December 13, 201212 yr And something about the nice area of Bexley: Drexel Theatre Receives Digital Equipment and Building Repairs By: Walker Evans, Columbus Underground Published on December 11, 2012 - 8:00 am Renovation work began yesterday at the historic Drexel Theatre in Bexley. All three theatre rooms will receive state-of-the-art digital projection and sound upgrades featuring Dolby digital sound, Christie digital projectors and all new screens. Additionally, the barrel roof of the theatre will be replaced along with the 10-ton HVAC system that services the largest of the theatre rooms. (. . .) In related news, the Big Deal Diner concept that was proposed for the former Radio Cafe space has been shelved. No other updates on a new use for the restaurant space are available at this time. READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/drexel-theatre-receives-digital-equipment-and-building-repairs
December 14, 201212 yr More about the not-so-nice area of Bexley along Livingston Avenue: 2 streets a thorn to Bexley police Developer has plans for high-crime area By Quan Truong, The Columbus Dispatch Wednesday December 12, 2012 6:07 AM It’s also close to I-70 and to Capital University, and Columbus-based Kassel Equity Group hopes its $1 million investment there will pay off. Many who drive by this corner of Bexley, even those who live in the city, would hardly believe it’s part of the suburb. Despite its relatively small size, the area has caused big problems for Bexley leaders. Mayfield Place and Ferndale Place straddle the Livingston Avenue border with Columbus. The two dead-end streets don’t connect to the rest of Bexley, creating a small island of low-income housing and higher crime. The cluster of 20 or so properties generated about 300 police calls in the past 12 months. For years, city officials have been brainstorming ideas to rejuvenate the area. At one point, there were talks of building a road to connect Mayfield and Ferndale to Sheridan Avenue to integrate it into the rest of Bexley. But, Mayor Ben Kessler said that won’t happen until he starts seeing solid progress in that area. He hopes the new owners of the apartment complex will bring in good tenants. Kassel Equity is gutting most of the units and will start renting out the new one- and two-bedroom apartments at the beginning of the year. ... A new Tim Hortons is to open at Livingston and Mayfield at the end of the month. It’ll be the first new business on Bexley’s side of the street in decades, Kessler said. READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/12/12/2-streets-a-thorn-to-bexley-police.html I used to live right by here on Sheridan. Those apartments are in really high demand because the kids that live in them get to attend Bexley schools. Even the really crummy '50s units that line those two little streets are coveted.
January 31, 201312 yr More about the renovation work at the historic Drexel Theatre in Bexley: Wish list of improvements become reality for Drexel Upgrades that include Dolby Digital sound should be in place by the end of 2012 By JEFF DONAHUE, ThisWeek Community News Sunday, December 30, 2012 - 10:19 PM The historic Drexel Theatre is undergoing renovations that are expected to be completed before the new year. All three theaters at the Drexel are being converted to state-of-the-art digital projection and sound. The largest theater will be equipped with Dolby Digital 7.1 sound and the two smaller theaters will have Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. Digital projectors and new screens will be installed in all three theaters. The barrel roof covering all three theaters also will be replaced, as well as the 10-ton HVAC unit, which services the largest theater. Due to the renovations, screenings before 4 p.m. Dec. 12 and 19 were canceled. The regular Wednesday schedule will resume Dec. 26. Funding for the renovations was provided by the Bexley Community Foundation and Franklin County through a federal Community Development Block Grant. Limited Brands Foundation and members of the Jeffrey family also contributed to the effort. READ MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/bexley/news/2012/12/18/wish-list-of-improvements-become-reality-for-drexel.html
January 31, 201312 yr Initiatives for 2013: City to host new events, improve areas By JEFF DONAHUE, ThisWeek Community News Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 8:10 PM With nearly a year in the city's top leadership position under his belt, Bexley Mayor Ben Kessler says 2013 could look a lot like 2012 -- at least from an operational standpoint. "Maintaining top-notch police and safety services, infrastructure services, providing ample quality recreational opportunities, and preserving and enhancing Bexley's quality environment are at the core of our mission," Kessler said. "All that we're working toward in 2013 points back to and supports that mission." In 2013, Kessler said he wants to focus on improving the Main Street business district through streetscape improvements. "Plans for next year's Main Street streetscape project are being given the final touches," he said. "We'll be having a public meeting in January to give residents a preview of what's coming and as a follow-up to the public workshops that we held in 2011 and 2012." READ MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/bexley/news/2013/01/02/initiatives-for-2013-city-to-host-new-events-improve-areas.html
