June 8, 20187 yr Crawford Hoying adding condos at Bridge Park amid more demand Bridge Park is preparing for yet another phase of development. Crawford Hoying is preparing up to 70 condos for Block H of Bridge Park. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/06/08/crawford-hoying-adding-condos-at-bridge-park-amid.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 11, 20187 yr Dublin construction update: Work progressing on pedestrian bridge, new library and Bridge Park Construction in Dublin's downtown continues a remarkable transformation of the city's core. Projects on both sides of the Scioto River are remaking the city's Bridge Street Corridor in ways that are making Dublin unrecognizable to people who haven't visited in awhile. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/06/11/dublin-construction-update-work-progressing-on.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 10, 20186 yr Check out Dublin's Riverside Crossing Park ahead of public open house Dublin is looking for public input on the latest plans for greenspace spanning the Scioto River next to Bridge Park. The city is holding an open house Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. at the Dublin Community Recreation Center to gather feedback on the plans for the east side of Riverside Crossing Park, which will be centered around the landing spot for the pedestrian bridge under construction across the river. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/07/10/check-out-dublins-riverside-crossing-park-ahead-of.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 17, 20186 yr New Riverside Crossing Park Plans Revealed The City of Dublin unveiled new details on the new Riverside Crossing Park last week during a public input session, providing residents a glimpse of what phase one of the east side of the new riverfront will look like upon completion. In addition to the walking and biking paths, the new park is set to include a pavilion, a waterfall feature, bike racks and more. Once completed, the new park’s pedestrian and bike bridge will serve as a connector between the main Bridge Park development on the east side of the Scioto River, and Historic Dublin, located on the west side of the river. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/new-riverside-crossing-park-plans-revealed-we1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 24, 20186 yr Bridge Park lands anchor tenant for newest office building Wells Fargo Financial Advisors has signed a lease for 16,500 square feet of space in the new office building Crawford Hoying is constructing at 6515 Longshore Loop at Bridge Park in Dublin. It's the first tenant announced in that four-story office building, the latest to go up in the growing development. “We’re extremely excited to have a distinguished company like Wells Fargo join us in this flourishing community,” Brent Crawford, Crawford Hoying principal, said in a statement. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/07/24/bridge-park-lands-anchor-tenant-for-newest-office.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 31, 20186 yr http://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20180814/construction-of-dublins-new-library-nears-halfway-mark Dublin's new library construction has reached its halfway mark (according to the above linked article). The 41,000 square-foot, three-level building will have twice the square footage of the previous library and is scheduled to be finished Summer 2019. An adjacent four-level, 550-space parking garage is also under construction and scheduled to be completed Spring 2019. According to the article, the library project also features the construction of two roadways (Rock Cress Parkway and North Franklin Street) and a rebuild of North Street.
August 31, 20186 yr Came across this Dispatch drone video of the under-construction pedestrian bridge over the Scioto River in Dublin. The ped bridge will connect the new Bridge Park development and future Riverside Crossing Park on the east side of the river with the Historic Dublin district on the west side of the river. Unfortunately, the drone video only gives a brief partial glimpse of the Crawford Hoying's wonderful Bridge Park mixed-use development on the east side of the river near the end of the video. However, the completed Bridge Park West building (also by Crawford Hoying) is very visible behind the ped bridge in the video. Also present, but less visible in the background, is the new Dublin Library under construction next to the Historic Dublin district on the west side of the river:
September 8, 20186 yr Next two blocks of Dublin's Bridge Park being planned Developer Crawford Hoying is going before Dublin's planning and zoning commission to talk about plans for the next two blocks of Bridge Park. The city will hold an informal review this month for the site plan for Blocks F and G, which are immediately east of the current parking structures and north of the new office building currently under construction. The plans call for a hotel, mixed-use buildings and residential components, according to drawings submitted to the city. "We are still early in the process, but are exploring the idea of adding another hospitality option because of the popularity of the AC Marriott Hotel Dublin," Nelson Yoder, a Crawford Hoying principal, said in an email. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/09/07/next-two-blocks-of-dublins-bridge-park-being.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 14, 20186 yr ^ Today's print version of Business First had this location map for the next two development blocks at Bridge Park:
