Columbus Commons

 THIS WEEK:

• Waterproofing continues on the concrete transfer slab - the last step before the park construction begins! 
• Work has begun installing precast curbs for walks and planters that will be home to 22,000 flowers. 
• Recycling update: Around 81.5% of all materials have been reused from demolition, which totals over 89 million pounds of concrete and metal!

                                                                                                                         
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The City Center Underground Parking Garage remains open and operational during Columbus Commons Construction.

Located right off Third Street, between State and Rich Streets, the garage offers a convenient, affordable and secure parking option. Click here for more information.
 

In The News:   
Green efforts begin to transform former City Center site - Suburban News Publications - 5-30-2010 
Commons Commences - Columbus Dispatch, May 23, 2010 
Building for summer - The Columbus Dispatch, February 16, 2010
Cities Pin Hopes on Parks - The Columbus Dispatch, February 15, 2010
Recycling a Mall - The Columbus Dispatch, February 14, 2010
Columbus Commons a new take on old idea - The Columbus Dispatch, February 14, 2010 
City Center Demo Prevented Decades of Pain - WOSU, February 9, 2010 
Razing City Center - Columbus Monthly, February 2010                                                                                      

The Project:
The Columbus Commons takes 1.2 million square feet of dead urban space and turns it into 9 live acres of inviting green space with trees, flowers, grass and walking paths.

That’s the future for the central parcel of property upon which City Center once stood. This Capitol South property will continue in its proud tradition of creating a space that draws people inside. This time, instead of concrete walls, the community will be drawn inside the beautiful natural surroundings of the Columbus Commons.

Capitol South surgically dismantled the entire mall from September 2009 into mid 2010, at which time construction began on the creation of a community park with one-third of the entire site reserved for market-driven development.  By late fall 2010 park construction will be complete and the park will open in spring of 2011. 

Over time, the spot will help support the development of walkable neighborhoods that integrate residential living with retail, office and entertainment space.

Capitol South worked with the Georgetown Company as its development manager, and a design/build team made up of construction manager Corna-Kokosing, architects Moody Nolan and landscape architects EDGE Group.

Media Articles:
Perpetual Plus - The Columbus Dispatch, October 29, 2009
City's 'Central Park' to be forever - The Columbus Dispatch, October 28, 2009
Downtown park to get a big boost - The Columbus Dispatch, October 13, 2009
Greening Downtown - The Columbus Dispatch, August 28, 2009
Razing of City Center approved - The Columbus Dispatch, August 26, 2009
Commons design revolves around park - The Columbus Dispatch, August 20, 2009
Death of a Mall: Goodbye City Center, Hello Columbus Commons - Columbus CEO, July 2009
Mall set to come down in summer - The Columbus Dispatch, April 21, 2009
Downtown Site Was Death for Mall by 90's - The Columbus Dispatch, February 4, 2009
Goodbye City Center - The Columbus Dispatch, February 4, 2009
Laying the Groundwork: Columbus Commons Plan Prepares City Center Site for a Better Future (Editorial) - The Columbus Dispatch, February 5, 2009
City Center Demolition Would be Piece by Piece - The Columbus Dispatch, February 5, 2009
Trading Mall for Park Has Support - The Columbus Dispatch, February 5, 2009
City Center Goes Green - The Other Paper, February 5, 2009
Park Wouldn't be City's Duty - The Columbus Dispatch, February 6, 2009

Click here to view other Media on Columbus Commons, including the February 4, 2009 press conference.