October 31, 200618 yr From the 10/29/06 Dispatch: PHOTO: Artist Macolm Cochran, center, and John Marshall study the model for Tete-a-Tete Falls. SKETCH: The 19th-century chair that inspired Cochran’s design PHOTO: A photograph with a superimposed sketch depicts Tete-a-Tete Falls in Goodale Park’s lake GOODALE PARK Waterfall sculpture will replace fountain Sunday, October 29, 2006 Barbara Zuck THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Among urban green spaces, Goodale Park has a lot going for it: winding pathways; a historic, quiet setting; an inviting lake. And soon the Short North park, 120 W. Goodale St., will have something more: a new water sculpture that weds history to contemporary life. Malcolm Cochran’s Tete-a-Tete Falls, scheduled to be installed next year in the northeast corner of the park, offers a fresh take on the water feature and revisits the S-shaped chair from the 19 th century. Read more athttp://www.dispatch.com/features-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/10/29/20061029-G1-02.html
July 6, 200816 yr Mystery straw appears in Goodale Park pond Monday, June 30, 2008 By Encarnacion Pyle THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH If you thought you saw a large straw in the middle of the Goodale Park pond in the past few days, don't be alarmed. You aren't suffering from heat-induced hallucinations. And your head isn't clouded from marijuana fumes from someone enjoying ComFest a little too much. There really is a large straw sticking about 3 1/2 feet out of the pond. It's not just any straw. It's a red-and-white bendy straw. The kind that kids drool over and can't resist using to blow bubbles in their drinks. But who put it there? Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/06/30/straw.ART_ART_06-30-08_B3_MEAKD9O.html?sid=101 This huge straw appeared recently in the Goodale Park pond. Local artist Vinchen, who works in secret, often at night, was behind its mysterious appearance ahead of ComFest in the park.
September 8, 200816 yr VICTORIAN VILLAGE Successful rebirth: Rescued from rougher days, neighborhood thrives as it did a century ago Sunday, September 7, 2008 - 3:35 AM By Sherri Williams, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Queen Anne manses tower over quaint cottages and rentals on the streets of Victorian Village. The diverse housing stock dates to the late 19th century, when the mix of large homes, row houses, doubles and cottages resulted from "a mix of people with money, and people who worked for people with money," said Rob Pettit, a Victorian Village Society board member. Construction boomed in the early 1900s when Columbus laid a streetcar line to the neighborhood, enticing the wealthy and the laborers to move northwest from Downtown to the former farmlands of the Neil and Hubbard families. Today, Victorian Village is still home to a diverse group: families and singles, owners and renters, and gays and straights, many of whom describe the community as cosmopolitan, progressive and tolerant. Goodale Park, on the south end of the village, is the site of the annual ComFest, a hippie-spirit-filled community festival. Columbus' annual gay-pride parade, one of the largest in the Midwest, generally kicks off in the park on the same weekend, attracting both fabulously costumed singles and families with children in tow. Read much more at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/09/07/Victorian_Village-WWL.ART_ART_09-07-08_B1_GQB88NP.html?sid=101
September 8, 200816 yr ^Some additional information from the Dispatch's Victorian Village story... Victorian Village at a glance Population: 4,116 Estimated households: 2,559 Owner-occupied: 21.8 percent Average appraised value: $256,657* High-school graduates: 88.6 percent Bachelor's degrees: 61.2 percent Median family income: $75,133 * 2007; all other data 2000 Source: DataSource/Community Research Partners Slideshow Video of Victorian Village at http://wwwphp.dispatch.com/vplayer.php?clip=http://streamfarm.dispatchbroadcast.com/Dispatch/vic_village.wmv
April 1, 201015 yr From Columbus Underground: Goodale Park Entrance to Receive a Facelift By jpizzow | March 31, 2010 8:15am Victorian Village’s front yard is about to get a makeover. City Council approved $182,000 in funds on Monday night for a facelift for the entrance to Goodale Park at the corner of Goodale Street and Park Street. LARGER VIEW OF THE PARK ENTRANCE PLAN MORE AT: http://www.columbusunderground.com/goodale-park-entrance-to-receive-a-facelift
August 26, 201014 yr Couple of updates on a long-planned fountain installation project for Goodale Park. The first is an article from last Sunday's Columbus Dispatch. The second is from Columbus Underground. Walker Evans interviewed the artist who designed the fountain, local sculptor Malcolm Cochran. Goodale fountain back on track in wake of revision Goodale Park Fountain to be Installed This Winter
August 26, 201014 yr No; it would be an odd time to operate a fountain but it's easier and less intrusive to work on ponds, fountains, damns, etc. in the winter. Fewer people around, you can drain the pond and no one will cry about it, if you're not bringing heavy equipment into the equation the muck at the bottom of the pond is easier to deal with frozen/semi-solid, less precipitation, and so on.
