November 16, 200618 yr Author From ThisWeek New Albany, 11/2/06: Proposed metro park Green dream coming closer to reality Thursday, November 2, 2006 By GALE CADY WILLIAMS ThisWeek Staff Writer New Albany is coming down the stretch on seeing the dream of a metro park at the north end of the village become a reality. Columbus City Council, which forms one third of the triumvirate that's working toward the metro park goal, is expected to hear legislation to approve the project in early November, according to Joseph Stefanov, New Albany village administrator When the dream comes true, the metro park area at the north end of New Albany will serve as an environmental buffer from residential and commercial development for the village. The undeveloped land will include a restored wetlands area. The metro park area needs the joint authorization of the city of Columbus, the township and the village, Stefanov said. Read more at http://www.thisweeknews.com/index.php?sec=newalbany&story=sites/thisweeknews/110206/NewAlbany/News/110206-News-251847.html
November 28, 200618 yr Author From Business First of Columbus, 11/27/06: Water's Edge up next in New Albany Business First of Columbus - November 24, 2006 by Brian R. Ball, Business First The next phase of development at the New Albany Business Park will include as many as three office building sites around Commercial Vehicle Group Inc.'s new headquarters off Route 161. But Daimler Group Inc. and its joint-venture development partners in the park don't expect to build speculative space until Central Ohio's job outlook improves. Next up in New Albany Water's Edge is an office campus located between the New Albany Road and state Route 62 exits along Route 161. It contains: • An $11.6 million complex for Commercial Vehicle Group Inc., consisting of a 50,000-square-foot headquarters and 39,000-square-foot research-and-development center. The 11-acre site can accommodate a 20,000-square-foot expansion. • Two four-story office buildings along Route 161, each with 100,000 square feet. • A two-story office building with 60,000 square feet. Read more at http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2006/11/27/story4.html?b=1164603600
December 19, 200618 yr Author Procedural issues delay construction of developments New Albany News, 3/1/06 Internal procedural issues, not soft home sales, are the reason behind one-year extensions tied to five residential developments, the village development director said last week.
January 5, 200718 yr Author From ThisWeek New Albany, 12/7/06: A&F wins nod to rezone 40 acres Thursday, December 7, 2006 By GALE CADY WILLIAMS ThisWeek Staff Writer There were smiles all around Monday night after New Albany Planning Commission OK'd rezoning to clear the way for construction of the final piece of the Abercrombie & Fitch business campus. The local campus serves as corporate headquarters for the casual clothing retailer. The current 309 acres already houses several office and warehouse buildings. The 40-acre piece approved Monday marks the final section of what will now be the 349-acre site for the A&F campus. The new section lies at the northeast corner of a block formed by Kitzmiller Road, Central College Road, Evans Road and Smith's Mill Road that comprises the A&F campus. Contentious issues had apparently been resolved by the time of Monday's meeting. Attorney Ben Hale Jr., representing A&F, met with the nearby residents several times over the months and agreed to landscaping and visual screening that will satisfy them. It includes adding 6-foot mounds topped with 8-foot trees to hide the business campus from sight. Full article at http://www.thisweeknews.com/index.php?sec=newalbany&story=sites/thisweeknews/120706/NewAlbany/News/120706-News-274465.html
February 3, 200718 yr Author Subdivision to have wider lots in one area ThisWeek New Albany, 3/16/06 MI Homes has amended its plan for the subdivision called Windsor, being built south of state Route 161 between state Route 605 and U.S. route 62.
