March 14, 20232 yr 15 minutes ago, NightNectar said: Doesn’t look too bad to me. W 5th will definitely have a different feel to it if all of these proposed projects get built. I can’t remember—has this gone to the 5xNW commission yet? (Also gotta love the shade being thrown at the approval process by the developer on their website).
March 15, 20232 yr 7 hours ago, amped91 said: Doesn’t look too bad to me. W 5th will definitely have a different feel to it if all of these proposed projects get built. I can’t remember—has this gone to the 5xNW commission yet? (Also gotta love the shade being thrown at the approval process by the developer on their website). I’m still not sure if this has passed the neighborhood Commission yet, but I was able to find a couple more renderings: It reminds me a lot of a different project in town, but I can’t remember which one….
March 15, 20232 yr Not really a standout design, but not bad at all either. It reminds me of the Rambler on Lane (former Harrison Tower)
March 15, 20232 yr 8 hours ago, NightNectar said: Unfortunate curb cut along 5th - in my opinion, all ingress/egress should be handled via the alley. How could people ever find how or where to park without it being right in front of them?? /s
March 15, 20232 yr 18 minutes ago, amped91 said: I’m still not sure if this has passed the neighborhood Commission yet, but I was able to find a couple more renderings: It reminds me a lot of a different project in town, but I can’t remember which one…. It actually does look pretty good. It isn’t anything special, but is a little asymmetric so it has a little better look than most of the buildings going up.
March 18, 20232 yr On 3/14/2023 at 1:16 PM, NightNectar said: Love that they are utilizing the full parcel. Unfortunate curb cut along 5th - in my opinion, all ingress/egress should be handled via the alley. Thank you for sharing the site plan. Looking forward to renderings. EDIT: Project Site - https://www.efflercos.com/project-1350 I was looking at the Effler website again, and it looks like they’re headquartered in the ugly arse building across the street from the site for this proposal. From what I can tell, I don’t think they own it, but I hope that building is next to go!
March 18, 20232 yr Is this being developed as one large building designed to look like three different ones? Or is it actually three separate buildings?
March 18, 20232 yr 30 minutes ago, ProspectAve said: Is this being developed as one large building designed to look like three different ones? Or is it actually three separate buildings? It’s one building that looks like separate ones.
April 1, 20232 yr A little infill in 5xNW proposed. Four units on a vacant parcel, two street facing at 1480 Chesapeake, two alley facing.
April 28, 20232 yr On 8/4/2022 at 1:48 PM, amped91 said: Hopefully this gets approved and started soon. There’s already several multi family buildings in the immediate area, and it gets rid of a handful of nondescript single story buildings. 180-Unit Building Proposed for Densifying Corridor in Fifth by Northwest “A proposal to build a five-story, 180-unit mixed-use development in Fifth by Northwest will be heard by the Columbus Development Commission this afternoon. The project would require the demolition of three single-story buildings, located at 1138-1156 Chambers Rd. The buildings sit just to the east of Meister’s Bar, which is not a part of the development and will remain. The new building would have a 2,000-square-foot restaurant space on the first floor and a two-level parking garage with space for 290 cars, according to zoning documents submitted to the city. Preferred Living is the developer, a company that has been very active in the immediate area – directly across the street from the proposed building, the five-story Essex apartment building was recently completed and is now leasing, while the five-story Fairfax building, at 1550 Kenny Road, is listed as “coming soon” on Preferred Living’s website.” https://columbusunderground.com/180-unit-building-proposed-for-densifying-corridor-in-fifth-by-northwest-bw1/ Over the last couple weeks, a lot of brush/tree clearing work has been going on on Chambers (who knew there was another building hiding behind it all!). I wonder if we could see this mixed use project started this year (or, at least, demo of the existing buildings)?
