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There were rumblings of redevelopment of the old Fireproof Building that first surfaced back in November, but the first draft was an incomplete picture. Originally, Elford Development proposed the adaptation of the historic building for a 47-unit apartment project with a one-story 5,000-square foot retail space added on the surface parking lot next door.
“The project has since evolved based on input from the Italian Village Commission, the Italian Village Society, the City of Columbus, and our design team,” explains Mike Fitzpatrick, President of Elford Development.
The new plans for The Fireproof Building call for a total of 58 rental units with the inclusion a much larger five story addition that will face High Street just north of Second Avenue. The development will also contain a total of 15,000 square feet of retail space with a mix of restaurant, retail and office tenants envisioned in the new plan.
“The switch to a multi-story building for Second & High was definitely encouraged be the area commission,” says Fitzpatrick. “The interaction between the Italian Village Commission and our development team has been instrumental in improving our project and our development plans for what we all hope will be a great project.”
The surface lot being removed will be shifted to the back of the building, which will provide the development with the required parking guidelines for the neighborhood.
The team at Elford is still working to finalize the Fireproof redevelopment plans, which will be presented to the Italian Village Commission in May for approval. Fitzpatrick says that he hopes to break ground on the project in late summer or early fall 2012.
More information can be found online at www.1024northhigh.com, and additional discussion on the project can be found on the Columbus Underground Messageboard.
YES. COLUMBUS 2012.
Very, very exciting. Thanks for posting, Walker!
2012 has been a slam dunk downtown as far as development goes. Going to be lots of cranes in the air come this summer….signs of a very healthy, growing city.
So much going on right now.. it will be exciting to see how much different High St will look in a few years compared to now or especially a few years ago
I was looking at the aerials and the very last photo on the page shows area retailers. There is a Chipotle ….. COULD THIS BE TRUE?!!
What I really want to see is the Fireproof marquee lit up. ;-)
I know chipotle looked at the space that paradise garage is in and the space the became the cigar shop. Obviously, neither happened. I don’t know if this is old info or if they are working on another site. Based on the placement of the logo I’m not sure where it would be. Maybe the mad 4 mod space? Seems too small. Maybe they will be in the new building…
I asked about Chipotle as a tenant in the new building but didn’t get an answer yet. ;)
You and your winking face. Sounds promising.
Chipotle would be awesome…I remember when I lived in Short North I’d walk over to the one in the Arena District and it would CLOSE at 4 PM…I know alot of office workers probably did it for lunch but, 4 PM?!?!?! And closed Saturday and Sunday? I know people would go other times…the North Market is a block away for chrissakes! And what about late night people going to games and whatnot?! Anyway. Awesome site plan. This neighborhood just keeps getting better.
Has anyone heard anything on these apartments? I figured ground would break anytime now…