February 13, 200718 yr Author From New Albany News, 12/27/06: Arts center's new name pays tribute to late resident By LISA AURAND Ask John G. McCoy about his wife, the late Jeanne B. McCoy and he still tears up. "We were married 64 years, and it wasn't long enough," he'll repeat, as if to himself. He'll points to her portrait, a colorful oil painting that hangs on the wall in the pastel dining room. "Lovely. She was lovely." Jeanne McCoy died July 18, but her influence is palpable within McCoy's New Albany home. Read more at http://www.snponline.com/NEWS12-27/12-27_namccoy.html
February 17, 200718 yr Author From ThisWeek New Albany, 1/11/07: PHOTO: This photo shows the first of the New Albany Exchange buildings under construction on East Main Street. New Albany Exchange spaces slated to open Thursday, January 11, 2007 By GALE CADY WILLIAMS ThisWeek Staff Writer Passers-by may have noticed a new center comprised of brick and wood buildings being built along the north side of Main Street, northeast of the flower shop. The New Albany Exchange, 74 E. Main St., appears similar to a street from the late 19th century, with old-fashioned, small-town storefronts set together to resemble a village streetscape. Each unit is different -- some brick, some clapboard siding -- and the design is different on each one, giving the impression that all of the buildings are separate from one another. A wide sidewalk is made of brick pavers, and a landscaped area separates it from a concrete sidewalk along the street. A closer look The New Albany Exchange will be the site for the New Albany Chamber of Commerce's 2007 Business Expo, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 18. The chamber event will serve as the premiere for the Exchange. The free event will be held at the recently opened model building at the Exchange, according to chamber president Eileen Leuby. Read more at http://www.thisweeknews.com/index.php?sec=newalbany&story=sites/thisweeknews/011107/NewAlbany/News/011107-News-288896.html
February 17, 200718 yr Author From the 1/15/07 Dispatch: CONSTRUCTION ZONE New Albany becoming home to commercial building boom Monday, January 15, 2007 Mike Pramik THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Retail development is beginning to catch up with the abundance of office construction that’s taken place in the past decade in New Albany. New Albany Market, at the northwest corner of Rt. 161 and New Albany Road, will offer a large, new Giant Eagle supermarket, a small strip shopping center and several service-oriented outlots among its planned 150,000 square feet of developed space. Read more at http://www.dispatch.com/business-story.php?story=dispatch/2007/01/15/20070115-F6-00.html
March 19, 200718 yr Author From ThisWeek New Albany, 1/18/07: Council OKs, neighbors embrace A&F rezoning Thursday, January 18, 2007 By GALE CADY WILLIAMS ThisWeek Staff Writer What began life as a controversial rezoning request from Abercrombie & Fitch -- and then crawled through various planning groups for months -- received final approval Tuesday night when village council unanimously approved it. The rezoning affects 40-plus acres at the southwest corner of Central College and Evans roads. The property is adjacent to the Abercrombie & Fitch business campus already there. Previously, zoning on the property was a mix of AG (Agricultural) and I-PUD (Infill Planned Unit Development). Council's approval now makes the entire property L-GE (Limited Overlay-General Employment). Full article at http://www.thisweeknews.com/index.php?sec=newalbany&story=sites/thisweeknews/011807/NewAlbany/News/011807-News-292992.html
March 19, 200718 yr Author From New Albany News, 2/28/07: Familes make way for A&F growth The Sages will face a new chapter in life as their home of 22 years is demolished to make room for an expanding A & F. By LISA AURAND It's still Christmas at the Sages. Big, old-fashioned lights are still draped across the front of the garage and boxes of ornaments are stacked in the corner of the living room. But the most noticeable remnant of Christmas is 23-year-old Amanda Sage, who is still at her childhood home at 8203 Central College Road on an extended break from her job as a relief worker in Ghana, Africa. Harry and Phyllis Sage, Amanda's parents, sold their house and the land it sits on to Abercrombie & Fitch in October as a part of the company's 5- to 10-year expansion plan. As a part of their contract with Abercrombie & Fitch, the Sages cannot disclose how much they sold the property for, but the Franklin County Auditor's Web site shows that Abercrombie bought the property for $415,000 -- almost $200,000 over the estimated market value posted on the same site. Most of the property Abercrombie bought went for about twice market value -- the Web site shows. Full article at http://www.snponline.com/NEWS2-28/2-28_nasagesad.html
