12 minutes ago, CbusOrBust said:

 

Lusso

 

 

 

 

 

Are they really painting all that brick white? Yikes that's a shame 

 

I thought the brick was looking really good, especially in comparison to what's across the street

 

Edited April 10, 20241 yr by NW24HX

19 hours ago, NW24HX said:

  

 

Are they really painting all that brick white? Yikes that's a shame 

 

I thought the brick was looking really good, especially in comparison to what's across the street

 

I agree...they should have left the brick alone.

Don't worry. 1 year of road dust from all the major roads near by and it won't be white long. 

 

Few quick ones as I passed by the Lusso 

 

Heading west on 5th

 

 

 

Lusso (5-3-24)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stella

 

 

 

 

 

 

Few from the southwest corner of the Lusso

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50 minutes ago, CbusOrBust said:

 

Few from the southwest corner of the Lusso

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hate the white brick.

On 5/27/2024 at 7:43 PM, columbus17 said:

I hate the white brick.

 

Those are going to be tagged in no time.

7 minutes ago, Airsup said:

 

Those are going to be tagged in no time.

Tagged?

1 hour ago, columbus17 said:

Tagged?

 

Graffiti. 

1 hour ago, columbus17 said:

Tagged?

High-End Parkside on Pearl Apartments Now Open in Italian Village

 

The first residents moved in last month to the Parkside on Pearl development in Italian Village. The seven-story, 35-unit building, located at the corner of Hubbard Avenue and Pearl Street, offers some of the most expensive apartments in Columbus.

 

Tyler Puhl, President of the Wood Companies, said that the building is about 45 percent leased, and that the most expensive units – the largest apartments, on the top floor – were among the first to be rented. Those units rent for around $8,000 a month, while the least expensive apartments in the building cost $2,295.

 

That puts the project squarely at the very top of the market, which is by design.

 

More below:

https://columbusunderground.com/photos-high-end-parkside-on-pearl-apartments-now-open-in-italian-village-bw1/

 

Stage, Cafe Seating Area Planned for Italian Village Park

 

Work is scheduled to start later this year on a significant redesign of Italian Village Park. The 0.8-acre park is bordered by Hubbard Avenue to the north, Kerr Street to the east, Hull Alley to the south, and by the new Parkside on Pearl apartment building to the west.

 

Stephanie Garling, Communications and Marketing Manager for the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, said that the estimated completion date for the project is late summer, 2025.

 

The existing trees in the park will remain but the paths will be rearranged – instead of a circle in the middle, a new path will run diagonally across the central greenspace. Also planned is a small plaza and event stage.

 

More below:

https://columbusunderground.com/stage-cafe-seating-area-planned-for-italian-village-park-bw1/

 

Garden Park was on the IV agenda in August, but I don’t think it has been brought back after that. 16 stories. 

https://columbusohdev.app.box.com/s/ev5ieagmmrax4cy7rzirc8j4s39u7bd5

1 hour ago, smjjms said:

Garden Park was on the IV agenda in August, but I don’t think it has been brought back after that. 16 stories. 

https://columbusohdev.app.box.com/s/ev5ieagmmrax4cy7rzirc8j4s39u7bd5

Thank you, I tried looking for this, but the agenda stuff is all messed up and they wouldn’t send me the info. 
 

I think this looks great and hopefully it gets approved and moves forward quickly. The addition above the garden building looks great and the new build next to it also looks good. It gives it a way more human feel and fits the neighborhood. 
 

Edit: found the materials and am happy to see that this will include condos. It does seem strange that they are trying to only have residential amenity space and nothing for restaurant/retail, unless they worded it weird. I thought it was pretty much a requirement along high, in the short north, to have retail/restaurant? 

Edited September 24, 2024Sep 24 by VintageLife

6 hours ago, smjjms said:

Garden Park was on the IV agenda in August, but I don’t think it has been brought back after that. 16 stories. 

https://columbusohdev.app.box.com/s/ev5ieagmmrax4cy7rzirc8j4s39u7bd5

This has to be by far the ugliest building I've ever seen in my entire life. What drugs are the architects on? 

4 hours ago, CbusG said:

This has to be by far the ugliest building I've ever seen in my entire life. What drugs are the architects on? 

I love it. In a time where everyone is making bland 6 story squares, at least someone is trying to do something unique and interesting. It's very provocative, it gets the people going.

10 hours ago, smjjms said:

Garden Park was on the IV agenda in August, but I don’t think it has been brought back after that. 16 stories. 

https://columbusohdev.app.box.com/s/ev5ieagmmrax4cy7rzirc8j4s39u7bd5

 

I'm all for provocative and interesting architecture, but this amalgamation of styles is too much, in my opinion. The High St. façade looks like a 70s-era motel in the first ~5 stories. The white sections look like semitruck trailers. Then the south façade has no detail to it, like an afterthought. I think a more uniform West façade would help bring the building together.  

Boom! Zone-in in action. The IVC can't knock the height, but they can comment on the architectural stylings. 

