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Crew Stadium

WOSU Public Media, December 17, 2018

Franklin County Commission Takes Up Crew Stadium Measure

“A private group, led by the Browns owners and a Columbus doctor, has come forward to purchase the Crew. They’re even promising to mostly pay for the new, $230 million stadium. Columbus and Franklin County have committed about $50 million each to further develop the area.

Planners say Confluence Village will include almost 900 residential units, with 20 percent earmarked for affordable housing, and enough commercial space for about 1,300 jobs.”.

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Columbus Business First, December 06, 2018

Plan Calls for $230M Columbus Crew stadium in the Arena District, anchoring new mixed-use development

Columbus Crew SC is committing $230 million to build a new stadium in the Arena District, moving them closer to finalizing a deal to keep the team in Columbus. The new 430,000-square-foot stadium, initially dubbed Columbus Crew Arena, would go on land now owned by Nationwide Realty Investors at the far west end of the Arena District. Surrounding development would have as much as 270,000 square feet of commercial and office space that could bring an additional 1,300 workers to the district, along with 885 residential units.

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https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/12/06/plan-calls-for-230m-columbus-crew-stadium-in-the.html

abc 6 on your side, December 06, 2018

New downtown stadium announced for Columbus Crew SC.

“Team officials unveiled plans for a new stadium for the Columbus Crew SC near Downtown Columbus Thursday afternoon. The new stadium will be located adjacent to the Arena District in a new planned neighborhood called ‘Confluence Village.’ The new stadium would be the centerpiece of the new 33-acre neighborhood. Its expected cost is $230 million, and would feature 20,000 seats. 
           
“Not only are we saving the Crew, but we're improving Columbus with this (new stadium)," said David Miller, part of the Save the Crew movement. "We're filling a hole in downtown that needed something. The Save the Crew movement really proved that when regular people get together and are able to fight for the same thing and really work together, anything can be achieved.’”

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MLS Soccer, December 06, 2018

Plans revealed for potential new stadium in Columbus.

“The Columbus Partnership and potential new Columbus Crew SC ownership group led by Pete Edwards, Jr. and Dee and Jimmy Haslam have revealed their plan for a new downtown stadium… The proposed $230 million, 20,000-capacity stadium is proposed to be part of a 33-acre site with a riverfront park, 885 new residences and more.”

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 Cincinnati Enquirer, December 06, 2018

New MLS stadium, development proposed in Columbus

“The plan [for a new Columbus Crew downtown stadium] includes a proposed Confluence Village with 33 acres near the Arena District by Huntington Park and 13 acres set for a $230 million, 20,000-seat capacity soccer stadium.

The collaborative, public-private effort group presenting the plan included The Columbus Partnership and a local ownership group led by Pete Edwards, Jr. and Cleveland Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam, in partnership with city, county and state officials, and backing of Crew SC supporters.”

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https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/12/06/new-stadium-development-proposed-keep-mls-columbus/2234417002/

Hudepohl Brewery

The Cincinnati Enquirer, August 29, 2017

The iconic Hudepohl smokestack is coming down after asbestos cleanup at the old brewery site

“Say goodbye to one of Cincinnati's most iconic landmarks. The signature Hudepohl smokestack on top of the former Hudepohl Brewery in Queensgate will be torn down when demolition of the building begins in about six months, according to officials with the Greater Cincinnati Redevelopment Authority.

The signature smokestack, which has been part of the Cincinnati skyline for more than 150 years, will be torn down as part of the demolition of two remaining brewery buildings at the 1.6-acre brewery site at 801 W. Sixth St. - despite efforts by some members of Cincinnati City Council to salvage it.”

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https://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2017/08/29/iconic-hudepohl-smokestack-coming-down-after-asbestos-cleanup-old-brewery-site/609771001/

The Port, August 2017

Environmental Justice: Cleaning up the Former Hudepohl Brewery

“The team was from The Port, which had just purchased the abandoned site on West Sixth Street, aiming to remediate the property for resale. They knew that asbestos was an inherited problem. But, the magnitude was daunting. Clean up would be costly, but also mandatory as doing nothing created an even greater danger.

