Renovation and New-Build Planned for Rich Street Site
July 21, 2020 4:37 pm
Brent Warren
A plan to build a 30-unit apartment building behind two historic structures on East Rich Street is working its way through the approval process. Schiff Capital Group has proposed renovating the two original buildings, which are located at 530 E. Rich St. and were built around 1900, according to the Franklin County Auditor’s site. A […]
30-Story Hotel and Condo Building Proposed for Downtown
July 10, 2020 4:22 pm Brent Warren
At a time when the coronavirus pandemic and a troubled economy have led to a slow-down in new development proposals, Michael Schiff is ready to bet big on Downtown Columbus. The local developer today unveiled a proposal to build a 30-story tower on the east side of North High Street, between Spring and Long streets. […]
First Look: Hubbard Park Place
April 28, 2019 12:57 pm Brent Warren
Hubbard Park Place, the new mixed-use development at the corner of Park Street and West Hubbard Avenue, was first brought before the Victorian Village Commission in 2013. The design proposed at that time – which called for an underground parking garage, a raised interior courtyard over a second level of parking, and three distinct sections […]
Parkside on Pearl Proposal Brought Back to Italian Village Commission
April 19, 2018 12:07 pm Brent Warren
Just over five years ago, a proposal to build a seven-story residential building at the corner of East Hubbard Avenue and North Pearl Street was met with some resistance from residents in the neighborhood. Concerns included the scale of the 47-unit proposal and the impact it would have the adjacent Italian Village Park. An agreement […]
Four Short North Developments Opening this Summer
April 18, 2018 11:06 am Brent Warren
The finish line is near for a handful of significant mixed-use developments in the Short North, with the first scheduled to start coming online in May. All told, the four projects are poised to bring an additional 274 apartment units, 34,000 square feet of office space, and over 16,000 square feet of retail space to the […]
Market Tower: More on Parking, Public Spaces, and the Case for Going Big
April 14, 2017 8:00 am Brent Warren
Wednesday’s news that the City of Columbus has chosen the Wood Companies and Schiff Capital to develop the parking lot next to the North Market generated plenty of discussion about the plan, which proposes building a 35-story tower on the site. When Columbus Underground sat down to discuss the proposal earlier this week with the development team […]
Plans Moving Forward to Build 35-Story Tower on North Market Parking Lot
April 12, 2017 10:00 am Brent Warren
The City of Columbus has chosen a 35-story tower as the winning proposal for the North Market parking lot. The proposal, called Market Tower, is from the Wood Companies and Schiff Capital Group. It would consist of approximately 200 residential units above office space, with restaurant and retail uses on the first two floors. The […]
