Post #891 by MonkeyGod on Sun, Apr 21, 2002 8:26 AM

Here's the current situation (according to my Columbusite father). As discussed on the boards, kahiki had previously announced a plan to open a new restaurant on the waterfront in downtown Columbus. But the downtown waterfront development is not a sure thing by a long shot yet. Columbus is trying to repeat the recent urban develoment success of many other cities by redeveloping the downtown area (in this case, on the Sciota River). They plan to build upscale apartments, restaurants, clubs, bars, etc. The problem is that the city's government is having trouble finding developers interested in building apartments because the cost will be too high. They are currently considering subsidizing the apartments. (Don't you love that -- subsidized upscale housing. Jeez). Until then, the project is moving at a slow pace. There is still a possibility that the entertainment area will go ahead without apartment buildings, but that remains to be seen.
I'll try to keep on top of this.