July 11, 201311 yr MODERATOR NOTE: Reposting articles wiped out by the server crash Bexley in line for Giant Eagle urban prototype By Brian R. Ball, Staff reporter Business First - May 17, 2013, 6:00am EDT Columbus developer Frank Kass has outlined plans for a two-story grocery store on the Bexley City Hall site in a deal that calls for the city to acquire the neighboring Bexley Square retail center. The chairman of Continental Real Estate Cos. said Pittsburgh-based Giant Eagle Inc. wants to build a smaller version of its upscale Market District store on the 1.7-acre site at 2242 E. Main Street. A conceptual plan for the project is being worked on by the developer and the city. The deal may call for Bexley to move its offices into vacant space in the Bexley Square center at 2212-2240 E. Main Street. The city has the property in contract with the seller, an affiliate of the Casto real estate organization, for $1.85 million. If the project continues forward, the city hall property would be transferred to the Bexley Community Investment Corp., which would lease the site to Continental. (. . .) Kass said the Market District Express, which wouldn’t open until March 2015, would be built in line with the neighboring Drexel Theatre and other storefronts along East Main Street. The store could include a second-level patio where customers could dine as they overlook the Capital University campus across the street. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2013/05/17/bexley-in-line-for-giant-eagle-grocery.html
July 11, 201311 yr More about the proposed two-story Giant Eagle on Bexley's Main Street: Columbus Dispatch: Souped-up Giant Eagle could come to Bexley Columbus Underground: Bexley Mayor Excited about New Two-Story Giant Eagle on Main Street
October 29, 201311 yr Giant Eagle planned for Bexley clears hurdle with city’s $1.85M deal for Bexley Square Giant Eagle’s plans for a two-level, upscale Market District store on the site of Bexley City Hall took a significant step forward Friday when the suburb paid $1.85 million to a Casto affiliate for the Bexley Square shopping center next door. But construction of the 30,000-square-foot supermarket may not begin until next fall. A Continental Real Estate Cos. affiliate has signed a land lease for the City Hall site with the city’s nonprofit community improvement corporation, which calls for the developer to pay $50,000 a year. It also has signed a long-term lease with the Pittsburgh-based grocer. The city’s contract “was contingent upon the Giant Eagle lease being executed, which it has been,” Bexley Mayor Ben Kessler told me. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2013/10/29/giant-eagle-planned-for-bexley-clears.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 12, 201311 yr More about the Giant Eagle / Bexley City Hall development deal from Business First. In a follow-up to this report published in the Nov. 1, 2013 Business First print newspaper, it was reported that "(Bexley) will renovate up to 6,500 square feet of the shuttered Barrel 44 restaurant at Bexley Square shopping center for its offices. Five other tenants will remain at the shopping center. Bexley must move out of its Main Street offices within 12 months so construction can begin on the store." Giant Eagle says Bexley store will be ‘intimate’ but it’s not sharing much else By Brian R. Ball, Staff reporter Business First - Oct 31, 2013, 11:49am EDT Giant Eagle Inc. may be moving ahead with a scaled-down-yet-upscale Market District store slated for construction late next year in Bexley, but the retailer remains typically tight-lipped about the project. I went looking for details while reporting Tuesday that the city bought the Bexley Square retail center next to City Hall with plans to take over about 75 percent of the shuttered Barrel 44 restaurant for city offices by this time next year. That would clear the way for Continental Real Estate Cos. to build a Market District Express store with about 30,000 square feet on two levels on the City Hall property at 2242 E. Main Street. As I’ve reported, it would be a new urban concept store for the Pittsburgh-based chain. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2013/10/giant-eagle-says-bexley-store-will-be.html
November 12, 201311 yr Sounds exciting! Especially good considering they aren't tearing down any historical buildings or churches for this one.
