was completed last year. The historic 117-year-old school building has been converted into 51 apartments. In addition to converting the four-story school into apartments, 52 townhouse rental units are being added in six new buildings on the former school grounds, as well as 22 for-sale single-family houses. This site redevelopment plan was previously posted in this thread at https://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,2884.msg724821.html#msg724821. Now, after many years of prep and construction, the Barrett School redevelopment is close to the finish line. The Dispatch ran a feature about this project earlier in May. Below is the main article link, along with two photo slideshows for the Barrett project: http://www.dispatch.com/entertainmentlife/20170507/merion-village-schools-history-preserved-in-makeover-into-apartments http://www.dispatch.com/photogallery/OH/20170507/PHOTOGALLERY/507009998/PH/1 https://spark.adobe.com/page/aWuzHzFnjUTFI/
May 24, 20178 yr Here are some photos of the new buildings being added to the Barrett school grounds. 52 townhouse rental units are being added in six new three-story buildings, shown below: Parking court behind the apartment buildings as viewed from the Barrett School: And photos of the 22 for-sale single-family houses being built east of the new apartment buildings and the renovated Barrett School. The first photo was taken on a very gloomy day in March 2017: Brighter day in May 2017 showing a mid-block alley being installed: Some of the nearly completed single-family homes:
May 24, 20178 yr And here are some photos of the project's crown jewel - the renovation of the 117-year-old Barrett School into 51 apartments: Inside, a few modern touches have been added: But much of the original school remains, such as these former hallways and lockers: The individual apartment units also retain some original school features, such as restored wood floors and high ceilings: But the highest ceilings are found on the top floor in the former gym space. Units here will get 26 foot high ceilings and arched windows: One more look at a unit in the converted interior of the Barrett School. At the window on the right, you get a glimpse of the downtown skyline:
June 23, 20177 yr Former Parsons Drive-Through Will Soon Serve up Fresh Produce Instead of Beer Work is scheduled to start soon on the conversion of a former beer and wine drive-through on Parsons Avenue into the new location for the Church for All People’s Fresh Market. The Parsons Avenue Redevelopment Corporation (PARC) purchased the building at 945 Parsons earlier this year, and plans to spend up to $30,000 on its renovation. The nonprofit organization also bought two single family homes directly to the north of the drive-through, as well as a small surface parking lot to the south. More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/former-parsons-drive-through-will-soon-serve-up-fresh-produce-instead-of-beer-bw1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 27, 20177 yr Local Publisher Two Dollar Radio Will Open Bookstore, Café and Bar on Parsons Columbus-based independent book publisher and film producer, Two Dollar Radio, has found a new location on Parsons Avenue. Some changes are planned for the business model as well, as what used to be a confectionery and the South Side Library is converted into a bookstore, café and bar. “The storefront will provide a physical gathering space for us to engage directly with readers, writers, and thinkers, which is something we typically only get to do at fairs or events,” said co-owner Eric Obenauf. More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/local-publisher-two-dollar-radio-will-open-bookstore-cafe-and-bar-on-parsons-ls1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 24, 20177 yr For several years I've thought Parsons, rather than Franklinton, could become the next Short North. Franklinton is overrun with developers and W. Broad is, well, too broad. Parsons has good bones, existing store fronts and is pretty narrow which I think makes for a nice pedestrian street. Cheap rents is what initially bought the art community to the Short North and it looks like Parsons fills this requirement. The adjacent neighborhoods are fairly intact (Franklinton has a lot of empty space, good for developers, not so good for DIY). I hope current residents are a part of this renaissance and not forced to move out. http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170724/will-parsons-avenue-become-new-short-north
October 31, 20177 yr Fast Forward: The Parsons Avenue Corridor The Parsons Avenue corridor on the South Side of Columbus has long been predicted as the future site of growth and redevelopment. Recent years have seen the beginning of that trend taking shape with plenty of potential yet to come due to the area’s current abundance of underutilized parcels of land and properties. When looking at the street’s current layout between Interstate 70 to the north and the rail yard to the south, the current redevelopment patterns seem to be clustered around three main nodes. The northern and most rapidly changing area is at the intersection of Parsons Avenue and Livingston Avenue where the main campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital sits. The far south node is clustered around Reeb Avenue and contains multiple developments tied to affordable housing and related services. Lastly, the central node is clustered around the stretch of Parsons between Whittier and Thurman that is primarily a collection of small business efforts. More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/fast-forward-the-parsons-avenue-corridor-we1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 1, 20177 yr Absolutely; this area has good bones and a strong back. Way better than some of those talentless '60s areas people keep talking about sinking money into.
