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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Campus Partners seeking developer input on High Street holdings
Business First - by Carrie Ghose
Friday, February 18, 2011

Developers are getting their crack at suggestions for rebuilding a section of North High Street near Ohio State UniversityÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s campus, including the former LongÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s bookstore site and 5 Ã‚Â½ acres adjacent to the South Campus Gateway complex.

Campus Partners for Community Urban Redevelopment, the universityÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s real estate arm, on Wednesday sent out a long-promised Ã¢â‚¬Å“request for informationÃ¢â‚¬Â soliciting ideas from various developers.

READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2011/02/campus-partners-seeking-developer.html

Posted 1 year ago #
labi
Weinland Park
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I'm glad to read that Campus Partners is being clear about OSU's plan to eventually house all sophomores on campus. At this point, I would not like to see any student housing being added to that area south of the Campus Gateway. I would much rather see more pressure put on landlords to improve the student housing that already exists in the area. Code enforcement has been reduced lately, despite its being sorely needed.

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I am not a big fan of forcing sophomores to live on campus. It does not seem necessary and blurs the focus of the University. Being able to find inexpensive off campus housing was very important when paying for my education.

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anillo
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Ã¢â‚¬Å“Campus Partners assumes that all existing structures will be demolished by the selected developer, although we may consider proposals that re-use all or a portion of existing structures.Ã¢â‚¬Â

I sure hope so. I don't think the gateway is ugly, but I don't really want to see a lot more buildings of its style all over High St. either.

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rory
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Another architectural opportunity. This could be pretty exciting. And it's nice to see the arts being included at the Long's Bookstore site.

I think moving sophomores onto campus, or closer to it would be beneficial for everyone. Students add very little to a neighborhood except for trash and noise.

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cyclist II
Short North & Peach District
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What stops OSU's campus from moving east across High St?

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ScottUlrich

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cc wrote >>
Being able to find inexpensive off campus housing was very important when paying for my education.

+1. OSU will need to address the affordability and flexibility of on-campus housing options. Do they require campus food plans for all students living on-campus? That's usually the big money-maker.

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rory
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cyclist II wrote >>
What stops OSU's campus from moving east across High St?

Technically nothing but the master plan has them moving west.

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jimbach
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rory wrote >>
I think moving sophomores onto campus, or closer to it would be beneficial for everyone. Students add very little to a neighborhood except for trash and noise.

They also provide excellent opportunities for burglars to ply their trade, since they (students) typically have more expensive things lying around their houses than do other neighborhood residents.

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johnwirtz
Evanston, IL
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cyclist II wrote >>
What stops OSU's campus from moving east across High St?

Zoning variances?

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lazyfish

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johnwirtz wrote >>

cyclist II wrote >>
What stops OSU's campus from moving east across High St?

Zoning variances?

bad history is more like it. The Big U likes its side of the street where it makes the rules. Cooperation has always been a struggle with OSU, rhetoric yes, action sometimes when it's necessary.

Posted 1 year ago #
berdawn
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rory wrote >>

cyclist II wrote >>
What stops OSU's campus from moving east across High St?

Technically nothing but the master plan has them moving west.

The UAC has consistently voted not approve any zoning changes East of Indianola.

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Walker
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GatewayÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s developer solicits proposals to build on 5 nearby sites
Sunday, February 27, 2011
BY MARLA MATZER ROSE
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

The South Campus Gateway development has had some success, but Doug Aschenbach knows itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s still a work in progress. Gateway opened in 2005 and features 184 apartments, an independent movie theater, a dozen modestly priced restaurants/bars and about 10 mostly student-oriented stores, including the Barnes & Noble-run Ohio State University bookstore.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2011/02/27/gateways-developer-solicits-proposals-to-build-on-5-nearby-sites.html?sid=101

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cyclist II
Short North & Peach District
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Good to see the south Wendys remain. Hate to lose another inner city Wendy's.

An expanded "northside" library would be nice as part of a development.

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Schoolboy
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wow. so this is what all of the talk about osu trying to eliminate prevailing wage on campus construction projects is for? so that they can bring in the cheap immigrant labor and extremely poor craftsmanship on these new upcoming projects.

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lazyfish

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does zone three look like it includes Bernies? That would be a strange passing, not that I would ever go in there again, but I do have some very fond?/hazy memories of it from the 80's/90's.

it also looks like the Bier Stube is a gonner.

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Pablo
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lazyfish wrote >>
does zone three look like it includes Bernies? That would be a strange passing, not that I would ever go in there again, but I do have some very fond?/hazy memories of it from the 80's/90's.
it also looks like the Bier Stube is a gonner.

And yet the 7-11 and Taco Bell stay..

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cbuster
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Bier Stube is south of ninth, so it's safe. I also think the Bernie's building is safe - it's the Charlie's/Neighborhood Design Center buildings that are in Zone 3.

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Walker wrote >>
GatewayÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s developer solicits proposals to build on 5 nearby sites
Sunday, February 27, 2011
BY MARLA MATZER ROSE
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
The South Campus Gateway development has had some success, but Doug Aschenbach knows itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s still a work in progress. Gateway opened in 2005 and features 184 apartments, an independent movie theater, a dozen modestly priced restaurants/bars and about 10 mostly student-oriented stores, including the Barnes & Noble-run Ohio State University bookstore.
READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2011/02/27/gateways-developer-solicits-proposals-to-build-on-5-nearby-sites.html?sid=101

Disappointed more people aren't coming from Clintonville and Grandview to the Gateway?

What in the world would have led them to believe that was even possible to begin with ?

LOL

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jimbach
Short North (WP division)
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Last time I was at the Gateway was last Thursday, where I saw a movie with a couple of friends, one who lives in Clintonville, the other, in Grandview.

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