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  • In the News: Ohio State Says Carmenton Plans Allows University to Compete with Top Research Institutions

    Nicole Holman | December 3, 2024
    Columbus Business First recently highlighted how Carmenton will help the university compete with top research institutions nationwide. " MIT, Stanford University and Johns Hopkins University, either have or are constructing the same type of mixed-use development innovation districts as Carmenton," said Amanda Hoffsis, vice president of Ohio State's Planning, Architecture and Real Estate department...
    three buildings at Carmenton and pedestrians walking by

  • In the News: Ohio State Ready for Next Phase of Carmenton District

    Nicole Holman | November 13, 2024
    On November 12, Ohio State announced the next steps in the planning and development of the Carmenton district, pending full Board of Trustees approval. The university’s Board of Trustees will vote on several items on November 20, including a master agreement that Ohio State will join between the university-affiliated S cience and Technology Campus Corporation (SciTech) and global real estate...
    carmenton rendering with residential spaces, research facilities and people

  • In the News: New Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Center

    Dan Hedman | May 20, 2024
    The Ohio State University Board of Trustees on Thursday approved a plan to develop a Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Center in the Carmenton district . The building will be located near the Pelotonia Research Center and Energy Advancement and Innovation Center. SciTech, an affiliated real estate entity of the university, will develop the five-story, approximately 120,000-square-foot...
    Carmenton Overall Plan Aerial Rendering

  • In the News: Ohio State's Green Energy Center Open for Corporate Tenants

    Nicole Holman | December 11, 2023
    Columbus Business First highlighted the recent opening of the Energy Advancement and Innovation Center. As mentioned in the article, the nearly transparent building is a hub for research on renewable energy, smart energy systems and green mobility. Faculty and students will rub shoulders with entrepreneurs leading spinoffs and engineers from large corporations. "We're creating the ability to...
    Energy Advancement and Innovation Center at night

  • Ohio State's campus master plan: Framework 3.0

    Brooke McKivergan | September 28, 2023
    Framework 3.0 is Ohio State’s next iteration of the campus master plan and updates two previous Columbus campus master planning documents, published in 2010 and 2017. Planning priority focus areas include the academic core with enhanced classrooms and teaching labs, Carmenton, the university’s innovation district, and strengthening east-west connections along Woody Hayes Drive and Lane Avenue. The...
    A man looking at a poster board that reads "Carmenton"

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