A new bar with a nod to Columbus history is coming to the city’s downtown, as part of a major redevelopment project called The Macklin. Rising on the former site of the Spaghetti Warehouse, the upcoming mixed-use complex will include a bar named Crystal, paying tribute to an ice manufacturing company that once operated on the property in the late 1800s.
The Macklin, designed by Columbus-based architecture firm Moody Nolan, will feature two seven-story buildings at 397 W. Broad St., with plans for 250 apartment units, a parking structure, and modern amenities. The development is a nod to the past, named after The Macklin Hotel, a 19th-century establishment that once stood at the site before its demolition in the 1950s.
Crystal Bar will occupy part of the complex’s ground floor and aims to reflect the site’s industrial roots. The first two floors will also house a 277-space parking garage, a fitness center, and co-working space for residents and guests. Above that, each building will feature a third-floor amenity deck—one with a pool, the other with an “Ice Cube Amenity Lounge.”
The residential portion of The Macklin will include 35 studios, 153 one-bedroom apartments, and 62 two-bedroom units, ranging in size from 465 to 896 square feet.
This project follows the demolition of the long-vacant Spaghetti Warehouse building, which partially collapsed in 2022. Developers—Robert Weiler (The Robert Weiler Company), Pat Kelley (Kelley Companies), and Doug Pak (owner of Spaghetti Warehouse)—received support from the state’s demolition funding initiative last year to clear the way for new construction.
While The Macklin embraces the future with sleek architecture and modern comforts, its design and features honor the site’s historical significance in Columbus’ manufacturing and hospitality legacy. Crystal Bar will be a centerpiece of that homage, blending past and present in a vibrant downtown setting.
