Redevelopment of Spring Cleaners site in Italian Village approved.

 

 

http://www.columbusunderground.com/redevelopment-of-spring-cleaners-site-in-italian-village-approved-bw1

^Also mentioned in the article above:

 

Other Lykens Companies projects are also starting to take shape in the neighborhood:

• Work recently started on a new 36-unit building, at the northeast corner of East Fourth Avenue and North Fourth, which will serve as the first piece of the multi-phase Budd Dairy redevelopment.

• The residential conversion of the former E.J. Thomas building at 174 Detroit Ave. will be completed in about six months.

• Also on Detroit, ground was recently broken on a two-story building that will contain four townhome units, each clocking in at about 1,800 square feet. Those units will be for sale.

Italian Village commercial strip taking off north of Jeffrey Park development on N. 4th

 

 

The Italian Village block of N. 4th Street just north of the Jeffrey Park redevelopment is soon to become unrecognizable.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/08/11/italian-village-commercial-strip-taking-off-north.html

New renderings filed for Acorn Apartments in Italian Village

 

 

New renderings have been filed with the city for the redevelopment of the Acorn Distributors Inc. warehouse site in Italian Village.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/08/14/first-look-new-renderings-filed-for-acorn.html

Planned Italian Village community grows to 190 units

 

Plans for another Italian Village apartment community have been tweaked to create even more space.

 

Developer Snyder Barker has again tweaked plans for the site at an old distribution facility at 324 E. 2nd Ave.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/09/20/planned-italian-village-community-grows-to-190.html

Business First had an excellent rundown of a block of developments along N. 4th Street in Italian Village recently:  https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/08/11/italian-village-commercial-strip-taking-off-north.html

 

However, after I prepped the graphics and was set to post, the great 2017 UO server crackup hit!  So I'm getting back to posting this.  It's a block of developments on the west side of N. 4th Street starting at 1st Avenue.  This block is across the street and one block north of the massive Jeffrey Park project.  Below is an aerial view of this block prior to development:

 

Now to the individual projects:  The first is the smallest - a two-story house at the southwest corner of 4th & 1st (851 N. 4th Street).  Below is a 2016 streetview showing the 4th & 1st intersection looking south down 4th Street toward downtown.  The two-story house undergoing renovation is to the right in the photo - and the Jeffrey Park community center with the Hoof Hearted brewpub is to the left on the other corner:

 

 

 

Here is a photo of the house at 851 N. 4th Street under renovation from the Business First report:

 

 

Here is a photo of the house posted on Oct. 18 by http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-short-north-italian-village showing further progress on the renovation:

 

This is project #2 on the aerial - redevelopment of the Spring Cleaners site at the northwest corner of 4th & 1st.  The project will replace the one-story Spring Cleaners building with a three-story mixed-use building featuring 27 one-bedroom apartments and two ground-level retail spaces:

 

 

This is project #3 on the aerial - a two-story house at 889 N. 4th Street.  The Business First report noted that the Italian Village Commission required that this house stay among the larger developments planned in this 4th Street block:

 

These are projects #4 & #5 on the aerial.  Project #4 is a four-story, mixed-use building with ground-floor retail and upper-story apartments at 893 N. 4th Street.  The building also retains the existing facade of the Exile Bar, per requirement by the Italian Village Commission.  Project #5 is three townhouses north of College Alley, which separates the two projects:

 

 

These are projects #4 & #5 on the aerial.  Project #4 is a four-story, mixed-use building with ground-floor retail and upper-story apartments at 893 N. 4th Street.  The building also retains the existing facade of the Exile Bar, per requirement by the Italian Village Commission.  Project #5 is three townhouses north of College Alley, which separates the two projects:

 

 

Construction photo for these two projects posted Oct. 18 at http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-short-north-italian-village

 

About three blocks north at the corner of N. 4th Street and E. 4th Avenue is a two-story addition to Seventh Son Brewing.  The craft brewer previously renovated a small former service station at this corner a few years ago.  Business is booming so much that it justifies the huge expansion shown in this photo posted Oct. 18 by http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-short-north-italian-village:

 

The print version of Business First is reporting that Wood will begin work soon on Phase 2 of the 711 N. High project by constructing a parking garage at Lincoln and Pearl.

