Intel pushed Ohio One from 2026 to 2030/2031, but construction has not stopped. Bechtel is still hiring, 200K cubic yards of concrete are poured, and Meta, Google, and QTS are picking up the slack. What Columbus commercial building owners should actually do.
The 32-story Merchant Building tops out downtown as Columbus’s biggest new high-rise, with 174 apartments over a hotel, offices, and a North Market expansion. What that $292M mixed-use spec means for commercial paint standards across downtown Columbus and the multifamily pipeline.
Meta’s Prometheus data center is set to open in New Albany in 2026 as the world’s first gigawatt AI facility. What that build cycle, plus 114 other Columbus data centers, means for commercial painting demand, product lead times, and coating specs across Central Ohio.
