Archives for "Development"

New Retail Program Targets Lennox, Cleveland Avenue, West Broad

New Retail Program Targets Lennox, Cleveland Avenue, West Broad

5 Walker / June 18, 2013 12:00 pm

Franklin County and ECDI jointly launched a new retail incubation program that is targeting specific neighborhoods throughout Columbus. The “Retail Incubation Supporting Entrepreneurs” (RISE) program has a goal of giving retail a boost in places such as Cleveland Avenue, West… [Read More]

CASTO Begins Historic Renovation of Secur-It Building

CASTO Begins Historic Renovation of Secur-It Building

9 Walker / June 14, 2013 2:40 pm

Construction fencing began going up this week around the old Secur-It storage building located Downtown at the northeast intersection of Main and Front Streets, signaling progress on the restoration of the currently vacant warehouse. The building is owned by developer… [Read More]

Pre-Leasing Starts for Apartments at The Lane

Pre-Leasing Starts for Apartments at The Lane

0 Brent Warren / June 14, 2013 7:00 am

Local developer Crawford Hoying has begun marketing activities for The Lane, their five-story mixed-use development in Upper Arlington. The building is part of a new Lane Avenue corridor that includes a Homewood Suites hotel. Both buildings are currently under construction… [Read More]

Wasted Space in Downtown: Surface Parking at Gay and High

Wasted Space in Downtown: Surface Parking at Gay and High

17 Brent Warren / June 10, 2013 11:30 am

A series of articles looking at large and under-utilized spaces downtown debuted on Columbus Underground back in 2007. And while some of the spaces we highlighted have been filled since that time and some have not, there is no denying… [Read More]

Demolition of Poindexter Village Begins

Demolition of Poindexter Village Begins

0 Brent Warren / June 6, 2013 10:35 pm

After securing a demolition permit from the city on Tuesday, the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority is proceeding with their plan to tear down Poindexter Village. The permit allows for the demolition of 25 of the 35 buildings, with consultants currently studying… [Read More]

New Planters Installed Around Capitol Square

New Planters Installed Around Capitol Square

4 Brent Warren / June 6, 2013 8:00 am

Planters large and small have been popping up on the streets surrounding Capitol Square. The planters, part of a series of streetscape improvements first announced last fall, were installed this spring and are now fully planted with a colorful assortment… [Read More]

Dublin Sees Apartment Project as Catalyst For Urban Neighborhood

Dublin Sees Apartment Project as Catalyst For Urban Neighborhood

5 Brent Warren / June 5, 2013 10:25 am

Edwards Communities received initial approval last month to build a four-story, 324-unit apartment complex just northeast of the newly-renovated AMC Dublin Village Theater. The proposal calls for one large building broken roughly into three sections, each featuring an interior courtyard…. [Read More]

Construction Roundup: May 2013 Part 2

Construction Roundup: May 2013 Part 2

0 Walker / May 27, 2013 6:00 am

The month of May has been a busy one in the realm of urban development and construction, and we’ve decided to change things up a bit with our Construction Roundup format to reflect that. Instead of just providing information about… [Read More]

Construction Roundup: May 2013 Part 1

Construction Roundup: May 2013 Part 1

0 Walker / May 27, 2013 6:00 am

The month of May has been a busy one in the realm of urban development and construction, and we’ve decided to change things up a bit with our Construction Roundup format to reflect that. Instead of just providing information about… [Read More]

New Gateway Concepts Shared for Town and Rich Streets in Franklinton

New Gateway Concepts Shared for Town and Rich Streets in Franklinton

22 Brent Warren / May 23, 2013 9:30 am

When the plan to convert Town and Rich Streets in Franklinton into two-way streets was first announced last fall, city leaders stressed that a key element was the installation of new “gateway” features designed  to welcome vistors to the neighborhood… [Read More]

Project Update: LeVeque Tower

Project Update: LeVeque Tower

8 Brent Warren / May 22, 2013 1:30 pm

Repairing the terra cotta “skin” of the iconic LeVeque Tower downtown is not an easy job – or a quick one. Workers are about to begin their second season of work on the exterior of the building, having completed about… [Read More]

Westerville Looking to the Future with Comprehensive Plan for Uptown

Westerville Looking to the Future with Comprehensive Plan for Uptown

3 Brent Warren / May 20, 2013 1:45 pm

Westerville is not looking to add large numbers of residents, offices or retail to their core the way some other central Ohio suburbs are (Dublin, Upper Arlington and Gahanna are three good examples). The city is, however, interested in ensuring that… [Read More]

Idea Foundry Lands $350,000 Grant for Franklinton Relocation

Idea Foundry Lands $350,000 Grant for Franklinton Relocation

5 Walker / May 20, 2013 9:30 am

The Franklinton Development Association (FDA) and the Columbus Idea Foundry (CIF) have jointly received a $350,000 grant from ArtPlace America to assist with the relocation of the creative space to a warehouse located at 421 West State Street in the… [Read More]

Bexley Mayor Excited about New Two-Story Giant Eagle on Main Street

Bexley Mayor Excited about New Two-Story Giant Eagle on Main Street

21 Brent Warren / May 17, 2013 3:30 pm

A proposal to build a new, two-story Giant Eagle on the site of the current Bexley City Hall was announced this week by Mayor Ben Kessler and local developer Frank Kass. The initial plan calls for the city to move… [Read More]

New 504-Unit Apartment Project Coming to Westerville Near Polaris

New 504-Unit Apartment Project Coming to Westerville Near Polaris

18 Brent Warren / May 16, 2013 8:00 am

Developers NP Limited and Trivium are moving forward with a new 504-unit apartment project in Westerville known as The Ravines at Westar. It will sit on about 54 acres of undeveloped land east of Polaris, between County Line Road and… [Read More]