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Boutique Hotel Proposed for Italian Village Site
October 8, 2019 2:54 pm
Brent Warren
A proposal calling for a three-story hotel at 1020 N. Fourth St. will be presented to the Italian Village Commission this afternoon. The project would require the demolition of a one-story building that has been home to a hookah lounge since 2012 (originally called Village Cafe and Hookah, the business is now named Hyer Hookah […]
New Owner Moving Forward with Italian Village Project
August 9, 2018 12:11 pm Brent Warren
A plan to build a 14-unit residential development at the southwest corner of East Fifth Avenue and North Fourth Street is moving forward. A new ownership team brought the project back to the Italian Village Commission last month with some minor tweaks to the design. Those changes were approved, and construction on the project is […]
Project Update: Budd Dairy
July 18, 2018 10:55 am Brent Warren
Although renovation work in the former Budd Dairy building in Italian Village is not set to begin for another month or two, the new-build development immediately to its north is nearing completion. Kevin Lykens, owner of the Lykens Companies, said that the 36-unit, four-story building will likely open for residents by the end of September, […]
Commission Hears from Neighbors of Proposed 15-Story Building
February 27, 2018 1:38 pm Brent Warren
The architect of a proposed 15-story building at the corner of Rich and Fourth streets presented the concept to the Downtown Commission this morning. George Berardi, Managing Partner of Berardi + Partners, walked through the plans and received largely favorable comments from commissioners. He said that the developer – Town Inn Co., LLC, an affiliate […]
Fast Forward: North Fourth Street in Italian Village
January 5, 2018 1:00 pm
Walker Evans
While the High Street stretch of the Short North has become very well known as ground zero for construction, there’s an even larger amount of new development occurring along the strip of North Fourth Street in Italian Village just two blocks east. Just a few short years ago, this street was best known for being […]
St. James Tavern Closes Temporarily Due to Fire
August 11, 2017 1:54 pm
Lauren Sega
Part of North Fourth Street was blocked off around noon yesterday as the Columbus Fire Department extinguished a fire at St. James Tavern. Few details were released about the incident, but according to a post on the Italian Village’s Facebook page, the fire was contained to the storage room and resulted in no injuries. There […]
Redevelopment of Spring Cleaners Site in Italian Village Approved
July 27, 2017 8:00 am Brent Warren
The redevelopment of the Spring Cleaners site at the northwest corner of North Fourth Street and East First Avenue was approved last week by the Italian Village Commission. The project calls for demolishing the existing one-story building and replacing it with a three-story mixed-use building featuring 27 one-bedroom apartments and two ground-level retail spaces. “We […]
