Welcome to summer in Columbus, where the only thing more common than an ice cream cone is a construction cone. Here are your top development headlines from June.
Note: We will update this story with more news each month.
Projects
930,000-sqft project planned near Rickenbacker Airport
ODW Logistics is opening a massive distribution center at 6920 Schieser Farms Rd. E. in Lockbourne in July. It will employ 75-100 people.
Local playground accidentally gets demolished
Oops... The playset at Weinland Park met an early demise after construction crews mistakenly started demolition on it, confusing it for another playground in the area they were set to doze that day. They’ve pledged to fully replace it for free, so no need for tears.
East Columbus groundbreaking announced for fall
Two firms — Trident Capital Group and Elford Development — are working together on a 63-acre site at 250 Taylor Station Rd. They will build a warehouse and an apartment complex, plus another potential warehouse in the future.
Proposals
A Papa John’s and Next Cell are located at 870 Parsons Ave. They would be demo’d if this project is able to make it through the multiple channels of the approval process. | Photo via Google Maps
Developers eye Parsons Avenue for apartments
This project was presented to the South Side Area Commission, and would bring a five-story complex to the area if fully approved.
Announcements
This 19-acre site in Hilliard is estimated to bring 355 total jobs to the area once more local businesses commit to becoming tenants. | Photo via City of Hilliard
Hilliard sees multi-million dollar project approved
Hilliard City Council passed multiple resolutions that will allow for a $29 million, 158,000-sqft facility to be built on 19 acres of land east of Britton Parkway. This project will be anchored by Eco Plumbers, but 100,000+ sqft will still be available to other tenants.
Another huge investment from Google in central Ohio
The tech giant announced it will invest $2.3 billion into its central Ohio-based data centers, including ones located in Columbus, New Albany, and Lancaster, which forms the “Columbus Cloud Region.”
Can you believe we’re beyond the mid-point of 2024? Keep scrolling to recap anything you may have missed so far this year.
Top headlines in May
- Intel releases new video renderings
- Groundbreaking event at the Fairgrounds
- Details on Columbus Library’s future locations
- Columbus Recreation and Parks decade-long plans
- Microsoft to bring data centers to Licking County
- Franklin Park Conservatory plans for future
- New pickleball courts planned for local park
- Airport McDonald’s approved for demolition
Top headlines in April
- ODOT extends deadline for I-70 + I-71
- Three highway project updates
- Construction resumes on Columbus Library’s Linden branch
- Apartments proposed near OSU
- Another new branch for CML on the way
- Bumble’s Backyard calls for community support
Top headlines in March
- Franklinton’s pedestrian bridge nears completion
- 252-unit apartment complex in Gahanna
- Updates on new Aldi + apartments near Grandview
- 5 updates about Intel
- $78 million project beginning soon in Upper Arlington
- Former Max & Erma’s targeted for demolition
- COTA receives $42 million in federal funding
- New entertainment center planned for Polaris
- Columbus Airport to invest $400,000 into parking lot changes
Top headlines in February
- Take a tour of the Wexner Center Inpatient Hospital
- Intel announces delays for construction
- PNC Tower finds new life
- Columbus Symphony proposes riverfront concert venue
- Downtown parking lot could become apartment tower
- New retail center for Powell
- Rooftop bar planned for Powell
- Kroger ramps up remodel efforts
Top headlines in January
- Road work ramps up near Intel site
- Updates on Wexner Center’s Inpatient Hospital
- Developers eye two-acre site for mixed-use project
- “The Farms at Cosgray” proposed in Dublin
- Moore’s Edge moves forward
- City simplifies home building codes
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