Columbus Commons

 THIS WEEK:

• The High Street exit from the Undergound Garage is closed from March 8 - March29. All Vehicles will exit onto Third Street.
• The northwest corner of the mall marks the last 20% of demolition, completion coming soon!
• Recycling Fact:  Approximately 81% of all removed material has been recycled! The running total has reached 60.7 million pounds, which equals around 4 submarines! 

                                                                                                           City Center Demolition Gallery
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In The News:
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
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 is surgically dismantling the entire mall from September 2009 into mid 2010, at which time the construction will begin 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.