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Summit Street:
Grandview taking the long view
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CMH_Downtown:
Grandview is caught in middle here.
I pass by the lot where the proposed shopping center is planned on being built often, and it's truly an eyesore. The lot contains a boarded up Howard Johnson (essentially on the space where the new retail is planned on the map above) and a frequently closed Chinese restaurant on the northeast corner or Grandview and Dublin.
The problem with turning the lot into retail similar to that found in downtown Grandview Heights is that the lot is isolated. It's boardered by a 5 lane roadway (Dublin Rd) to the south, railroad tracks and a hill to the north, Grandview Rd to the west, and some small commercial structures to the east. A retail area more akin to Grandview Heights would fail pretty quickly. I personally think the lot should be used for residential purposes, and then the lots stretching east on Dublin should be redeveloped into retail or restaurants. If the lot has to be used for retail, a shopping plaza would probably be the best fit from an economical point of view, though having that sea of parking directly visable from the intersection of Grandview and Dublin would be horrible. Here's hoping the city counsul comes up with a plan that both redevelops the parcel but also maintains Grandview's character.
buildingcincinnati:
SS...thanks.
CMH...totally agree.
buildingcincinnati:
From ThisWeek Grandview, 10/6/05:
Agreement OK'd for Kaplan Tract study
Thursday, October 6, 2005
By ALAN FROMAN
ThisWeek Staff Writer
Grandview Heights City Council Monday approved an ordinance authorizing the city to enter into an agreement with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) for a study of the Kaplan Tract at the corner of Grandview Avenue and Dublin Road. Bear Creek Capital is proposing to build a shopping complex on the 36-acre tract that would include a large anchor store such as Home Depot or Wal-Mart. About one-third of the site lies in Grandview and the remainder is in Columbus. The Grandview portion would have to be rezoned to allow the shopping center development.
Read more at http://www.thisweeknews.com/thisweek.php?edition=Grandview&story=thisweeknews/100605/Grandview/News/100605-News-22908.html
buildingcincinnati:
From ThisWeek (Grandview), 10/13/05:
Kaplan Tract study part of regional growth strategy
Thursday, October 13, 2005
By ALAN FROMAN
ThisWeek Staff Writer
A study of the Kaplan Tract the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) will conduct over the next two months is part of the agency's effort to create a regional growth strategy for the central Ohio region. "We chose the property as one of our target sites for the study because it is a piece of ground that is a very important piece for the city of Columbus and is a gateway for Grandview," MORPC regional growth strategy program manager Kim Gibson said.
The regional growth strategy "is an attempt to take a look at the growth we'll experience in the region over the next 30 years and to put it in context for each of the communities in the region and as a collective," she said. "We are examining the trends that are shaping how we are growing in terms of population and land consumption and what that means for local governments and their budgets," Gibson said.
Read more at http://www.thisweeknews.com/thisweek.php?edition=Grandview&story=thisweeknews/101305/Grandview/News/101305-News-27387.html
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