Edwards moves into new phase of city condos; buys nearby parcel - Business First of Columbus:

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Edwards Cos. expects to finish its first condos, which were designerd by , in January. The townhouse-style condos and flat s will sellfor $179,900 to Edwards this month also is expected to seek approval from the Downtown Commission for 14 townhouses, 11 flatse and a so-called "bridge" unit in the Bishop'd Walk section planned along East Gay betweeh Fifth Street and Normandy Avenue. The developer has sold or put into contracft nine condos in the first completed An additional 14 of 18 townhouses and flates now under construction also are in In arelated development, Edwards' has purchased the formerf wholesale distribution operation at 245 N. Granf Ave.
The affiliate paid the Richmond, Ind.-based compan $850,000 for the distribution which was closed with the rest ofthe company'sd network last August. A spokeswoman said Edwardes bought the building because of its proximituy to thecondo project, but the developer has no immediatr plans for the property. has been recognized for environmentallt friendly construction in the improvemeng of office space at 4343 Easton Commons in The Indianapolis-based developer received Leadership in Energgy and Environmental Design (LEED) Commercial Interiors certification from the for the sustainable design and construction practicexs used in fashioning a call center for Morgan Stanley & Co.
It gained the silver-level certificatiohn for a design that includerd installing a separate ventilation unit to bring fresh air into the using low-volatility paints, adhesives and using recycled materials; and installing sensors that adjusr electric lighting based on the amount of natural light in the offices. Duke also recycled constructiohn waste from the project to reducelandfilkl debris. The head of Duke's Columbus office thinks the project marks thefirst non-LEEDx building in the region to have a portionn built out under the environmentalk design and construction standards. "We figurecd out a way to do it and it workexdout well," Senior Vice President Jim Clarkj said.
The rapid rise of energy he said, is reducing the time neededf to recoup the higher costs of followingfLEED standards. "Moving forward," Clark "we'll look at doing a LEED (certified) office The relocation of 's headquarterx in Dublin will allow another business to expand back into the building at 5200Rings Road. Affiniojn Group, a marketing services operationfor , has renewed a five-yead lease of the 49,300-square-foot building after sublettinfg more than half the building to BoundTree in 2004.
Affinion Vice Presidenrt Brian Lessard said the company will return workers it movef to the nearby Cramer Cree k Corporate Center into the Rings Road buildinf when BoundTree leaves for 5000 Tuttle Crossing this year. Affinion employs 185 workers in its Dublin softwaredevelopmeng operations. Agent Tom Sugar of representeflandlord , which built the Ring s Road building in 1998 for That company later sold the Affinionj unit to Trilegiant.
has awarded the landscape architecture design and construction documentation contract for two sportw facilities to OSU Heisman Trophy winne rEddie George's company's contract coversa planning for field hockey and lacrosse fieldss and 12 tennis courts as well as a parkinb lot and a concession OSU has set a $5 millionn construction budget for the facilities along Ackerman Road. has expande its commercial real estate sales and leasing team to 14 with the additiom oftwo agents. Cindy most recently with in Clearwater Beach, Fla.
, will focuas on land development, hotel and motel sales, and commercialk sales and leasing in the Short Nort and downtown Columbus at Her hiring follows the addition ofTodd S. who joined Garek in Apri l after a stint within Columbus. He will focuse on multifamily, retail, land development and site selection Prime has movedfrom 9,500 square feet of officer space at 470 Olde Worthington Road in Westervillw to 13,000 square feet at 3000 Corporates Exchange Drive in northeast Columbus in a seven-year Agent John Hall of the represented the Prime Kirk Smith, also of CB, representedd the landlord.