The DeVere Company / Day Companies specialize in developing projects in and around downtown Columbus.
In early 2006, they asked us to look at a site near Grandview Ave & Dublin Road for possible redevelopment into a mixed-use facility. The site, on 4 lots, was divided between Grandview Heights & Columbus and posed zoning challenges.
Over the next year, we worked with the Owner, the design team and the cities, creating a design & layout to satisfy everyone—including Traffic & Zoning.
Challenges
Multiple Jurisdictions; An Irregular Lot
By providing Design-Build services from the start, we were able to determine all the actions ahead of time. All required design work, zoning & material needs were scheduled well in advance:
Working with client to prepare materials for Zoning reviews
Attending zoning meetings
Creating 3D renderings—at each stage of design
Creating a marketable building to fit an irregular lot
Demolition of existing structures
All galvanized steel construction
Features
Varied Unit Sizes & Other Features to Attract Prospective Tenants
16,256 square foot building on corner lot
4 units with mixed office / warehouse spaces in graduated sizes
Direct “pass-through” access for trucks & other vehicles
Overhead roll-up doors at the back of each tenant space
Easily-maintained vertical, black-finished metal exterior siding
Glass storefronts
Top-shelf finished landscaping adds value to the site and will help to spur revitalization in this developing “target zone”
Results
Orderly Development & Integration
Projects like this are heavy in the “front end” of things, with design, zoning and permitting taking up to a year or two to shepherd things through all the hurdles.
The finished building is worth any initial difficulties. The black, vertical siding is durable and economical, blending seamlessly into the mixed industrial / residential area. DeVere believes that the area is leaning towards future office projects. The “stealth” building was designed for easy conversion to Class A office space in the future.