August 28, 201014 yr No; it would be an odd time to operate a fountain... Actually, the original rock fountain was run all winter long and this one is being planned for the same. From the <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/goodale-park-fountain-to-be-installed-this-winter">CU interview</a>: <img src="http://www.columbusunderground.com/archives/goodale-fountain-3.jpg"> <i>Malcolm Cochran: Since the very early days of the park there had been some kind of vertical rock structure. This no longer exists as it was removed a long time ago, but I do remember another one that was removed in 1995, which was sort of a conical beehive-shape of rocks with a pump and a spout coming out of the top. During the summer it wasn’t all that interesting, but during the winter it made these phenomenal ice forms because it continued to run all winter. It was taken down in 1995 basically because the rockwork fell apart. Part of getting this new fountain project going was to replace that older rockwork piece.</i>
August 28, 201014 yr Thats really cool. With the way the pond is positioned, a lot of people will see it at the edge of the park. So people ice skate there? I see them walking on the ice.
April 9, 201114 yr Couple of updates on a long-planned fountain installation project for Goodale Park. The first is an article from last Sunday's Columbus Dispatch. The second is from Columbus Underground. Walker Evans interviewed the artist who designed the fountain, local sculptor Malcolm Cochran. Goodale fountain back on track in wake of revision Goodale Park Fountain to be Installed This Winter Winter's over, spring is here. People are spending more time at the park and what are they greeted with? An empty pit drained last fall for installation of a water fountain that still hasn't been constructed. What the hell are they waiting for? They had all winter to get this done and now when people are out & about enjoying the park, there's neither a fountain nor any water.
September 1, 201113 yr Unfortunately, one project that isn't moving along too well is the Goodale Park fountain project. First, here's the original post from August 2010 with a rendering of the completed fountain project: Couple of updates on a long-planned fountain installation project for Goodale Park. The first is an article from last Sunday's Columbus Dispatch. The second is from Columbus Underground. Walker Evans interviewed the artist who designed the fountain, local sculptor Malcolm Cochran. Goodale fountain back on track in wake of revision Goodale Park Fountain to be Installed This Winter Here's a photo of what the fountain (and the pond at Goodale Park) look like in August 2011:
September 1, 201113 yr Because of the slow progress on the Goodale Park fountain project - chronicled in this Columbus Underground thread - Columbus Recreation and Parks Department was considering refilling the Goodale Park pond earlier this month before the fountain was finished this year. The Friends of Goodale Park, who are funding and contracting the fountain project, was supposed to be done in June. Columbus Recreation and Parks had scheduled weddings in the park's gazebo overlooking the pond for this month, thinking that construction would be finished. Now, the wedding parties are threatening to cancel if the pond remains a construction site. More about this in the Dispatch article: Goodale Park fountain project may be on hold - City may refill pond before construction work is complete. Instead, a compromise was reached between Columbus Recreation and Parks, The Friends of Goodale Park and the scheduled wedding parties. Below is the article from the Dispatch: Goodale Park pond to stay dry until fountain finished Construction site to be shielded for weddings By Doug Caruso, The Columbus Dispatch Friday, August 19, 2011 - 8:04 AM Columbus won’t refill the Goodale Park pond until work on a sculpture fountain in its center is completed. The fountain, paid for by donations gathered by the Friends of Goodale Park, is more than six weeks behind schedule. Columbus Recreation and Parks Director Alan McKnight was considering refilling the pond because six bridal parties had reserved the park’s gazebo for weddings, expecting that the project would be finished by now. Instead, the city will refund $2,400 in rental fees to the bridal parties. The weddings will go ahead, and the Friends of Goodale Park will pay a wedding planner to design drapes and ferns to block the view of the construction site from the gazebo, said Terri Leist, an assistant recreation and parks director. It turned out that filling the pond, draining it this fall so that work could continue, and then refilling it would have cost much more than refunding the rental fees. (. . .) The Friends of Goodale Park group now expects to finish the fountain, which is topped by bronze elephant sculptures, in mid-September. The group plans a dedication ceremony for Oct. 9. READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/08/19/park-pond-to-stay-dry-till-fountain-finished.html