October 2, 20186 yr First Look: Crawford Hoying getting set for next, $100M phase of Bridge Park Crawford Hoying is preparing for the next block of buildings at Bridge Park. The planned Block D will extend Bridge Park's frontage along Riverside Drive in Dublin, with a quartet of buildings on 5.3 acres of land southeast of the intersection of John Shields Parkway, according to plans submitted to Dublin. Total costs should be about $100 million. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/04/20/first-look-crawford-hoying-getting-set-for-next.html Just moving right along. Impressive speed. Tuller Flats is just about complete, too. 420 apartments and town homes. This will be quite a dense area. A small version of what Easton could have been. 34,000 square foot grocer is the same size as the one they're looking at for the Battelle Property. Whole Foods, Lucky's, Fresh Thyme, and Raisin Rack are about that size. Wonder who they're courting? Where will the arena/event center go? North of this latest phase? You'd think they'd want it by the AC Hotel. Looks like they're trying to get a satellite North Market location instead of a full-service grocer: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/10/02/why-the-north-market-and-dublins-bridge-park-think.html?ana=e_mc_prem&s=newsletter&ed=2018-10-02&u=sdiiufQzYQR8ALZwPjV8Ow0afe3a99&t=1538486200&j=84148281
October 2, 20186 yr Hopefully we can get another building of at least 8-stories, maybe a second hotel, to get some variation in height here. Regardless, it's great to see how quick they getting this thing built out and still managing to make it look pretty good.
October 3, 20186 yr Second North Market Planned for Bridge Park Development in Dublin Bridge Park residents, shoppers and diners could have their very own North Market come 2020. There’s already been a fair share of restaurants and retail options that have opened or will open in the development, and a grocer was the next consideration, says Matt Starr, Director of Development for Crawford Hoying, the developer behind Bridge Park. But, he says, a change in the marketplace as it relates to grocers, including Amazon’s recent purchase of Whole Foods as well as the number of grocers near Bridge Park, necessitated something a little different than the run-of-the-mill grocery store. “Another key factor was that we always wanted Bridge Park to be something different,” Starr says, “and this provided that opportunity.” More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/second-north-market-planned-for-bridge-park-development-in-dublin-ls1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 5, 20186 yr ^ A little more about the proposed "2nd North Market" that might be going into the Bridge Park development: North Market may open second outlet in Dublin The organization that manages the North Market in Columbus is considering operating a similar market in Dublin’s Bridge Street District. Crawford Hoying, the firm developing the Bridge Park area in Dublin, wants the North Market Development Authority to operate a nonprofit market seven days a week on the ground floor of the Block D parking garage, said Matt Starr, Crawford Hoying development director. That garage, slated to open in spring of 2020, is on Longshore Street, between Tuller Ridge and John Shields Parkway. MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20181001/north-market-may-open-second-outlet-in-dublin
October 5, 20186 yr Below is a photo of a new restaurant that just opened in the Bridge Park development - Fado's Pub & Kitchen. We don't typically post about the many new restaurants over the past few years that have been locating in the ground floors of the Bridge Park buildings. Typically these new restaurant openings are posted in the catch-all Columbus: Restaurants thread. But I wanted to post this photo that was included in the Dispatch's article about Fado's opening. I was impressed with the view of the restaurant, its outdoor dining area, the surrounding pedestrian space, and all the upper story residences captured in the photo. It's a closer look at the fine-grained detail work being done at the massive Bridge Park development: https://www.dispatch.com/news/20181001/fado-brings-taste-of-ireland-to-dublin
