Proposal
from LaSalle, Casto, Arshot
The
Development Team
Can you imagine High Street without students, without neighborhood folks, without a pulse that beats with the joy of life, youth, color and emotion? Of course not.
Development
Team
LaSalle Partners
Casto Communities
Don M. Casto Organization
Arshot Investment Corporation
Design
Consultants
Cooper Carry Architects
Sullivan Gray Bruck Architects
Sasaki Associates
Judith Williams
To revitalize High Street at South Campus and create a lively gateway to Ohio's pre-eminent public university, one of the nation's leading real estate organizations has combined with two of Columbus' most highly regarded developers to form an entity uniquely qualified with some of the best, and most relevant, national and local development expertise available. Further distinguishing the capability of this team is a nationally-recognized, award-winning architectural firm with an unparalleled track record of success in the planning, design and re-energizing of "main streets" throughout the country.
LaSalle Partners, the Don M. Casto Organization and Arshot Investment will collaborate on the redevelopment of High Street at South Campus. Cooper Carry & Associates, of Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, will lead the design effort with Columbus-based Sullivan Gray Bruck Architects providing local residential design talent. Sasaki Associates, an internationally renowned landscape architecture and urban planning firm, will round out the design team with Judith Williams, a local historic preservationist serving as a consultant.
The LaSalle/Casto/Arshot team brings demonstrated success in development and redevelopment projects involving university settings, urban "main street" mixed-use programs, historic preservation, public/ private partnerships and the need for significant community involvement and interaction.
An entity with relevant local and national experience and deep Columbus roots, the LaSalle/Casto/Arshot collaboration will combine a creative vision with local market knowledge and sensitivity. These three organizations boast not only strong development credentials but also lead their markets, both locally and nationally, in leasing and management capabilities. This is a team with a long-term vested interest in improving The Ohio State University and City of Columbus environments. It also embraces the "main street" planning and design principals critical to the success of this redevelopment.
Developers
LaSalle Partners - Chicago, Illinois
LaSalle Partners is one of the largest and most highly regarded full service
real estate organizations in the nation. Among its many specializations,
and unique within the industry, is LaSalle's Public Institutions Specialty,
which combines LaSalle's real estate and financial expertise with an in-depth
understanding of and sensitivity to public entities, particularly colleges
and universities. In 1996, LaSalle Partners merged with the Galbreath
Company, a Columbus-based national developer and formed a new development
subsidiary, LaSalle Partners Development, Inc. (LPDI). This combined entity
has successfully completed more than 200 projects representing over 100
million SF of complex, highly visible development and redevelopment projects
across the country. LPDI has the internal resources and depth of talent
to handle all types of projects from urban to residential, retail to office
and entertainment to hospitality.
Don M. Casto Organization - Columbus, Ohio
The Casto Organization has a history of real estate leadership from its
early recognition and development of shopping centers to its uncanny ability
to hand-pick tenants to ensure a successful mix. Its close relationships
with national and local retailers give the Casto Organization a superior
advantage in selecting tenants that meet the needs of the community.
Casto Communities - Columbus, Ohio
With nearly 5,000 area residential units in its portfolio, it would be
difficult to find another residential developer with the understanding
of the market and the innovative design talent of Casto Communities, a
subsidiary of the Don M. Casto Organization. Columbus' finest and most
successful apartment communities have been designed and developed by Casto
Communities. From affordable to luxury apartments, Casto has excelled
in every aspect of residential development.
Arshot Investment Corporation - Columbus, Ohio
Family-owned and directed, Arshot Investment is a bold developer that
has tackled several high profile redevelopment projects in Central Ohio
with amazing success. Committed to preserving the historic character of
Columbus, Arshot has worked extensively to renovate, reuse and rejuvenate
existing architecture.
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Designers
Cooper Carry & Associates - Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, Georgia
Cooper Carry & Associates, led by the nation's leading "main street" architect
Richard Heapes, has planned and designed more than 40 "main street,"
mixed-use developments across America. These include: the City of San
Jose, California; Bethesda, Maryland; the 30-acre redevelopment of downtown
Boca Raton, Florida; and the 175-acre waterfront entertainment and cruise
ship district in Tampa, Florida.
Sullivan Gray Bruck Architects - Columbus, Ohio
Recognized for its urban residential and retail projects, Sullivan Gray
Bruck is a design innovator which looks to the greater community, the
neighborhood in which its projects will be built and the interests of
the target market for inspiration. This approach has generated some of
the Columbus area's most successful designs, including the Victorian Gate
apartments and the Lennox Town Center.
Sasaki Associates - Watertown, Massachusetts
Sasaki Associates specializes in the planning and landscape architecture
that creates inviting public spaces. The firm has considerable expertise
in urban and campus design with more than 200 completed projects to its
credit. Sasaki's commitment is to both the real and the imagined, the
achievable and the visionary.
Judith B. Williams - Columbus, Ohio
Ms. Williams' expertise includes historic research and documentation,
architectural surveys, preservation planning, National Register evaluations
and nominations, tax credit certifications and technical rehabilitation
assistance.
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