October 8, 201113 yr Goodale Park Fountain update from the Friends of GoodalePark Facebook page: Fountain Update: Electrical and plumbing work is complete. City inspectors reviewed/approved installation today. One final inspection will be needed to demonstrate functioning pumps. As water is returned to the pond, we'll be tuning system timers and performance. We have however decided to delay formal dedication of the fountain until a later date that will be announced via our website. Please disregard any previously published dates for the dedication event. - Jason Kentner, President FGP And the pond is being refilled today. News and photo at CU: Goodale Park Fountain - News & Updates. From today's Dispatch: Water level dropping in Goodale Park’s pond - Mystery problem delays dedication of new fountain I'll bet this seemed like such a simple project. "Hey, let's build a new fountain in the Goodale Park pond. How difficult could that be?" Actually, this may or may not turn out to be a big problem. According to the article, the Goodale Park pond has a clay bottom. Since the clay has dried up after being exposed for the past year, it might be just the clay absorbing more water than usual. However, if there's a leak...:roll:
October 19, 201113 yr ^ Looks like it might be a leak. :roll: From a post yesterday at CU's Goodale Park Fountain - News & Updates thread: Yeah, so as of this morning there is almost no water in the pond. Way - to - go - !
December 13, 201113 yr I posted this over on columbusunderground, but haven't seen it over here yet. A total 69 apartment units would make this a rather significant building, one unit less than "The Hubbard" / new Ibizia. No renderings have been posted yet. Looks like the long vacant surface lot at 3rd and Dennison is going to see development. From the upcoming Victorian Village commission meeting - No Address (Third & Dennison Avenues) Sullivan Bruck Architects (Applicant) Plaza Properties (Owner) This project has previously received a conceptual review. Conceptual Review • New construction of flats and townhouses per submitted drawings. • Design includes 59-unit apartment building (Building A) and 10-unit townhouse building (Building B). The following is taken from the Unapproved November 10, 2011 Victorian Village Commission Meeting Minutes: Commissioner Comments • Commissioner Berthold – Asked if there is any way to break the apartment building up with the use of more indentations (ie. façade/break/façade/break). Asked if there will be a wall between each townhouse unit on the rooftop level. Indicated that modernity could work at this site. The materials selection appears to be headed in the right direction. The apartment building should not be brick; the stone material and modern design are worth exploring. •Commissioner Conte – The use of one large building for the apartment use is an issue. The previously approved development for the site was broken up into two buildings. Isn’t sure about the materials that have been indicated, but has not ruled them out. The City Code Standards for New Construction addresses materials of surrounding buildings, and states “New structures should look new, reflecting contemporary design standards…”. The current design seems “too heavy”; design techniques should be used to minimize its visual size. •Commissioner Decker – There does not appear to be issues with the scale and massing or the overall design for this site. The “walk-outs” on the apartment building could be scaled back. The “stone-like” material could be a more traditional material while maintaining its modern design. It is evident that a great deal of design work and thought has gone into breaking up the mass of the building with its design (materials and shadow). The current style could be “ratcheted-back a little”. •Commissioner Wood – Is in agreement with the other Commissioners’ comments. From here - http://development.columbus.gov/uploadedFiles/Development/Planning_Division/Boards_and_Commissions/Historic_Preservation/Victorian_Village_Commission/Meetings/2011/2011%20VVC%20DEC.agd.pdf
December 13, 201113 yr I posted this over on columbusunderground, but haven't seen it over here yet. A total 69 apartment units would make this a rather significant building, one unit less than "The Hubbard" / new Ibizia. No renderings have been posted yet. Looks like the long vacant surface lot at 3rd and Dennison is going to see development. From the upcoming Victorian Village commission meeting - No Address (Third & Dennison Avenues) Sullivan Bruck Architects (Applicant) Plaza Properties (Owner) This project has previously received a conceptual review. Conceptual Review • New construction of flats and townhouses per submitted drawings. • Design includes 59-unit apartment building (Building A) and 10-unit townhouse building (Building B). From here - http://development.columbus.gov/uploadedFiles/Development/Planning_Division/Boards_and_Commissions/Historic_Preservation/Victorian_Village_Commission/Meetings/2011/2011%20VVC%20DEC.agd.pdf Thanks for posting the notice about Third & Dennison futureman. We didn't catch this one!
