September 18, 20204 yr Worthington mall owners plan major renovation Under the plan, which is scheduled to come before the Worthington Planning Commission Thursday, the north and west sides of the mall will eventually be torn down about 120,000 square feet of the 138,000-square-foot building. The mall’s owner, the Dallas firm Direct Retail Partners, plans to initially demolish the north end of the mall, about 85,000 square feet, and replace it with a 125,000-square-foot office building, up to 10 stories high, including a parking garage. In a second phase, the west side of the mall would be removed and replaced with another office building of similar size to the first, a 120-room hotel or a 100-unit residential building, a 30,000-square-foot office or retail building, and an outdoor plaza. Traffic inside the 15.7-acre property would be significantly shifted, including adding a north-south road through what is now the middle of the mall. More: https://www.thisweeknews.com/business/20200918/worthington-mall-owners-plan-major-renovation
September 21, 20204 yr Worthington Place redevelopment could bolster city's economy A Texas developer wants to redevelop the Shops at Worthington Place with an eye-catching new concept. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2020/09/21/how-a-huge-new-redevelopment-could.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 30, 20204 yr Plan Calls for Phased Redevelopment of Worthington Mall A proposal to redevelop the Shops at Worthington Place was presented to Worthington’s planning commission and architecture review board last week. The plan, which calls for building as much as 250,000 square feet of office space on the site, will likely be heard several times by those boards before eventually moving on to city council. The first phase of the redevelopment would involve tearing down the mall’s northern end and replacing it with offices that would sit on top of a large parking garage – the building would be between eight and 10 stories tall. Also envisioned is an outdoor plaza and two new streets that would run through the center of the development. A second phase would take out more of the existing mall and replace it with a second garage/office tower of a similar size. Several smaller commercial buildings, as well as either a 120-room hotel or a 100-unit apartment building, could round out the project, depending on market demand. One portion of the mall would remain – a 55,000-square-feet wing on the eastern side of the site that was more recently renovated and holds several restaurants. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/plan-calls-for-phased-redevelopment-of-worthington-mall-bw1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 6, 20204 yr Developer files plans for 730 residences, commercial space at Worthington UMCH site After years of preparations, Lifestyle Communities has unveiled a plan for the 37-acre United Methodist Children's Home property in Worthington. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2020/10/06/lifestyle-communities-plans-730-residences-at-umch.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 6, 20204 yr 27 minutes ago, ColDayMan said: Developer files plans for 730 residences, commercial space at Worthington UMCH site After years of preparations, Lifestyle Communities has unveiled a plan for the 37-acre United Methodist Children's Home property in Worthington. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2020/10/06/lifestyle-communities-plans-730-residences-at-umch.html I cannot imagine the pushback this is going to get. I hope they are successful, but I’m sure it will take a long time to be approved.
October 6, 20204 yr 55 minutes ago, VintageLife said: I cannot imagine the pushback this is going to get. I hope they are successful, but I’m sure it will take a long time to be approved. over 700 units on 37 acres...almost 20 units an acre-and most of them apartments? I can almost feel the pearl clutching from 30 miles away! lol. There is going to be a run on fainting couches and smelling salts-and then when the shock is over the torches will be lit and the pitchforks will be out! lol.
October 7, 20204 yr New Proposal Submitted for Methodist Site in Worthington Lifestyle Communities has submitted a new plan for the former United Methodist Children’s Home site, a piece of underdeveloped land near Worthington’s historic center that has been the subject of much debate over the years. The Columbus-based developer ran into significant neighborhood opposition five years ago, when it proposed building a large mixed-use development on the well-positioned site. Located at 1033 High Street, directly across from the Worthington Municipal Building, the 37-acre site is bordered by single family homes to the west and commercial development to the north and south. The latest proposal is similar in scale to the previous one, but has been redesigned. The new plan calls for 60,000 square feet of commercial space, 25,000 square feet devoted specifically to medical offices, 612 apartments, 94 townhomes and 19 single family homes. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/new-proposal-submitted-for-methodist-site-in-worthington-bw1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 7, 20204 yr The same people fighting it now are going to be sitting on that patio in 4 years and talking about how nice it is.