November 1, 20177 yr "Talentless 60s areas"? Just curious what areas you're referring to here; we're probably on a similar page. “To an Ohio resident - wherever he lives - some other part of his state seems unreal.”
November 1, 20177 yr Absolutely; this area has good bones and a strong back. Way better than some of those talentless '60s areas people keep talking about sinking money into. "Talentless 60s areas"? Just curious what areas you're referring to here; we're probably on a similar page. Yeah I am not sure either. You mean people who are wanting to put money into trying to turn around areas from the '60's like the Westland Mall area and Hamilton Road?..or something else? I agree that this street has great potential. The city needs more of these old urban retail streets within the old prewar street grid to be brought back to life.
November 1, 20177 yr ^Totally agree. East Livingston and Cleveland Ave. ("downtown" Linden) fall into this category as well.
November 1, 20177 yr Absolutely; this area has good bones and a strong back. Way better than some of those talentless '60s areas people keep talking about sinking money into. "Talentless 60s areas"? Just curious what areas you're referring to here; we're probably on a similar page. Yeah I am not sure either. You mean people who are wanting to put money into trying to turn around areas from the '60's like the Westland Mall area and Hamilton Road?..or something else? Yes, exactly. The politicians yammer on about them in the press constantly. "We are committed to turning S. Hamilton around."
November 6, 20177 yr (Cross-posting this article from the South Side development thread because many of the projects mentioned in this article were also previously posted in this Parsons Avenue thread:) Business First: Rev. Edgar's South Side mission: Community Development for All People is changing the neighborhood for good https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/11/02/rev-edgars-south-side-mission-community.html Friday's print edition of Business First ran a cover story about the Community Development for All People, a group that focuses on South Side development projects. The full article is only available to subscribers or those who sign up for a free trial view at their website. But here's a brief history about the Community Development for All People (CDAP) from the article plus a chart and map of the CDAP projects on the South Side: -- In 1999, the United Methodist Church for All People launched a retail operation along Parsons Avenue called the Free Store. The store did well and led to Community Development for All People being formed in 2003. CDAP completed their first development project - a small duplex - in 2005. Since then CDAP has moved up to larger projects and is partnering with the City of Columbus and Nationwide Children's Hospital on larger development initiatives. -- CDAP partnered with Nationwide Children’s Hospital for the Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families Initiative. This initiative focuses on the neighborhood located south of the Children's Hospital campus along Livingston Avenue. -- CDAP partnered with the City and has been joined the Grote, Weiler, Kelley, Crane and Yoakum families and groups such as the Columbus Foundation, United Way, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Franklin County for the South Side Renaissance project. This initiative seeks to revitalize the neighborhood around the Reeb Avenue Center recently built in a historic school building by the City. This area is shown on the attached map.
February 23, 20187 yr All People’s Fresh Market Opening Soon All People’s Fresh Market, first announced last June to be taking over an old beer and wine drive-thru on Parsons Avenue, will have a grand opening next month. Run by the Church for All People’s Healthy Eating and Living Director Erin West, the market will supply free fresh fruits and vegetables to anyone earning up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The All People’s market was first open on the east side of Parsons, but the current location will offer more space and customer traffic. West said that although the produce provided by the federal government will be reserved for those that are income-eligible, the market will also find a produce supply through Kroger and Walmart, which will be available to people along the entire income spectrum. Come spring, that supply stream will broaden to include local growers as well, whose produce is not currently in season. More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/all-peoples-fresh-market-opening-soon-ls1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 9, 20186 yr Parsons Place is a three-story, 62-unit Community Housing Network building planned at the corner of Washington and Barthman avenues, just west of the Maloney Health Center on Parsons Avenue. The building would house the formerly homeless and those suffering from mental illness and substance addiction, similar to the recently completed Terrace Place in Weinland Park: - The Ohio Housing Finance Agency awarded Housing Tax Credits for the above noted 62-unit Parsons Place project, as listed below from https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/05/18/tax-credits-to-support-620-new-and-renovated.html - • Parsons Place Apartments (Columbus): An $11.4 million project for 62 new one-bedroom permanent supportive housing apartments with counseling and support for people who face homelessness. Community Housing Network Inc. is developer, Berardi + Partners is architect, and the contractor is not picked yet.
