Downtown South Commons 50 million dollars investment (Atlanta, Columbus: real estate, hotel, restaurants)

[Fountain-of-youth]

On Dec. 12, councilors and Henderson met in executive session for more than an hour with Heath Schondelmayer, chairman of the Board for the Development Authority of Columbus; W.C. Bradley Co. Real Estate Division President Pace Halter and an unnamed representative from New York-based Diamond Baseball Holdings.

The council went into executive session on a real estate matter.

Over the past week, several councilors have been discussing the possibility of a minor league baseball rebirth and Golden Park bond issue with constituents.

Diamond Baseball Holdings controls 18 minor league franchises, including Atlanta Braves’ farm clubs in Rome, Georgia, and Pearl, Mississippi. Diamond controls minor league clubs at all levels of the game.

Henderson said he has a letter from the prospective baseball people interested in Columbus.

“I’ve received a letter from an organization that said pending the improvements at Golden Park, there will be a team, a minor league team from Major League Baseball in Golden Park,” Henderson said.

Asked if he was promised a specific team, Henderson said no.

“We haven’t had those discussions,” Henderson said. “We’re at a point where we are certain that we will have a minor league team. We are not prepared to discuss any specifics with regards to which team.”

The last time Columbus had a professional baseball team was in 2008. That was Tampa Bay Class A team. The Columbus RedStixx, a Cleveland Guardians Class A farm club, left in 2002 for Ohio.

The Golden Park upgrade could trigger the redevelopment of much of the South Commons, along Victory Drive. That is what Henderson is banking on.

The development around Golden Park would run from the baseball field to Memorial Stadium, Henderson said.

“It’s an opportunity to put in a mixed-use area, things like a hotel, perhaps even to the side and built into the side of the ballpark, a residential component, retail component, a lot of green space,” the mayor said in an exclusive interview with WRBL. “Right now, we’ve got this expanse of asphalt. It’s all parking. And this gives us an opportunity to turn that area into an economic windfall for the citizens of Columbus.”

https://www.wrbl.com/news/local-news...k-to-columbus/
https://www.si.com/mlb/braves/minor-...eorgia-in-2025

[KingOfTheCity]

Originally Posted by Fountain-of-youth

On Dec. 12, councilors and Henderson met in executive session for more than an hour with Heath Schondelmayer, chairman of the Board for the Development Authority of Columbus; W.C. Bradley Co. Real Estate Division President Pace Halter and an unnamed representative from New York-based Diamond Baseball Holdings.

The council went into executive session on a real estate matter.

Over the past week, several councilors have been discussing the possibility of a minor league baseball rebirth and Golden Park bond issue with constituents.

Diamond Baseball Holdings controls 18 minor league franchises, including Atlanta Braves’ farm clubs in Rome, Georgia, and Pearl, Mississippi. Diamond controls minor league clubs at all levels of the game.

Henderson said he has a letter from the prospective baseball people interested in Columbus.

“I’ve received a letter from an organization that said pending the improvements at Golden Park, there will be a team, a minor league team from Major League Baseball in Golden Park,” Henderson said.

Asked if he was promised a specific team, Henderson said no.

“We haven’t had those discussions,” Henderson said. “We’re at a point where we are certain that we will have a minor league team. We are not prepared to discuss any specifics with regards to which team.”

The last time Columbus had a professional baseball team was in 2008. That was Tampa Bay Class A team. The Columbus RedStixx, a Cleveland Guardians Class A farm club, left in 2002 for Ohio.

The Golden Park upgrade could trigger the redevelopment of much of the South Commons, along Victory Drive. That is what Henderson is banking on.

The development around Golden Park would run from the baseball field to Memorial Stadium, Henderson said.

“It’s an opportunity to put in a mixed-use area, things like a hotel, perhaps even to the side and built into the side of the ballpark, a residential component, retail component, a lot of green space,” the mayor said in an exclusive interview with WRBL. “Right now, we’ve got this expanse of asphalt. It’s all parking. And this gives us an opportunity to turn that area into an economic windfall for the citizens of Columbus.”

https://www.wrbl.com/news/local-news...k-to-columbus/
https://www.si.com/mlb/braves/minor-...eorgia-in-2025

Revitalization plans will be released soon I feel like. I just hope they don’t fumble this project. 3 sporting venues in one area surrounded by retail, bars, restaurants, shops, and residential will be game changer for South Commons. Might even spark development on the Lumpkin Blvd side of the Civic Center.

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https://www.wrbl.com/news/breaking-n...-park-in-2025/

[Fountain-of-youth]

Well its happening!