Flaherty & Collins Properties and co-developers Daimler Group have announced plans for The Peninsula’s second phase in downtown Columbus.
The $211 million Phase Two will feature about 400 new residential units with east-facing views of the downtown Columbus skyline and about 245,000 square feet of Class-A office space, giving prospective employers and employees the opportunity to take advantage of the 26-acre, mixed-use development along the Scioto Mile.
Situated in the bend of the Scioto River, nearby attractions include COSI, the Scioto Mile, Dorrian Green Park and the National Veterans Memorial and Museum.
Extending from Belle and West Broad streets west to Starling Street, the two-acre second phase will wrap around Daimler’s phase-one office building at Belle and West Capitol streets with a 950-space, four-story parking garage topped by a seven-story office building and a 30-story residential tower. The development will be filled out with 9,000 square feet of ground-floor retail.
Building on the momentum created by the first phase of office and residential space with transformational additions poised to elevate Columbus among the ranks of big cities. The Peninsula’s second phase promises to deliver a soaring dense urban development needed to attract market-changing employers and the workforce they require.
Flaherty & Collins Properties plans for TWO at The Peninsula include approximately 400 best-in-class apartments, with each floor featuring a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, all perfectly located in a walkable, bikeable neighborhood alive with creative energy and easy access to Columbus’ best recreational and cultural amenities. Flaherty & Collins will continue their commitment to providing affordability, with 20 percent of the units meeting those requirements. Their first phase residential project, ONE at The Peninsula is under construction and slated to welcome first residents in late 2022.
Daimler’s new phase complements the 233,000 square feet of Class-A office space that the company currently has under construction on The Peninsula. With this second phase, more than 1,000 new permanent jobs are anticipated after the initial 1,800 construction jobs.
In addition to residential and office, phase one also includes an independent lifestyle 200-key hotel inspired by Columbus’ creative and entrepreneurial community that will be a central gathering hub for locals and travelers, which is being developed by Rockbridge.
Key to moving this project forward is an application for $21 million in tax credit funding from Ohio’s new Transformational Mixed-Use Development Program (TMUD). Approval of the TMUD application is critical for allowing the $211 million second phase to proceed as envisioned, with an estimated economic impact of $32 million during construction and $60.5 million within five years of completion.
Columbus-based Daimler and Flaherty & Collins Properties of Indianapolis hope to begin construction of phase two in 2022, with completion by 2025. Under development by the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation after it was prioritized as a key project in the 2010 Downtown Strategic Plan, the goal of The Peninsula is to create the next great neighborhood in Downtown Columbus.