February 2, 20187 yr ^^that is a heck of a hole. I am so glad people fought for the buildings and the streetscape. Such a good way to add density. This should be a model for how to do it. There are so many large back lots that are not used at all and are just unused grass or wasteland. So many opportunities for infill including stand alone structures as well as multi-unit buildings.
February 26, 20187 yr Foundation work is moving right along at the Pavey Square project. Tower crane base is installed and it looks like ALL is staging for tower crane installation - perhaps this week?
March 11, 20187 yr My morning run took me by the Pavey project. The signage along High St. is advertising fall 2018 move in for the Pavey houses currently being renovated. Nice view down High St. too:
March 11, 20187 yr I also ran by the W. Norwich project - foundation work is underway. I noticed that the north parking lot behind Harrison House on Lane is large enough to contain a twin building. Now that Columbus developers are not afraid to build underground parking, it seems parking for Harrison House and a new tower could be provided under the new building and a plaza connecting the two buildings. I think about a lot of stuff when I run. :)
March 11, 20187 yr Those Harrison tower apartments are a total disaster on the inside - oppressively low ceilings, inoperable windows, awkward layouts, stains and smells on every surface from decades of smoking, etc... I'd love to see a total tear down actually and a rebuild of the site
March 12, 20187 yr Those Harrison tower apartments are a total disaster on the inside - oppressively low ceilings, inoperable windows, awkward layouts, stains and smells on every surface from decades of smoking, etc... I'd love to see a total tear down actually and a rebuild of the site Supposedly the building and apartments were recently renovated. Otherwise I would 100000000% agree.
March 16, 20187 yr Those Harrison tower apartments are a total disaster on the inside - oppressively low ceilings, inoperable windows, awkward layouts, stains and smells on every surface from decades of smoking, etc... I'd love to see a total tear down actually and a rebuild of the site Supposedly the building and apartments were recently renovated. Otherwise I would 100000000% agree. Renovations were taking place while I was a tenant in Harrison between 2011-2012.
April 5, 20187 yr More photos of the Pavey Square project from https://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-construction-photos-march-2018-we1
June 25, 20186 yr Four story building proposed for the old Andy's carry-out site at Wilcox and High. https://www.columbusunderground.com/four-story-mixed-use-building-proposed-for-old-north-columbus-bw1
June 25, 20186 yr Four story building proposed for the old Andy's carry-out site at Wilcox and High. https://www.columbusunderground.com/four-story-mixed-use-building-proposed-for-old-north-columbus-bw1 WOW!!!
June 25, 20186 yr It looks like a nice project, the existing site contains nondescript buildings and surface parking. I like that the row house will be renovated. I believe this was the site of a 6 story building - I recall seeing photos in a University District history book.
June 26, 20186 yr Yikes. I really love the concept (4-story mixed use), but that design is a total mess. It's so busy and jittery... Bizarre planes and surfaces coming out of nowhere and going every which way for no reason All the Berardi designs always come out of the gate like that. (Remember that crazy iteration of the SN White Castle?) I don't get it. UARB needs to tell him to rein it in
July 26, 20186 yr Early July view of the Pavey Square project (and its gigantic crane!) from the corner of W. Northwood and N. High. It looks like the alley-side parking garage, which is one level below grade and one level above grade, has finished its concrete structure. It also looks like the vertical framing for the residential block located atop the parking garage and behind the saved High Street houses has started: https://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-july-2018-edition-we1
August 11, 20186 yr The project has been redesigned. It's a 3 story structure now with some residential units on the first floor. I don't think it's a horrible change, probably went through a heavy VE exercise. 3 stories works well with this stretch of High St. I am disappointed the arched entry disappeared. http://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20180806/former-patrick-js-site-cac-approves-variance-for-its-sliver-of-project
August 11, 20186 yr The project has been redesigned. It's a 3 story structure now with some residential units on the first floor. I don't think it's a horrible change, probably went through a heavy VE exercise. 3 stories works well with this stretch of High St. I am disappointed the arched entry disappeared. http://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20180806/former-patrick-js-site-cac-approves-variance-for-its-sliver-of-project Meh. The previous design was a bit kitsch, but in a fun way, not tacky or offensive, and it told a story about the history of the site. This new version is fine, but totally generic. Happy to have it though, still a great addition to this stretch that will help to bridge the gap between Old North and Clintonville
August 11, 20186 yr Before it at least had a bit of quirky interest to it. Now it is thoroughly generic and charmfree. :(
August 22, 20186 yr The Chicago developers responsible for the Uncommon building here: https://www.urbanohio.com/forum/index.php/topic,3770.msg926933.html#msg926933 are bringing what sounds like a twin development to the Old North neighborhood. This would be a block South of the Pavey project, and a block North of Wilson Place at Lane and High. https://www.columbusunderground.com/mixed-use-proposal-in-old-north-would-require-demolition-of-six-buildings-bw1
August 22, 20186 yr ^This pisses me off. North of Lane has a different character than south and I think this will ultimately do more harm than good (except for lining the developers pockets). I would have been OK if this project moved south one parcel and redeveloped the CVS site. I imagine there will be a ton of push back from the community, similar to the Pavey project.