October 16, 20186 yr Dublin construction update: Pedestrian bridge, new library taking shape while Bridge Park expands A couple of long-discussed projects that will dramatically change the look of downtown Dublin are beginning to come into form. The city's upcoming pedestrian bridge across the Scioto River now has its distinct tower completed, while the Columbus Metropolitan Library's modernized branch is taking form in the historic district, next to a new city parking garage. And then there's Bridge Park, which continues to expand on both sides of the river with new offices, retail spaces and residential units under construction and on the planning table. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/10/16/dublin-construction-update-pedestrian-bridge-new.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 23, 20186 yr Some photos of the Dublin branch library from https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/10/16/dublin-construction-update-pedestrian-bridge-new.html I've never been a huge fan of this design - but I am glad that they are finally getting it going:
October 23, 20186 yr The Dublin Bridge Street District has been a tremendous success so far. The mixed-use development is successfully attracting tenants and residents. The riverside park projects, although unfinished, show great promise. Part of the riverside park expansion was made possible by the realignment of Riverside Drive and a new roundabout built at the intersection of Riverside and 161. Which gets us to the one part of the Bridge Street District that has not been a roaring success. Since the roundabout opened in 2016, the number of accidents has ballooned from 20 in 2014 to 156 in 2017. Now, most of these increased accidents have been the less serious side-to-side fender benders instead of the more serious t-bone crashes you see in conventional intersections. But the high number of fender benders in the new roundabout prompted Dublin to take action. Over the weekend, the City of Dublin closed the roundabout to do some reconfiguration work on it. Below is the new configuration from https://dublinohiousa.gov/construction-updates/changes-scheduled-for-s-r-161-riverside-drive-roundabout/ One of the problems the City of Dublin found in the previous configuration was that the lanes leading into the roundabout gave drivers multiple options. This caused confusion for some drivers and led to drivers changing lanes inside the roundabout (leading to accidents). For a more detailed look at this - WOSU Radio had a good 2017 piece about this at http://radio.wosu.org/post/dublin-built-traffic-circle-reduce-accidents-opposite-happened#stream/0 The new configuration simplifies the options and tends to keep drivers in their lane within the roundabout. New signage on Riverside and 161 will also alert drivers to make their lane choices well before they reach the roundabout. Hopefully this will reduce the number of accidents.
November 12, 20186 yr Bridge Park continues Dublin’s urban transformation "Dublin’s Bridge Park has been under construction for several years, and will remain so for probably another four or five. But it already has become a bit of a mecca for developers and city planners. Once a week on average, a group comes to tour the still-developing, 30-acre mixed-use project at Riverside Drive and Rt. 161 and talk to those involved about how they did it." https://www.dispatch.com/business/20181111/bridge-park-continues-dublins-urban-transformation Edited November 12, 20186 yr by aderwent
December 13, 20186 yr Anyone been past here recently? Based on an article in CBF it looks like they've started work on the next phase and have put up a new tower crane.
January 5, 20196 yr On 12/13/2018 at 12:30 PM, cbussoccer said: Anyone been past here recently? Based on an article in CBF it looks like they've started work on the next phase and have put up a new tower crane. Here's a picture from Instagram:
January 18, 20196 yr First Look: Six-story hotel in the works for Bridge Park Crawford Hoying is working on the next block of the Bridge Park development, this one with a six-story hotel. The developer has submitted plans for a 145-room Springhill Suites – part of a 92,400-square-foot mixed-use building that will also include two retail pads totaling 6,400 square feet. This is Block F in the development along Bridge Park Avenue on the southeast corner of the intersection with Mooney Street, across from the Local Cantina. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2019/01/17/first-look-six-story-hotel-in-the-works-for-bridge.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 6, 20196 yr Very nice (and very snowy) photo of the Bridge Park bridge from the Feb. 1 Dispatch. View is from the west side of the Scioto River - with the first phases of the wonderful Bridge Park mixed-use development in the background - along with the relocated Riverside Drive and the semi-infamous multi-lane roundabout:
February 7, 20196 yr ^ Great picture. It's my silly dream to have Bridge Park, well, all of Dublin really, connected to downtown Columbus via light rail with some stops around OSU and the Short North along the way. That would make Bridge Park even more attractive.
February 7, 20196 yr 9 hours ago, jeremyck01 said: ^ Great picture. It's my silly dream to have Bridge Park, well, all of Dublin really, connected to downtown Columbus via light rail with some stops around OSU and the Short North along the way. That would make Bridge Park even more attractive. Stop, I can only handle so much awesome in one sentence.
