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Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Downtown officials back Columbus State plan for new health sciences building
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus State Community College is readying to break ground on a new 80,000-square-foot academic building. Columbus' Downtown Commission approved on Feb. 25 the college's collaboration with OhioHealth to construct a new healthcare education building at the southwest corner of Cleveland Avenue and East Spring Street, currently home to a parking lot. The three-story building will be named the 'OhioHealth Center of Health Sciences' and is set to break ground this fall. Watch a previous NBC4 report on the center in the video player above. Is Shaquille O'Neal's chicken chain still coming to Columbus? 'This is an important step forward in meeting our commitment to rapidly scale up home-grown healthcare talent,' Martin Maliwesky, Columbus State's senior vice president of academic affairs, said. 'This building represents another investment of Franklin County bond proceeds to provide the in-demand skills critical to the ongoing prosperity of our region.' Columbus State said it is using bond proceeds approved by Franklin County residents to fund construction of the $66.5 million academic building bearing OhioHealth's name. The center will provide upgraded labs, simulation spaces, classrooms and other student success amenities, as Columbus State works with the region's healthcare providers to double the talent pipeline over 10 years. The college announced the project in June 2023 and expects it to open by the start of the 2027-2028 academic year. The new building is one part of the college's $120 million OhioHealth partnership, which aims to increase the number of professionals in five key fields: nursing, surgical technology, medical imaging, respiratory therapy and sterile processing. OhioHealth touted a $25 million endowment it created to support instructional and administrative needs as college healthcare programs grow. COTA program for residents with disabilities faces criticism for late arrivals, no shows After the Center for Health Sciences is completed, Columbus State plans to renovate an existing building, Union Hall, to update further dedicated healthcare education spaces. The college also announced last fall it will invest more than $50 million in other new classroom improvements, including a $35 million Franklin Hall renovation that will yield new classrooms and specialized labs. Columbus State's new center was one of several construction projects reviewed by the Downtown Commission during the February meeting. Members voted to table Bluestone Brothers Development's request for approval to bulldoze several single-story buildings on the southeast corner of East Rich and South Fourth streets. After demolition, Bluestone Brothers plans to construct a 24-story, 504,000-square-foot tower called 'The Estrella.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Demolition of Columbus buildings for 24-story tower delayed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The demolition of four Downtown buildings to make way for a new mixed-use tower is temporarily on hold. Columbus' Downtown Commission voted on Tuesday to table Bluestone Brothers Development's request for approval to bulldoze several single-story buildings on the southeast corner of East Rich and South Fourth streets. After demolition, Bluestone Brothers is planning to construct a 24-story, 504,000-square-foot tower called 'The Estrella.' Thrive Companies to transform former junkyard into mixed-use development While commission members spoke in favor of the proposal, they were reluctant to grant demolition approval given Bluestone Brothers has yet to finalize The Estrella's design and engineering plans. Now, the development company has 30 days to submit those plans before the commission again reviews the demolition request during an April meeting. Bluestone Brothers has previously said demolition would take place this spring. If the development company receives approval in April, it expects bulldozing to last three to four months before construction begins on the tower in early 2026. Costing about $122 million, The Estrella aims to 'add to the revitalization of the Fourth Street district corridor' with 277 residential units, two commercial spaces spanning more than 45,000 square feet, and a parking garage with 322 spaces. Bluestone Brothers' previous proposal for the project called for the demolition of several-story buildings home to several businesses, including Dirty Frank's, 16-Bit and the former Red Velvet Cafe. Since then, Bluestone has altered the project to keep those storefronts in place and axed plans for a five-story commercial building that was going to take the existing businesses' space. Thrive Companies to transform former junkyard into mixed-use development The Estrella was awarded a $4.5 million tax credit in January from Ohio's Transformational Mixed-Use Development Program, along with eight other Buckeye State developments. Those recipients include another Downtown project tasked with transforming Capitol Square by redeveloping or replacing underutilized buildings and surface parking lots. A mixed-use development being built on the former Germain Amphitheater site near Polaris Fashion Place can also now move forward with additional phases after also receiving a tax credit from the mixed-use program. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
24-story Columbus tower with grocer receives $4.5 million Ohio tax credit
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Demolition is expected to begin this spring to make way for a new mixed-use Columbus tower that recently earned a tax credit from the state of Ohio. Bluestone Brothers Development was awarded a $4.5 million tax credit on Jan. 27 from Ohio's Transformational Mixed-Use Development Program for 'The Estrella' project. Plans call for the 24-story tower to be built on the southeast corner of East Rich and South Fourth streets, currently home to single-story buildings that will face a bulldozer. Columbus airport adding direct flight to Maine this spring The Estrella is one of nine Ohio projects that were given tax credits last month as part of the Mixed-use Development Program, including another Downtown project tasked with transforming Capitol Square by redeveloping or replacing underutilized buildings and surface parking lots. A mixed-use development being built on the former Germain Amphitheater site near Polaris Fashion Place can now move forward with additional phases after also receiving a tax credit from the mixed-use program. Costing about $122 million, The Estrella will span more than 500,000 square feet and 'add to the revitalization of the Fourth Street district corridor' with residential units, restaurants, office space, event venues, recreation spaces and a public plaza. The development will also be home to a grocery store, which aims to provide much-needed access to healthy food options in a 'food desert.' Upscale steakhouse opening first Ohio location at Easton Town Center Bluestone Brothers' previous proposal for the project called for the demolition of several-story buildings home to several businesses, including Dirty Frank's, 16-Bit and the former Red Velvet Cafe. Since then, Bluestone has altered the project to keep those storefronts in place and axed plans for a five-story commercial building that was going to take the existing businesses' space. The Estrella is expected to create approximately 1,239 construction jobs and 808 permanent jobs at the project site. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
