Project Summary
In 2019, the City of Columbus adopted the Envision Columbus plan as part of the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The Envision Columbus plan focused on downtown development. The plan identified some catalytic projects for downtown Columbus, with one being the development of a new downtown Hotel Conference Center. The future location of the Hotel Conference Center is currently being discussed, with one option being the surface parking lot currently used for Bartholomew County employees and also previously for the Probation Department.
The Redevelopment Commission acquired the referenced County owned property. The acquisition agreement included building a new Court Services Center in exchange for ownership of the property for the future Hotel Conference Center development. The Redevelopment Commission agreed to contribute $1,500,000 toward the construction of a new facility and to finance anything over $1,500,000.
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See photos below of the completed project. Drone photos: Dunlap & Company Inc. Ground photos: Mikala Brown.