The print version of Business First is reporting that Wood will begin work soon on Phase 2 of the 711 N. High project by constructing a parking garage at Lincoln and Pearl.

 

There is a Phase 2? I had no idea. Also, how big is that garage going to be? I don't see any room at Lincoln and Pearl for a parking garage unless they demolish existing buildings.

The print version of Business First is reporting that Wood will begin work soon on Phase 2 of the 711 N. High project by constructing a parking garage at Lincoln and Pearl.

 

There is a Phase 2? I had no idea. Also, how big is that garage going to be? I don't see any room at Lincoln and Pearl for a parking garage unless they demolish existing buildings.

 

http://www.columbusunderground.com/new-short-north-office-building

 

"The companies announced this afternoon that they plan to construct a new 11-story office building at 711 North High Street, replacing an existing public parking lot owned by the City of Columbus. The project is being referred to as a public-private partnership with the city, as the existing 45 public parking spaces will be replaced with 125 publicly-available parking spaces in the form of a new garage a block east at the northeast intersection of Lincoln and Pearl."

 

"The new parking garage located at the intersection of Lincoln and Pearl will sit in Italian Village, and will also include residences facing Lincoln Street to integrate with the existing fabric of the neighborhood."

 

The print version of Business First is reporting that Wood will begin work soon on Phase 2 of the 711 N. High project by constructing a parking garage at Lincoln and Pearl.

 

There is a Phase 2? I had no idea. Also, how big is that garage going to be? I don't see any room at Lincoln and Pearl for a parking garage unless they demolish existing buildings.

 

http://www.columbusunderground.com/new-short-north-office-building

 

"The companies announced this afternoon that they plan to construct a new 11-story office building at 711 North High Street, replacing an existing public parking lot owned by the City of Columbus. The project is being referred to as a public-private partnership with the city, as the existing 45 public parking spaces will be replaced with 125 publicly-available parking spaces in the form of a new garage a block east at the northeast intersection of Lincoln and Pearl."

 

"The new parking garage located at the intersection of Lincoln and Pearl will sit in Italian Village, and will also include residences facing Lincoln Street to integrate with the existing fabric of the neighborhood."

 

 

Ah I see it now. Initially, when I read Pearl I though Park Street in my head. So the parking garage is going to be built right here: https://www.google.com/maps/place/724+N+Pearl+St+Parking/@39.9772207,-83.0022977,122a,35y,357.45h/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x88388ed7a256d04d:0xaa089802420b96e!8m2!3d39.9772691!4d-83.0024258?hl=en

Here is some news about this parking garage from two years ago:

 

Companion development to a 9-story mixed-use/office building approved for the west side of High Street (711 N. High) and shown in the Short North thread at http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,2062.msg778243.html#msg778243 and at http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,2062.msg780764.html#msg780764 and at http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,2062.msg780811.html#msg780811.  This one is east of High Street at the northeast corner of Pearl Street and Lincoln Street in Italian Village:

 

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Plans for Italian Village Parking Garage Moving Forward

By Brent Warren, Columbus Underground

December 7, 2015 4:14 pm

 

The parking garage would feature an entrance on Pearl that would be accessible from High Street via Bollinger Alley.  Thirteen residences along the Lincoln Street side would serve to screen that side of the garage from the neighborhood, while the rest of the garage would not be screened but is designed to blend in with the area’s older industrial-style buildings.  “One of advantages to the site,” said Italian Village commissioner Jason Sudy, “is that the depth of it works pretty well for having a garage plus a deeper set of condo units that can screen it.”

 

The new garage would replace a long-time surface parking lot.  It would accommodate 244 cars, with around 125 spaces dedicated to the public, more than replacing the public parking lost by the construction of the High Street office building on the city-owned lot south of Buttles Avenue.