While experienced in complex remediation projects and funding challenges, The Port had never faced an environmental justice project of this magnitude. “It was the sheer density of the containment that made it so difficult,” said Melissa Johnson, Vice President of Industrial Development. “But, who else would buy it and clean it up?”

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https://www.cincinnatiport.org/environmental-justice-former-hudepohl-brewery/

400 West Rich

The Columbus Dispatch, June 16, 2016

What are the past and future of the abandoned buildings near 400 West Rich?

“The 100,000-square-foot 400 West Rich opened in July 2011 as a haven for artists, who can lease studio space there at low rates. But long before Los Angeles-based developer Urban Smart Growth purchased the 400 W. Rich St. land to create an urban arts space, the building was home to D.A. Ebinger Sanitary Manufacturing Co. Founded in Columbus in 1910, the company made drinking fountains, water coolers and plumbing supplies. By the time D.A. Ebinger relocated in 1954, it was known as EBCO. Observant drinking-fountain users might recognize the name the company has had since 1997: Oasis. Until 2011, the building’s most recent tenant was Eickholt Glass Factory. Now, the spot is a cornerstone in the effort to revitalize Franklinton.”

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https://www.dispatch.com/article/20160407/news/304079746

MONTHLY Columbus, May 2, 2018

A Glimpse Inside 400 West Rich

“A former factory now filled with artists, entrepreneurs, educators and a wealth of creative talent is injecting life and curiosity into the transformational Franklinton neighborhood.

Originally erected in 1910, 400 West Rich isn’t even really one building. It’s a wedge-shaped Frankenstein of several structures and additions—and at least one contraction—conglomerated under various roofs, all stitched together between Town and Rich streets in Franklinton. It’s best known as the former home to the D.A. Ebinger Sanitary Manufacturing Co., or EBCO, which produced toilets, urinals, humidifiers and the first refrigerated drinking fountains. It was later home to Sweden Freezer, a maker of ice cream machines, as well as a Taco Bell and a Pizza Hut.”

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https://www.columbusmonthly.com/lifestyle/20180502/glimpse-inside-400-west-rich

The Columbus Dispatch, November 28, 2013

Strongwater bar part of Franklinton revitalization

“The folks behind Strongwater Food and Spirits want a hand in redeveloping east Franklinton as an arts and innovation community.
The bar and future restaurant is locating in the former drinking-fountain manufacturing plant at 400 W. Rich St., which already is home to dozens of artists. The building is considered an important part of Mayor Michael B. Coleman’s vision for reviving east Franklinton by attracting creative, community-minded residents.”

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https://www.dispatch.com/article/20131128/NEWS/311289843

Ferndale - Mayfield

This Week Community News, February 19, 2018

Ferndale-Mayfield neighborhood will see more testing

“The city of Bexley is proceeding with further testing to assess environmental contamination in the Ferndale Place-Mayfield Place neighborhood in southwest Bexley .

Mayor Ben Kessler, Bexley City Council and members of the city’s Community Improvement Corporation discussed the need for environmental testing in the area at a Feb. 5 retreat at City Hall. After further discussing the issue at council’s Feb. 12 meeting and reviewing a proposal by environmental attorney Frank Reed and environmental consultant Atul Pandey, the CIC has decided to proceed with the testing, council president Lori Ann Feibel said.”

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https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20180219/ferndale-mayfield-neighborhood-will-see-more-testing

Columbus Idea Foundry

Columbus Business First, August 25, 2015

EXCLUSIVE: Columbus Idea Foundry lands big investment from local marketing pioneers

“The Columbus Idea Foundry has received a seven-figure investment so it can finish renovations to house startups and corporate innovation centers.

Columbus digital marketing pioneer Nancy Kramer and advertising veteran and serial entrepreneur Christopher Celeste made the investment, which they confirmed exceeds the $1.25 million fundraising goal from a campaign announced last year that's still in the planning stages. The exact amount was not disclosed.