December 16, 201113 yr I posted this over on columbusunderground, but haven't seen it over here yet. A total 69 apartment units would make this a rather significant building, one unit less than "The Hubbard" / new Ibizia. No renderings have been posted yet. Looks like the long vacant surface lot at 3rd and Dennison is going to see development. From the upcoming Victorian Village commission meeting - No Address (Third & Dennison Avenues) Sullivan Bruck Architects (Applicant) Plaza Properties (Owner) This project has previously received a conceptual review. Conceptual Review • New construction of flats and townhouses per submitted drawings. • Design includes 59-unit apartment building (Building A) and 10-unit townhouse building (Building B). From here - http://development.columbus.gov/uploadedFiles/Development/Planning_Division/Boards_and_Commissions/Historic_Preservation/Victorian_Village_Commission/Meetings/2011/2011%20VVC%20DEC.agd.pdf Thanks for posting the notice about Third & Dennison futureman. We didn't catch this one! No problem, Business First just had an article today about it, includes a rendering as well. Looks like the main building will be four stories tall, ground floor parking w/3 floors of apartments above. Apartments proposed for Victorian Village site instead of condos Premium content from Business First by Brian R. Ball, Staff reporter Date: Friday, December 16, 2011, 6:00am EST - Last Modified: Friday, December 16, 2011, 12:35pm EST Brian R. Ball Staff reporter - Business First A site in Victorian Village targeted for a condominium project before the housing market collapsed may be developed as apartments. Real estate investors Jason Snyder and Brian Barker want to build a 59-unit apartment complex and five townhouse-style duplexes along Dennison Avenue where developer Plaza Properties Inc. had hoped to build condos in 2007. (...) The Snyder Barker Investments partnership showed its housing plan to the Victorian Village Commission with expectations it would bring revised plans back for final approval in early 2012. The Sullivan Bruck Architects Inc. -designed project would include three levels of apartment flats above a 76-slot parking area. The 10 townhouses, which may be rented or put up for sale, would be accompanied by garages for 20 vehicles. READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2011/12/16/more-apartments-targeted-for-site.html
January 16, 201213 yr Leafy Dale Adds New Apartments to Victorian Village By: Walker, Columbus Underground Published on January 12, 2012 - 1:00 pm The Wood Companies are already busy with construction on High Street with their apartment building development over top of Northstar Cafe, but that’s not stopping them from already moving on to their next big project: The Leafy Dale. Constructed in 1895 as a hotel, the Leafy Dale building stands tall at 789 Dennison Avenue, a half-block northwest of Goodale Park. “The building has been vacant for about five years,” says Mark Wood, President of The Wood Companies. “A couple of other developers tried to redevelop it into condos a few years ago and ran out of money before they were able to finish it.” The Wood Companies stepped in recently to buy the Leafy Dale, and is currently working on construction documents to move forward with building out 26 apartment units for rent. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/leafy-dale-adds-new-apartments-to-victorian-village
January 16, 201213 yr Wonderful! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 30, 201213 yr I didn't even know they were unoccupied until quite recently. :-[ Ya I had been in those Leafy Dales numerous times from 2004-2006. My best friend lived there at the time and myself, I lived across the street. It was a great location! The landlord kicked everyone out around 2006 to renovate them into condos (as mentioned above) The project was onto a rocky start from the beginning. The only work that went on for months was tearing down trees and bushes.