April 28, 20232 yr Drove all around Downtown, the Short North, Italian Village, and this neighborhood yesterday and the changes are stunning if you have not done so in a few years(Covid and all). I still say the Short North and a few other areas(and downtown of course)could use more height. 180 units in this neighborhood? It just seems like a drop in the ever-filling bucket at this point.
May 11, 20232 yr Wasn’t sure if this 128 unit from Preferred at 1205 Chesapeake had been posted here yet. It’s on the agenda for city council in a couple weeks.
May 12, 20232 yr Man, just like Chambers, Chesapeake needs curbs and sidewalks on both sides of the street. I kind of like how this area, bounded by King, North Star, Kinnear and Kenny is rapidly densifying - kind of under the radar compared to other areas of town.
May 16, 20232 yr 36 minutes ago, Airsup said: MooMoo is sitting across the street like: @Airsupwins Urbanohio.com today! 🤣
May 16, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, CbusOrBust said: Goodwill building at Edgehill and Fifth is now down I was over there this morning and didn’t even notice. But to be fair I was in the process of getting my first cup of coffee.
May 24, 20232 yr Six-Story Development Planned for 5th Avenue Near Grandview “Another new mixed-use development is coming to Fifth by Northwest. Local firm Effler Commercial has received approval from the city to build a six-story, 164-unit building at 1350 W. Fifth Ave. Located about half a block east of Grandview Avenue, the proposed building would replace a three-story office building that was constructed in 1960 and described in a zoning filing as “functionally obsolete.” A small, one-story building at 1334 W. 5th Ave. would also need to be demolished to make way for the new building. The project received a vote of approval from both the Fifth by Northwest Area Commission and the Columbus Board of Zoning Adjustment in September of last year. Plans submitted to the city show several storefronts on the first floor of building, adding up to nearly 10,000 square feet of retail space. An internal parking garage would have room for 188 cars.” https://columbusunderground.com/six-story-development-planned-for-5th-avenue-near-grandview-bw1/
May 24, 20232 yr Elford Development buys former Grandview-area Goodwill HQ for $11.3M Elford Development has purchased the former Goodwill Columbus headquarters near Grandview Heights for $11.3 million. An entity that shares an address with Elford bought the property in a deal that closed this week, according to the Franklin County Auditor's website. Elford revealed plans to redevelop the site into a mixed-use project in September 2022. The firm plans to build apartments and an Aldi at the corner of 5th Avenue and Edgehill Road. The site is about 5 acres. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/05/24/elford-goodwill-hq-land-sale.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 1, 20232 yr $40M project would bring retail, 160 apartments to 5th Avenue Effler Commercial plans to build a 164-unit mixed-use building with 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail at 1350 W. 5th Ave. in Columbus' Fifth by Northwest neighborhood. Erwin Effler, president of the firm, said he's hoping to attract a few restaurants to the $40 million project. The building would replace an office building currently on the site. Effler said people are currently in the process of moving out of the office building. The building that houses Mona's Pet Salon will also be torn down to make way for the development. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/05/31/effler-fifth-ave-apartments-retail.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 1, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, ColDayMan said: $40M project would bring retail, 160 apartments to 5th Avenue Effler Commercial plans to build a 164-unit mixed-use building with 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail at 1350 W. 5th Ave. in Columbus' Fifth by Northwest neighborhood. Erwin Effler, president of the firm, said he's hoping to attract a few restaurants to the $40 million project. The building would replace an office building currently on the site. Effler said people are currently in the process of moving out of the office building. The building that houses Mona's Pet Salon will also be torn down to make way for the development. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/05/31/effler-fifth-ave-apartments-retail.html Fifth needs a light rail or brt really bad
June 1, 20232 yr 12 hours ago, ColDayMan said: $40M project would bring retail, 160 apartments to 5th Avenue Effler Commercial plans to build a 164-unit mixed-use building with 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail at 1350 W. 5th Ave. in Columbus' Fifth by Northwest neighborhood. Erwin Effler, president of the firm, said he's hoping to attract a few restaurants to the $40 million project. The building would replace an office building currently on the site. Effler said people are currently in the process of moving out of the office building. The building that houses Mona's Pet Salon will also be torn down to make way for the development. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/05/31/effler-fifth-ave-apartments-retail.html I do like this design trend we have been seeing recently of using different materials, different set backs etc. on the overall build. Just visually more interesting than the typical design we see with buildings of this height these days.