February 7, 20196 yr 10 hours ago, jeremyck01 said: ^ Great picture. It's my silly dream to have Bridge Park, well, all of Dublin really, connected to downtown Columbus via light rail with some stops around OSU and the Short North along the way. That would make Bridge Park even more attractive. The craziest/most depressing part of what you said is when all of the Bridge Park discussion and planning began, the belief and intention was to ground it with a rail connection into downtown. Dublin legitimately believed that by the time the Bridge Street project began there would be a regional light/commuter rail system in the works or being planned that Bridge Park was being designed to tie into. It's mind boggling how little Columbus' metro is doing in terms of infrastructure. https://www.columbusunderground.com/dublin-grows-up-the-bridge-street-corridor-plans-for-urban-development
February 7, 20196 yr So depressing. I'm starting to lose a lot of hope for Columbus' future in recent months ? Edit: in response to the post above this one Edited February 7, 20196 yr by Zyrokai
February 8, 20196 yr 7 hours ago, Zyrokai said: So depressing. I'm starting to lose a lot of hope for Columbus' future in recent months ? Edit: in response to the post above this one I honestly wish Columbus wouldn't have won the "SMRT" city thing. Ever since that, the cities movers and shakers are laser focused on autonomous vehicles and bus solutions only. What's really depressing is that local planners have been force fed autonomous vehicle nonsense so much that they're talking and planning more for AV than actual transit. Also, I'm super happy/jealous that a suburb has been able to pull off such feat as Bridge Park.
February 8, 20196 yr ^Agree on all counts. That Homer Simpson SMRT business is a gigantic distraction.
February 26, 20196 yr Dublin's getting their own Arena District! Field House Proposed for Next Phase of Bridge Park in Dublin A two-story field house capable of holding 5,000 people for events as well as multiple basketball and volleyball courts has been proposed for the next phase of Bridge Park. The field house would be flanked by a five-story office building, a six-story parking garage, and a 70-unit residential building. The residential building would be five stories and would sit between the garage and Bridge Park Avenue. The cluster of proposed buildings would fill in the space between the existing Bridge Park development and Wendy’s corporate headquarters. Roughly four acres in size, the collection of parcels is located south of Bridge Park Avenue; the northern half is currently empty, but the southern portion holds a COTA park and ride lot and the Enchanted Care Learning Center. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/field-house-proposed-for-next-phase-of-bridge-park-in-dublin-bw1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 26, 20196 yr Bridge Park plans $37M multipurpose/athletic field house A 150,000-square-foot multipurpose center will be a capstone for Bridge Park's next phase. Bridge Park developer Crawford Hoying unveiled plans for the $36.6 million field house development Monday night. The facility would be built on Block J, behind the planned Springhill Suites and along Bridge Park Avenue. The two-story multipurpose athletic and event venue could hold eight basketball courts or 16 volleyball courts and would be flexible enough to host multiple sports and events. It'll have seating for about 5,000 people. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2019/02/26/bridge-park-plans-37m-multipurpose-athletic-field.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 27, 20196 yr Separately from the arena, I'm wondering why Crawford Hoying doesn't go taller for any of these buildings. Their office components are 100% leased, their condos sell out, I think the apartments are doing well. Overall, the project has been incredibly successful. However, it seems to me that they're land locked a bit. I'm curious why they wouldn't build maybe a 10 story office or condo building rather than keeping everything at 5/6 floors. You'd think it would help them maximize the available land and could provide a view of old Dublin/the river front park for some of blocks farther to the east if they went higher. Do costs increase substantially above 6 floors?
February 28, 20196 yr On 2/26/2019 at 1:55 PM, ColDayMan said: Bridge Park plans $37M multipurpose/athletic field house A 150,000-square-foot multipurpose center will be a capstone for Bridge Park's next phase. Honestly this is a really solid proposal, but it's funny how badly it looks like Dublin wants to be a mini Arena District. On 2/26/2019 at 11:57 PM, 17thState said: Separately from the arena, I'm wondering why Crawford Hoying doesn't go taller for any of these buildings. Their office components are 100% leased, their condos sell out, I think the apartments are doing well. Overall, the project has been incredibly successful. However, it seems to me that they're land locked a bit. I'm curious why they wouldn't build maybe a 10 story office or condo building rather than keeping everything at 5/6 floors. You'd think it would help them maximize the available land and could provide a view of old Dublin/the river front park for some of blocks farther to the east if they went higher. Do costs increase substantially above 6 floors? Short answer... $$$. Basically yes, about 6 floors is the max height before buildings reach a threshold where they must upgrade planned HVAC systems, elevators, construction materials, foundations, and fire systems to go higher. Upgrading these are pricey being that they are now planning a "mid-rise" and that adds to the overall return needed to make the development work. So, often this is why you see new buildings in the 3-6 story range and the 10-12 story range because once developers make that jump they usually push taller to try and maximize the ROI.