March 7, 201213 yr Leafy Dale Adds New Apartments to Victorian Village By: Walker, Columbus Underground Published on January 12, 2012 - 1:00 pm The Wood Companies are already busy with construction on High Street with their apartment building development over top of Northstar Cafe, but that’s not stopping them from already moving on to their next big project: The Leafy Dale. Constructed in 1895 as a hotel, the Leafy Dale building stands tall at 789 Dennison Avenue, a half-block northwest of Goodale Park. “The building has been vacant for about five years,” says Mark Wood, President of The Wood Companies. “A couple of other developers tried to redevelop it into condos a few years ago and ran out of money before they were able to finish it.” The Wood Companies stepped in recently to buy the Leafy Dale, and is currently working on construction documents to move forward with building out 26 apartment units for rent. MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/leafy-dale-adds-new-apartments-to-victorian-village ^^Good to hear. I wish the building directly south could go away. Looks like this is going to happen. Thanks to a heads-up from Columbus Underground. The March 8, 2012 Victorian Village Commission agenda contained the following project notice: Application #12-3-13 779 Dennison Avenue Wood Companies (Applicant) Historic Dennison Hotel, LLC (Owner) Conceptual Review - Demolish existing 10-unit two-story apartment building constructed in 1970. - Construct new extension to the existing Leafy Dale building (789 Dennison Ave.) - Proposed connected building to be 4-story with additional two penthouse units set back from the front elevation on the 5th floor. - Building to contain two levels of parking accommodating 33 parking spaces and a total of 14 units.
March 7, 201213 yr From the March 8, 2012 Victorian Village Commission agenda: Application #12-3-13 779 Dennison Avenue Wood Companies (Applicant) Historic Dennison Hotel, LLC (Owner) Conceptual Review - Demolish existing 10-unit two-story apartment building constructed in 1970. - Construct new extension to the existing Leafy Dale building (789 Dennison Ave.) - Proposed connected building to be 4-story with additional two penthouse units set back from the front elevation on the 5th floor. - Building to contain two levels of parking accommodating 33 parking spaces and a total of 14 units. Removing that 1970 apartment building immediately south the Leafy Dale Building and adding to the Leafy Dale Building takes an already good project and moves it into the great category. Here is some more information on the above extention to the Leafy Dale Building on Dennison Avenue. Below is the site map of the Leafy Dale project area. Within the blue box is the Leafy Dale Building at 789 Dennison Avenue, which would be renovated into 26 apartment units. Hi-lighted within the box is the 1970 apartment building to be demolished. Immediately south - and outside the Leafy Dale project area - is an existing house at the corner of Dennison and Buttles (773 Dennison Avenue). Below is a photo of the Leafy Dale Building at 789 Dennison Avenue which would be renovated into 26 apartment units. Immediately south is an existing apartment building built in 1970 that would be demolished. The building would be replaced with a new four-story addition to the Leafy Dale Building that would contain 14 additional apartment units and 33 interior parking spaces. And for a little more context, here is the house immediately south of the above photo. It's at the corner of Dennison and Buttles Avenues (773 Dennison Avenue) and would be next to the Leafy Dale addition. According to Columbus Underground, the project developers will shortly be releasing some renderings of the expanded Leafy Dale project. Can't wait to see 'em.
March 7, 201213 yr ^Fantastic, I have often dreamed about a similar development scenario. 779 is terrrible in its context.
March 7, 201213 yr Theres a few 1970's style apartments in german village that look very similar that I've always hoped someone would teardown and replace as well. Maybe there's hope!
March 7, 201213 yr Theres a few 1970's style apartments in german village that look very similar that I've always hoped someone would teardown and replace as well. Maybe there's hope! Could it there be public incentives to preserving "good" architecture and knocking down "bad" architecture? I think we've seen that landmark-type designations are too limited, and can only accomplish so much. And re: "good" vs "bad," could there ever be agreement on which is which?
March 7, 201213 yr I wonder what happened to the houses that existed where the 1970 building is now. If you look at old photos, there were houses just as nice as 773.
March 7, 201213 yr Knowing that the Short North wasn't the neighborhood it is now, there's a good chance that the house(s) that were where 779 is now may have been split up into poorly maintained apartments.
