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University Square rezoning supported; board offers design guidance for proposed 145-room hotel
Summary
The University District Review Board voted to support a rezoning from CPD to UCR for the University Square hotel and retail project at 72 East 15th Avenue, while providing extensive design, streetscape and parking guidance and asking for additional materials before final design approval.
The Columbus University District Review Board voted to support a zoning change that would allow construction of a hotel and retail component within the University Square development.
Staff told the board the applicant seeks rezoning from Commercial Plan District (CPD) to Urban Core (UCR) and brought a conceptual design for the hotel and ground-floor retail. The hotel as shown in staff materials would be about 101,600 square feet, include roughly 145 guest rooms, three retail spaces and reach a maximum height of about 124 feet. Staff said the parcel qualifies for rezoning under recent Columbus legislation that enables opt-in to Title 34 urban core rules and recommended support for the rezoning while noting the design still needs more detail.
The board’s comments…
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