47 minutes ago, CMHOhio said:

 

I'm all for provocative and interesting architecture, but this amalgamation of styles is too much, in my opinion. The High St. façade looks like a 70s-era motel in the first ~5 stories. The white sections look like semitruck trailers. Then the south façade has no detail to it, like an afterthought. I think a more uniform West façade would help bring the building together.  

Exactly. You said what I was thinking.

2 hours ago, CMHOhio said:

 

I'm all for provocative and interesting architecture, but this amalgamation of styles is too much, in my opinion. The High St. façade looks like a 70s-era motel in the first ~5 stories. The white sections look like semitruck trailers. Then the south façade has no detail to it, like an afterthought. I think a more uniform West façade would help bring the building together.  

Everything you dislike is exactly what I like about it lol. We complain when things are too boring then also complain when they are too eccentric! Nobody will ever be happy!

6 hours ago, CbusG said:

This has to be by far the ugliest building I've ever seen in my entire life. What drugs are the architects on? 

It's the green shipping panels that I do not enjoy, I'd rather it be brick or glass. Seems like a lot of these new buildings are utilizing panels to cut costs. 

7 minutes ago, KyleofColumbus said:

It's the green shipping panels that I do not enjoy, I'd rather it be brick or glass. Seems like a lot of these new buildings are utilizing panels to cut costs. 

I really like the building overall, but as someone else said the south wall is awful and needs some help. 
 

I agree with the green panels being stupid and I wish they would use some green stone instead. 

24 minutes ago, KyleofColumbus said:

It's the green shipping panels that I do not enjoy, I'd rather it be brick or glass. Seems like a lot of these new buildings are utilizing panels to cut costs. 

Agreed. I find it a bit comical they're referencing the Moxy facade where they are showing the white corrugated metal panels, when the Moxy has much nicer metal panels that what's being proposed here.

13 hours ago, smjjms said:

Garden Park was on the IV agenda in August, but I don’t think it has been brought back after that. 16 stories. 

https://columbusohdev.app.box.com/s/ev5ieagmmrax4cy7rzirc8j4s39u7bd5

Looks much better than JBAD...

4 hours ago, VintageLife said:

I really like the building overall, but as someone else said the south wall is awful and needs some help. 
 

I agree with the green panels being stupid and I wish they would use some green stone instead. 

 

Maybe they expect that to be covered at some point with another building. 

Yea I don't understand the "base" of the building -- having a different style for the podium doesn't work well with maintaining the historic storefronts below -- they should pick one or the other. There is definitely WAY too much going on with the facade treatments. 

Honestly that dark green fenestration above the old "Garden" facade is maybe the most interesting bit -- they should just continue that for the entirety of the facade of the new build, imho.

I actually like this one. I appreciate the differentiation at the 4 story and 8 story levels with the set backs which helps it blend in with the street wall on the first few floors, gives it an intermediate section with brick and they save all the cheap modern materials for the tall portion where you won't be able to see how poorly they age, plus the balconies are pretty cool. It also has some good height to it. 

13 hours ago, 17thState said:

I actually like this one. I appreciate the differentiation at the 4 story and 8 story levels with the set backs which helps it blend in with the street wall on the first few floors, gives it an intermediate section with brick and they save all the cheap modern materials for the tall portion where you won't be able to see how poorly they age, plus the balconies are pretty cool. It also has some good height to it. 

I agree, though I'm interested to see how the design develops to ensure this isn't only designed from the High Street side, leaving three subpar facades on the N/E/S sides.

According to this article, the city intends to declare Del Bagio a public nuisance in the coming weeks. What are the chances this causes the land owner to sell and re-develop?

 

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/columbus-hookah-bar-shut-down-after-string-of-violent-crimes/

13 minutes ago, smjjms said:

According to this article, the city intends to declare Del Bagio a public nuisance in the coming weeks. What are the chances this causes the land owner to sell and re-develop?

 

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/columbus-hookah-bar-shut-down-after-string-of-violent-crimes/

I’m hoping the building with the hookah place doesn’t get redeveloped. Bagio 100% needs to be redeveloped into something though. 

20 hours ago, VintageLife said:

I’m hoping the building with the hookah place doesn’t get redeveloped. Bagio 100% needs to be redeveloped into something though. 

This intersection needs traffic calming measures as well, too many vehicles fly through this intersection. 

1 hour ago, KyleofColumbus said:

This intersection needs traffic calming measures as well, too many vehicles fly through this intersection. 

It looks like a great opportunity to create some additional street activation, public art, and gathering spaces for dining, food trucks, or live music.

22 hours ago, VintageLife said:

I’m hoping the building with the hookah place doesn’t get redeveloped. Bagio 100% needs to be redeveloped into something though. 

Or maybe keep the facade of the hookah place and build up like 10 stories

2 minutes ago, 614love said:

Or maybe keep the facade of the hookah place and build up like 10 stories

Nah, i would rather they just keep the 3 story building. The other two new buildings look terrible so having all 4 corners be brand new incredibly ugly buildings would be awful.