November 30, 20204 yr New Development Proposals Will Shape Worthington’s Future There is no shortage of opinions in Worthington about the former United Methodist Children’s Home site on High Street. A proposal to redevelop the centrally-located site in 2015 was met with resistance from neighboring residents, and a recent update to that proposal has already inspired its share of comments and complaints. We recently sat down with City Manager Matt Greeson and David McCorkle, the city’s Economic Development Director, to talk about that site and what its development may mean for the future of the city. Greeson pointed out that the latest proposal calls for more residential units and less office space than the previous one, which is significant because more than 70 percent of Worthington’s budget comes from income tax revenue. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/new-development-proposals-will-shape-worthingtons-future-bw1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 11, 20204 yr Worthington mixed-use development gets a new look Trivium Development is behind the development, which will have a mix of retail, restaurant and office space, a boutique hotel and a social club. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2020/12/11/worthington-mixed-use-development-gets-a-new-look.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 14, 20204 yr https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2020/11/13/heres-the-new-plan-for-the-worthington-inn.html https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/local/worthington/2020/11/19/new-plan-worthington-inn-includes-restaurant-residential-use/6309651002/ The Worthington Architectural Review Board has approved a conditional use permit application submitted by the owner of the Worthington Inn building at 649 High Street to redevelop a portion of the 188-year-old historic building into residential use. The approved plans calls for converting part of the ground floor and upper two floors into five residential units, while retaining 6,000 square feet of ground floor space to continue as a restaurant. The plans also call for minor exterior modifications, including new windows and doors.
January 19, 20214 yr Worthington might have three big development projects underway in 2021: The Worthington Gateway Project at N. High Street and Wilson Bridge Road, which would redevelop the site of an old Holiday Inn that was demolished in 2018. The redevelopment of the Shops at Worthington Place, located just north of the Gateway Project at N. High & 270, which would demolish much of the existing mall to be replaced by a pair of 10-story buildings for office and residential uses. The proposed $200 million mixed-use redevelopment of the United Methodist Children's Home site, located further south along High Street, about halfway between the Gateway Project and Worthington's historic downtown. There's optimism that the Gateway project and mall redevelopment project could happen in 2021: -- https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/local/worthington/2020/12/29/worthington-2021-city-officials-see-progress-major-developments/3996556001/ But as for the UMCH site redevelopment - well, we've been down this road before going back to 2015. And resident opposition to the latest redevelopment is still there: -- https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/01/15/200-million-umch-worthington-development-heard.html However, a new pro-development group was just formed in Worthington. So maybe 2021 is the year for the UMCH site? -- https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/01/19/worthington-pro-development-group-forms.html
January 19, 20214 yr ^Seems like other areas of town could use grassroots pro-development, pro-density groups.
