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Jul 27, 2021 / 09:35 PM EDT / Updated:
Jul 27, 2021 / 09:35 PM EDT
“At the junction of Jaeger and Lansing Streets, the building compresses inwards to create a thoughtful, transitional space adjacent to the public thoroughfare,” NBBJ says.
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COLUMBUS (COLUMBUS BUSINESS FIRST) The redevelopment of the Schumacher Place Giant Eagle, a project that has earned vocal pushback from its neighbors, has gotten the city’s official sign-off.
Monday night, Columbus City Council granted the developer, Pizutti Cos., a variance allowing for ground-floor townhouse-style residential units on the site and rezoned the property.
The legislation passed by council on Monday permits the construction of a mixed-use building at 280 E. Whittier St., which will contain 8,250-square-feet of retail uses and 262 residential units. The development will also be served by a 262-space garage and 17 on-street parking spaces, in a terraced building that rises 4.5 stories closer to th
City of Columbus: Urban-forestry master plan calls for increasing tree canopy 40%
Trees are beautiful, are good for the environment and enhance property values.
But in Columbus, most neighborhoods don t have enough of them, according to the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department.
After 18 months of planning and involving community groups, individuals, companies and professionals, Columbus recreation and parks officials have released the urban-forestry master plan, which seeks to grow the canopy by 40% across the city.
Columbus had a 22% overall tree canopy, lower than many of its peer cities, such as Pittsburgh (40%), Cincinnati (39%) and Louisville, Kentucky, (37%), according to the plan.
“The tree canopy refers to the part of a city that is shaded by trees,” according to the master plan.