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    The City Center Scheduled for Demolition

    From The Dispatch:

    A Downtown gem when it opened in 1989, the forlorn mall will be torn down by summer
    BY MARLA MATZER ROSE AND MIKE PRAMIK

    Columbus City Center is coming down, and Downtown as we know it is about to change. This summer, nearly 20 years after City Center opened as the shining star of central Ohio’s retail universe, the obsolete and nearly abandoned mall will be demolished. It is to be replaced by an urban park and, within several years, a collection of buildings that will contain residences, offices, restaurants and shops.

    The city has dubbed the $165 million project Columbus Commons. It is seeking federal stimulus money to pay for the mall demolition and development of the park, which city officials expect to start this summer and complete within 18 months. The remainder of the project will take shape over the next five to 10 years, as the market dictates.

    All that will be left are the parking garage, underground parking and the entryway to the mall off State Street.

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    Josh Lapp
    Josh Lapp is Co-Founder & Principal of Designing Local, an urban planning firm that specializes in Historic Preservation, Cultural Planning, and Urban Design. He is also Board Chair of Transit Columbus, a non-profit transit advocacy group.
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