New Proposal Calls for Modern Addition on Top of BalletMet Warehouse

JSDI Celmark has submitted a new, bolder plan to the Downtown Commission for a five-story brick warehouse owned by BalletMet. The new proposal calls for a three-story addition on top the existing building at 358 Mt. Vernon Avenue, which would be renovated. “We thought we had an opportunity here to bring some modern design aesthetics […]
Pavey Square Project Gets Major Design Update

The developers of The View on Pavey Square will return to the University Area Review Board (UARB) next week to present an update design update for their mixed-use proposal. Most significantly, the large new building located in the rear of the property is getting a height reduction and a new architectural style, while six buildings […]
Development Project Updated to Preserve Historic High Street Buildings

The controversial “View on Pavey Square” development planned for a stretch of High Street just north of Ohio State will soon be getting a major revision that will likely please many within the neighborhood. A legal representative from developer JDI Celmark wrote to the University Area Commission on Wednesday, announcing that plans would be presented […]
Rental Market in University District Showing No Signs of Slowing

If you’re looking for high-end student housing and were hoping to live in a new development like the View on High or Norwich Flats next year, you might be out of luck — both developments are fully leased for the fall, and have been since November of last year. “In about two and a half weeks, […]
Project Update: View on High and View on Fifth

Developer Jerry Solove has seen lots of early interest in both The View on High and The View on Fifth, mixed-use developments featuring retail, structured parking, and apartments targeting the upscale student market. “We’ve had a very strong response, numerous calls on both projects,” said Solove, explaining that preleasing has started on the View on High, […]