<<back to News Archive   The Formative Urban Land Institue Columbus District Council Central Ohio developers, architects, and community leaders have come together to form the Columbus District Council of the Urban Land Institute in order to create a venue to discuss issues impacting Columbus and the real estate and development industry. Jonathan Barnes is Co-Chair of the Programming and Events Committee with Ian Harrison. The inaugural event was held in January at the Athletic Club with resounding success. Over 150 current and potential ULI members attended to showcase the 8 on the Square project moderated by Bill Riatt and sponsored by Casto. In March the group met to parti- cipate in a panel discussion of infill development in Columbus, including architect Frank Elmer of Lincoln Street Studio. The next event will be held in September to discuss Transit and Transit-Oriented Development in Columbus and to unveil the winners of the Columbus Re-Wired transit design international competition. For more information, visit their website www.columbusrewired.org Throughout the year the Columbus District Council will schedule a number of informal events to provide opportunities to discuss current topics of interest, visit new building projects and to network with the Columbus development community. The first networking event took place in March at the AIA award-winning 225 N. Fourth Lofts and was sponsored by DeVere, LLC. This event provided attendees the opportunity to tour a successful infill project (another JBAD project), as well as a cool place to network. Another networking event took place in May at the Harrison Park development, hosted by Wagenbrenner Co’s. Stay tuned for more.     153 EAST MAIN STREET SUITE 300 COLUMBUS, OH 43215 TEL: 614.228.7311 FAX: 614.228.7552