New Albany, mid-1990s. The affluent suburb was nine years into development under a master plan that was the vision of Les Wexner and partner Jack Kessler. For years, retail magnate Wexner had purchased land with a dream of building a community in the spirit of the iconic towns you’d see in rural England.
At the time, a stately country club, just four years old, was the focal point. Surrounding it were Georgian-style homes and the community’s signature white fencing…Read the full article at ColumbusCEO.com
Each year, Midwest Real Estate News inducts a new class in its Midwest Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame. This year, we are running these profiles online. We look today at the busy career of William (Bill) Ebbing, president of The New Albany Company in New Albany, Ohio.
Bill Ebbing oversees the development of The New Albany Company’s extensive holdings as part of a 12,000-acre master-planned community — the largest master-planned business park in the Midwest — including a 4,500-acre business park, upscale residential neighborhoods, a country club and a village center mixed-use district….Read the full article at rejournals.com
New Albany’s Market Square will add another 79,000 square feet of commercial development near its downtown, with a redevelopment of the Duke & Duchess gas station and convenience store along East Dublin-Granville Road between Main Street and South High Street, the city says…Read more at bizjournals.com »
Google has broken ground on its $600 million data center in NewAlbany, joining fellow tech giants Amazon and Facebook with centers in the Columbus suburb…Read full article at dispatch.com
Stack Infrastructure, the Infomart Data Centers and Digital Realty alumni-led wholesale data center provider launched early this year, is expanding into the quickly emerging hyperscale market in New Albany, Ohio.
The company announced this week acquisition of an existing data center and 17 acres of dirt for future construction there. It didn’t say how much it paid for the assets or who the seller was…Read full article at datacenterknowledge.com
VeloScience Bike Works, a destination for cycling equipment, accessories and service, currently occupies the space that will become Whit’s Frozen Custard. The popular merchant opened at Market Square in October 2012 and quickly became the go-to destination for top brands of road bikes, apparel and community building around the sport of cycling. Cycling has grown in New Albany and in central Ohio and VeloScience, through its knowledgeable customer service and product offerings, has drawn legions of fans which has driven the need for more space. VeloScience will move to 2,800 square feet of space at 29 High Street at the corner of E. Dublin Granville Road and Route 605. Construction is already underway with a goal of opening in mid-May.
Geoff Clark, owner of VeloScience Bike Works at his new location in New Albany at the corner of E. Dublin Granville Road and Route 605.
“It’s very gratifying to see the growth of our sport and to have VeloScience be a part of helping people of all ages discover cycling,” said Geoff Clark, owner of VeloScience Bike Works. “With the new space we’ll be able to broaden our offerings of not only additional bike categories and brands but also an even deeper selection of accessories and apparel. Additionally, we’ll have substantially more space to service bikes and for customers to come together and socialize before and after rides. This is a really exciting time for our business and we’re looking forward to launching this next chapter.
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“Our goal at Market Square from the beginning has been to curate a mix of shops, restaurants and service providers that complement the important civic uses in the center of town such as the library, The Heit Center, McCoy Center and soon, Rose Run Park,” said Bill Ebbing, President of New Albany Company. “The addition of Whit’s will give our community members yet another reason to enjoy all that is available to them in the heart of New Albany.”
“The growth of VeloScience, which was one of our early tenants at Market Square, is also something to celebrate. Geoff Clark has been a great community partner, supporting many cycling efforts and events in our community. His new location will be a hub of cycling activity and help further develop the sport in New Albany and beyond,” concluded Ebbing.
New Albany’s Market Square is located in the heart of New Albany, Ohio at Market Street and Main Street. The development is anchored by the New Albany Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library and the Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany. It is a popular daily hub of activity with shops, eateries, service providers, civic uses and residences developed by the New Albany Company.
