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Late last year, in a former bank lobby that his firm meticulously restored, Columbus developer Jeff Edwards studied a map of Downtown Columbus and saw a changed city.
He saw a Downtown rising to life after a pandemic left it all but a ghost town, boarded up and empty.
In Edwards vision, the new Downtown will include an elevated landscaped skywalk, a vibrant French bistro spilling onto the sidewalk, a sunken plaza with outdoor dining, public art hovering over High Street and nightlife rivaling the Short North. It s going to come back, said Edwards, 57, CEO and president of The Edwards Companies. Long-term, Downtown Columbus will be great. It s on the verge of exploding again.