Campus Partners for Community Urban Redevelopment, Inc.

South Campus Gateway

South Campus Gateway, one of the largest mixed-use, urban redevelopment projects in Central Ohio, opened in August 2005. Offering a dynamic blend with about 225,000 square feet of entertainment, restaurant and retail space, as well as 88,000 square feet of office space, 184 apartments and a 1,200-space parking garage, the project boasts an architectural concept that exemplifies the best in "Main Street" urban design. Campus Partners developed Gateway to serve one of the nation's largest collegiate markets and some of Columbus' most diverse urban neighborhoods. The Gateway site of 7.5 acres stretches for three city blocks along High Street, the "Main Street" of Columbus, adjacent to the southeast corner of The Ohio State University campus at 11th Avenue. The total private and public investment in Gateway was more than $150 million. Located on the edge of a distressed neighborhood with a high concentration of poverty, South Campus Gateway is in the federally designated Columbus Empowerment Zone. The project has brought an estimated 700 jobs to an area with high unemployment.

H.R. Gray was retained to oversee the construction of the first phase of public improvements for this project consisting of the widening and reconstruction of High Street, 9th Avenue, 10th Avenue, Chittenden Avenue and 12th Avenue, as well as the burial of overhead utility lines and the moving and separation of large storm and sanitary sewers. The project involved extensive utility coordination due to the heavy concentration of electrical, fiber optic, communication, and public utilities located in the project area. H.R. Gray coordinated the construction with the contractor and the sub-contractors to ensure the project was completed on budget and on time. Further, as the Owner's Representative, H.R. Gray reviewed all pay requests, change orders and coordinated the construction with the City of Columbus and private utility providers.

 

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