December 9, 2024Dec 9 ^OK, so that is pretty cool. Do you think that's a chrome hood ornament? This building is on the site of the D.L. Auld Company. Still in existence, the company made a variety of metal products in this location until the 1980s. The property was considered a brownfield site and was remediated prior to this construction. I think the mural is an homage to Auld. Quote "Demas and his son, F. Howard Auld, came out in the early 1900s with a way to keep nameplates on autos so they wouldn't come off whenever the cars hit a bump. Probably the most famous of those designs was the blue oval Ford still uses," Dan Auld said. https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2005/04/04/smallb1.html
December 9, 2024Dec 9 Exterior work looks mostly wrapped up at the old Rice Paddy site at N Grant Ave and E 11th Ave
December 13, 2024Dec 13 15 hours ago, CbusOrBust said: Peer on 7th From Courtland Ave Does this have any ground floor retail? Specifically on the High St side?
December 13, 2024Dec 13 20 minutes ago, 614love said: Does this have any ground floor retail? Specifically on the High St side? It does not, but it also doesn’t hit high st. It is across from Kroger on 7th. I still think these projects should be required to have a small corner retail spot.
December 13, 2024Dec 13 4 minutes ago, VintageLife said: It does not, but it also doesn’t hit high st. It is across from Kroger on 7th. I still think these projects should be required to have a small corner retail spot. Agreed! Think about if the new builds in the Short North had no retail or had the garage fronting High Street.
December 23, 2024Dec 23 OH HELL NO. HELL NO. HELL NO. Do NOT let these guys build anything here. They are HORRIBLE!
December 23, 2024Dec 23 2 hours ago, columbus17 said: OH HELL NO. HELL NO. HELL NO. Do NOT let these guys build anything here. They are HORRIBLE! Is there renderings of the old beer barn site?
December 23, 2024Dec 23 8 minutes ago, KyleofColumbus said: Is there renderings of the old beer barn site? I drove by today and noticed several pieces of construction equipment on site. As of April 2024 here are the renderings. It's probably changed some since then. Edited December 23, 2024Dec 23 by sono4315
December 23, 2024Dec 23 3 minutes ago, sono4315 said: Here's some their work. They are obsessed with value-engineered looking buildings. Just abysmal developers that barely give an inch to commission feedback.
December 23, 2024Dec 23 2 minutes ago, columbus17 said: They are obsessed with value-engineered looking buildings. Just abysmal developers that barely give an inch to commission feedback. I wish the Woods company would do more projects around the city. Imo, they are the best in Columbus
December 23, 2024Dec 23 Just now, sono4315 said: I wish the Woods company would do more projects around the city. Imo, they are the best in Columbus 1000%. They are every bit of what a developer should aspire to be. Edwards is close second, just that Broad Street building wasn't so great. I really like Neighborhood launch though - that was a good job.
December 23, 2024Dec 23 9 minutes ago, sono4315 said: I drove by today and noticed several pieces of construction equipment on site. As of April 2024 here are the renderings. It's probably changed some since then. It has to have changed a lot. The permit says it will be 4 separate buildings for fire safety reasons, but that doesn’t make sense because it’s smaller than the one across the street. This actually looks a lot better than the original rendering they came up with and worked with the area a lot. I don’t think it looks great, but the other new one isn’t either so that corner will at least be consistent.
December 23, 2024Dec 23 4 minutes ago, VintageLife said: It has to have changed a lot. The permit says it will be 4 separate buildings for fire safety reasons, but that doesn’t make sense because it’s smaller than the one across the street. This actually looks a lot better than the original rendering they came up with and worked with the area a lot. I don’t think it looks great, but the other new one isn’t either so that corner will at least be consistent. Separate buildings in the eyes of the building code doesn't always mean physically/visually separate - it can mean separated by a fire wall or rated floor. So something can look like one large building in the end but technically be defined as multiple.
December 23, 2024Dec 23 This convo should be in the weinland park section correct? Either way the original Lykens project for this corner looked way better and it sucks that it was replaced with this.
December 24, 2024Dec 24 18 hours ago, sono4315 said: I wish the Woods company would do more projects around the city. Imo, they are the best in Columbus The quality is reflected in the rents. 4K up to 8K (Parkside on Pearl). You get what you pay for. We need more reasonable rents and to get there builders use cheaper materials. I’m not too concerned about the look of individual buildings as long as they contribute to density. I know I’ll get pushback on this comment but sometimes we can’t see the forest for the trees.
December 24, 2024Dec 24 I don't need them to be spectacular, and I don't mind the aesthetic, I just need push back on monolithic structures in urban environments. That 4th/5th stretch is just monolith after monolith and there's no balance or interaction with existing scale. Some setbacks and varied heights while maintaining density would have gone a long way. The way the development on the NE corner tried to sell how they took scale and design inspiration from the surrounding neighborhood is laughable and the result is just as laughable.
December 24, 2024Dec 24 1 hour ago, DTCL11 said: I don't need them to be spectacular, and I don't mind the aesthetic, I just need push back on monolithic structures in urban environments. That 4th/5th stretch is just monolith after monolith and there's no balance or interaction with existing scale. Some setbacks and varied heights while maintaining density would have gone a long way. The way the development on the NE corner tried to sell how they took scale and design inspiration from the surrounding neighborhood is laughable and the result is just as laughable. Agreed. Would've liken to seen each block be 3 or 4 buildings to break up the single structure and allow for easier access to walk through instead of around these monolithic structures.
December 24, 2024Dec 24 I agree about the monoliths. There are a number of factors that cause that: building codes, the developer’s desire to include a parking garage (rectangular usually)…
December 25, 2024Dec 25 This video explains one building code change that could reduce the amount of monolith buildings.
December 26, 2024Dec 26 2 hours ago, Pablo said: This video explains one building code change that could reduce the amount of monolith buildings. Gosh I freaking wish
December 26, 2024Dec 26 3 hours ago, Pablo said: This video explains one building code change that could reduce the amount of monolith buildings. It's the stupid firecode stuff isn't it?
December 26, 2024Dec 26 13 hours ago, columbus17 said: It's the stupid firecode stuff isn't it? Well, I'm against house/building fires so fire codes are important. It just needs to be updated since the code is basically written to avoid another 1871 Chicago fire.
February 25Feb 25 6 minutes ago, CbusOrBust said: The Guild at 6th Ave & 6th St I didn’t notice or know they kept the old trees, what a great surprise. Those look great and will help the building fit in a bit more.
May 12May 12 Couple more from the Guild at 6th & 6thAnd a look down the alley shows Crossline on the left, the Guild on the right and 4th & 5th Apartments straight ahead
May 12May 12 34 minutes ago, CbusOrBust said:Couple more from the Guild at 6th & 6thAnd a look down the alley shows Crossline on the left, the Guild on the right and 4th & 5th Apartments straight aheadThis area will really look great once everything fills in. Hopefully it pushes development east down 5th. That stretch to Summit needs a lot of infill.
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