"Hip Digs"

Kramer Place model units featured in the "Hip digs" section of columbusalive.com!

Columbus Italian Festival - October 5th - 7th

Visit the Kramer Place booth at this year's Columbus Italian Festival! The festival will be held from Friday, October 5th through Sunday, October 7th. Fun for the whole family!!! Hope to see you there!

Event Poll!

We are taking a poll to find out what the best Event is in the Short North. Give us your opinion! We have listed 10 things to do in the Short North, what is your favorite?

1. Gallery Hop
2. Columbus Italian Festival
3. Microbrew Festival
4. COMFEST
5. Doo Dah Parade
6. Goodale Park Art Festival
7. Shopping
8. Greek Festival
9. Dining
10. Holiday Hop

Construction progress photos - 9/23/2007

Kramer Construction Update!

The Kramer Place building and site are really looking good!! Here is a construction progress update.

SITE:

• Asphalt paving will be complete by the end of the week
• Landscaping is 50% complete
• Temporary trailer is gone
• Permanent security fencing will be installed by the end of next week

BUILDING:

• First floor sprinkler system final inspection is next week, once complete the entire system will be ready to go
• Site lighting is installed and on a dusk to dawn photocell control
• Fourth floor is completely drywalled and drywall finishers will be starting this weekend
• Interior trim finishes will begin in a couple of weeks

Kramer Reception

Kramer Place will be showcased at a reception tonight, September 12th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm! Location: 825 North 4th Street.

Kramer Place is taking shape!!

The construction fences have come down and the building is really looking good! The Kramer Place Superintendent has reported the following status on construction progess.

• Building exterior caulking is complete
• Drywall hung on all 2nd floor unit walls & ceilings
• Exterior lighting is on the building and the pole lights in the rear are installed and on
• Rough plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems are complete
• Building sprinkler system is complete and waiting for final test
• All concrete work is complete
• Asphalt paving is scheduled for the 2nd week in September
• Irrigation system being installed late this week or early next week
• Landscaping to be installed next week
• Permanent fencing at the south end of the site will be installed 2nd week in September
• With the exception of the 2nd & 3rd floor balconies and painting, the exterior of the building is complete

Check back for updated construction photos later this week!!

Model For Success!

Check out this Columbus Dispatch article featuring Kramer Place!

Columbus Monthly Article - August 2007

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Kramer Place exterior is complete!

"As of Thursday, August 2nd, the exterior of the building is complete except for the caulking and the balcony painting. All of the balcony rails & garage security grilles are in. The roof is complete except for a little more flashing & caps. As this project continues to shape up, stay tuned for other 'building completion' updates."

Furnished two bedroom model unit!

Furnished one bedroom model unit!

The Design of Kramer Place

Highland and F.A. Goodman Architects set out to create a structure that would respond to the character of the area. Keeping in mind the rich ethnic heritage of Italian Village as well as its industrial past, Ted Goodman and his team of Architects and consultants wanted a building that would do what he calls "remembering". Many Italian Village residents were employed by the railroad or by the nearby Wonder Bread Bakery, Jeffrey Manufacturing Company and the Smith Brothers Hardware Company, from the late 1800s through the Great Depression. The building is intended to act as an architectural transition from the boxy industrial buildings to the south, to the residential-scaled buildings to the north. Therefore, Kramer Place Condominium's facade changes dramatically from south to north, thus re-establishing the 4th Street "edge" of the past. Utility-sized brick and large banks of square windows, emulate the factories and manufacturing plants that stood in the area for over 100 years. The northern portion of the building has lower sloped roofs, dormers, lighter colored brick and accent bands which deliberately and effectively relate to the residential scale of the neighborhood. By combining a variety of materials, textures, details and fenestration, the architecture of Kramer Place Condominiums weaves together industry and artistry, the past with the present.

Commercial Space

"A coffee shop, wine bar and art gallery would be great to have in the first floor commercial space at Kramer Place. Residents and folks from throughout Italian Village would be there all the time."

Columbus Italian Festival

"Look for Kramer Place to have a booth again at this years Columbus Italian Festival, October 5th, 6th & 7th presented by Saint John the Baptist Italian Catholic Church."

Short North Night Life

"Sometimes it's impossible to find parking in the Short North. Try looking along 4th St. or Summit…it's like 3 minutes to High Street."

Red, White and Boom

"Some of the Kramer Place Development Team took a sneak peak of the view of Red, White and Boom from the Penthouse unit at Kramer. Pretty Darn Cool!! If you lived in the Kramer Penthouse, you could have a smashing Red, White and Boom party in 2008! Check out a couple of the photos we took!"

The Rossi

"We had a great time in the Short North on Saturday night. My girlfriend and I really like the atmosphere at The Rossi at 1st Avenue & High Street."

Z Gallerie

"Check out the great furniture and accessories in the two bedroom model unit! A lot of the stuff came from Z Gallerie, which has a cool store out at Easton."

Construction Progress as of July 9, 2007!

Kramer Place Condominiums bring new life to Italian Village
Highland Management Group breaks ground on new condominiums

For immediate release 7/7/2006

Columbus, OH - Just blocks away from downtown's Short North art district and the newly added I-670 cap, Kramer Place Condominiums, a new four-story, 46-unit building currently under construction, will bring urban living to Italian Village.

According to developer Highland Management Group CEO Scott Mallory Kramer Place takes its name while paying homage to the former Kramer Paints store whose space the condominiums replace. Kramer Paints provided Italian Village with gallons of hues for years until the property was sold to Highland Management Group for redevelopment.

Mallory said Highland recognized the historic presence Kramer Paints brought to the area and will maintain the architecture that represents the flavor of the former industrial space along with European architecture. Kramer Place will "be historically responsive" said Highland's Vice President Construction Services Dann Goodson.

Mallory said Kramer Place will be open to residents in the spring of 2007 with pricing for a variety of floor plans starting at $180,000. The second and third story condos will provide one and two-bedroom units ranging from 1,000-1,200 square feet. The fourth floor houses penthouse units featuring glass fronts and terraces.

Goodson explained the Fourth Street and First Avenue address, just across the street from Jeffrey Place, will make city living convenient for residents.

"A secure, gated garage will offer ample parking, often hard to find in other downtown or surrounding condominiums," said Goodson. "Retail space with an outdoor piazza on the ground level aims to bring a sense of community to the area; an ideal rooted deep within Italian Village's history," Goodson added.

Former denizens of Italian Village were able to work and live all within the same community. Wonder Bread, Jeffrey Manufacturing and the Smith Brothers provided thousands of jobs in the late 1800's and through the Depression. Kramer Place Condominiums and other similar construction in the area will bring this livelihood back to Italian Village said Goodson.

Highland Management Group, Inc., established March 2000, is a full-service real estate development and construction company. Area projects include retail, office spaces and multi-family developments. Highland's first project was Woodland Hall, a farm-like establishment of homes, situated on generous, pristine lots in Delaware County. This community established Highland's standard for future residential and commercial development � a standard that raises the value and quality of life, environment and property. Creating communities both inside and outside the outer belt, Highland is the developer of Jerome Village, northwest of Dublin in Jerome Township and Hazelton Town Center in Pataskala, and Columbus downtown condominium projects such as Kramer Place in Italian Village and Littleton Square Condominiums in The Ohio State University district.