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columbusmike

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bucki12 said:
As an outsider to most of this, but a Weinland Park resident, I realize that a vast majority of the housing in Weinland Park belongs to absentee landlords. The question is who will they end up renting too?

Most likely Juniors, Seniors, and Grad students will move into these apartments. I think most students, if they have the opportunity, want to live close to campus. I tend to agree that these landlords won't really be affected. They will still be able to rent to students, unless the quality of their property or their prices are too high. In those cases, I have absolutely no sympathy.

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howatzer

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I don't understand why the interests of area landlords should have any influence over OSU residency policies.

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rory
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bucki12 said:
As an outsider to most of this, but a Weinland Park resident, I realize that a vast majority of the housing in Weinland Park belongs to absentee landlords. The question is who will they end up renting too?

If the neighborhood is safe and attractive and has a decent residential quality of life then quite a few people will want to live here. Weinland Park is incredibly walkable; you can be in the heart of the Short North or the Gateway in minutes. Who lives in Italian Village or Dennison Place? There's quite mix including students. I can see the same thing in Weinland Park. There was a time not to long ago that both Italian Village and Victorian Village were largely owned by absentee landlords. And I doubt that the city and other organizations have pledged $15 million dollars to make it safe and attractive for just couch burning sophomores.

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cbus11

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rory said:
And I doubt that the city and other organizations have pledged $15 million dollars to make it safe and attractive for just couch burning sophomores.

Lol

Though I recall seeing some rental flyers showing scantilly clad undergrads on party decks. I think per sq foot WP can really kick Victorian Village's butt in the all important 'party deck ratio'. ;)

Personally, I think OSU's motivation is not about the surrounding neighborhoods. I don't think things are going to change much if sophomores are moved to campus dorms. The campus area has a big draw for that age demographic and a lot of the 'students' in the area are from other places (cscc, ccad, etc) or not even attending school at the moment. Finding bodies to fill apartments isn't really going to be a problem for the landlords.

That said, I can understand why people who live in the northern section of WP would be doing everything possible to keep the wilder aspects of South Campus from creeping in.

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surber17

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I've said this before in other threads and my position hasn't changed. 99% of landlords are about one thing, making money. Esp. on campus, if a landlord can rent out a home that is barely even safe to live in they will. Landlords will always hate this idea (just like with the Edwards Development) because its going to give students more, and better, choices than what is currently out there.

For the community though this is fantastic for a couple reasons:
1. Updated housing stock will cause competition and landlords will either sell their places and the owner occupied option comes into play or update them to compete with new builds - either way more money and pride is invested into the community
2. Improved infrastructure
3. More vibrant and dense business area
I have others in my head but i have to run....
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surber17

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Progress on this project!!

Business First Article

Posted 9 months ago #
surber17

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More info - Dispatch Article , with their timeline I'm guessing ground will be breaking this year.

Posted 9 months ago #
rory
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Hopefully this will encourage campus landlords to make the neighborhood more appealing to a wider audience by fixing up their properties.

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mrmann

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rory said:
Hopefully this will encourage campus landlords to make the neighborhood more appealing to a wider audience by fixing up their properties.

Long term I think what Rory is saying will happen in Olde North Columbus. The way South Campus housing is so cut up and bastardized, I assume it will always be aimed at students or 'student like' people.

Posted 9 months ago #
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Published on September 2, 2012 2:00 pm
North Residential District Plan Approved at OSU
By: Walker

A transformational plan to densify student living on the northeast corner of The Ohio State University’s main campus was approved on Friday. The North Residential District project will increase the number of student dormitory beds by 3,200 and increase the number of dining, recreation and support facilities for the north campus area. The project will also assist with the process of eventually housing all sophomore students in dormitories by 2015.

READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/north-residential-district-plan-approved-at-osu

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Landlords Near Ohio State Concerned Over New Dorm Plans
Tuesday September 4, 2012 5:41 PM

Ohio State University's plan to add eleven new dorms for more than 3,000 students is worrying some campus-area landlords. OSU President E. Gordon Gee said that he wants all sophomores to live on campus to enhance their college experience, and he hopes to encourage more students to stay in school and graduate. Sophomores Faith Cahoon and Lauren Axcell, who share an apartment with three other students, enjoy apartment living.

READ MORE: http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2012/09/04/columbus-ohio-state-dorm-v-apartments.html

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