June 1, 20232 yr 15 minutes ago, TIm said: I do like this design trend we have been seeing recently of using different materials, different set backs etc. on the overall build. Just visually more interesting than the typical design we see with buildings of this height these days. It does look better, but isn’t this basically the exact same design as the Preferred Living one just a few blocks away?
June 21, 20231 yr Lev's Pawn Shop at 1174 W. 5th Avenue is planning to demolish the existing four-unit apartment building and the pawn shop building. He wants to replace them with a single mixed-use building with apartments over retail; presumably his pawn shop.
June 21, 20231 yr 36 minutes ago, aderwent said: Lev's Pawn Shop at 1174 W. 5th Avenue is planning to demolish the existing four-unit apartment building and the pawn shop building. He wants to replace them with a single mixed-use building with apartments over retail; presumably his pawn shop. Interesting, more densification on W. 5th. I went on streetview to look at the site and found what appears to be an old AMC Concord parked out back. Photo is from Nov. 2020. This model ceased production in 1983....
June 30, 20231 yr On 6/21/2023 at 8:56 AM, aderwent said: Lev's Pawn Shop at 1174 W. 5th Avenue is planning to demolish the existing four-unit apartment building and the pawn shop building. He wants to replace them with a single mixed-use building with apartments over retail; presumably his pawn shop. A few more details from the prelim site plan: - the existing apartment building will remain - four stories for the new build - 15 new apartments - 1240 sqft of retail
July 1, 20231 yr An architect from Salt Lake? I wonder what the elevation looks like. I like the size of the project vs. the whole block 5 over 1s. These, in my opinion, create a richer streetscape and gives a small landowner the ability to grow wealth. 5th Ave here has a slope and smaller projects fit in better without having to worry about a huge floor plate and the weird grading that has to happen. How cool would 5th be with small projects with differing architecture marching up the street. I would imagine this project needs a parking variance. Hopefully Columbus’ revamped zoning changes parking requirements allowing for more smaller landowners to redevelop (should they choose to) without having to go through expensive rezoning. There are new builds like this in Chicago that look great - pictures below. A couple of Chicago projects:
July 1, 20231 yr 4 minutes ago, Pablo said: An architect from Salt Lake? I wonder what the elevation looks like. I like the size of the project vs. the whole block 5 over 1s. These, in my opinion, create a richer streetscape and gives a small landowner the ability to grow wealth. 5th Ave here has a slope and smaller projects fit in better without having to worry about a huge floor plate and the weird grading that has to happen. How cool would 5th be with small projects with differing architecture marching up the street. I would imagine this project needs a parking variance. Hopefully Columbus’ revamped zoning changes parking requirements allowing for more smaller landowners to redevelop (should they choose to) without having to go through expensive rezoning. There are new builds like this in Chicago that look great - pictures below. A couple of Chicago projects: Sadly, I don’t see either of those styles being approved in Grandview, for some reason. Maybe it being on 5th will help with that. Would love this type of design, and think it is sorely needed in just about every neighborhood in Columbus. These types of buildings are what make a truly walkable area.
July 19, 20231 yr On 4/27/2023 at 10:31 PM, amped91 said: Over the last couple weeks, a lot of brush/tree clearing work has been going on on Chambers (who knew there was another building hiding behind it all!). I wonder if we could see this mixed use project started this year (or, at least, demo of the existing buildings)? Saw these parked up by the building tonight. Maybe they'll be coming down soon?!?
