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The Dispatch wrote
Several parts of long-anticipated Creekside project nearing their debut
Saturday, November 10, 2007
BY JIM WOODS
Gahanna hopes to revive its old heart when the curtain rises on the city’s multimillion-dollar Creekside project.
Mill Street, off the banks of the Big Walnut Creek, was Gahanna’s original downtown in the 19th century. But as Gahanna evolved into a suburb during the 1960s, commerce migrated away.
Construction for Creekside started in 2005. The 240,000-square-foot development will be a mix of offices, restaurants, stores, condominiums and parks. Offices, stores and restaurants will open gradually during the coming months. The condominiums are selling at a slower rate.
Greg Burris of Stonehenge Co., the project’s main developer, said openings within the next few weeks will include Brazenhead, an Irish pub and restaurant; Mezzo Kitchen and Wine, an Italian restaurant; Seekers Coffee House, which also will have a performance stage; Portobello Row, a gift shop; and the Candle Lab.
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I went to check out this project yesterday. Just a few blocks away from Easton and there it is. Creekside is pretty amazing. Mezzo has a great spot tucked in the back by the lagoon, the metal sculpture in the center of a bridge is pretty cool and the awning declaring the Shops of Portabello Row is pretty damn classy too. I can’t wait to see it occupied and taste some food and wine :D
Dublin we be receiving a similar treatment when the Dion family starts another project there. If I am not mistaken this will be taking place in or around the intersection of Starbucks and Old Dublin Road. I wonder if a new rumored Northstar location could pop up in here. Hmmm
I wouldn’t say this project is a few blocks away from Easton, but hell anymore you can’t tell where Gahanna ends and you fall into Easton and New Albany.
My dad grew up in Gahanna, so I spent a lot of time there as a kid and I am amazed at the changes especially there on Mill Street. The first time I drove around the corner after they had completed most of the structure I almost drove off the road. I know that many of the old Gahanna folks are not really excited about this new build but much of the old Gahanna isn’t there any more. With the market in the shape it is in I wish them all the best in trying to make this work. One of our friends is planning to move his business into this development. Its one of those dilemmas about how many condos/retail/restaurant can an area continually support over the years. Look to the former “great” Northland area, 161 strip, etc.