March 28, 20214 yr Shops at Worthington Place: New High North plans show some shorter facades, no hotel Developers behind the High North project have presented an updated design to the Worthington Architectural Review Board and Municipal Planning Commission with some modifications as consideration of the design nears completion. The original proposal called for demolishing most of the mall and for the new northern and southern office buildings to consist of a multistory parking garage and additional stories above it that together would add up to 8 to 10 stories and a boutique hotel up to 10 stories. The southern office building proposed for Phase 2 of the project initially was proposed as an 8- to 10-story structure. Developers opted to lower the structure to 6 stories after commission members and the community wanted to see it brought down a few stories to match up with the height of the apartments just to the west. The proposed 8- to 10-story northern office building that is part of Phase 1 would remain unchanged. Developers also have opted to scrap plans for a hotel on the site after market feedback showed the appetite for opening a new hotel is low due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dallas-based Direct Retail Partners is seeking a planning-unit-development designation so it can move forward with development. The proposal could be brought to a vote to recommend a PUD designation to council at the ARB/MPC meeting March 25. If it receives an affirmative vote, the proposal would be brought up for consideration by council. MORE: https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/local/worthington/2021/03/17/shops-worthington-place-new-high-north-plans-show-some-shorter-facades-no-hotel/4674023001/
March 28, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Columbo said: Shops at Worthington Place: New High North plans show some shorter facades, no hotel Developers behind the High North project have presented an updated design to the Worthington Architectural Review Board and Municipal Planning Commission with some modifications as consideration of the design nears completion. The original proposal called for demolishing most of the mall and for the new northern and southern office buildings to consist of a multistory parking garage and additional stories above it that together would add up to 8 to 10 stories and a boutique hotel up to 10 stories. The southern office building proposed for Phase 2 of the project initially was proposed as an 8- to 10-story structure. Developers opted to lower the structure to 6 stories after commission members and the community wanted to see it brought down a few stories to match up with the height of the apartments just to the west. The proposed 8- to 10-story northern office building that is part of Phase 1 would remain unchanged. Developers also have opted to scrap plans for a hotel on the site after market feedback showed the appetite for opening a new hotel is low due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dallas-based Direct Retail Partners is seeking a planning-unit-development designation so it can move forward with development. The proposal could be brought to a vote to recommend a PUD designation to council at the ARB/MPC meeting March 25. If it receives an affirmative vote, the proposal would be brought up for consideration by council. MORE: https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/local/worthington/2021/03/17/shops-worthington-place-new-high-north-plans-show-some-shorter-facades-no-hotel/4674023001/ That design doesn’t look terrible and at least the office portion is staying 8-10 stories.
March 29, 20214 yr Worthington Mall Plan Gets First Approval, Developer Sued by Tenant Brent Warren - Columbus Underground - Mar. 29, 2021 "Worthington’s municipal planning commission voted last week to approve the rezoning of the Shops at Worthington Place, clearing the way for Dallas-based developer Direct Retail Partners (DRP) to redevelop the site. ...The project will head next to city council, where it will be introduced at the April 5 meeting, with a public hearing planned for April 19. If it is approved by council, Worthington law calls for a 60-day “referendum period” before the project would go before the city’s architectural review board for design approval."
April 2, 20214 yr Senior housing: Stafford Village redevelopment project poised to begin soon Stephen Borgna - ThisWeek Group - Apr. 2, 2021 "Construction of National Church Residences’ 85-unit redevelopment of the Stafford Village senior-housing community at 814 Hartford St. is expected to begin within the month. ... Tabit said the redevelopment has a 19-month construction timeline and an anticipated opening date planned for late 2022. The redevelopment, which was approved for a planned-unit development by City Council in February 2020 and received final approval by the Architectural Review Board and Municipal Planning Commission in July 2020, will feature 85 one- to two-bedroom apartments and will renovate a historical single-family home on the property into a cottage residence, Tabit said."
April 21, 20214 yr It's approved! Worthington green-lights High North redevelopment of Shops at Worthington Place The developer now expects to break ground on the Worthington redevelopment in fall 2021. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/04/21/high-north-approved-in-worthington.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 13, 20214 yr If you use Huntley to Sancus - there will be a detour in place that's supposed to start next week as part of the Northeast Gateway Project. Assuming construction is still on schedule, Huntley is supposed to be closed between Schrock Rd and Worthington Galena Rd, June 14th-June 18th, to finally take care of the railroad crossing on Huntley! It's a mess back there now but after looking through the before and after renderings, this is going to be a major improvement when finished! Edited June 13, 20214 yr by Luvcbus
August 12, 20213 yr Mixed-use Worthington Gateway project begins vertical construction After several years of retooling, the Worthington Gateway project has begun in earnest. “The city is excited to see this project start to go vertical. There have been several iterations of this project over the past few years that have created delays, but progress is being made and tenant interest is ramping up,” David McCorkle, Worthington’s economic development director, said in an email. “Creating these amenities in the Wilson Bridge Road corridor is vitally important to supporting our existing employers and residents.” More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/08/11/worthington-gateway-begins-vertical-construction.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 13, 20213 yr Construction of several Worthington Gateway buildings on track for completion in 2022 Stephan Borgna - ThisWeek News - Sep. 8, 2021 "A series of four 1- to 2-story retail and office buildings planned along West Wilson Bridge Road are expected to be completed in March after an initial target of fall 2021 did not come to fruition because of “supply chain interruptions, financing issues and slow lead times” caused by the pandemic, according to the application for a new building permit for a 1-story Gateway building at 53 W. Wilson Bridge Road submitted to the Worthington Board of Zoning Appeals on Aug. 6. ... The Worthington Gateway site is directly across the street from the Shops at Worthington Place mall at 7227 N High St., which will be the future site of the mixed-use High North project in development by Direct Retail Partners."