January 15, 201411 yr ThisWeekNews looks ahead at projects in 2014 for the City of Bexley: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/bexley/news/2014/01/02/city-has-several-things-on-2014-agenda.html - New developments scheduled to move forward in 2014 include possible plans for a new Bexley City Hall, construction of a new Giant Eagle store on the existing city hall site, Capital University officials and residents working together to find a compromise on the university's stadium proposal, and a possible overhaul of the city's zoning code.
February 26, 201411 yr Business First has a slideshow of some recent improvements to the Columbus School for Girls campus located in Bexley. These include a new Health and Wellness Complex - an Athletics Complex with an eight-lane competition pool with dive platforms, fitness center, dance studio, locker rooms and athletic offices - plus a new South Drexel Avenue entrance that opened in Autumn 2012. Still under construction on the CSG campus is a 400-seat Performing Arts Center that is excepted to be completed in April 2014. http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2014/02/14/columbus-school-for-girls-improvements.html
February 26, 201411 yr Bexley's Mayor outlines the amenities for the new City Hall facility scheduled to be built at a redeveloped Bexley Square Shopping Center: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/bexley/news/2014/02/17/city-hall-changes-mayor-outlines-amenities-of-new-facility.html
April 26, 201411 yr Great tour CE. I posted a couple of news reports back in 2009 and 2010 about the City of Bexley seeking funding for renovations to the Jeffrey Mansion - (here and here) - earlier in this thread. Kind of lost track of it since then. So it's doubly good to get an update on the Jeffrey Mansion. Thanks.
May 21, 201411 yr Condos proposed for Bexley Cup o’ Joe site The Bexley Planning Commission has conditionally approved a plan for a four-story retail and condominium complex on the site of the Cup o’ Joe cafe at East Main Street and Cassady Avenue. Not only will the Gramercy project have full-floor condos, it also will feature an underground garage with 18 parking spots. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2014/05/21/condos-proposed-for-bexley-cup-o-joe-site.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 24, 201411 yr That four-story condo building proposed for the Cup o' Joe site is good looking but weird. Why weird? It would only contain 3 residential units above the ground floor retail. But the 3 units would be full-floor condos totalling 5,800 sq. ft. each! According to the article, for three local couples "looking to downsize"! NYC meets Bexley?
July 1, 201410 yr Developers get go-ahead for Gramercy condos in Bexley Developers are moving ahead with plans for a four-story condominium and retail complex on the site of Bexley’s Cup o’ Joe. Bexley City Council voted 6-1 in support of the project at 2412-2418 E. Main St. despite concerns from residents after the initial approval from the city’s planning commission. The measure was approved after midnight last Wednesday following 10 hours of deliberations in the days prior. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2014/07/01/developers-get-go-ahead-for-gramercy-condos-in.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 1, 201410 yr For anyone who doesn't know the site this is the current building. I like the current building, although it will be nice to have a building without a parking lot in front of it.
August 19, 201410 yr ColDay approves :clap: First Look: Images of Bexley’s Giant Eagle Market District Express The Giant Eagle Market District Express planned in Bexley is scheduled to go before the city’s planning commission next week. Mayor Ben Kessler said the panel’s approval is all that stands in the way of the two-story project on a 1.7-acre site at 2242 E. Main St. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2014/08/first-look-images-of-bexley-s-giant-eagle-market.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 19, 201410 yr I like the Main Street and side street elevations, but the diagonal glass entrance looks out of place.