 

MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/italian-village-parking-garage-bw1

 

 

 

^The garage will feature a two story restaurant at Pearl and Lincoln and 16 apartments facing Lincoln. The garage will have 240 parking spaces. Completion is set for late 2018/early 2019. Here's the article:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/11/28/five-story-parking-garage-part-of-second-phase-of.html

This looks like a great project. It looks like it will mesh well with the rest of the neighborhood and will actually provide a net gain in parking.

City provides tax abatement for Budd Dairy project in Italian Village

 

The city of Columbus approved a 10-year, 75 percent enterprise zone tax abatement for a development company that wants to convert the Budd Dairy building in Italian Village into its headquarters.

 

The agreement is with an LLC associated with Lykens Cos., which wants to convert the 40,000 square foot building at 1086 N. 4th St. into office space.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/12/05/city-provides-tax-abatement-for-budd-dairy-project.html

 

These are projects #4 & #5 on the aerial.  Project #4 is a four-story, mixed-use building with ground-floor retail and upper-story apartments at 893 N. 4th Street.  The building also retains the existing facade of the Exile Bar, per requirement by the Italian Village Commission.  Project #5 is three townhouses north of College Alley, which separates the two projects:

 

 

End of November construction photo for projects #4 and #5 along North Fourth Street from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-november-2017-part-1:

 

 

City provides tax abatement for Budd Dairy project in Italian Village

 

The city of Columbus approved a 10-year, 75 percent enterprise zone tax abatement for a development company that wants to convert the Budd Dairy building in Italian Village into its headquarters.

 

The agreement is with an LLC associated with Lykens Cos., which wants to convert the 40,000 square foot building at 1086 N. 4th St. into office space.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/12/05/city-provides-tax-abatement-for-budd-dairy-project.html

 

The first phase of construction is under way at the Budd Dairy site in Italian Village.  Photo from http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-november-2017-part-2

 

New Plan Unveiled for Five-Story Building at Fifth and Summit

 

Borror Properties is bringing a new proposal for the southwest corner of Summit Street and East Fifth Avenue to the Italian Village Commission next week.

 

Borror bought the 0.6-acre site from developer Brad Howe last fall, paying a little over a million dollars for it, according to the Franklin County Auditor’s website. The new proposal calls for a five-story building with 86 apartments over first-floor commercial, including space for a 4,000 square foot restaurant on the corner.

 

More below:

http://www.columbusunderground.com/new-plan-unveiled-for-five-story-building-at-fifth-and-summit-bw1

 

 

There is a crawler crane on site here and pilings going in, will try to get a picture this week.

Fast Forward: North Fourth Street in Italian Village

 

 

While the High Street stretch of the Short North has become very well known as ground zero for construction, there’s an even larger amount of new development occurring along the strip of North Fourth Street in Italian Village just two blocks east.

 

Just a few short years ago, this street was best known for being a 45-mph thoroughfare for northbound traffic looking to get from Downtown to the University District in a hurry. Today, the area is marked with construction sites on nearly every block of the three-quarter mile stretch between I-670 and Fifth Avenue, which means that in just a few more years, the area will be home to hundreds of new residents and dozens of new businesses.

 

More below:

http://www.columbusunderground.com/fast-forward-north-fourth-street-in-italian-village-we1

 

Cameron Mitchell Announces Plans for Food Hall Concept inside The Budd Dairy Building

 

Looks like the food hall concept is taking off in Columbus. Cameron Mitchell Restaurants announced their plans this morning for a food hall that’ll occupy The Budd Dairy building in Italian Village. Hosting between eight and 10 “entrepreneurial, chef-driven restaurant concepts,” The Budd Dairy Food Hall will make the second concept of its kind to open in the city. It’s scheduled to open late this year.