September 15, 20213 yr Latest proposal reduces number of homes on Worthington Methodist site Jim Weiker - The Dispatch - Sep. 15, 2021 "The new plan, by Lifestyle Communities, calls for 600 residences, fewer than the 730 proposed by Lifestyle in October. Lifestyle has requested that the Worthington Planning Commission consider the new plan at its Oct. 14 meeting. ... The proposal also continues earlier plans for commercial development along High Street, on the eastern edge of the property. Under Lifestyle's current proposal, the commercial district would include a three-story medical office building with one of the company's Goat restaurants on the ground floor, along with two four- and five-story buildings that would contain commercial space on the ground floor topped by a total of 420 apartments. Much of the rest of the site would be occupied by clusters of three-story townhomes – 86 of them for sale and 72 for rent."
September 15, 20213 yr 31 minutes ago, NorthShore647 said: Latest proposal reduces number of homes on Worthington Methodist site Jim Weiker - The Dispatch - Sep. 15, 2021 "The new plan, by Lifestyle Communities, calls for 600 residences, fewer than the 730 proposed by Lifestyle in October. Lifestyle has requested that the Worthington Planning Commission consider the new plan at its Oct. 14 meeting. ... The proposal also continues earlier plans for commercial development along High Street, on the eastern edge of the property. Under Lifestyle's current proposal, the commercial district would include a three-story medical office building with one of the company's Goat restaurants on the ground floor, along with two four- and five-story buildings that would contain commercial space on the ground floor topped by a total of 420 apartments. Much of the rest of the site would be occupied by clusters of three-story townhomes – 86 of them for sale and 72 for rent." Good lord, the reduction in housing is getting annoying. Of people don’t want neighbors move to the country.
September 15, 20213 yr Board to Hear Updated Plan for Worthington Site An updated proposal for the former United Methodist Children’s Home site in Worthington will be reviewed by the city’s Architectural Review Board/Municipal Planning Commission next month. The latest plan for the 37-acre site calls for more office space and fewer residential units than a proposal from last fall that was reviewed by the board in January. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/board-to-hear-updated-plan-for-worthington-site-bw1/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 18, 20213 yr Stafford Village Senior Housing Complex - 814 Hartford St (10-14-21) Worthington Gateway
October 19, 20213 yr Couldn't get any pics, but the Northeast Gateway Project is really coming along nicely too. I went through there Friday, and crews were working on some of the decorative brick walls, like the one pictured below.
November 9, 20213 yr Got this earlier from the stoplight at Huntley Rd and Wilson Bridge Rd... It's a shot of the new decorative walls that are being built as part of the Northeast Gateway Project. It's not the most amazing pic but its the best i could get while sitting at the light.
