malls of future
The municipality in 2007 instituted a trial against the owners of the mall and tried to throw them, accusing them of abandonment of the property. The municipality bought the center that year hoping to rebuild it, but closed it in 2009.
"We looked at 10 different building plans," said Guy Worley, chief executive and president of Columbus Downtown Development Corp., a nonprofit construction company. "It was built to be a mall and nothing more."
Therefore, the municipality "surgically demolished" the property for a period of two years to preserve the structure of underground parking lots, which were still used by those working in the city center. In 2011, Columbus Downtown opened a park in its place called Columbus Commons, which has a stage for presentations, two cafes, and bowling games.
The park has stimulated development around its perimeter, mainly buildings for offices and residences, and presents more than 200 shows a year. The main multistore Lazarus, which had been linked to the mall, is now an office building.
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