{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Gravitational Pull: How Creative Culture Makes Neighborhoods Great","description":"Developing a Dynamic Downtown Series If it\u2019s been more than a year since you last visited the Franklinton section of Columbus, just west of downtown, you\u2019re in for a shock. Longtime vacant lots and boarded-up houses are gone, replaced by trendy new apartment buildings that look like they\u2019ve been plucked from a hip neighborhood in Copenhagen. The new developments are more than just places for urbanites to live: they\u2019re complete destinations, stocked with brewpubs, restaurants, coffee shops, and art installations. The living arrangement\u2019s often modern too, with \u201cco-living\u201d apartments now becoming more common: in these \u201cadult dorms,\u201d bedrooms are private, but spaces like living rooms and kitchens are shared for maximum socialization and minimal rent. No developer in Columbus has been closer to the epicenter of Franklinton\u2019s complete reinvention than visionary Brett Kaufman. His 15-acre Gravity project, \u201cthe world\u2019s largest conscious community,\u201d is now almost a city-within-a-city and features apartments, offices, and coming soon \u2013 an adult \u201cexperience park\u201d featuring pickleball courts, an ice rink (in the winter), and space for food trucks. Columbus Business First\u2019s Bonnie Meibers sits down with Brett Kaufman for an-in-depth conversation on his vision for Columbus and the city\u2019s unrealized potential as a modern, sustainable, and equitable city. The speakers are: Brett Kaufman, Founder, Kaufman Development With host Bonnie Meibers, Commercial Real Estate Reporter, Columbus Business First Greg Davies, CEO of Columbus Downtown Development Corporation, provided closing remarks. This forum is part of CMC\u2019s ongoing Developing a Dynamic Downtown series, presented by the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation and Capitol South and sponsored by Thompson Hine. This forum was also sponsored by REALM and supported by The Ellis. The livestream was presented by The Center for Human Kindness at The Columbus Foundation and by The Columbus Dispatch. This forum was recorded before a live audience in Columbus, Ohio on September 13, 2023. ","author_name":"The Columbus Metropolitan Club","author_url":"http:\/\/columbusmetroclub.org","html":"