November 29, 20213 yr Worthington developer plans hotel on historic John Snow House property “Worthington-based New England Development Co. wants to build a boutique hotel on the historic John Snow House property in Old Worthington. The Snow House hotel would include about 50 rooms, Kevin Rohyans, a partner at the New England Development Company, said in an email. The restaurant space at the Worthington Inn, another New England Development Company project, would serve as the food and construction at the property, and they would be run together as one business. The hotel will be an L-shaped building that wrapping around the Snow House building, Rohyans told Columbus Business First. The developer plans to incorporate the historic building in some form, though exact details have yet to be determined. The first floor and lower level of the Worthington Inn at 649 N. High St. will serve as bar and restaurant space for the hotel. The developer wants to receive a 10-year, 75% tax abatement to build the hotel, but currently cannot because the property falls outside of the area where the city can grant them. It has asked Worthington City Council to change the boundaries in order to bring the concept online. David McCorkle, Worthington's economic development director, said city staff are working on those changes. After the boundaries are amended, the company still has to apply for the abatement and then go through the planning process.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/11/29/hotel-planned-for-historic-worthington-property.html
December 14, 20213 yr Hmm, maybe now LC can focus on finishing up their downtown apartment building 😒 UMCH Worthington development sent back to the drawing board again “After multiple years of planning, public pushback and retooling, Lifestyle Communities’ plan for the former United Methodist Children’s Home was sent back to the drawing board yet again by Worthington City Council Monday night. The Columbus developer asked the city to rezone the 37.8-acre site at 1033 N. High St. so it could create a mixed-use development including detached single-family homes, townhomes, apartments, retail restaurants, office and green space. The council unanimously voted no on the rezoning because members did not feel the application was in the best interest of the community. Earlier this year, multiple community members said the planned $200 million development was “not good” for the community, and that sentiment continued at Monday’s council meeting. This January, Worthington resident Chet Ridenour said the project — which sits west of High Street between Wesley Boulevard and Larrimer Avenue — would negatively affect traffic and nearby schools. At Monday’s meeting, he continued to advocate for increased green space, decreased housing density, a smaller number of apartments and shorter buildings. “Our city is supposedly modeled after a small New England town,” Ridenour said Monday. “How many New England towns has anybody seen that have multi-story high-rise apartment buildings in the center of town? If you've ever traveled to a New England state you just don't see that. We don't need it here.’” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/12/14/umch-worthington-sent-back-to-drawing-board.html
January 21, 20223 yr Worthington City Council amends UMCH plan, raising questions about future of Lifestyle Communities project Lifestyle Communities is considering legal action after Worthington City Council this week revised its comprehensive plan for the United Methodist Children's Home property, a move the council's president left off the meeting's agenda to avoid any "third-party" objections. The new comprehensive plan, approved late in the evening at Tuesday's council meeting, now says any proposal for the site would be "highly desirable" if it contains a large contiguous green space central to the property, commercial development along High Street, and "creatively executed" residential housing that is "harmonious" in overall mass and scale with surrounding neighborhoods, according to the resolution obtained by Columbus Business First. "Stated positively, outcomes should increase community well-being and vibrancy, opportunities for social activities for persons of all ages, bicycle and pedestrian connectivity, commercial opportunities, and housing, appropriate in scale and type, that support these goals," the resolution proposing the new comprehensive plan said.
January 21, 20223 yr 5 hours ago, VintageLife said: Worthington City Council amends UMCH plan, raising questions about future of Lifestyle Communities project Lifestyle Communities is considering legal action after Worthington City Council this week revised its comprehensive plan for the United Methodist Children's Home property, a move the council's president left off the meeting's agenda to avoid any "third-party" objections. The new comprehensive plan, approved late in the evening at Tuesday's council meeting, now says any proposal for the site would be "highly desirable" if it contains a large contiguous green space central to the property, commercial development along High Street, and "creatively executed" residential housing that is "harmonious" in overall mass and scale with surrounding neighborhoods, according to the resolution obtained by Columbus Business First. "Stated positively, outcomes should increase community well-being and vibrancy, opportunities for social activities for persons of all ages, bicycle and pedestrian connectivity, commercial opportunities, and housing, appropriate in scale and type, that support these goals," the resolution proposing the new comprehensive plan said. That's a whole lot of words to just say "low density single-family housing with a big park". Edited January 21, 20223 yr by jonoh81
January 21, 20223 yr 12 minutes ago, jonoh81 said: That's a whole lot of words to just say "low density single-family housing with a big park". Yeah, especially since it was after lifestyle bought the property. Hopefully they win in court and can building whatever the hell they want.