August 22, 20186 yr ^This pisses me off. North of Lane has a different character than south and I think this will ultimately do more harm than good (except for lining the developers pockets). I would have been OK if this project moved south one parcel and redeveloped the CVS site. I imagine there will be a ton of push back from the community, similar to the Pavey project. Yeah...even if they did some form of saving some of the front facades like for that hotel along Park street near the North Market..something that has some continuity with the street form in that area. I am skeptical of this. I hope they push for some kind of Paveyish thing or something to keep the very front of the streetscape. Seems like that open area could be a main entrance set back a bit and they could save and incorporate the facades of the existing buildings like on Park street downtown.
August 29, 20186 yr Losing the mixed-use building at Norwich and High would be a terrible shame. I'd be somewhat okay with an L-shaped project on the rest of the site, if the corner building (City Cut/Fate Tattoo) were preserved as-is
September 24, 20186 yr Here's a PDF with massing studies for Norwich and High: https://columbusohdev.app.box.com/s/9wwbzqu6c09yxhbo2aqh4fvtbnlkl2r8/file/320755876813 The link isn't working for me....
September 24, 20186 yr ^That's weird. I just went here: https://www.columbus.gov/planning/uidrb/ For the 9/27 meeting there are two PDF icons under agenda - I clicked the icon on the right and it took me to the City Box page.
September 26, 20186 yr Two Old North Development Proposals Coming Back to Review Board The University Impact District Review Board (UIDRB) will hear two proposals for High Street in Old North Columbus at its meeting this month. Both have been before the board previously; a four-story mixed-use building between Tompkins and Wilcox streets, and a six-story building south of Norwich Avenue that would require the demolition of five historic buildings. The Tompkins project calls for a total of 33 apartments and 43 parking spaces. The High Street frontage of the new building would be split between retail and office use, with a lobby for residents in the middle. Those numbers are similar to the previous proposal for the site, but the main building has been redesigned and the overall configuration of the development changed. More below: https://www.columbusunderground.com/two-old-north-development-proposals-coming-back-to-board-bw1 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 4, 20186 yr 6-story student housing tower proposed near Lane and High by OSU campus A Chicago developer is entering the fray again to build a major student housing project on North High Street. CA Student, the student housing division of Chicago-based holding company CA Ventures, is looking at demolishing a set of five buildings at 2180 N. High St., about a block north of the intersection with Lane Avenue. It wants to replace the older buildings with a six-story mixed-use development. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/10/04/6-story-student-housing-tower-proposed-near-lane.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 4, 20186 yr 29-unit apartment building proposed on North High Street The latest mixed-use project along North High Street would bring more rental units to the University District north of campus. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/10/04/29-unit-apartment-building-proposed-on-north-high.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 4, 20186 yr Take a look at what the old Patrick J’s site near Clintonville could look like The planned redevelopment of the old Patrick J’s Bar in the University District has a new look. Borror presented the new plans for the mixed-use development at 2725 N. High St., on the site of a former White Castle and the old Patrick J’s, straddling the border between the University District and Clintonville. The University Impact District Review Board recently got a look at the plans for the a three-story, 42,000-square-foot mixed-use development that includes 56 apartments. All but two are one-bedroom units. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/10/04/take-a-look-at-what-the-old-patrick-j-s-sitenear.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 29, 20186 yr On 10/4/2018 at 10:34 AM, ColDayMan said: 29-unit apartment building proposed on North High Street The latest mixed-use project along North High Street would bring more rental units to the University District north of campus. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/10/04/29-unit-apartment-building-proposed-on-north-high.html This project at 2500 N. High Street (the southeast corner of N. High and E. Tompkins streets) was approved by the University District Review Board last week: https://www.dispatch.com/news/20181026/university-district-apartment-building-moves-forward The plan calls for retaining a 1930s-era apartment building at 9 - 17 E. Tompkins Street on the site and building a new four-story retail/apartment building facing High Street that would span from Tompkins to Wilcox Street. The new four-story building would include 29 apartments and the retained two-story Tompkins Street building would have 4 apartments. Together the development is being called Tomkins Studios. Below is a rendering of the development from the corner of High and Tompkins looking the new building and the retained Tompkins apartment building. Here is a 2017 streetview of the same area: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.013468,-83.0110177,3a,75y,131.42h,79.66t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sFjW3O-EKc5LwxrbjF2R3nQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en-US
October 29, 20186 yr ^^ well good. No great loss there and that area needs more development. It is like it's own small downtown (and kind of is given that Old North Columbus was a town before it got annexed by the city.) That area is ripe for developments IMO. Plenty of places for infill and it is NOT controlled by Clintonvillains.