August 19, 201410 yr I don't mind the diagonal glass as it almost serves as the visual western bookend to Main Street in Bexley. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 11, 201410 yr Cup o’ Joe in Bexley closing to make way for condos The Cup o’ Joe in Bexley is closing as developers prepare to start on the Gramercy condominium and retail project at the corner at East Main Street and Cassady Avenue. “Sunday the 14th is the last day,” store manager Brittany VonStein told me, confirming a notice posted at the cafe at 2418 E. Main St. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2014/09/11/cup-o-joe-in-bexley-closing-to-make-way-for-condos.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 18, 201410 yr The Bexley Giant Eagle has redesigned its front entrance (compare to earlier design in post #121). The diagonal glass entrance has been removed in favor of a more traditional-looking entrance: Another rendering and a site plan at http://www.columbusunderground.com/proposed-two-story-giant-eagle-goes-back-to-bexley-commission-bw1
October 1, 201410 yr The Bexley Giant Eagle is a go: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/bexley/news/2014/09/29/giant-eagle-site-plan-receives-commissions-blessing.html
November 11, 201410 yr Stadium lights plans to proceed, Capital promises open-door policy BY CHRIS BOURNEA, THIS WEEK NEWS Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - 10:44 AM Having received approval from the Bexley Planning Commission on Oct. 27, Capital University representatives say they plan to add lights and a new sound system to Bernlohr Stadium. However, surrounding property owners who opposed the development have the option of appealing the Planning Commission's decision to Bexley City Council. No official plans for an appeal have been announced, but members of the South Bexley Neighborhood Association (SBNA) said they're disappointed by the Planning Commission's decision. The ruling came after a four-hour meeting at Cassingham Elementary School that about 200 people attended. SBNA member Eloise Buker, who is also a Planning Commission member but recused herself from the Oct. 27 decision, said although Capital agreed to some conditions, she's concerned that the university did not accept the staff report in its entirety. Other residents spoke in favor of Capital's plan. "We've seen this time and time again. Any time Capital University wants to do something, the world is coming to an end," said Bob Chapman. "These issues are totally overblown." Capital spokeswoman Nichole Johnson said the university will strive to maintain a constructive relationship with the community as it moves forward with the stadium plan. ... The conditions the Planning Commission attached to its approval of the stadium plan include limits on how often Capital can use the stadium lighting, how long the lights can be on, regulations on sound levels, and a plan to manage traffic, parking and safety concerns on game days. MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/bexley/news/2014/11/03/stadium-lights-plans-to-proceed-capital-promises-open-door-policy.html
November 11, 201410 yr More about the Capital University stadium lighting plan approval from 10TV: http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2014/10/27/bexley.-ohio-bexley-oks-plan-to-upgrade-bernlohr-stadium-with-new-lighting-sound-system.html
January 21, 201510 yr A look back at the major Bexley development projects in 2014: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/bexley/news/2014/12/15/changes-in-landscape-leadership-mark-2014.html - Construction began on the new City Hall, which will be located in the Bexley Square Shopping Center; - Approval of a new Giant Eagle Market District grocery store, which will be located on the current City Hall site; - Approval of The Gramercy, a planned four-story, mixed-use condominium and retail building that will replace the existing building at 2412-2418 E. Main St.; - Approval of Capital University's plan to add lights and a new sound system to its Bernlohr Stadium.
January 21, 201510 yr And speaking of the City Hall/Giant Eagle projects: City Hall on track to move Feb. 13 By CHRIS BOURNEA, THIS WEEK COMMUNITY NEWS Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 9:01 AM City Hall will relocate next month from its current location at 2242 E. Main Street and move to a new space at Bexley Square Shopping Center to make way for a new Giant Eagle grocery store. City Hall's prospective move date is Feb. 13, Mayor Ben Kessler reported at council's Jan. 13 meeting. While City Hall's relocation is on schedule, he added, Giant Eagle has requested an extension to April 1 to take over the City Hall site. The company wants to allow more time to plan for demolition of the existing building and construction of the store. "They're talking about a mid-2016 completion date, as opposed to a late 2015 completion," as was originally planned, Kessler said. MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/bexley/news/2015/01/19/city-hall-on-track-to-move-feb--13.html
November 3, 20159 yr Catching up some of the 2015 developments in Bexley. First one relates to the previous post about the Bexley's City Hall moving from its existing building into a renovated building next door (which then clears the way for the multi-story Giant Eagle to be built on the old city hall site): -- Bexley city officials did make their move back in February, as scheduled: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/bexley/news/2015/02/16/bexley-city-hall-officials-pack-up-move-on.html -- And held a dedication ceremony for the new Bexley City Hall in September. Giant Eagle's demolition of the old city hall site has been delayed, but is expected to begin "any day now": http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/bexley/news/2015/10/05/city-dedicates-new-home-bids-adieu-to-the-old.html
November 3, 20159 yr The City of Bexley website has a page that gives an overview of this City Hall redevelopment project at http://www.bexley.org/cityhall That link contains this overview, plus multiple renderings and plans of the relocated city hall: Where is the new City Hall located? --- The new City Hall is located in the former Bexley Monk/Barrel 44 restaurant space. By using existing building area, the City saved on construction costs and used some retail space that was struggling. A new access road was cut through the southern portion of the former Bexley Monk/Barrel 44 space, creating a free-standing building for City Hall and providing access from the new grocery store to the light at College and Main. What is the new City Hall space like? --- The new City Hall space is an approximately 6,300 square foot space with administrative offices, a council chambers, and a community conference room. While smaller than the former City Hall, its one floor design is ADA accessible and enables us to perform the same functions in a more functional and accessible environment. The new space has high ceilings and a highly functional and collaborative design, and is able to accommodate larger public meetings.