January 22, 20223 yr 5 hours ago, VintageLife said: Yeah, especially since it was after lifestyle bought the property. Hopefully they win in court and can building whatever the hell they want. Yep. As far as I can tell, LC pretty much gave them what Worthington originally said they wanted for the site, but then steadily backtracked once proposals started coming out. I'm sure NIMBYs were giving them all sorts of hell, but regardless, they're basically trying to pull the rug out from under LC after the fact. That's shady.
January 22, 20223 yr Was just on the north side, and snatched these of Worthington Gateway real quick
January 22, 20223 yr I still thinking about the jackwad that said 'worthington is modeled after a new England town and they don't have big buildings'... 1. Very little around this site says 'new england'. Downtown... *maybe*... 2. Plenty of new england towns have larger developments near the town center. Such a poor argument
January 22, 20223 yr 29 minutes ago, DTCL11 said: I still thinking about the jackwad that said 'worthington is modeled after a new England town and they don't have big buildings'... 1. Very little around this site says 'new england'. Downtown... *maybe*... 2. Plenty of new england towns have larger developments near the town center. Such a poor argument Yeah, this whole development is a joke to me.
February 8, 20223 yr Worthington's UMCH conflict: Will it impact development in the city? Worthington City Council's recent revision of the city's comprehensive plan for the United Methodist Children's Home property has some industry players concerned about a chilling effect on development in the area. At issue is Lifestyle Communities' plan for a mixed-use development at the site, which had been rejected by Worthington City Council just a month before Council President David Robinson sought to pass a moratorium prohibiting any work on the site. After that failed, he was successful in his push to revise the comprehensive plan, a move that the Columbus-based developer's general counsel called "disappointing to say the least," and which he argued is damaging the suburb's reputation. Neither action appeared on the council's agenda prior to the meeting, which some say could dissuade others from developing in the city. "I don’t know how any developer would feel comfortable that a council that operated that way would engage in good faith on anything that would need rezoning for redevelopment," said Jon Melchi, executive director of the Building Industry Association of Central Ohio. "It’s a perfect example of bad government and a demonstration that many of these communities have no intention of engaging in a fair and open process." More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/02/07/developers-warn-chilling-effect-in-worthington.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 8, 20223 yr 15 hours ago, ColDayMan said: Worthington's UMCH conflict: Will it impact development in the city? Worthington City Council's recent revision of the city's comprehensive plan for the United Methodist Children's Home property has some industry players concerned about a chilling effect on development in the area. At issue is Lifestyle Communities' plan for a mixed-use development at the site, which had been rejected by Worthington City Council just a month before Council President David Robinson sought to pass a moratorium prohibiting any work on the site. After that failed, he was successful in his push to revise the comprehensive plan, a move that the Columbus-based developer's general counsel called "disappointing to say the least," and which he argued is damaging the suburb's reputation. Neither action appeared on the council's agenda prior to the meeting, which some say could dissuade others from developing in the city. "I don’t know how any developer would feel comfortable that a council that operated that way would engage in good faith on anything that would need rezoning for redevelopment," said Jon Melchi, executive director of the Building Industry Association of Central Ohio. "It’s a perfect example of bad government and a demonstration that many of these communities have no intention of engaging in a fair and open process." More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/02/07/developers-warn-chilling-effect-in-worthington.html Worthington is essentially a landlocked community. It cannot grow out, so it can only do density infill. I don't know what they're thinking intentionally blocking greater tax revenues. At least Grandview and UA have figured out this is a bad idea long term. Worthington was losing people until the latest census, but it was only able to grow filling existing housing for the most part, along with a handful of new apartment projects on Wilson Bridge Road. It's seen relatively little new development in the most recent development and population boom of the greater area. Without a mentality change, it's going to quickly stagnate if people can't find housing there, and turning off developers from even trying to add any is a terrible way to run a city.