The southeast corner would be a good spot for a taller building - 5-7 story is allowable under zone-in

 

 

Few more from the Lusso

 

 

 

 

 

Got a few final looks at the Stella, now that she's finished-

 

 

 

 

 

*the road connecting the Stella and the Lusso (in the back) is open now as well!

 

11 minutes ago, CbusOrBust said:

 

 

I see they don't like to paint the underside of their balconies either.

51 minutes ago, aderwent said:

I see they don't like to paint the underside of their balconies either.

 

It's common for wood balcony framing not to be painted. It's generally not recommended to paint deck framing in modern construction in general and may even code be code.  

 

Now, why these companies don't use metal deck framing that can be painted or put up soffit annoys me because it's esthetically annoying but there is a legitimate reason why they aren't painted. 

Edited April 14Apr 14 by DTCL11

For that project it seems like they used cheaper materials in all the locations one would use more expensive materials and more expensive materials where one would use cheaper ones. Like the brick in the inset balconies but the painted hardie panel siding elsewhere or brick on the middle and not on the corners of the building which are generally the part of the building that gets emphasized the most with materials and design details. 

2 hours ago, DTCL11 said:

 

It's common for wood balcony framing not to be painted. It's generally not recommended to paint deck framing in modern construction in general and may even code be code.  

 

Now, why these companies don't use metal deck framing that can be painted or put up soffit annoys me because it's esthetically annoying but there is a legitimate reason why they aren't painted. 

They can't even stain it? That seems dumb for the kind of exposure it gets.

Looks like the Bethany Flats could be starting soon.

 

 

Beer and wine shop could be coming to long-vacant building in Italian Village

Plans to convert a vacant brick building on the corner of Summit Street and 3rd Avenue in Italian Village into a new retail concept were approved at the Italian Village Commission's Tuesday meeting.

The one-story building at 1041 Summit St. is slated to become the Italian Village Beer & Wine Market, according to the project title in architectural renderings submitted to the commission.

The proposal for the 3,331 square-foot building was first introduced last fall but the commission provided feedback on parking layout and landscaping to site owner Adnan Asif who worked with architect Matt Toddy of Elevation Studio on the plans.

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2025/05/14/italian-village-wine-beer-shop-summit-street.html

42 minutes ago, ColDayMan said:

Beer and wine shop could be coming to long-vacant building in Italian Village

Plans to convert a vacant brick building on the corner of Summit Street and 3rd Avenue in Italian Village into a new retail concept were approved at the Italian Village Commission's Tuesday meeting.

The one-story building at 1041 Summit St. is slated to become the Italian Village Beer & Wine Market, according to the project title in architectural renderings submitted to the commission.

The proposal for the 3,331 square-foot building was first introduced last fall but the commission provided feedback on parking layout and landscaping to site owner Adnan Asif who worked with architect Matt Toddy of Elevation Studio on the plans.

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2025/05/14/italian-village-wine-beer-shop-summit-street.html

Not the most exciting use, but at least it will be something.

Thrive is absolute trash, the commission should push back hard on this, but doubt they will.

This is the new proposal for along the 670 exit.

Yea, disappointed there's nothing facing 4th. I think I can understand not having anything on the southern portion, but most of 4th should be lined with a building.

To be fair, this rendering doesn't accurately capture the ramp. There is nothing left to line except the highway ramp. Maybe adding a small L turn to the North building to extend south a little but still, nothing particularly gained or lost either way.

And the city is considering reconfigurations.

I'm much less upset because while it has a large parking lot, nothing about this prevents future minor infill. And the parking lot isn't actually abutting any pedestrian areas.

19 minutes ago, DTCL11 said:

To be fair, this rendering doesn't accurately capture the ramp. There is nothing left to line except the highway ramp. Maybe adding a small L turn to the North building to extend south a little but still, nothing particularly gained or lost either way.

And the city is considering reconfigurations.

I'm much less upset because while it has a large parking lot, nothing about this prevents future minor infill. And the parking lot isn't actually abutting any pedestrian areas.

I disagree, I think it is absolute trash and the unit count going from 275 units down to 126 units is a joke. Yes they could easily add some more apartments in the future, but I am almost 100% sure they won’t. It’s disappointing and is even more evidence that thrive needs to move on to suburb design and let actual developers do stuff in the city.

22 minutes ago, VintageLife said:

I disagree, I think it is absolute trash and the unit count going from 275 units down to 126 units is a joke. Yes they could easily add some more apartments in the future, but I am almost 100% sure they won’t. It’s disappointing and is even more evidence that thrive needs to move on to suburb design and let actual developers do stuff in the city.

Meh. I think trash is a strong word for a generally decent redevelopment of such a large area. There's opportunities but find a development that doesn't have any. Sure a reduction sucks but again, there's lots of external factors right now.

I loathe the 4th and 5th building but I'm not willing to banish a pretty strong urban developer to the suburbs over something like this or that building. So much east of 4th in IV and Weinland Park probably wouldn't exist without the power house of Thrive driving it. For something like that, you take the good with the bad tucked away against a highway ramp.

Know what's actual trash? Interest rates, material costs, labor shortages, highway dependence etc.