March 18, 20196 yr Dublin construction update: New library, pedestrian bridge + drone photos of Bridge Park The transformation of Dublin's Bridge Street corridor is coming into greater focus as more projects take shape downtown, including the city's pedestrian bridge, the new library branch and the next phases of Bridge Park. I walked the dogs through the area Sunday and took some pictures that show the progress of construction. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2019/03/18/dublin-construction-update-new-library-pedestrian.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 18, 20196 yr With all of that vacant land and massive amount of surface lots, this is the kind of thing that Easton should be doing. Such a wasted opportunity. Something like this at Easton could be to the New Albany area like Bridge Park is for Dublin. WHY can they not see this? What is wrong with Easton leadership? This kind of development is the future-especially in sprawled out wealthy suburbs. Of Course it would not hurt that the development, while serving the greater New Albany area, would be within Cbus city limits.
March 18, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Toddguy said: With all of that vacant land and massive amount of surface lots, this is the kind of thing that Easton should be doing. Such a wasted opportunity. Something like this at Easton could be to the New Albany area like Bridge Park is for Dublin. WHY can they not see this? What is wrong with Easton leadership? This kind of development is the future-especially in sprawled out wealthy suburbs. Of Course it would not hurt that the development, while serving the greater New Albany area, would be within Cbus city limits. At least the new under-construction additions to Easton are a lot denser than the rest of Easton. Hopefully they continue trending in that direction.
March 19, 20196 yr 4 hours ago, FudgeRounds said: At least the new under-construction additions to Easton are a lot denser than the rest of Easton. Hopefully they continue trending in that direction. Yes, this. Easton is trying to get denser. I remember reading somewhere that the Easton developers regretted isolating the original residential component as much as they did. Now is the new section as sense as bridge park definitely not, but it's trending more that way. The section they're now spending a half a billion on "is designed to have a Short North-like feel meant to appeal to young professionals in particular." it's going to incorporate residential and the renders show some 5/6 story buildings.
March 19, 20196 yr Honestly, I'm surprised it took this long for Easton to go this route. There are two other Steiner developments in Ohio (The Greene and Liberty Center) that incorporate residential with first floor retail. I would've thought at least Phase II of Easton would've went that route instead of Main Street US-Pay. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 3, 20196 yr Second North Market Location to Open at Bridge Park Next Spring Work is now underway to open a second location of the North Market in Dublin’s Bridge Park development. Headed for the ground floor at 6736 Longshore St., it’ll debut in the spring of 2020. “This is a tremendous opportunity for the historic North Market to continue its mission of incubating small businesses and celebrating best in class culinary experiences,” said Rick Harrison Wolfe, North Market Executive Director, in a press release. “We are excited about expanding our footprint in the Central Ohio region.” Under the management of the North Market Development Authority, Crawford Hoying, and the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority, this second public market will carry on the North Market’s 143-year mission of providing fresh foods like produce, meat, fish, poultry and dairy. Other products will include flowers, baked goods, gifts, beer, wine and spirits, and prepared foods. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/north-market-bridge-park-dublin-ls1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 3, 20196 yr On one hand, I hate that Dublin keeps getting all of the things that are supposed to be unique to city life and the core of Columbus. But on the other hand, I see the trend of unique and local businesses starting in the core of a city and setting up shops in the suburbs happening everywhere. I just hope that Dublin truly goes all in on eventually creating a downtown satellite downtown to Columbus.