The city had bought the former warehouse and motorcycle dealership at 421 W. State St. for $900,000 and donated it to the nonprofit Franklinton Development Association, which builds and renovates affordable housing in Columbus’ oldest neighborhood. The Idea Foundry is buying the building in a 20-year seller-financed deal, so its mortgage payments are revenue toward housing development.”

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https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2015/08/columbus-idea-foundry-lands-big-investment-from.html

Columbus Underground, August 25, 2015

Idea Foundry to Begin Work on Phase 2 of Franklinton Maker Space

“When the Columbus Idea Foundry first opened its doors in Franklinton last year, they were actually only halfway done with work on the 60,000 square foot building at 421 West State Street. Today, the leadership behind the makerspace organization is announcing that the second half of buildout is about to begin.”

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https://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-idea-foundry-phase-2

The Atlantic, October 10, 2014

East Franklinton awarded the 2014 National Planning Excellence Award for Innovation in Economic Development & Planning by the American Planning Association.

East Franklinton, Columbus’s oldest and poorest neighborhood has been resuscitated and rebranded as the “Franklinton Arts District” and won the National Award for Economic Planning and Development. More importantly, the turnout for the annual two-day Urban Scrawl show the plan is succeeding in terms of real life on the ground. A more permanent sign of success is the presence of two facilities that serve as the anchors in this arts district: the Columbus Idea Foundry, a “makerspace,” with 200 members who get access to community workshop space with all the high tech and hands-on artistic tools; and 400 West Rich, home to art and design studios, an event and performance space, and Strongwater Food and Spirits.

The Columbus Idea Foundry, formerly the Franklinton Warehouse; and 400 West Rich, formerly B&T Metals, were environmentally contaminated properties languishing in disrepair. Without the innovative and cost effective property assessments and environmental remediation performed by PANDEY Environmental under Ohio EPA VAP regulations, these two properties would not be the hip art spaces they are today. Both properties achieved the highest clean-up standards and were awarded an NFA from the Ohio EPA which ensures they are environmentally safe for residents and visitors. 

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TC, September 2014

The Largest Makerspace On The Planet Opens In Columbus, Ohio

“Announced as far back as January, the efforts of founder Alex Bandar, COO Casey McCarty and Shop/Production Manger Matt Hatcher have finally come to fruition; the Columbus Idea Foundry — a 65,000 square ft. “makerspace” in the heart of Columbus, Ohio — is open in its brand new location.

The new space, nestled in a downtown district called Franklinton, celebrated its official open house yesterday and it is going to mean a lot to central Ohio.”

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https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/02/the-largest-makerspace-on-the-planet-opens-in-columbus-ohio/ 

Columbus Business First, May 20, 2013

ArtPlace America grant landed by effort to create Columbus Idea Foundry HQ in Franklinton

A $350,000 grant kicked off renovation of the new Franklinton headquarters for the Columbus Idea Foundry, a community workshop seen as a key to redeveloping the neighborhood by investing in the creative economy.

U.S. ArtPlace America, a collaboration of 13 foundations and six banks, awarded a total of $15 million to 54 projects nationwide, including one to the nonprofit Franklinton Development Association for the Idea Foundry initiative. There were some 1,200 applicants.

Idea Foundry is what’s called a “maker space” for restoring the means of making consumer goods to small businesses and individuals. Members teach classes on topics from open-source computer programming to blacksmithing, rent studio space to run small companies and rent tools such as laser cutters and computer-controlled routers that would be beyond the budgets of tiny shops or hobbyists.

Prior to receiving the ArtPlace America grant, PANDEY Environmental, LLC secured a $200,000 Green Columbus Fund grant to access and remediate the site, facilitating this key development to the blighted Franklinton neighborhood.

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Anomatic (New Albany Beauty Park)

Area Development, March 31, 2014

Ohio EPA Air Permit Enables Anomatic to Expand at New Albany Business Park

“Anomatic’s Innovation Design Center and state-of-the-art manufacturing plant at 8880 Innovation Campus Ct. in the New Albany Beauty Park received an air permit from Ohio EPA, enabling the company to add two aluminum anodizing lines and hire 60 more people at the plant this year.