August 17, 20186 yr ^^ Update on the All People’s Fresh Market at 945 Parsons Avenue, which has been transformed from a vacant beer-wine-liquor drive-thru into a market that will supply fresh fruits and vegetables free to anyone earning up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The All People’s Fresh Market opened in March. This redevelopment was led by Community Development for All People, which is an outgrowth of the United Methodist Church for All People, currently led by Rev. John Edgar. Here are some articles about the opening, along with an interior and exterior photo of the transformed drive-thru building. Business First (bizjournals) has a video of Rev. John Edgar talking about the project, and Columbus Navigator has a bunch of additional interior photos of the All People's Fresh Market: https://www.columbusnavigator.com/all-peoples-fresh-market-parsons/ https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/03/09/south-side-market-ready-to-grow-its-outreach.html https://www.columbusfoundation.org/the-giving-store/better-together/all-people-s-fresh-market
August 18, 20186 yr Plan to Transform Block of Parsons Avenue Moving Forward A plan to transform a cluster of run-down buildings on Parsons Avenue into a “cultural hub” is moving ahead after receiving support from multiple neighborhood groups. The buildings, located at 677 to 681 Parsons, have long been vacant but once held an assortment of businesses, ranging from a tire shop to an adult bookstore. Plans for the development include a co-working space, a restaurant, a brewery, and additional office space. The co-working space will be run by Brianne DeRolph and Killian McIlroy of Sidecar Creatives, and the office space will house Compton Construction. More below: http://www.columbusunderground.com/plan-to-transform-block-of-parsons-avenue-moving-forward-bw1 Update on the East Public project located in the block of buildings from 677 to 691 Parsons Avenue: First Tenants Begin Moving In at East Public By Susan Post, Columbus Underground Posted: August 9, 2018 - 3:12 pm Transformation is well underway along the 677-691 block of Parsons Avenue. It’s another in a building momentum of projects that are bringing new life to the Southside thoroughfare. Collectively known as East Public, the group of buildings has had its first office tenant move in. Another is on the way. There’s a restaurant and a brewery opening this fall, and one spot waiting for a lessee to round out the development. The hub of local businesses is the work of Sidestreet Development – a partnership of Columbus business owners Blake Compton of Compton Construction and Brianne DeRolph and Killian McIlroy of Sidecar Creatives. Sidestreet’s partners will move their respective businesses into the office space at East Public. Compton Construction has already set up shop, with Sidecar Creatives to follow in the same building. About a year into planning the team realized that to make the financials work, they would need to be tenants of their own development. Compton welcomes his construction company’s move to the Southside. He calls Olde Towne East home and is drawn to the neighborhood’s working-class roots. He’s also excited to activate the Parsons Avenue corridor for neighborhoods on both sides of the street. Changes are a plenty for Parsons Avenue. The street’s infrastructure is undergoing a major transformation – from four lanes to three with a turn lane and parking on both sides of the street – along with the growing number of local businesses that are choosing to set up shop on the Southside. Recent additions like Two Dollar Radio and All People’s Fresh Market are reflective of the type of development Compton believes will continue in the area. MORE: https://www.columbusunderground.com/first-tenants-begin-moving-in-at-east-public-sp1
August 18, 20186 yr More about the East Public development - with a photo-tour of the recently completed Compton Construction offices in East Public - from The Metropreneur: http://themetropreneur.com/columbus/at-work-compton-constructions-creative-office-tour-office-makeover-on-parsons-avenue/ A rendering of the overall East Public project is shown in the previous post (^). This is a Sept. 2017 streetview of the 691 Parsons Avenue building that Compton Construction moved into at East Public. This is the southern-most building in the East Public development located from 677 to 691 Parsons Avenue: Here is a finished view of that same 691 Parsons Avenue building: This is a view of an interior courtyard north of the 691 Parsons Avenue building leading to the rear of the property: Here is a closer view of a new 'shack-style' pavilion building located behind the original 691 Parsons building: Closer view of the upper level of the new 'shack-style' pavilion building: South side of the 691 Parsons Avenue building (and southern extent of the East Public development): View of the staircase in the vertical atrium inside the Compton Construction offices at 691 Parsons Avenue: Compton Construction logo facing the interior atrium and staircase: Fans of the Columbus Crew may recognize the Compton Construction name and logo. They were the primary sponsor of the #SaveTheCrew jersey that came out earlier this year: Many more photos of the recently completed Compton Construction offices in East Public at http://themetropreneur.com/columbus/at-work-compton-constructions-creative-office-tour-office-makeover-on-parsons-avenue/
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