December 1, 2024Dec 1 The Retreat at Scioto Creek is basically finished now on Hall Rd. This fills in the last big chunk of undeveloped land along Hall Road from Georgesville to 270 And it appears that the much anticipated project that will widen the Georgesville Rd/Hall Rd intersection has begun
December 1, 2024Dec 1 41 minutes ago, Pablo said: Kinda has a frontier fort vibe… I moved from that town for a reason. Not a happy reminder lol
April 12Apr 12 Had a chance to get a few looks at the massive Sugar Farms development while in the area. Located just south of Hilliard on the far west side of Columbus- Sugar Farms will add 1,098 housing units over 369 acres on the east side of Alton Darby Creek Road and south of Roberts Road. Sugar Farms will include single-family residences, patio homes, apartments and 81 acres of green space.
April 21Apr 21 The Caravel Apartment project on Georgesville Rd will add 234 units of affordable senior housing on a 48 acre portion of the Westland Mall site
April 21Apr 21 Surprised to see this project already this far along... Hudson Crossing will add 166 units to Demorest Road- just south of Alkire
April 21Apr 21 18 hours ago, CbusOrBust said: The Caravel Apartment project on Georgesville Rd will add 234 units of affordable senior housing on a 48 acre portion of the Westland Mall site Is that much parking really necessary for a senior living building? Should be encouraging older folks to get rid of their cars. Obviously certain areas, like Westminster Thurber buildings, are easier to get by without a car, but it should be happening everywhere.
April 21Apr 21 42 minutes ago, VintageLife said: Is that much parking really necessary for a senior living building? Should be encouraging older folks to get rid of their cars. Obviously certain areas, like Westminster Thurber buildings, is easier to get by without a car, but it should be happening everywhere. It's fewer than 5 units per acre. More land is being used for surface parking than actual residential space. That's an offensive use of land in Columbus or really anywhere. The developers and whoever approves such projects should be ashamed. Too many act like we should be giving them medals simply for adding housing or low-income housing, but projects like this remove vast amounts of buildable land that could actually be used to do more to solve the housing shortage.
April 21Apr 21 These people say stuff like "Nobody will live somewhere that's not 'easy to get in and out of'"
April 21Apr 21 40 minutes ago, GCrites said: These people say stuff like "Nobody will live somewhere that's not 'easy to get in and out of'" Even though the brt line will be right there. Not to mention how dangerous it is for most senior citizens to be on the road.
April 21Apr 21 I'm pretty sure it's due to the amount of people living in the building they still have to provide adequate parking due to zoning rules...
April 21Apr 21 I honestly think the notion of being able to drive anywhere, anytime, at any age is considered more of a basic human right than healthcare by a lot of people.
April 21Apr 21 What type of "Senior Living" is this facility? There could be a good amount of staff working at the facility that would need parking, plus family/friends who are visiting.
April 22Apr 22 6 hours ago, KyleofColumbus said: I'm pretty sure it's due to the amount of people living in the building they still have to provide adequate parking due to zoning rules... Fine, but at least create a land use plan that allows for easier densification down the road. These suburban layouts make it nearly impossible to add more housing at some point, so the land is basically unusable until the complexes are demolished and replaced decades from now. It's not sustainable.
April 22Apr 22 6 hours ago, CMHOhio said: I honestly think the notion of being able to drive anywhere, anytime, at any age is considered more of a basic human right than healthcare by a lot of people. lol, you're not wrong. Far more people get angry and take action more often whenever there's any suggestion of reducing parking or ease of driving than there is with just about any significant quality of life metric.
April 22Apr 22 3 minutes ago, jonoh81 said: lol, you're not wrong. Far more people get angry and take action more often whenever there's any suggestion of reducing parking or ease of driving than there is with just about any significant quality of life metric. Even though more cars cause traffic problems and increase accidents. It makes no sense and would love to never have to drive, outside of a trip out of town.
April 22Apr 22 13 hours ago, jonoh81 said: Fine, but at least create a land use plan that allows for easier densification down the road. These suburban layouts make it nearly impossible to add more housing at some point, so the land is basically unusable until the complexes are demolished and replaced decades from now. It's not sustainable. I couldn't agree more. It's frustrating, but its the same reason a Wal-Mart has parking for 500 cars... We'd also have way more people protesting a shortage of parking spots than using alternative transportation. I didn't even have a bus (besides a school bus) growing up, the only way around town was to drive as you couldn't even walk.
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