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The actual removal of the Fifth Avenue dam was the easy part, relatively speaking. It took workers less than a month to take out a 180-foot chunk of the dam, enough to get a pretty big section of the Olentangy… [Read More]
Franklin County and ECDI jointly launched a new retail incubation program that is targeting specific neighborhoods throughout Columbus. The “Retail Incubation Supporting Entrepreneurs” (RISE) program has a goal of giving retail a boost in places such as Cleveland Avenue, West… [Read More]
Construction fencing began going up this week around the old Secur-It storage building located Downtown at the northeast intersection of Main and Front Streets, signaling progress on the restoration of the currently vacant warehouse. The building is owned by developer… [Read More]
Local developer Crawford Hoying has begun marketing activities for The Lane, their five-story mixed-use development in Upper Arlington. The building is part of a new Lane Avenue corridor that includes a Homewood Suites hotel. Both buildings are currently under construction… [Read More]
A series of articles looking at large and under-utilized spaces downtown debuted on Columbus Underground back in 2007. And while some of the spaces we highlighted have been filled since that time and some have not, there is no denying… [Read More]
After securing a demolition permit from the city on Tuesday, the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority is proceeding with their plan to tear down Poindexter Village. The permit allows for the demolition of 25 of the 35 buildings, with consultants currently studying… [Read More]
Bob Mahaffey knows a good story when he hears it. He’s hoping to prove he knows how to tell one, too. “I just have a wonderful, beautiful story for you,” says the owner of the Dublin-based software training company Xcelerate… [Read More]
Planters large and small have been popping up on the streets surrounding Capitol Square. The planters, part of a series of streetscape improvements first announced last fall, were installed this spring and are now fully planted with a colorful assortment… [Read More]
Edwards Communities received initial approval last month to build a four-story, 324-unit apartment complex just northeast of the newly-renovated AMC Dublin Village Theater. The proposal calls for one large building broken roughly into three sections, each featuring an interior courtyard…. [Read More]
The month of May has been a busy one in the realm of urban development and construction, and we’ve decided to change things up a bit with our Construction Roundup format to reflect that. Instead of just providing information about… [Read More]
The month of May has been a busy one in the realm of urban development and construction, and we’ve decided to change things up a bit with our Construction Roundup format to reflect that. Instead of just providing information about… [Read More]
Steven Schoeny was appointed earlier this month to serve as the next director of the Department of Development for the City of Columbus. As director he will oversee a wide range of divisions responsible for things like zoning, code enforcement, planning,… [Read More]
When the plan to convert Town and Rich Streets in Franklinton into two-way streets was first announced last fall, city leaders stressed that a key element was the installation of new “gateway” features designed to welcome vistors to the neighborhood… [Read More]
Repairing the terra cotta “skin” of the iconic LeVeque Tower downtown is not an easy job – or a quick one. Workers are about to begin their second season of work on the exterior of the building, having completed about… [Read More]
Westerville is not looking to add large numbers of residents, offices or retail to their core the way some other central Ohio suburbs are (Dublin, Upper Arlington and Gahanna are three good examples). The city is, however, interested in ensuring that… [Read More]
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