July 24, 20231 yr On 7/18/2023 at 10:03 PM, CbusOrBust said: Saw these parked up by the building tonight. Maybe they'll be coming down soon?!? Looks like you were right. It was hard to get a decent pic, but these buildings are coming down today.
August 3, 20231 yr On 7/24/2023 at 11:01 AM, amped91 said: Looks like you were right. It was hard to get a decent pic, but these buildings are coming down today. Site cleared on Chambers
August 3, 20231 yr Not much left standing at the Goodwill site on 5th. It should be completely down tomorrow
August 8, 20231 yr Demolition has begun (at least internally) at the 1350 W 5th Office Building. I believe the building was fully vacated at the beginning of August. Won’t be long till the building starts coming down.
August 10, 20231 yr On 8/8/2023 at 9:31 AM, NightNectar said: Demolition has begun (at least internally) at the 1350 W 5th Office Building. I believe the building was fully vacated at the beginning of August. Won’t be long till the building starts coming down. A bit more: Grandview-area office building to be torn down for $40M, 160-unit apartment project “Demolition is scheduled to start this week on an Grandview area office building on West 5th Avenue to make way for an apartment project. Effler Commercial plans to build a 164-unit, mixed-use building at 1350 W. 5th Ave. The project is estimated to cost $40 million. Erwin Effler, president of the firm, said he's hoping to start construction on the project in the next few weeks. He announced the project in May, after getting approvals from the necessary municipalities. Any office tenants left in the building are in the process of moving out and the property this week changed hands to an LLC related to Effler. The building that houses Mona's Pet Salon next door also will be torn down to make way for the development.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/08/10/effler.html
August 11, 20231 yr God I hope 5th Ave gets as much love as possible and we see a few more of these projects (of varying degrees) pop up.
August 11, 20231 yr 17 minutes ago, 614love said: God I hope 5th Ave gets as much love as possible and we see a few more of these projects (of varying degrees) pop up. Agree, it needs to have a short north feel, and hopefully they get some varying height with it.
August 11, 20231 yr 17 minutes ago, 614love said: God I hope 5th Ave gets as much love as possible and we see a few more of these projects (of varying degrees) pop up. I mean, it's been happening. Directly on 5th in the last less than ten years: Grant Park apartments The Lusso Crossline 4th and 5th Four x Five The Beeker The Aubrey Makley Place Founders Park SFHs, apartments, senior living, and Hyatt Place Fifth Ave House/Aldi The Blakely View on 5th Preferred Living And then this project at 1350 That's a ton of development in just 2.5 linear miles.
August 11, 20231 yr 1 hour ago, aderwent said: I mean, it's been happening. Directly on 5th in the last less than ten years: Grant Park apartments The Lusso Crossline 4th and 5th Four x Five The Beeker The Aubrey Makley Place Founders Park SFHs, apartments, senior living, and Hyatt Place Fifth Ave House/Aldi The Blakely View on 5th Preferred Living And then this project at 1350 That's a ton of development in just 2.5 linear miles. That’s definitely a lot but even with all of that it still feels choppy and not as walkable as it should be.
August 12, 20231 yr On 8/10/2023 at 1:56 PM, amped91 said: A bit more: Grandview-area office building to be torn down for $40M, 160-unit apartment project “Demolition is scheduled to start this week on an Grandview area office building on West 5th Avenue to make way for an apartment project. Effler Commercial plans to build a 164-unit, mixed-use building at 1350 W. 5th Ave. The project is estimated to cost $40 million. Erwin Effler, president of the firm, said he's hoping to start construction on the project in the next few weeks. He announced the project in May, after getting approvals from the necessary municipalities. Any office tenants left in the building are in the process of moving out and the property this week changed hands to an LLC related to Effler. The building that houses Mona's Pet Salon next door also will be torn down to make way for the development.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2023/08/10/effler.html Fencing up at 1350 W 5th
August 26, 20231 yr Looks like the building at 1350 W 5th is ready to come down If I had to guess, I would say they'll start tearing it down Monday
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