March 23, 201213 yr Goodale Park regaining statue thanks to Pizzuti project Business First by Brian R. Ball, Staff reporter Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 2:53pm EDT The commercial complex Pizzuti Cos. has planned for the Short North may not result in the full historic restoration of the former Order of the United Commercial Travelers headquarters at 632 N. Park Street. But a historic piece of the property has been returned to a spot in nearby Goodale Park. The developer today moved the Charles Benton Flagg Memorial back to its original concrete pad close to the park’s main entrance off Park Street. It’s a 15-foot tall granite monument dedicated in 1907. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2012/03/goodale-park-regaining-statue-thanks.html MORE ABOUT THE MONUMENT BEING MOVED FROM PIZZUTI'S UCT PROPERTY TO GOODALE PARK. PRESS RELEASE AND PHOTOS AT COLUMBUS UNDERGROUND:
April 3, 201213 yr Here is some more information on the extention to the Leafy Dale Building on Dennison Avenue. Below is the site map of the Leafy Dale project area. Within the blue box is the Leafy Dale Building at 789 Dennison Avenue, which would be renovated into 26 apartment units. Hi-lighted within the box is the 1970 apartment building to be demolished. Immediately south - and outside the Leafy Dale project area - is an existing house at the corner of Dennison and Buttles (773 Dennison Avenue). Below is a photo of the Leafy Dale Building at 789 Dennison Avenue which would be renovated into 26 apartment units. Immediately south is an existing apartment building built in 1970 that would be demolished. The building would be replaced with a new four-story addition to the Leafy Dale Building that would contain 14 additional apartment units and 33 interior parking spaces. And for a little more context, here is the house immediately south of the above photo. It's at the corner of Dennison and Buttles Avenues (773 Dennison Avenue) and would be next to the Leafy Dale addition. According to Columbus Underground, the project developers will shortly be releasing some renderings of the expanded Leafy Dale project. Can't wait to see 'em. The renderings of the Leafy Dale addition at 779-789 Dennison Avenue have been released at the Columbus Underground thread - Leafy Dale in Victorian Village. Below is a Dennison Avenue elevation showing the new addition next to the Leafy Dale Building; a section cut thru the new addition; and a site plan of the front yards along Dennison Avenue. The big surprise in the addition is a proposed vehicular curb cut on Dennison Avenue and a proposed vehicular drive to an internal parking garage in the addition. The Dennison Avenue elevation shows the existing 773 Dennison Avenue house to the left of the addition, the new addition and the existing Leafy Dale building to the right. This is the section thru the new addition. A lower level parking garage is accessed from a back alley. A ground floor parking garage is accessed from Dennison Avenue. Above the parking levels are fourth floors of residential apartments. This is the site plan of the Dennison Avenue front yards. It shows the existing 773 Dennison Avenue house, the new addition with the proposed curb cut and vehicular drive and the existing Leafy Dale building. The architecture of the addition looks great and should be well received. However, the Dennison Avenue curb cut and vehicular drive is another matter. It looks like they've tried to de-emphasize the driveway with a grass median, but the curb cut itself is a tough sell. I can see why they are proposing a Dennison Avenue access point to go along with a back alley access point. Doing so eliminates the need for internal ramps between the two parking levels, which eat up precious space within a small project area. But the trade-off of adding vehicle traffic in the front yard might be too much to ask for the Victorian Village Commission.
April 3, 201213 yr ^I like the addition, generally. I am concerned about the penthouses, particularily on the historic Leafy Dale building. An interesting project, however, and I hope it moves forward in some form.
