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    Green Lazarus building gets national accolade

    Business First of Columbus wrote “Green” Lazarus building gets national accolade

    Tuesday, September 25, 2007

    by Matt Burns

    The 1 million-square-foot downtown landmark, which now features a rainwater filtering system and a 15,000-square-foot “green roof,” has garnered national attention from the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties. The group called Lazarus one of the two best ecofriendly development projects in the nation and the single best speculative building.

    The green development was born along with the first phase of the Lazarus building’s renovation, which began in December 2004 after Federated Department Stores Inc. closed the store in 2002 and donated the building to Columbus Downtown Development Corp.

    Downtown Development Corp. spokeswoman Amy Taylor said the building has achieved 97 percent occupancy with its second phase, focusing on office space, while the third phase will develop retail space.

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