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Dublin has finalized a proposed public-private financing arrangement to jump-start construction of the $333.6 million Bridge Park project that will be the key piece of the city’s Bridge Street District plans. Years after plans for the walkable urban downtown were first... Read More →

As I reported earlier this year, more and more businesses are choosing to locate in downtowns and walkable suburban locations, in part to attract younger workers who prefer a less car-dependent, more urban lifestyle. In some cases, as with hospitality giant Marriott, the... Read More →

The first phase of Bridge Park won approval from the Dublin Planning and Zoning Commission last week. The approval of Bridge Park’s final site and development plan for the first phase will mean the start of $350 million in redevelopment on the east side of Riverside Drive... Read More →

The first $75 million phase of Crawford Hoying Development Partners’ Bridge Park project received final approval from the Dublin Planning & Zoning Commission Thursday night. Developer Brent Crawford told me the commission voted 7-0 for the Block C portion that consists of... Read More →

The Dublin branch library will get a new building within the next few years, but it will stay put. Columbus Metropolitan Library officials have been planning to replace the Dublin branch, which is not big enough for the demand placed upon it by its patrons. “It’s one... Read More →

Done Deal Transaction: Sale of suburban development land Address: 4314 Tuller Road, Dublin Buyer: Casto Tuller LLC Seller: Jobedane Thomas Family LP Price: $3.5 million Read the story – Columbus Business First – May 8, 2015 Read More →

Earlier this week, work officially began on the Bridge Park West development in Dublin, which includes the demolition of two medial office buildings at 94 North High Street on the west side of the Scioto River. Once completed, the Bridge Park West development will include 41... Read More →

Another incentive to build in the Bridge Street District is being considered by Dublin City Council. A Community Reinvestment Area that could provide property owners up to a 100-percent property-tax exemption for as long as 15 years was introduced to council April 27. Read the... Read More →

Crawford Hoying Development Partners LLC has gotten final design clearance for its Bridge Park West development in Dublin. The Dublin Architectural Review Board on Wednesday approved the Dublin-based developer’s revised plans 4-0. Read the story – Columbus Business First – April... Read More →

The Bridge Street District in Dublin has been in the works since 2009 and its first major development is expected to break ground this summer. Bridge Park plans to offer a mixed-use, high-density, walkable development on the northeast corner of Riverside Drive and state Route... Read More →

Central Ohio’s explosion of new apartments shows no signs of slowing down, thanks to folks like Janel Denton and Joe Giannetti. Both could buy homes but choose to rent. Denton and Giannetti are among thousands of tenants who have moved into new central Ohio apartments in the past... Read More →

The Casto real estate organization has cleared the planning process for its 420-unit Tuller Flats project in Dublin. The Dublin Planning & Zoning Commission approved the final development plan this month. “It’s probably the most-significant large-scale project (approved) to... Read More →

Casto expects to begin construction this summer on its Tuller Flats apartments in Dublin’s Bridge Street District. Casto project manager Brent Sobczak told me the approval of a final development plan and plat for the 420-unit community will prompt construction of the $50... Read More →

Dublin is looking into an economic development tool never used in the city before. City Council was slated to meet this week to take the first steps towards creating a New Community Authority to encourage development in the Bridge Street District. A New Community Authority, or... Read More →

Another capacity crowd turned out Wednesday for the 20th edition of the Columbus Business First Commercial Developers Power Breakfast, which showcased development efforts in Dublin. A crowd of about 900 at the Hyatt Regency heard from headliners Dana McDaniel, Dublin’s new... Read More →

Continuous improvement is a major focus within the Dublin City School District and during the last 18 months we have really focused upon instructional technology. A dedicated funding stream for technology is an extremely important anchor of our technology plans and a large... Read More →

The designers touted the project’s urban, walkable neighborhood with amenities that would keep baby boomers in Dublin and attract young workers to the city. But Dublin City Council members and residents had concerns about the Bridge Park development, planned for the area of... Read More →

Dublin City Council approved a basic development plan yesterday evening for the first phase of the larger Bridge Park project. The plan, presented by Crawford Hoying Development Partners, calls for the construction of eight mixed-use buildings in phase one, that will include a... Read More →

Metro Columbus seems to have done a lot to build walkable urban areas. There’s Grandview Yard, with stores and restaurants and a future corporate campus for Nationwide Insurance, and the Bridge Street District in Dublin, with plans for a community of shops, residences and... Read More →

Dublin’s Bridge Street corridor will move from years of talking about its development to construction in 2015 as developers begin translating their visions into commercial and housing projects on both banks of the Scioto River. Read the story – Columbus Business First... Read More →

Work on two roads that will be part of the Bridge Street District network is underway. A portion of John Shields Parkway and a road that will connect Dale Drive to Tuller Ridge Drive are currently under construction and are expected to open to traffic this fall. The roads are the... Read More →

The City of Dublin has forged an agreement with the suburb’s school district to finance streets, utilities and parking projects as developers seek to begin construction on hundreds of millions of dollars worth of commercial and residential real estate projects in the city’s... Read More →