April 3, 201213 yr ^Agreed. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 1, 201213 yr Over the past two years, the Short North neighborhood of Victorian Village has seen "The Saga of the Goodale Park Pond". It started out quite innocently and with the best of intentions back in 2010, when the civic group - Friends of Goodale Park - raised funds to replace the small fountain in the pond with a larger fountain. The pond was drained after ComFest in early summer 2010 with intention to remove the existing fountain and have the new fountain in place by Winter 2010/2011. Then the pond could be refilled in time for Spring 2011 and next year's ComFest. However, construction moved much slower then anticipated and the new fountain was not ready for Spring 2011. Or Summer 2011. The new fountain was finished by Fall 2011. And all that was necessary to complete the project was to refill the water back into the Goodale Park Pond. So they did. Only to see the water level slowly drop ... and drop ... and drop. Within the next month the water in the pond drained away. And that's when they realized they had another problem - a leak. After some analysis over the Winter of 2011/2012, the Friends of Goodale Park and the City of Columbus decided that the construction of the new fountain must have done something to the bentonite clay that lines the pond bottom. So the City resurfaced the pond with additional bentonite clay to plug the leak. So with the new clay liner installed, the City refilled the pond again early this month. And for a while, all was right. The new fountain got turned for the first time and was looking pretty good. Below is photo of the new fountain in use from the Friends of Goodale Park facebook page. But after a few days with the fountain operating, they noticed that the water level was dropping about 1/2 inch per day. Not as fast as the water level dropped before the new liner was installed - but still not ideal. So for now the fountain has been turned off while they reassess their options. And the "The Saga of the Goodale Park Pond" continues. Below are some articles from the Columbus Dispatch from earlier this month that chronicle the current situation: Dispatch: City fills Goodale Park pond, hopes past leaks are fixed Dispatch: Goodale Park pond losing water Dispatch: Slow leak, big pain - Since a fountain was installed in Goodale Park last year, the pond it was put in hasn’t held water. Efforts to find and fix the leak are costing money and, increasingly, patience.
May 7, 201213 yr Well, they've performed some dye tests. But they still can't figure out the leak at the Goodale Park pond. I'm beginning to agree with an option proposed by Columbus Underground's Goodale Park Fountain thread. Just install a water level sensor to automatically refill the pond from a groundwater well ... and call it fixed. Dispatch: Test can't pinpoint leak at Goodale Park pond
May 7, 201213 yr Just install a water level sensor to automatically refill the pond from a groundwater well ... and call it fixed. That sounds extremely wasteful, unless we are going to collect rainwater to refill it with.
May 7, 201213 yr Just install a water level sensor to automatically refill the pond from a groundwater well ... and call it fixed. That sounds extremely wasteful, unless we are going to collect rainwater to refill it with. That's not how water wells work.
May 24, 201213 yr I posted this over on columbusunderground, but haven't seen it over here yet. A total 69 apartment units would make this a rather significant building, one unit less than "The Hubbard" / new Ibizia. No renderings have been posted yet. Looks like the long vacant surface lot at 3rd and Dennison is going to see development. From the upcoming Victorian Village commission meeting - No Address (Third & Dennison Avenues) Sullivan Bruck Architects (Applicant) Plaza Properties (Owner) This project has previously received a conceptual review. Conceptual Review • New construction of flats and townhouses per submitted drawings. • Design includes 59-unit apartment building (Building A) and 10-unit townhouse building (Building B). From here - http://development.columbus.gov/uploadedFiles/Development/Planning_Division/Boards_and_Commissions/Historic_Preservation/Victorian_Village_Commission/Meetings/2011/2011%20VVC%20DEC.agd.pdf It looks like this 69-unit apartment development at Third and Dennison got approved by the Victorian Village Commission. Below is the approval from: Victorian Village Commission - Minutes of Thursday, February 9, 2012 meeting 12-2-2 No Address (Third & Dennison Avenues) Sullivan Bruck Architects (Applicant) Snyder Barker Investments, LLC (Owner) After presentation by the Applicant and discussion by the Victorian Village Commission, Application #12-2-2 was divided into items ‘a’, ‘b’, and ‘c’ for clarity of review and the following motions were made, votes taken, and results recorded: Approve Application #12-2-2a, No Address (Third & Dennison Avenues), as submitted: • Construction of new 59-unit apartment building over structured parking deck per drawings dated 2-9-12. • Final drawings to be submitted to HPO Staff for final review and approval in consultation with the Victorian Village Commission prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Appropriateness. MOTION: Harding/Berthold (5-0-0) APPROVED. Continue Application #12-2-2b, No Address (Third & Dennison Avenues), to allow the applicant time to submit additional information: • Courtyard design and landscaping specifications for 59-unit apartment building MOTION: Berthold/Harding (5-0-0) CONTINUED. Approve Application #12-2-2c, No Address (Third & Dennison Avenues), as submitted: • Construction of new 10-unit townhouse building per drawings dated 2-9-12. • Final drawings to be submitted to HPO Staff for final review and approval in consultation with the Victorian Village Commission prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Appropriateness. MOTION: Berthold/Hissem (5-0-0) APPROVED.
