LC RiverSouth - 8-Story & 10-Story Apartment Buildings at High & Rich
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November 20, 2012 11:15 pm at 11:15 pm #94718
Pro SeParticipantThis from the Downtown Commission’s November 27 meeting agenda!
Case #2 621-12
Address: 221 & 203 / 213 S High Street
Applicant: Lifestyle Communities
Property Owner: Columbus Downtown Development Corporation
Design Professional: Melica Architecture
Zoning: DD (Core Sub-District)Request CC3359.27(D)3) CC3359.15
Certificate of Appropriateness for
The demolition of two buildings, 203 / 213 S High Street & 221 S High Street
Conceptual review for a seven story building on the northwest corner of High and
Rich Streets. The building is comprised of
o Parking under rest of structure accessed by grade change along Rich Street.
o Street level commercial / retail along High Street.
o Six stories of apartments above street level.November 21, 2012 12:45 am at 12:45 am #520739
PabloParticipantGood news!
November 21, 2012 1:54 am at 1:54 am #520740
Walker EvansKeymasterNovember 21, 2012 1:57 am at 1:57 am #520741
geoyuiParticipantisn’t de novo near the northwest corner of high and rich? Good news nonetheless!
November 21, 2012 2:02 am at 2:02 am #520742
Walker EvansKeymasterPro Se said:
The demolition of two buildings, 203 / 213 S High Street & 221 S High StreetPretty sure that means these two:
The six story building is the Trautman Building. It was studied in 2007/2008 as an artist live/work community:
But in 2008, the tenants in the building were all kicked out:
November 21, 2012 2:04 am at 2:04 am #520743
Walker EvansKeymastergeoyui said:
isn’t de novo near the northwest corner of high and rich? Good news nonetheless!They’re in the two story building just north of these two proposed for demolition and site redevelopment.
November 21, 2012 2:59 am at 2:59 am #520744
futuremanParticipantI’ve always loved the more traditional route Meleca does with design. Here’s hoping they are indeed the architect and this project moves forward.
Being that it’s lifestyle communities gives me hope that it will actually happen in a timely manner.
And, hurray for keeping ground floor retail!
November 21, 2012 3:09 am at 3:09 am #520745
Pickerington_KyleParticipantI’d take this any day, but doesn’t the 2010 action plan “suggest” a minimum of 10 or 12 story buildings along High Street?
November 21, 2012 3:29 am at 3:29 am #520746
Walker EvansKeymasterPickerington_Kyle said:
I’d take this any day, but doesn’t the 2010 action plan “suggest” a minimum of 10 or 12 story buildings along High Street?Yes, but I think the plan was adopted as more of a set of guidelines and not a rulebook.
Page 85 of the plan places the High Street and Broad Street corridors into “District A” when establishing urban form, which is where this High & Rich project fits in:
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The following proposed density diagram for Downtown Columbus sets three different minimum building height requirements for areas of downtown. The highest density is proposed along High Street and Broad Street (District A) and then mid-scale buildings built around this core area (District B). The rest of the downtown area reflects the current lower density neighborhood scale (District C). Using these densities and assumptions about office and residential uses, the planning team was able to forecast a potential build-out of Downtown Columbus.
District A
• Primary urban core / downtown commercial district
• Highest densities
• 10+ stories acceptable and additional height encouraged where appropriate.
8+ stories preferred for new development
– Primary destination for downtown office workers, some arts, retail and entertainment visitors
– Limited residential uses on Broad of High streets, unless within higher density mixed-use buildings
– Full transit service and walkableDistrict B
• Urban density zone – mixed retail, residential, entertainment, office district
• Significant densities required and strong urban character
• 5+ stories preferred for redevelopment
– Primary destination area for downtown visitors/tourists
– Significant residential – best location for true “urban style” living opportunities
– Transit service in close proximity, but walkableDistrict C
• Urban neighborhood/campus zone – neighborhood residential, institutional, academic, service-oriented retail and office
• Lower densities allowed with traditional urban character
• 2-5 stories preferred for redevelopment
– Primary education/medical area downtown
– Full transit service and walkable
– Significant residential
– transition to adjacent neighborhoods with traditional neighborhood design
– Some transit service, but walkableNovember 21, 2012 3:46 am at 3:46 am #520747
Analogue KidParticipantPretty cool, hopefully it comes to fruition.
November 21, 2012 3:47 am at 3:47 am #520748
PabloParticipantHere’s what the Trautman Building looked like before it was covered in that hideous siding in the 1960s. I believe it was built in 1895 – another old building bites the dust. I’m glad it won’t be a parking lot…
November 21, 2012 3:50 am at 3:50 am #520749
Analogue KidParticipantWhen you walk down Wall street behind the building, you can smell mold/must smell. I’m guessing water damage is taking its toll.
November 21, 2012 12:39 pm at 12:39 pm #520750
surber17ParticipantI wonder what the naysayers have to say now about “why are we building a park in central downtown, there’s no way it’s going to spark development”
November 21, 2012 12:56 pm at 12:56 pm #520751
columbusmikeParticipantThis makes perfect sense for Lifestyle to add to their RiverSouth project – and it will be a big improvement over the existing buildings there. Although, I’d like to see those aluminum panels ripped off the building to see what’s underneath.
November 21, 2012 1:30 pm at 1:30 pm #520752
Analogue KidParticipantsurber17 said:
I wonder what the naysayers have to say now about “why are we building a park in central downtown, there’s no way it’s going to spark development”Another victory for Keynesian economics?
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