 

“Food halls are among the most popular, innovative ways to allow dining consumers to actively engage in their food experience, and the Budd Dairy Food Hall will be the first of this scale in the region,” said Steve Weis, CMR vice president of development, in a press release. “By providing in one venue an opportunity for guests to choose among multiple, artisan food shops, instead of choosing just one restaurant, and then combining it with a strong beverage program; entertainment; and flexible, on-trend spaces to enjoy food and drink; the food hall will be a vibrant destination for residents and visitors alike.”

 

More below:

http://www.columbusunderground.com/cameron-mitchell-announces-plans-for-food-hall-concept-inside-the-budd-dairy-building-ls1

 

New Plan Unveiled for Five-Story Building at Fifth and Summit

 

Borror Properties is bringing a new proposal for the southwest corner of Summit Street and East Fifth Avenue to the Italian Village Commission next week.

 

Borror bought the 0.6-acre site from developer Brad Howe last fall, paying a little over a million dollars for it, according to the Franklin County Auditor’s website. The new proposal calls for a five-story building with 86 apartments over first-floor commercial, including space for a 4,000 square foot restaurant on the corner.

 

More below:

http://www.columbusunderground.com/new-plan-unveiled-for-five-story-building-at-fifth-and-summit-bw1

 

 

Sorry for the poor photo but since Saturday all of the pilings are in the ground(they've been my 7:30am wakeup call at my girlfriends since Monday :) )

Can't wait for this building to go up. It's really going to transform this intersection, act as a great gateway to the Short North on Summit, and hopefully set a precedent for future projects all along 5th Ave

Can't wait for this building to go up. It's really going to transform this intersection, act as a great gateway to the Short North on Summit, and hopefully set a precedent for future projects all along 5th Ave

I agree! E. 5th Ave. could be transformed into a nice commercial corridor.

A lot of dirt being moved at Summit & 5th... again sorry for the quality not the best intersection to get pictures

The IV Commission approved the Acorn apartment project - construction starts in June.

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/02/21/196-apartments-coming-to-acorn-warehouse-site.html

 

 

Four Acre Development Approved in Italian Village

 

A significant new residential development was approved this week by the Italian Village Commission. The plan calls for five new residential buildings containing a total of 196 units on the former Acorn Distributors site at 324 E. Second Ave.

 

The large warehouse building that currently occupies the four-acre site will demolished, although a portion of the smaller building on the parcel’s eastern edge will be renovated to serve as a clubhouse for residents. Assorted materials and equipment from the buildings – things like steel beams, pulley systems, gears and timber – will also be salvaged and utilized in the new construction.

 

More below:

http://www.columbusunderground.com/acorn-italian-village-bw1

 

 

 

 

Hopefully the large factory next door is redeveloped soon too. That thing is a giant eyesore.

Hopefully the large factory next door is redeveloped soon too. That thing is a giant eyesore.

 

So this isn't affecting the large building with the green roofs to the east?  I hope not - I think that bldg oozes with character and hope to see it fixed up and converted to another use.

Hopefully the large factory next door is redeveloped soon too. That thing is a giant eyesore.

 

So this isn't affecting the large building with the green roofs to the east?  I hope not - I think that bldg oozes with character and hope to see it fixed up and converted to another use.

 

Nope, the Acorn development doesn't include that property. That property is between the Acorn site and the railroad tracks. It stretches from Second Ave to Fifth Ave and is 17.4 acres. It's owned by coffin maker Clark Grave Vault Co, founded in 1898. Not sure if that is still their manufacturing site, because every time I drive by it looks abandoned.

 

Streetview from last October:

 

https://goo.gl/maps/vW9n9Hvms3Q2

Jeffrey Park making its way:

 

Jeffrey Park making its way:

 

 

Right behind it the Acorn Distributors building is the white one next to the massive factory.  Will be interesting to see what this looks like in 5 years once the hotel in the bottom left hand side is completed as well.

 

Right behind it the Acorn Distributors building is the white one next to the massive factory.  Will be interesting to see what this looks like in 5 years once the hotel in the bottom left hand side is completed as well.

 

And Grant Park is easily visible behind all that. Speaking of "massive factory"; look at how huge the Rogue facility is!

