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Columbus Metropolitan Club - 6-14-2023 - Downtown's New Beating Heart: Jim Merkel on The Junto & The Peninsula
Downtown Columbus is being reshaped daily, thanks in part to the vision of developers like Jim Merkel, CEO & Co-Founder of Rockbridge. Merkel is spearheading the creation of the new 198-room independent lifestyle hotel known as The Junto. The new high-rise hotel is located just west of COSI opened to guests over Memorial Day weekend. The new project is more than just another new downtown hotel: it's intended to be a focal point for the burgeoning Peninsula neighborhood, with an eight-floor bar overlooking the City's spectacular Dorrian Green park, a restaurant designed to lure local residents, and even a walk-up poutine window for passers-by craving a snack. Join us for a 1:1 conversation with downtown visionary Jim Merkel as we explore the critical role of placemaking as downtown Columbus reinvents itself, with host Eleanor Kennedy, Assistant Managing Editor, Columbus Business First.
June 14, 2023