February 8, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, jonoh81 said: Worthington is essentially a landlocked community. It cannot grow out, so it can only do density infill. I don't know what they're thinking intentionally blocking greater tax revenues. At least Grandview and UA have figured out this is a bad idea long term. Worthington was losing people until the latest census, but it was only able to grow filling existing housing for the most part, along with a handful of new apartment projects on Wilson Bridge Road. It's seen relatively little new development in the most recent development and population boom of the greater area. Without a mentality change, it's going to quickly stagnate if people can't find housing there, and turning off developers from even trying to add any is a terrible way to run a city. Having the "you can't make change in my town!" mentality when you live inside 270 just makes no sense to me. Either start planning for development now or become a rich person exclusive community where the homes all start at 7 figures and have huge yards. Anything else will probably result in a decline for the town.
February 8, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, TIm said: Having the "you can't make change in my town!" mentality when you live inside 270 just makes no sense to me. Either start planning for development now or become a rich person exclusive community where the homes all start at 7 figures and have huge yards. Anything else will probably result in a decline for the town. I'm definitely in the camp that sees this general opposition to development as being firmly rooted in the idea that a town/city/neighborhood is an exclusive community that should be locked away from "outsiders", particularly of certain racial and income demographics.
February 8, 20223 yr 45 minutes ago, jonoh81 said: I'm definitely in the camp that sees this general opposition to development as being firmly rooted in the idea that a town/city/neighborhood is an exclusive community that should be locked away from "outsiders", particularly of certain racial and income demographics. That's all I can see, especially for this development here. The comments on Reddit about this are all "I don't want apartments going in there!" and then nobody can cite an actual reason why other than the typical traffic, parking, taxes, utilities etc. that get raised whenever any development is proposed anywhere. I didn't have much of an opinion on Worthington before, but now I don't really have a good opinion on Worthington as a community after seeing all these comments from Worthington residents.
February 9, 20223 yr Quote "I think it's unlikely that a reputable developer with a quality product would assume the problem lies with Worthington," City Council President Robinson said. Right, because LC (with numerous projects in four states) is not a reputable developer...what a joke.
February 9, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, FudgeRounds said: Right, because LC (with numerous projects in four states) is not a reputable developer...what a joke. The whole situation sounds incredibly toxic. I think if behavior like this continues, I think it will end up having long term negative impacts on the Worthington community.
February 9, 20223 yr On 2/8/2022 at 2:52 PM, TIm said: That's all I can see, especially for this development here. The comments on Reddit about this are all "I don't want apartments going in there!" and then nobody can cite an actual reason why other than the typical traffic, parking, taxes, utilities etc. that get raised whenever any development is proposed anywhere. I didn't have much of an opinion on Worthington before, but now I don't really have a good opinion on Worthington as a community after seeing all these comments from Worthington residents. Sounds like those Dublin people who are opposed to any rental units whatsoever in "Ye Oulde Towne Dublin" because any people who rent are "transients" and all. smh. Too bad the land can't be disincorporated from Worthington and become a dense low income rental complex or maybe a prison or landfill or Satanic mega church or something-it would be what they deserve.
February 14, 20223 yr Worthington amends CRA boundaries, historic John Snow House hotel moves forward Worthington-based New England Development Company is one step closer to bringing its boutique hotel on the historic John Snow House property in Old Worthington online. Last year, the developer asked the city for a 10-year, 75% property tax abatement on new improvements to the site at 41. W. New England Ave. The city could not approve it because the area is just outside the boundaries in which it is able to issue abatements. So, at the most recent City Council meeting, Worthington amended its boundaries. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/02/14/worthington-amends-cra-boundairies-john-snow-hotel.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
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