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Bloomberg
15-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
How Ohio Design Firm Moody Nolan Remembers Founder Curtis Moody
Moody Nolan CEO Jonathan Moody remembers his father, Curtis Moody, and how he built the largest Black-owned design firm in the US. Hello and welcome to Bloomberg's weekly design digest. I'm Kriston Capps, staff writer for Bloomberg CityLab and your guide to the world of architecture and the people who build things. Sign up to keep up: Subscribe to get the Design Edition newsletter every Sunday.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Development officials back plan for apartments on Spaghetti Warehouse site
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Plans to build apartments where Spaghetti Warehouse once stood are gaining support from Columbus development officials, including a commissioner who praised the design as 'one of the best I've seen.' The downtown commission's April 22 meeting included a review of the proposal, which calls for two seven-story buildings with 250 apartments to be constructed at 397 W. Broad St., the property home to Spaghetti Warehouse before it was demolished in February. Commissioners lauded the plans as 'an amazing step forward,' and said they're likely to be supportive moving forward. Watch a previous NBC4 report on the Spaghetti Warehouse in the video player above. How Ohio budget could impact local school funding Designed by Columbus architecture firm Moody Nolan, the complex will be named 'The Macklin' in honor of a 19th-century hotel that operated on the site until the 1950s. Once completed, the two buildings are meant to mimic two halves of a geode crystal that has been split. 'We have this brick outside, we pulled the building apart to kind of create an interior that's a little more industrial, like to have a subtle nod to the idea of crystals,' said Jon Guldenzopf, a Moody Nolan design leader. 'So, the outside's wrapped with brick and then exposes a sort of industrial inside that's both metal [and] industrial, but also has this crystallin undulating façade.' The development is also set to include a first-floor bar called Crystal, named after an ice manufacturing company built in 1891 that operated on the property for several decades. The first two floors will house the complex's 277-space parking garage and some amenities, like a fitness center and a co-working space. The third floor of each building will feature an 'amenity deck,' with the north building's deck home to an 'Ice Cube Amenity Lounge' and the south building's deck including a pool. The Macklin's upper residential floors will house 35 studio units at 465 square feet, 153 one-bedroom units at 596 square feet, and 62 two-bedroom units at 896 square feet. American comfort food concept to open downtown Reynoldsburg restaurant 'We obviously want this to be special, so we worked with the Moody Nolan team for over a year and different iterations of this building and we're very pleased with the work they've done,' said Patrick Kelley, co-owner of the project and president of real estate company Falco, Smith & Kelley. Developers introduced plans in January 2024 to demolish the Spaghetti Warehouse building to make way for an apartment development, which at the time called for 534 units and a 577-space parking garage. Last October, the Ohio Department of Development awarded $52 million for demolition projects across the state, including the Spaghetti Warehouse. Doug Pak, another co-owner of the project and CEO of the Spaghetti Warehouse chain, noted during the April meeting that the project is much smaller than first imagined because 'of the reality of the market conditions.' Pak argued the team is doing 'the best we can with a smaller scope,' while promising to still deliver on components like affordability. Kelley emphasized that effort, and said the development is aiming 'to do as much affordability here as is practically possible.' The team will be deciding how many units are dedicated to affordable housing and how many to market-rate in the coming months. 3 central Ohio used-car dealerships being sued by the state for 'shady' practices 'We have a very strong interest in the affordability factor; we recognize the need is tremendous in central Ohio, and our goal is to do as much affordability as we can, above and beyond what's typically required,' Kelley said. The project is also owned Robert Weiler of the Robert Weiler Company, who joined Kelley and Pak in calling for the Spaghetti Warehouse's demolition in 2022 given the building was 'simply too old and unsafe.' Known for its historic trolley that was saved from demolition to become a learning tool honoring a central Ohio transportation inventor, Spaghetti Warehouse has since reopened Downtown. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
12-02-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Columbus City Council hosts Black History month celebration, Poindexter Awards
Columbus City Council hosted its annual Black History Month celebration Tuesday evening, honoring African Americans in labor. Council members presented this year's Poindexter Awards to five leaders of the Black community in Columbus, two business owners and three union leaders. The awards are named after the Rev. James Preston Poindexter, who became the first Black member of Columbus City Council when he was elected in 1879. 'This event was a celebration of our past and our present moment, a recognition of how far we've come and how far we have to go,' said Council President Shannon Hardin. The celebration comes as President Donald Trump's administration takes aim at diversity, equity and inclusion policies and as the Ohio Senate heard testimony Tuesday on a sweeping higher education bill that would dismantle DEI programs at public universities. Elon Simms, chief of staff for Mayor Andrew J. Ginther, acknowledged the moment's significance. 'At a time where rancor and division dominate the national discourse, now perhaps more than ever before, we refuse to be swayed by cynicism or bitterness,' Simms said. 'The fight for equity and justice continues, and we must remain steadfast in our commitment to progress. We owe it to those who came before us to carry that torch forward.' Council President Pro Tempore Rob Dorans put it more bluntly. 'I got to tell you, there is a lot of nonsense going on over at the Statehouse right now and coming out of Washington, D.C. That's about as polite as I can put it," Dorans said. "But, man, is there some energy in this room tonight.' Related news:Diversity discussion banned at Columbus VA MLK lunch, Franklin County commissioner said The ceremony included the singing of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,' a hymn often referred to as 'The Black National Anthem.' Keynote speaker Rita Fuller-Yates, local historian and author, talked about the history of Columbus' earliest free Black residents and how the community grew and built the foundation for future generations. Council members presented the Poindexter Awards to the following: Curtis J. Moody , the founder of Moody Nolan, the largest minority-owned architecture firm in the U.S. Moody died in October. His work includes the Ohio Union at Ohio State University, the Columbus Metropolitan Library's Martin Luther King branch and an athletics facility at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. , the founder of Moody Nolan, the largest minority-owned architecture firm in the U.S. Moody died in October. His work includes the Ohio Union at Ohio State University, the Columbus Metropolitan Library's Martin Luther King branch and an athletics facility at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. Brian Brooks , president and co-owner of E.E. Ward Moving & Storage since 2011, leads the oldest African-American-owned businesses in the U.S. The business was founded in 1881. (Read more about this historic business on the "Our History" page in Sunday, Feb. 23.) , president and co-owner of E.E. Ward Moving & Storage since 2011, leads the oldest African-American-owned businesses in the U.S. The business was founded in 1881. (Read more about this historic business on the "Our History" page in Sunday, Feb. 23.) Lois Carson , state president of the Ohio Association of Public School Employees, worked as a Columbus City Schools secretary for 37 years. Carson is also an Ohio AFL-CIO vice president. , state president of the Ohio Association of Public School Employees, worked as a Columbus City Schools secretary for 37 years. Carson is also an Ohio AFL-CIO vice president. Louella Day-Jeter , president of the Columbus Chapter of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, has led the chapter since 2015. , president of the Columbus Chapter of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, has led the chapter since 2015. Rhonda Johnson, a member of the State Board of Education, worked for 36 years as a teacher at Columbus City Schools and five years as education director for the City of Columbus. She was the first African American or woman president of the Columbus Education Association. jlaird@ @LairdWrites