November 3, 20159 yr Bexley residents upset about restaurant's rooftop patio, unapproved renovations By Dan Eaton, Staff Reporter - Columbus Business First Updated: July 29, 2015, 3:14pm EDT A restaurant under construction in Bexley is renovating its renovation plans. Backers of the three-story project at 2525 E. Main St. appeared before the Bexley Planning & Zoning Commission this week seeking approval for exterior changes to the building, along with a review of a planned rooftop patio, after construction was halted on the project. No action was taken at the meeting after more than an hour of discussion and public input. The project is expected back next month with revised plans. “It’s very much in a limbo status,” Mayor and Development Director Ben Kessler told me Tuesday. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2015/07/29/bexley-residents-upset-about-restaurants-rooftop.html MODERATOR NOTE: You can see a photo of the work done at 2525 E. Main Street and a elevation of the proposed work at the above link. As for the project's status since July, I haven't found any updates for it from the usual media sources. So to quote Bexley's Mayor, "It's very much in a limbo status."
November 3, 20159 yr On a happier note, the Drexel Theatre, which is located next to the future multi-story Giant Eagle and the relocated Bexley City Hall, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places: Drexel Theatre added to National Register of Historic Places By Michael Grossberg, The Columbus Dispatch Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 8:13 PM The Drexel Theatre has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The 1937 Art Deco cinema, at 2254 E. Main St., is the sixth Bexley site recognized as a historic place worthy of preservation. “The Drexel has been a Bexley icon for decades, and it is a proud moment to see it take its rightful place on the National Register of Historic Places,” Bexley Mayor Ben Kessler said in a statement. The recognition will allow the theater to apply for state and federal historic tax credits in the fall to use towards 2016 renovations of the theater’s three screening spaces, lobby and iconic marquee. Meanwhile, ground has been broken on new construction on the west side of the historic building to add men’s and women’s restrooms adjacent to the theater lobby. The addition, expected to be completed this fall, will take place on recently acquired land on a small corner of the former Bexley City Hall property. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/07/28/historic-drexel-theatre.html
November 4, 20159 yr Bexley council takes steps to improve quality of life in southwest quadrant By CHRIS BOURNEA, THIS WEEK COMMUNITY NEWS Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 3:30 PM Bexley City Council on Oct. 27 approved three ordinances and introduced another – all designed to improve the quality of life in the city's southwest quadrant. The first ordinance creates and codifies a Bexley Community Reinvestment Area, allowing the city to provide 10- and 15-year tax abatements to promote development and redevelopment within the city’s borders. The second ordinance creates the Southwest Bexley Community Reinvestment Area, providing tax abatements in the Ferndale Place/Mayfield Place area, which borders Astor Avenue on the north, East Livingston Avenue on the south, College Avenue to the east and Alum Creek on the west. ( . . . ) The third ordinance authorizes the city’s Community Improvement Corporation to purchase rental properties in the Ferndale/Mayfield area. The city would renovate the properties, rent them out and use the rental income to reinvest in the area, with the long-term goal of attracting private investment to the area. ... Discussion will continue on an ordinance just introduced that would create a new steering committee to update the city’s Southwest Bexley Master Plan. MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/bexley/news/2015/10/28/bexley-council-takes-steps-to-improve-quality-of-life-in-southwest-quadrant-WB-CB.html
December 17, 20159 yr Bexley preserving cinematic heritage with Drexel rehab, after failing to save X-rated theater Bexley preservationists and cinema enthusiasts may have failed to save the X-rated Bexley Theater from demolition in the late 1990s, but they now have a victory in the ongoing rehabilitation of Drexel Theatre. Speaking Wednesday at the iconic 1937 theater to unveil recipients of state historic preservation tax credits, Ohio Development Services Agency Director David Goodman recalled the battle over the city’s Bexley Theater, opened in 1935 as one of the country’s first twin-screen theaters but which slowly evolved to just showing porn. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2015/12/16/bexley-preserving-cinematic-heritage-with-drexel.