April 3, 20196 yr More on that... Done deal: The North Market is expanding to Dublin The North Market will soon have a more northern outpost. The Columbus public market and its mix of prepared food and grocery vendors will be making its way to Bridge Park in Dublin. “I went to our board and said, ‘I want this to be us,’” Executive Director Rick Harrison Wolfe said. “This creates opportunities for our existing merchants and for new merchants.” Developers Crawford Hoying approached Wolfe about bringing a smaller version of the North Market to its project last year. After months of discussion, that arrangement became official in recent weeks, with the goal of opening next year. The management agreement is between a subsidiary of the North Market Development Authority (the nonprofit organization that manages North Market), Crawford Hoying and the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2019/04/03/done-deal-the-north-market-is-expanding-to-dublin.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 4, 20196 yr I really hope they don't end up naming this the "North Market" in any way. Maybe it's just me but i'm thinking a public market shouldn't be named like a chain. Bridge Park Market or Dublin Market get my vote. Either way, Dublin continues its evolution. Maybe the CU April Fools article isn't too far off. Ha
April 10, 20196 yr Northwest Market is what popped into my head when I first read the article. But I have a feeling they'll want to keep the North Market branding. We'll probably get something like "North Market Bridge Park" or "North Market Dublin"
April 11, 20196 yr 6 hours ago, DevolsDance said: "NorM" Perhaps NooooorM, the market where "everybody knows your name".
April 21, 20196 yr https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20190219/full-story-opening-for-dublin-branch-library-is-june-6 Columbus Metropolitan Library system officials announced that Dublin’s new $21.6 million, 41,000-square-foot, three-level library is scheduled to open June 6. A grand-opening event will be held from 3:30 to 6 p.m. June 6 at 75 N. High Street in Dublin and will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony with library and city officials, refreshments, music and entertainment, according to the news release. https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20190402/parking-garage-to-open-april-12-for-dublin-branch-library A new four-level, 550-space parking garage adjacent to the new Dublin branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, 75 N. High Street opened on April 12. Of the 550 spaces in the garage, 200 will be dedicated to library patrons during operating hours. The construction cost was $11.85 million - with the Columbus Metropolitan Library contributing $1.083 million toward that expense.
April 21, 20196 yr 6 minutes ago, Columbo said: https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20190219/full-story-opening-for-dublin-branch-library-is-june-6 Columbus Metropolitan Library system officials announced that Dublin’s new $21.6 million, 41,000-square-foot, three-level library is scheduled to open June 6. A grand-opening event will be held from 3:30 to 6 p.m. June 6 at 75 N. High Street in Dublin and will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony with library and city officials, refreshments, music and entertainment, according to the news release. https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20190402/parking-garage-to-open-april-12-for-dublin-branch-library A new four-level, 550-space parking garage adjacent to the new Dublin branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, 75 N. High Street opened on April 12. Of the 550 spaces in the garage, 200 will be dedicated to library patrons during operating hours. The construction cost was $11.85 million - with the Columbus Metropolitan Library contributing $1.083 million toward that expense. Here are some visuals to go with the news about the new Dublin Library and the adjacent parking garage. Below is a site plan for the new library and parking garage. This Library/Parking Garage block is located one block north of the Bridge Street/High Street intersection (which marks the center of Old Downtown Dublin or Historic Downtown Dublin or Old Dublin - however one describes it). The old downtown of Dublin is on the west side of the Scioto River and across the river from the new downtown of Dublin (The Bridge Park development being built by Crawford Hoying). These old and new Dublin "downtowns" will eventually be connected by the riverside parkland and pedestrian bridge over the river that is currently under construction: Here is a rendering of the new library - as viewed from the corner of High Street and Rock Cress Parkway. The adjacent parking garage is not very visible in this rendering, but it is the shadowy block to the right in this image down Rock Cress Parkway: Here is a view of the library and parking garage under construction from the same corner of High Street and Rock Cress Parkway. This photo was posted in the February 19th ThisWeekNews article - https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20190219/full-story-opening-for-dublin-branch-library-is-june-6 Same view of the library and parking garage under construction from the corner of High Street and Rock Cress Parkway. This photo was posted in an April 12th update from https://dublinohiousa.gov/downtown-dublin/ And from a brief video in the article - https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20190402/parking-garage-to-open-april-12-for-dublin-branch-library - here are a couple of closer views of the new four-level, 550-space parking garage. These views were obviously taken just prior to the opening - given all the temporary fencing still present. Both views are from the Franklin Street side of the garage - the side furthest from the library. At the Franklin Street side, the garage has only three levels above-grade - due to the site sloping downward from Franklin Street to High Street: For a further overview of the Library and Parking Garages projects, go to these project pages in the City of Dublin's Bridge Street District website: http://bridgestreet.dublinohiousa.gov/public-garage/ http://bridgestreet.dublinohiousa.gov/dublin-branch-of-the-columbus-metropolitan-library/
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