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Archive for the 'Downtown' Category
Columbus Real Estate Update - Downtown for sale/sold December update
January 2nd, 2008 categories: Downtown
I hope you’re sitting down because FIVE condos sold last month in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. That’s right, five downtown Columbus Condos averaging $223.07/sq ft without the North Bank condo which went for $304.03/sf.
Terraces on Grant, Miranova, City View, and Burnham Square all participated in the year end Columbus Condo sell off.
The only one bedroom […]
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Goodbye Macy’s, Hello . . . ?
November 30th, 2007 categories: Columbus News, Downtown
It’s the last hurrah for Macy’s Downtown. No Lazarus, no Marshall Fields, no Jacobsens, no major department store anywhere near downtown. We went the last few days of clearance sales and there was very little of any itnerest left. Deals could be had on rugs and runners and I could have used a 16 foot […]
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The Strip of Hip opens to 2-way traffic
November 7th, 2007 categories: Columbus News, Downtown
Gay Street and the City of Columbus have wrapped a nearly $8 million project spanning six months that opens Gay Street to two-way traffic. It seems like a long, long time ago, the West side of Gay street was supposed to be involved in that project also. I don’t like that it dead ends at […]
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What really happened at the Carlyle’s Watch Auction and what does it Mean for Downtown Columbus?
November 2nd, 2007 categories: Condos & Lofts, Downtown
Eight buyers got pretty good deals on their downtown Columbus Condos. Not much else happened. Those eight got those deals because they were the “no reserve” units, sold to the highest bidder. The other units that have been reported sold were, in fact, not sold. At least not yet.
The other 21 condos that were […]
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Is Miranova Dead?
October 19th, 2007 categories: Condos & Lofts, Downtown
The last couple days I’ve heard a radio advertisement that advertised Miranova and mentioned that there were a handful of homes available for sale at the moment. It made me wonder how the public would perceive the ad. Would it be thought of as just a reminder of the luxurious high rise condo building that […]
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Columbus Real Estate September Recap - Downtown Columbus Condos
October 11th, 2007 categories: Condos & Lofts, Downtown, Market Updates
Downtown Columbus, unlike many suburbs, doesn’t have the seasonal school year ups and downs in buying. There isn’t as good a reason as there is in, say, Bexley for folks to buy their downtown Columbus condo and settle in just in time for the new school year.
Still, only FIVE homes were closed on in September […]
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When does Your Downtown Columbus Condo Tax Abatement Begin?
October 11th, 2007 categories: Condos & Lofts, Downtown
Surprise, It’s not the day you purchase your Columbus condo.
It’s the day the developer gets the certificate of occupancy for the entire project or a block of units in the project. The other day I wondered aloud what will happen when all the tax abatement given for the downtown condos begin to run out. […]
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Is the Downtown Columbus Condo Market a Ticking Timebomb?
October 9th, 2007 categories: Condos & Lofts, Downtown, Mortgage/Finance
Will the Downtown Columbus Condominium Market implode in the next 8–10 years? Ironically, I’m talking about tax abatements, one of Downtown Columbus’ Best Residential drawing cards which could also lead to a very messy real estate market as they begin to expire.
Think about this. A major attraction to purchasing a home downtown would be the 75 or […]
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