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Governor Ted Strickland To Launch IBIZA
Nation’s First Hybrid-Homeâ„¢ Concept Brings Power Brokers To Short North
Ohio’s 68th Governor will cut the ribbon to launch construction of IBIZA on High, the $45 million, 11-story, first-of-its-kind condominium venture to be built in the heart of the Short North Arts & Entertainment District.
IBIZA on High and its adjoining 250-space Short North Parking Deck will be celebrated from 5:00 to 10:00 pm during the Saturday, April 5th Short North Gallery Hop by more than 300 guests comprising a Who’s Who of Central Ohio. The Governor will cut the proverbial ribbon at 5:30 pm on the IBIZA site at the corner of North High Street and Hubbard Avenue.
The buzz about IBIZA is attracting Governor Ted Strickland and other high-ranking government officials, the region’s top business leaders, journalists and artists, the culture crowd and others who like to keep their collective finger on the pulse of Columbus because it is said to be a place of many firsts.
The first massive economic development initiative in the Short North: A $45 million injection into the local economy creating 200 new jobs (100 full time permanent jobs in 23,000 sq. feet of commercial space) and sustaining 250+ construction jobs during IBIZA’s two year building phase.
The first public / private partnership to bring desperately needed parking to the Short North.
The first-of-its-kind Short North investment: IBIZA is a unique and positive example of a city creatively assisting by implementing a TIF so the neighborhood can pay for development with its own tax dollars.
The first official application of the Hybrid-Homeâ„¢ concept: IBIZA manages to merge the best and the brightest of downtown urban living with the kind of convenience once available only in suburbia. Urban living, suburban conveniences and “green” friendly design.
Comments
- cheap: i highly recommend the Millersport sweet corn festival of course,the cor
- Jimmy Mak: Thanks for the write-up! Just to clarify - this is the third year we've do
- Briana Henry: Well, eventually they plan to add more bands from the region...gotta start
- bucki12: I like the business model, but the internet sales part seems like something
- racheltb: I don't see the Ohio Shrimp Fest on the list. It is truly a good time. h
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Governor Strickland To Launch Ibiza Development
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maybe it’s the wording, but reading
“Hybrid-Homeâ„¢ concept: IBIZA manages to merge the best and the brightest of downtown urban living with the kind of convenience once available only in suburbia. Urban living, suburban conveniences “
made me want to puke
Yeah, that actually just doesn’t even make practical sense to me: part of the reason you pay more for urban living (in a good urban neighborhood) is urban conveniences.
It’s true that it’s not all that hard to get onto the highway from IBIZA, and that the Kroger isn’t that far, etc. But really … what exactly are these suburban conveniences? (More to the point, if the city offers them as well as the suburbs, why call them “suburban conveniences?” Is “nice neighborhood conveniences” too much of a mouthful?)
the only convieniences my little mind can think of are fenced yards and basements, but I don’t think Ibiza has those.
some enlightenment would be nice.
sidenote: I’m not knocking the place or people that will live there. I might live there if I had the money and no dogs and wasn’t into motorsports(having a garage/workshop is suburban convienience).
“Hybrid-Homeâ„¢ concept: IBIZA manages to merge the best and the brightest of downtown urban living with the kind of convenience once available only in suburbia. Urban living, suburban conveniences “
made me want to puke
Me too. What does that mean?!?! It has lots of parking? I don’t get it.
Perhaps it means it comes with a sense of entitlement and the ability to run over your neighbors without realizing they are even your neighbors since you never actually taken the time to meet them. Oh, that and a Dress Barn?
Sounds like they’re trying to market to suburban empty-nesters to convince them that living in the city could be just as convenient as their current life style. In reality, it could be much more convenient in many ways.
Yeah, the convenience is usually central to the marketing campaign for urban living. Something like, “come live here, where the whole city is at your doorstep!”
I have no idea what is suburban about this development, other than the abundant parking.
“Hybrid-Homeâ„¢ concept: IBIZA manages to merge the best and the brightest of downtown urban living with the kind of convenience once available only in suburbia. Urban living, suburban conveniences “
made me want to puke
True. What are suburban conveniences?
True. What are suburban conveniences?
Never have to wait for a bus in the suburbs, but that probably won’t apply here. I’m with brew. I think it’s just the abundant parking.
True. What are suburban conveniences?
Never have to wait for a bus in the suburbs, but that probably won’t apply here. I’m with brew. I think it’s just the abundant parking.
There’s abundant free parking, I guess. I’ve never had trouble finding a spot in a lot or garage in Columbus.
Right, and it only seems free. Very little in life is truly free. We all pay for the big parking lots indirectly through the cost of goods at the stores. That’s not to say that stuff would be much cheaper if there weren’t big surface parking lots, but someone is paying to maintain them, and they’re probably passing the cost along to the customers.
Right, and it only seems free. Very little in life is truly free. We all pay for the big parking lots indirectly through the cost of goods at the stores. That’s not to say that stuff would be much cheaper if there weren’t big surface parking lots, but someone is paying to maintain them, and they’re probably passing the cost along to the customers.
That’s an excellent point.
I think a lot of people have a very narrow-minded view of what it means to be “urban.”
wasnt there a dress barn at one time in the huntington bank building where potbellys now is?
Mmmm, Potbelly’s. Now that they are in Columbus, I think I can move back home. I just had a pizza sub about two hours ago. I’d buy stock in that place if it were publicly traded.
I like the irony here…
I’ve been critical of a few recent downtown developments for being really suburban in design (Gay St. Neighborhood and Lifestyle Communities RiverSouth Development).
On the other hand, this project is about as urban as we see in Columbus. It’s got the high density and mix of uses that so many of the others are missing. Then, it chooses to market itself as a place where you can find all of your “suburban conveniences”.
+1
I think everyone is latching on to a very small detail of this press release issued by a condo company. They want to sell condos and are trying to communicate via buzzwords to a mostly non-urbanized region.
Regardless, I’m glad to see this development going in. It’s dense. It’s mixed use. It seems to have a variety of pricepoints. It will be a nice anchor for the neighborhood. And it will be more people populating the central city.
+1
I think everyone is latching on to a very small detail of this press release issued by a condo company. They want to sell condos and are trying to communicate via buzzwords to a mostly non-urbanized region.
Oh I LOVE the project, I just think that paragraph is laughable. Nothing like turning one of your obvious strengths into a confusing sounding weakness.
Have you heard about the new Ferrari? They say when you hit the gas, you get thrown back into your seat like you were driving a Honda Civic! It’s incredible!
If the point was to get people to ask the condo developer “what exactly do you mean by this feature?” then mission accomplished for them.
If Ibiza is “suburban” development then bring on lots of it!