May 24, 201213 yr More about the 69-unit apartment development at Third & Dennison from Business First: Aston Place developer buys land, adds Schiff as partner By Brian R. Ball, Business First staff reporter Date: Friday, May 11, 2012, 6:00am EDT Real estate investors Jason Snyder and Brian Barker have acquired 1.2 acres near West Third and Dennison avenues in Columbus for development of their Aston Place apartment project. The partners in Snyder Barker Investments LLC are working toward a late-July ground breaking. Columbus real estate investor Michael Schiff joined the apartment development as an equity partner. Snyder said the 59-apartment complex and 10 adjoining townhouses in the first phase are projected to cost $8 million to $8.5 million. The project calls for 10 more townhouses along Starr Avenue in the project’s second phase. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2012/05/11/aston-place-developer-buys-land-adds.html
May 29, 201213 yr The Saga of the Goodale Park Pond continues... Another fix considered for leaky Goodale Park pond By Mark Ferenchik, The Columbus Dispatch Friday, May 25, 2012 - 7:40 AM The Friends of Goodale Park hope the next fix will be the last they’ll need to plug the persistent leak at the park’s pond. Members of the group are discussing hiring a company to place a rubberized liner around the foundation of the sculpted fountain that the group installed last year, said Rick Miller, the design manager for Columbus Recreation and Parks. The friends group will pay for the fix; the cost has yet to be determined. The pond has been unable to hold water since the Friends of Goodale Park installed a fountain topped by two spouting elephants last year. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/05/25/another-fix-considered-for-leaky-goodale-park-pond.html
July 20, 201212 yr The Saga of the Goodale Park Pond looks like it is ending. Dispatch: Refilled pond at Goodale Park holding water WOSU: Goodale Park Fountain Could Flow Again Soon And speaking of Goodale Park - it was featured this week by the Dispatch in their July 18 edition of Columbus Bicentennial Mileposts. On July 18, 1851, the City of Columbus accepted these 40 wooded acres offered by Dr. Lincoln Goodale. Those 40 acres were just north of the city limits in 1851 - but later became a focal point for the Short North and Victorian Village neighborhood that grew up around Goodale Park. Neat history. Columbus Mileposts | July 18, 1851: Dr. Goodale’s 40 acres still enjoyed by city
September 15, 201212 yr The second item is an update (and hopefully final word) on the newly installed and repaired Goodale Park Fountain from two posts in the Columbus Underground thread: Goodale Park Fountain - News & Updates Official Word from Friends of Goodale Park: "Friends of Goodale Park is extremely pleased to announce that at 4:12 pm on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, the Goodale Fountain was turned on, and that there does not appear to be any reason that it should not continue to operate. The new well pump is supplying enough water to the pond now that the pond water is actually flowing out the overflow."
November 27, 201212 yr Columbus Business First has more about the above mentioned Hubbard Project in their below linked (free) article. Business First: Aston Place, Hubbard apartment projects get under way in Short North They also report about construction starting for the 59-unit Aston Place Apartments Project at Third and Dennison in Victorian Village. Below is a rendering and a hi-lighted GIS site plan of the Aston Place development. A non-historic two-story office building on the north half of the property has been demolished to make way for the infill apartment development.
December 1, 201212 yr Columbus Underground just published an excellent rundown of the Aston Village project being built at the Third & Dennison area in Victorian Village. The CU post gives more information about the new structures going up on the property, unit square footage, amenities etc. The post also contains additional renderings that show the grey-brick 59-unit apartment building and a smaller red-brick 10-unit townhome building that will be Phase One of the Aston Village project: CU: Aston Place Bringing Modern Living to Victorian Village Above is an aerial rendering of the Aston Village project that shows the 59-unit apartment building and a smaller 10-unit townhome building in Phase One. The 59-unit apartment building is the modified U-shaped building at the "Third-turns-into-Dennison" curve. The 10-unit townhome building is across the mid-block alley from the apartment building. The green space at the corner of Starr & Dennison is to be the Phase Two area of the project. Presumably another 10-unit townhome building similar to the Phase One version will be built there.
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