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The New Charles Development in the King Lincoln District
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Stephen43215
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Posted 9 months ago # -
Urban Dansigner
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Seen the drawings. It will be a excellent development.
Posted 9 months ago # -
Stephen43215
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Yea, I just drove by and they are cleaing the land! NICE!
Posted 9 months ago # -
KingLincolnUrbanEnthusiast
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As long as it isn't Section 8 Housing it will be great and ground level retail space is desperately needed in the area - This is part of Olde Towne East as well as King Lincoln and any plans should be reviewed with the Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association and Long Street Business Association as well for their buyin and approval...my 2 cents.
Posted 9 months ago # -
Walker
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A quick photo of the work going on over there... from here: http://www.columbusunderground.com/construction-roundup-august-2011
Posted 9 months ago # -
Stephen43215
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Nice to see new development like this in the neighborhood. I hope some of the older buildings can be saved before they are long gone on Long Street.
Posted 8 months ago # -
Walker
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So, I attended the NEAC meeting tonight where the developer gave a presentation on the project. It sounds pretty solid, but the commissioners were not at all happy with the lack of presentation detail. Renderings were practically non-existent and the verbal explanation for variances was not acceptable for them to approve the project on the spot. The vote was tabled until their next general meeting (Thursday) so that they've have a few extra days to get better presentation material.
All in all it sounds like the variances are for good reasons (minor height adjustment for a historic-looking turret atop the building, reducing parking lot size by 20% to comply with urban overlay, etc). I think it will get approved and be a nice fit for the area.
One point of concern expressed by commissioners is that the ground floor is 1/3rd retail and 2/3rd office space. The office tenant is already lined up though, so that's the give and take. Would rather see more retail, but no guarantee on how quickly it would be filled. I imagine it could always be retrofitted in the future if the demand grows...
Posted 8 months ago # -
Stephen43215
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Did the developer mention how many apartments or condos this project would include? If so whats the price range?
Posted 8 months ago # -
columbusmike
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The good thing is that the ground floor is dedicated for differentiated use. This will allow it to become retail or whatever in the future. Looking forward to seeing some nice renderings.
Posted 8 months ago # -
Walker
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Stephen43215 said:
Did the developer mention how many apartments or condos this project would include? If so whats the price range?I believe it was around a dozen units, but I don't have the paperwork in front of me at the moment. No price range was mentioned. These were all technical zoning and building documents. No marketing or sales material.
Posted 8 months ago # -
KingLincolnUrbanEnthusiast
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The plan calls for mixed use...10 units, retail and office. It should be a nice quality, addition to that corner and help jump start the other revitalization and development efforts on East Long Street. The rendering looks amazing with a big WOW factor and is appropriate to the historic district. Have still not been able to get confirmation that the plans have been reviewed by the Long Street Business Assoication or Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association. Anyone know?
Posted 8 months ago # -
KingLincolnUrbanEnthusiast
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Great News! There is a plan for a big press release and news media event on October 11th - the developers plan a big splash and "event" on the project, building details and other local development projects hatching!
Posted 8 months ago # -
bldng4jstc
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As someone who may be looking into the neighborhood in the future, is any neighborhood association doing any sort of initial planning? Although a vague vision or zoning may seem anti-development, I think a set vision could remove some uncertainty of designing projects like this one while providing a better urban experience.
Posted 8 months ago #
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