Update on the two-building Christopher development at 893-907 N. 4th Street from https://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-construction-photos-march-2018-we1:

 

- Previous construction pics at https://www.urbanohio.com/forum/index.php/topic,5953.msg884443.html#msg884443

 

Foundation work is under way for a new five-story mixed-use building at Fifth and Summit:  https://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-construction-photos-march-2018-we1

 

Infill residential development on Detroit Avenue:  https://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-construction-photos-march-2018-we1

 

First phase of the new residential development next to the Budd Dairy Co building along N. Fourth Street:  https://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-construction-photos-march-2018-we1

 

The Spring Cleaners building at the corner of 4th and 1st is officially being torn down today.  I'm actually pretty happy with the building going in its place.  I feel there is potential for some nice contributing businesses on 4th for the neighborhood.

 

https://www.columbusunderground.com/redevelopment-of-spring-cleaners-site-in-italian-village-approved-bw1

Spring Cleaners

Man I despise overhead power lines more than just about anything a neighborhood could have. I could never live in one of these apartments with wires three feet from my windows.

Man I despise overhead power lines more than just about anything a neighborhood could have. I could never live in one of these apartments with wires three feet from my windows.

 

I do too, one of my biggest pet peeves.  Maybe once they do the 4th St. Streetscape project they can bury them(and I'm not being sarcastic if they ever do that it needs to happen).

Budd Dairy Food Hall update: 74 applicants so far for 7 spots & breakfast a must, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants says

 

 

The Budd Dairy Food Hall isn’t as much about making money as it is making a career (or two or three or seven).

 

Columbus-based Cameron Mitchell Restaurants LLC announced the project in January and it’s on pace to open later this year or in early 2019.

 

It is taking 14,000 square feet spread across two floors, plus a rooftop deck in the historic Italian Village building. While the Mitchell team will run the space’s large central bar, the food will come from seven small kitchens ranging from 170 square feet to 360 square feet with operators who will be licensing space in the project. There is an eighth stall, but the company isn’t ready to announce its plans for it yet.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/05/03/budd-dairy-food-hall-update-74-applicants-so-far.html

New Plan Unveiled for Five-Story Building at Fifth and Summit

 

Borror Properties is bringing a new proposal for the southwest corner of Summit Street and East Fifth Avenue to the Italian Village Commission next week.

 

Borror bought the 0.6-acre site from developer Brad Howe last fall, paying a little over a million dollars for it, according to the Franklin County Auditor’s website. The new proposal calls for a five-story building with 86 apartments over first-floor commercial, including space for a 4,000 square foot restaurant on the corner.

 

More below:

http://www.columbusunderground.com/new-plan-unveiled-for-five-story-building-at-fifth-and-summit-bw1

 

 

Update on 5th and Summit starting to go vertical

 

The IV Commission approved the Acorn apartment project - construction starts in June.

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/02/21/196-apartments-coming-to-acorn-warehouse-site.html

 

 

 

 

I forgot I took this photo last Thursday, but the old Acorn building is almost finished with demo:

 

Project Update: Budd Dairy

 

 

Although renovation work in the former Budd Dairy building in Italian Village is not set to begin for another month or two, the new-build development immediately to its north is nearing completion.

 

Kevin Lykens, owner of the Lykens Companies, said that the 36-unit, four-story building will likely open for residents by the end of September, with rents that will range from $1,150 to $1,690 per month.

 

More below:

https://www.columbusunderground.com/project-update-budd-dairy-bw1

Early July construction photos for a trio of Italian Village projects from https://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-july-2018-edition-we1

 

View looking north on Fourth Street of the new 4-story building on the Budd Dairy property:

 

 

View looking north on Fourth Street of the two-building Christopher development.  The former Exile Bar facade has been rebuilt in its original location facing Fourth Street, as per the approval granted by the Italian Village Commission:

 

 

First floor of the five-story mixed-use apartment building at Summit and Fifth is up: