Rumor: North Market to be demolished? FALSE

[foodiemonster]

Heard a disturbing rumor from a reliable source that the 20 year lease on the North Market building is about to expire and the city is reluctant to renew it. Apparently the city is considering demolishing the North Market building to make way for a high rise hotel. There is no plan for an alternative location for the current North Market.
Clearly, this would be a major loss to the residents of Columbus. I urge everyone reading this to email/ call Mayor Ginther’s office to voice your concerns…

[RBloodworth]

Well, I guess it’s April 1st somewhere at this moment. Please let this be a hoax…

[ohbr]

foodiemonster wrote:

I urge everyone reading this to email/ call Mayor Ginther’s office to voice your concerns…

Or we could wait to see if the rumor is true

[tolemac5050]

A day early with April fools. But it is CBUS…we need more apts.

[dalias]

ohbr wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>foodiemonster wrote:</div>
I urge everyone reading this to email/ call Mayor Ginther’s office to voice your concerns…

Or we could wait to see if the rumor is true

Well not just any rumor. It’s a first post by a new user with info from an unnamed source. Face it, the North Market is done.

[OneBagTravel]

Mixed use luxury condos.

[Walker Evans]

(sigh)

[vestanpance]

dalias wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>ohbr wrote:</div>

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>foodiemonster wrote:</div><br>
I urge everyone reading this to email/ call Mayor Ginther’s office to voice your concerns…

Or we could wait to see if the rumor is true

Well not just any rumor. It’s a first post by a new user with info from an unnamed source. Face it, the North Market is done.

nailed it

[ricospaz]

tear it down! tear it down. more parking lots, more parking lots!

[Eugene_C]

I saw the renderings, only 6 stories? They should be going for at least 12. And why can’t they use better quality materials on the exterior?

[Walker Evans]

Eugene_C wrote:

I saw the renderings, only 6 stories? They should be going for at least 12. And why can’t they use better quality materials on the exterior?

They should at least keep elements of the facade.

Seriously though, I just spoke with North Market Executive Director Rick Wolfe on the phone, who wanted me to relay that this rumor is 100% untrue.

As if anyone could seriously think that it was a possibility.

[vestanpance]

Walker Evans wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Eugene_C wrote:</div>
I saw the renderings, only 6 stories? They should be going for at least 12. And why can’t they use better quality materials on the exterior?

They should at least keep elements of the facade.

Seriously though, I just spoke with North Market Executive Director Rick Wolfe on the phone, who wanted me to relay that this rumor is 100% untrue.

As if anyone could seriously think that it was a possibility.

with the amount of April fools you’re putting out did you really fall for one? :)

[Walker Evans]

vestanpance wrote:

with the amount of April fools you’re putting out did you really fall for one? :)

Heh… no, Rick called me. He saw the thread and asked that I clarify. He didn’t want the rumor to go without being addressed. Regardless of what day it is. ;)

[Jeffersin]

Did he clarify that the the market is staying and the hotel is actually being built in the North Market parking lot?

Walker Evans wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>vestanpance wrote:</div>
with the amount of April fools you’re putting out did you really fall for one? :)

Heh… no, Rick called me. He saw the thread and asked that I clarify. He didn’t want the rumor to go without being addressed. Regardless of what day it is. ;)

[Walker Evans]

Jeffersin wrote:

Did he clarify that the the market is staying and the hotel is actually being built in the North Market parking lot?

No, but he did say that some of the individual vendors within the North Market will be renting out their areas as sleeping quarters via AirBNB. So it’s not quite a hotel… more like a food-prep-based-hostel.

(That was a joke… just to be clear.)

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