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, 20169 yr One more article about the Drexel Theatre renovation: Bexley's 'sentimental symbol' to be restored BY CHRIS BOURNEA, THIS WEEK COMMUNITY NEWS Monday, December 21, 2015 - 6:16 PM A $250,000 grant from the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program will enable the Drexel Theatre, 2254 E. Main St., to proceed with a $2.6 million renovation scheduled to begin in the spring, said Bill Conner, president and CEO of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, which manages the theater. The Ohio Development Services Agency announced Dec. 16 that the Drexel had been awarded the grant. The state grant is in addition to about $250,000 in federal historic rehabilitation tax credits the theater received earlier this year. After being added to the National Register of Historic Places in June, the Drexel was eligible to apply for state and federal tax credits to help fund a total overhaul of the 1930s theater, Conner said. MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/bexley/news/2015/12/21/drexel-theatre-citys-sentimental-symbol-to-be-restored.html
January 31, 20169 yr Bexley Zoning Code Overhaul news: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/bexley/news/2015/12/07/zoning-code-overhaul-two-entities-need-to-vote-on-proposal.html
January 31, 20169 yr Bexley Community Improvement Corp. news: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/bexley/news/2015/12/14/community-improvement-corp--group-outlining-strategy-for-rental--property-purchases.html
January 31, 20169 yr Southwest Bexley Master Plan news: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/bexley/news/2015/12/21/southwest-bexley-master-plan-committees-formation-being-anticipated-early-in-new-year.html
January 31, 20169 yr Development of City Hall site, southwest area big in '15 BY CHRIS BOURNEA, THIS WEEK COMMUNITY NEWS Monday, December 28, 2015 - 12:13 AM Bexley City Hall's move, the start of construction of the new Giant Eagle Market District grocery store, a new nondiscrimination ordinance and several initiatives designed to promote development in southwest Bexley were among the top local stories in 2015. MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/bexley/news/2015/12/28/year-in-review-development-of-city-hall-site-southwest-area-big-in-15.html
February 6, 20169 yr Developers get go-ahead for Gramercy condos in Bexley Developers are moving ahead with plans for a four-story condominium and retail complex on the site of Bexley’s Cup o’ Joe. Bexley City Council voted 6-1 in support of the project at 2412-2418 E. Main St. despite concerns from residents after the initial approval from the city’s planning commission. The measure was approved after midnight last Wednesday following 10 hours of deliberations in the days prior. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2014/07/01/developers-get-go-ahead-for-gramercy-condos-in.html Vertical construction has begun on the four-story condo/retail building at corner of Main Street and Cassady Avenue. Early January photo from http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/bexley-development-news#post-1108814
February 6, 20169 yr The Giant Eagle site has broken ground. Early January photo from http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/bexley-development-news#post-1108814
February 19, 20169 yr Parkview House planning apartments, commercial in Bexley A rare undeveloped site at one of Bexley’s main gateways is being targeted for a four-story mix of apartments and commercial space. More below: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2016/02/19/parkview-house-planning-apartments-commercial-in.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 20, 20169 yr ^ Some more info from the above linked Business First article: - The site is a vacant lot at the northwest corner of Main Street and Parkview Avenue. It is less than one-acre in size and was formerly a gas station that was remediated. - The proposed four-story Parkview House project would contain 26 high-end apartments and 3,362 square feet of street-level retail plus 45 parking spaces on one level, four feet below grade. - All the apartments would have two bedrooms and range from 1,628 to 1,988 square feet. - The Bexley Square Shopping Center and City Hall are a block east of the planned building.
February 20, 20169 yr CU has some more renderings of the proposed Parkview House: http://www.columbusunderground.com/apartments-proposed-for-prominent-corner-in-bexley-bw1 This is also across the street from the Bexley Gateway condo building that was built in the mid-2000's: http://www.bexleygateway.com/gallery.php
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