October 29, 20186 yr 2 hours ago, Toddguy said: ^^ well good. No great loss there and that area needs more development. It is like it's own small downtown (and kind of is given that Old North Columbus was a town before it got annexed by the city.) That area is ripe for developments IMO. Plenty of places for infill and it is NOT controlled by Clintonvillains. I didn't know this! Was the town called Old North Columbus? Or just North Columbus? Curious....
October 29, 20186 yr It was called North Columbus before annexation. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 31, 20196 yr Updated construction photo for the View on Pavey Square in the form of an excellent aerial photo posted 1/3/19 in the print Dispatch. I wasn't able to get a digital copy of this photo so I scanned a print copy. Therefore, apologies for the lower-quality image:
January 31, 20196 yr On 10/29/2018 at 5:15 PM, Zyrokai said: I didn't know this! Was the town called Old North Columbus? Or just North Columbus? Curious.... You did not even know this nugget of info, and yet did not give me a like for it? LOL! smdh! (ok, I had a bad day and got the vodka out.)
January 31, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, Columbo said: Updated construction photo for the View on Pavey Square in the form of an excellent aerial photo posted 1/3/19 in the print Dispatch. I wasn't able to get a digital copy of this photo so I scanned a print copy. Therefore, apologies for the lower-quality image: YAAASSS! This is looking good. Such a good compromise!
April 4, 20196 yr On 1/31/2019 at 2:09 PM, Columbo said: Updated construction photo for the View on Pavey Square in the form of an excellent aerial photo posted 1/3/19 in the print Dispatch. I wasn't able to get a digital copy of this photo so I scanned a print copy. Therefore, apologies for the lower-quality image: Another view of The View on Pavey Square. This one's a street level pic from the corner of N. High Street and Northwood Avenue posted 3/22 in the CU construction roundup at https://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-short-north-university-district
September 2, 20195 yr Late July photo of the exterior bricks going up on new corner building for the View at Pavey Square project from https://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-short-north-grandview-yard-we1
September 13, 20195 yr Does anyone know if there have been any updates or movement on the Patrick Js or High/Tomkins projects. Nothing on site in terms of movement but was curious if there was anything behind the scenes (permits, approvals, etc) that have since taken place.
September 18, 20195 yr I'm encouraged to see this building is being renovated. One of my running routes takes me by Neil and W. Hudson and I often admire the building. https://www.columbusunderground.com/plan-revealed-for-historic-neil-avenue-school-bw1
September 19, 20195 yr 50 minutes ago, Pablo said: ^North High School will become the home of Dominion Middle School next year. I'm aware. Regardless, I'd rather see the city build a bigger modern school or expand in place to meet the needs of a growing and adapting learning environment and sell off North High for private development. Just my preference though. Edited September 19, 20195 yr by DTCL11
October 16, 20195 yr Former Old North Columbus school could become community hub with a coffee shop, restaurant, coworking space and more A developer has plans to turn a former Old North Columbus school into a new community hub. Kelley Cos. has applied for Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits for a $6.1 million project that would redevelop the former Columbus Open Air School at 2571 Neil Ave. The developer is seeking a $250,000 infusion of tax credits to make the financing work for the project. "The applicant intends to renovate the school house into a curated mix of creative local tenants, who together will breathe new life into a building and make it into a community hub that is activated morning, noon and into the evening," states the application, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2019/10/15/former-old-north-columbus-school-could-become.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
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