May 31, 200718 yr Author From ThisWeek New Albany, 5/31/07: Planning group approves changes to home plans Thursday, May 31, 2007 By GALE CADY WILLIAMS ThisWeek Staff Writer The New Albany Planning Commission gave its OK May 21 to requests from three developers. The commission approved changes to architectural home plans and to signs in two local subdivisions, and gave short-term permission to keep an "illegal" window already installed in a model home. The New Albany Architectural Review Board had recommended that planning commission pass all five measures at its May 14 meeting. Planning commission approved requests from Showcase Homes concerning two model homes in the Windsor subdivision, a 73-plus acre development currently under construction just east of the village center. The development lies between High Street (state Route 605) and Main Street (U.S. Route 62), south of the state Route 161 expressway. More at http://www.thisweeknews.com/?story=sites/thisweeknews/053107/NewAlbany/News/053107-News-363483.html
June 22, 200717 yr Author From ThisWeek New Albany, 6/21/07: Community survey Opinions in on uses for performing-arts center Thursday, June 21, 2007 By GALE CADY WILLIAMS ThisWeek Staff Writer After about a month of reading and analyzing, experts are back with the results of surveys taken May 17-18 that assessed public opinion on possible acts and uses for the new performing-arts center. In letters mailed in early May, New Albany community members were asked to attend focus groups at the library or to complete online surveys defining what they'd like to see at the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, 100 W. Granville St. The $15-million, 35,000-square-foot facility, due to open near Feb. 1, 2008, has been under construction for a little more than a year in the center of the village, near Dublin-Granville Road and U.S. Route 62. Ground-breaking was April 28, 2006. Read more at http://www.thisweeknews.com/?story=sites/thisweeknews/062107/NewAlbany/News/062107-News-375944.html
July 28, 200717 yr This place kinda sprouted up out of nowhere and its getting a lot of buzz (at least in Columbus). It's probably the most affluent place in metro Columbus now, or will be soon. I headed over there to see what all the hype is about. Bottom line: The houses themselves are GREAT but its far too sprawly and boring for my taste (i.e. a "nice place to raise a family"). A "Lifestyle Community"--Whatever that is. (I know what it is). All these windy roads are making me nauseated! Time for some Old Towne East!!
July 28, 200717 yr Sububan yet appealing. Thanks for the photos. Would it be fair to say this is Ohio's Carmel/Clay, Indiana?
July 28, 200717 yr Sure. I can actually give a good tour of New Albany (as the third job ago I used to work for did residential work for the city). I see you didn't reach the Williamsburg-esque "neighborhood" but I see you hit up the crescent row/"downtown" area. And keep in mind, a couple of those photos are actually in the city of Columbus (the shot of the hideous white apartment/town houses across the field, for example). New Albany's problem is that architecturally is stale and the lack of thorough trees make a mockery of it being "Virginian." The one thing I'll give them is some attempts at "new urbanism" along with decent path/trails and complete brick construction (though hey, when they go for $800,000, they damn sure better be brick). "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 28, 200717 yr I was impressed by the architectural styles but it's because I'm not used to seeing it, but I'm sure it gets old and stale. I just kinda wondered around; I'm not familiar with New Albany but I'm pissed that I missed Williamsburg. I really like the kind of brick that they used for the rowhouses; it has a nice texture. I can't believe how nice their schools are. It was like a small college campus.
July 28, 200717 yr The first thing I thought of was, "Virginia!" It does look nice, but the "lifestyle center" you pointed out towards the beginning looks like typical suburban development. Oh well, there is always redevelopment down the road. WTF. Sidewalk!!!
July 28, 200717 yr ^Those buildings in that pic look like crap. Im not sure that that's even in New Albany that may be Columbus, or at least bordering it. New Albany is actually pretty pedestrian friendly for a suburb so far out and I think I'd rather live there than Indian Hill; it does have some mixed uses but I'd rather not live in either one. Nevertheless, it's interesting to see how much the area has changed.
July 28, 200717 yr Lovely, in that sterile Stepford-wife sort of way :-) clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
July 28, 200717 yr Lovely, in that sterile Stepford-wife sort of way :-) I agree, but I think it's good to provide faux communities for the folks with way too much money. It blunts the impulse for them to take over our comfy old neighborhoods and gentrify them out of our reach. I say give them their own space, and maybe they'll leave us alone.
July 28, 200717 yr I think I'd rather live in Old Towne East. Seriously. I remember the first time my brother look me to New Albany when I was visiting him while he was living in C-bus. He thought I would be impressed. I was modestly impressed. Is this what we have to look forward to at San Mare Gale or whatever they are calling that crap in Oregonia?
July 28, 200717 yr Author "Richard Lewis Travel" So he's a travel agent now? I hadn't seen him on TV in a while... :D The content of the photos definitely improve from beginning to end. There are some nice-looking streets in there and then something comes along that too cutesy-wootsy and it ruins it for me. As suburbs go, I always thought New Albany was pretty decent. Not too bad and not too great. They definitely take pride in aesthetics.
July 30, 200717 yr I'm actually quite impressed with it. Yes it is suburban and yes some of it looks a little too "manufactured" but in contrast to the type of sprawl that which consumed this country the final 30 years of of the 20th century, it is a definitely a step or two above in quality. At least many of these buildings will age better. I admire the planning, thoughtfulness, and attention to aesthetics given to ensure it would not look like another run of the mill exurb. I bet if this were being constructed in the more urbanized part of Columbus we would all be marveling at it. Just photoshop in some larger buildings on the horizon ;) No. It'd be criticized more if it were built within "urban" Columbus for being "too suburban" and "not keeping with the local architectural heritage." "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 30, 200717 yr Don't get me wrong. The material detailing of some of New Albany's housing can easily be used in any sort of urban American environment (brick, minor detailing) but the uniformity of New Albany's housing/structures is not, shall we say, en vogue with what Columbus' urban projects have become lately (Jeffrey Place, Kramer, Urban Oasis, Dakota, etc). Though I understand your point. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 30, 200717 yr I'm sure Franklinton would mind. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 9, 200817 yr Smart Growth Coalition Group recommends 'community of one' Thursday, May 8, 2008 By JENNIFER NOBLIT, ThisWeek Staff Writer After about a year of work, the Smart Growth Coalition last week released a 39-page report to aid the community with future growth. The Smart Growth Coalition was formed a year ago with the participation of the village of New Albany, Plain Township and the New Albany-Plain Local School district. Its purpose was to find solutions to deal with a rapidly growing community and the effects of growth, such as rising school costs. The nine member volunteer group - with three representatives from each entity involved - released its draft recommendations last week. MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/newalbany/stories/2008/05/08/0508nasmartgrowth_ln.html
June 5, 200817 yr Business park seeks 128-acre addition Wednesday, June 4, 2008 By JENNIFER NOBLIT, ThisWeek Staff Writer New Albany's business park will celebrate not only its 10th birthday this summer, but hopes to add of 128 acres. The first hearing of an ordinance that will add a 128-acre research and information district to the business park went before New Albany village council Tuesday night. Jennifer Chrysler, the village's director of community development, said the village partnered with the New Albany Company to find the 128 acres that are surrounded by state Route 605, New Albany Road East and Souder Road. MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/newalbany/stories/2008/06/04/0605nabizpark_ln.html
June 10, 200817 yr Business-park addition clears commission Wednesday, July 9, 2008 By JENNIFER NOBLIT, ThisWeek Staff Writer The proposed 128-acre addition to New Albany's business park cleared another hurdle this week. The New Albany zoning commission unanimously recommended to council approval of a zoning change from residential to an information-and-research district. The rezoning request comes from the New Albany Co. Ben Hale, the company's legal representative, said the residential zoning has been in place on the land for only four years. "We came in about four years ago to zone this to age-restricted (residential zoning)," he said. "We come back in here tonight to ask for the original zoning." The proposed zoning for the information-and-research district would permit business offices, data centers, medical offices, and research and production facilities. The proposed district, bordered by state Route 605, New Albany Road East and Souder Road, was passed to the zoning commission this week after going before the Rocky Fork-Blacklick Accord. MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/newalbany/stories/2008/07/09/0710nabizpark_ln.html
July 18, 200816 yr Business park celebrates 10 years Wednesday, June 11, 2008 By JENNIFER NOBLIT, ThisWeek Staff Writer While the New Albany business park may get a present in the form of a 128-acre addition for its 10th anniversary, it also will get a party. New Albany is throwing a celebration for its business park's 10th anniversary, and residents, businesses and local officials are invited. "We're going to celebrate the 10-year anniversary at Tween (Brands Inc.) headquarters June 24," village community development director Jennifer Chrysler said. "We're going to send out postcards to residents this week. The theme is '10 years later, 10 times greater.'" MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/newalbany/stories/2008/06/11/0612nabizpark_ln.html
July 22, 200816 yr Council approves zoning for research, information district Wednesday, July 16, 2008 By JENNIFER NOBLIT, ThisWeek Staff Writer New Albany Village Council approved a rezoning measure that will permit the addition of a 127-acre research and information district to its business park. During its meeting Tuesday night, council heard the second reading of an ordinance that changes the zoning of 127 acres bordering state Route 605, New Albany Road East and Souder Road. The change in zoning was requested by the New Albany Co. The zoning, which will permit businesses including medical offices and research and data centers, replaces residential zoning that could have meant 503 age-restricted residential units. MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/newalbany/stories/2008/07/09/rezoning.html
July 5, 200915 yr New Albany: just because you have a lot of money doesn't mean you know how to live.
July 5, 200915 yr This type of auto-centric development won't win many friends here at UrbanOhio. But I have to say that some parts are looking very good. Plus I don't travel over there with any frequency, so I appreciate the tour of the newer New Albany developments.
July 5, 200915 yr No shots of the 0.2% of this city that was built before 1999? Come to think of it, they might have bulldozed it.
July 5, 200915 yr Actually, some of those shots are in the city of limits of Columbus and/or townships but you got the area and high school right ;). "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 5, 200915 yr No shots of the 0.2% of this city that was built before 1999? Come to think of it, they might have bulldozed it. There is a bit left, but it makes Lithopolis look like a metropolis.
July 6, 200915 yr I was up there earlier this summer, and I found the area to be incredibly confusing and generic looking.
July 8, 200915 yr Not a place I would enjoy living, but for sprawl, some of it's not so bad, I guess. They're still not for me, but the buildings in the second half of the thread look a lot nicer (i.e., less chintzy) than the ones in the first half. Thanks for posting those- very interesting.
July 8, 200915 yr Charming, in that sterile and 'permanently sealed sphincter' sort of way. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
July 8, 200915 yr Bizarre. It looks like aliens tried to replicate Shaker Heights and Beachwood. I can't imagine anyone wanting to buy those homes in that neighborhood.
July 9, 200915 yr Actually, some of those shots are in the city of limits of Columbus and/or townships but you got the area and high school right ;). Oh, I know. Columbus annexations have left a terrible hole in the village: http://www.villageofnewalbany.org/uploadedFiles/Government/Development/VillageofNA_ZONINGMAP_3-12-08.pdf
July 9, 200915 yr Nothing but sterile lawns polluted with lawn chemicals. Eco-dead zones killing our rivers and streams. This stuff doesn't impress me.
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