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The Whitney is now close to completion nearly four years after breaking ground. The development, which sits on the corner of Mt. Vernon and Hamilton Avenues in the King Lincoln District, has long been mired in financial difficulties and last… [Read More]
An updated neighborhood plan for the Near East Side was discussed last night at a community meeting held at the King Arts Complex. There, the latest draft of the master plan from PACT (Partners Achieving Community Transformation) was presented for… [Read More]
Since opening nearly five months ago, much of the media discussion of the Hollywood Casino in Columbus has centered on the number of people coming through the door and what kind of experience they are having once they do. A… [Read More]
The Central Ohio Chapter of the US Green Building Council has been awarded a Strategic Investment Grant from their parent organization (USGBC). The grant will be used to fund a new position (to be called the Ohio Advancement Manager) meant… [Read More]
Last night in his State of the City address, Mayor Coleman announced that the Columbus Idea Foundry would be moving to East Franklinton. Today we can confirm that the specific destination is 421 W. State Street, a building the Franklinton… [Read More]
The Center for Architecture and Design is hosting an Opening Reception on Friday to celebrate their move from 390 East Broad to 50 West Town Street in the Lazarus Building. The event, set to run from 7pm to 9pm, will… [Read More]
Kaufman Development began leasing 600 Goodale at the beginning of February and has been very encouraged so far by the level of interest. The five-story, 174-unit apartment building on the banks of the Olentangy River is currently under construction, and… [Read More]
The Creekside project in Gahanna, which went into receivership in 2011 after a three-year struggle to attract tenants, appears to be on much stronger footing headed into the spring. The Strathmore Development Co. took over the project in June of… [Read More]
Local civic leaders gathered in Whitehall today to celebrate the ripple effect of over $2.1 million in federal neighborhood stabilization and community development funds in the City of Whitehall. Since 2009, Franklin County has directed funding through the federal Neighborhood… [Read More]
The Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) announced today that they have negotiated a contract for the purchase of the old Deaf School property located south of the Main Downtown library, and adjacent to the Topiary Park. The 114-year-old four-story building is… [Read More]
Representatives of The Columbus Museum of Art presented their conceptual expansion plans to the Columbus Downtown Commission this morning for review. The $37.6 million plans call for the addition of a new 50,000 square foot modern wing on the east… [Read More]
Columbus Development Director Boyce Safford III was tapped yesterday by Mayor Michael Coleman to serve as the Executive Director of the Columbus Next Generation Development Corp (NGDC). Safford will be responsible for creating investment opportunities and job creation efforts in… [Read More]
During the height of the 2012 shopping season you may have noticed a pair of announcements about two (yes, two) new large scale outlet mall developments planned at the interchange where Interstate 71 meets State Routes 36 and 37 (the… [Read More]
The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) Board of Trustees voted today to approve a transformational new initiative that would shift the duties of the organization away from landfill management operations toward recycling efforts and the creation of renewable… [Read More]
Would you believe that 165 condominiums sold in the 43215 Downtown Columbus zip code in 2012? It’s true. That’s about 30% more than the previous year, 30% more than 2010 and 40% more than the number of condos that sold… [Read More]
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