Before issuing the permit, Ohio EPA said it made sure emissions would comply with federal and state air pollution control standards, laws and regulations to protect public health and the environment.”

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https://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/3-31-2014/anomatic-receives-ohio-epa-permit238923.shtml

Area Development, June 14, 2012

Anomatic Invested $11 Million On An Albany Ohio, Manufacturing Facility, Creating 183 Jobs

“A manufacturer of anodized aluminum packaging for the pharmaceutical, medical, cosmetic and health and beauty packaging industries, Anomatic, invested $11 million on an 83,000 square foot manufacturing plant in New Albany, Ohio.

Anomatic officials said its new proprietary anodizing systems protect the environment will remaining true to the original Anomatic system patented in 1967.”

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Old St. Mary’s School

The Columbus Dispatch, May 24, 2013

Plan would turn old German Village School into enormous residence

“The founder of Cardinal Health wants to convert a 126-year-old German Village landmark into the second-largest home in Columbus. Robert Walter and his wife, Peggy, have bought the former St. Mary’s School at 673 S. Mohawk St. and are working with architects to turn the building into a 13,250-square-foot residence.”

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https://www.dispatch.com/article/20130524/LIFESTYLE/305249793

Clean Ohio

Columbus Business First, May 1, 2013

Clean Ohio program worth its cost many times over, analysis finds

The Clean Ohio Fund appears to be giving the state its money’s worth, with a new study citing the economic benefits of the brownfield cleanup program.

A recent study by the Greater Ohio Policy Center said 21 Clean Ohio projects, including four in Central Ohio, produced $1.16 billion in one-time contributions to Ohio’s gross domestic product and $1.4 billion in annual contributions. That’s on $49.3 million in Clean Ohio grants that went to the projects.

Three of the four projects in Central Ohio profiled include the AC Humko, Gowdy Field and Kimball/Midwest projects. Combined, PANDEY Environmental, LLC was instrumental in securing nearly $10 million in grants, and the subsequent remediation which enabled the properties to be redeveloped. AC Humko, now known as “Harrison West” is a high end residential and condo complex on the banks of the Olentangy River. Gowdy Field, a former landfill is now the regional headquarters for Time Warner; the Stefanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center and Ohio State Universities Ear and Eye Institute.

If all 160 of the Clean Ohio-funded sites experienced the same level of success and failure as the 21 sites in the study, projected benefits to Ohio would be more than $8 billion in one-time and $10 billion in annual contributions to the state’s gross domestic product, the study said.

The fund has been an incredible asset to Ohio, Greater Ohio Policy Center Executive Director Lavea Brachmansaid in a press release. “We now have the facts to demonstrate that it reaps incredible dividends for Ohio’s taxpayers and communities.”

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Springfield City Landfill

Springfield News-Sun, April 2, 2012

Businesses planned for former landfill

State grant would allow the county to clean up contaminated property.

SPRINGFIELD - A proposed site for a multimillion-dollar business complex is a closed landfill contaminated with methane gas, benzene, arsenic and other hazardous materials, according an environmental study obtained by the Springfield News-Sun.

But a local developer says he can turn the former city dump into a more than $100 million complex that will result in hundreds of jobs if Clark County is selected next month to receive a $3 million state grant to clean it up.

If Clark County is selected, the former Springfield City Landfill will join a growing number of landfills statewide that are being turned into parks, golf courses, shopping centers and other businesses.

Developing a landfill, however, costs millions and in some cases can be a risky business venture if precautions are ignored and construction goes awry. 

"You need to make sure your buildings are stable. You have to make sure you're capturing explosive gases. If you haven't done those things, then you can run into a bunch of trouble," said Amy Alduino, Brownfield Coordinator for the Ohio Department of Development.

Interest in landfill commercial development has grown since the mid-2000s as land in urban areas became scarce, said Atul Pandey, president of Columbus-based PANDEY Environmental. 

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