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    Seven-Story Apartment Building Moving Forward on Oak Street

    It’s official — the three story-brick building located at 330 East Oak Street is slated to be torn down. The demolition was originally tabled when proposed last year due to the lack of a replacement plan. In March, a new plan was presented by local developers at The Stonehenge Company, which called for the replacement of the structure with a seven-story apartment building that would include a built-in parking deck. This morning, the demolition was approved by the Downtown Commission.

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    “The building owner is handling demolition, and that process should start soon,” said Adam Trautner, VP at Stonehenge. “We plan to move in as soon as the building comes down and the ground is ready for us to be able to start on the below-grade portion of the underground parking. So we expect that we’ll still be able to start construction in 2015.”

    Trautner said that the total number of apartment units will range between 96 and 104 one-bedroom units, and that each will be approximately 800 square feet in size. The prices have not yet been set, but he said he expects them to fulfill a growing need for “workforce” housing that is more affordable to workers and students in the area.

    “We’re targeting people who work at Grant Hospital or the Art Museum or The Library, or even students at Columbus State or CCAD,” he explained. “There’s already some housing in the Discovery District, but not a whole lot of new housing. We think these apartments can be a good fit for more types of people and a more diverse group of people.”

    Like many local development companies, Stonehenge has more of a history working on suburban projects, and the shift to Downtown development marks a change in trends that focus more on the urban core of the city. In addition to the Oak Street building, Stonehenge is working on a similar six-story building in The Short North and a renovation project near the North Market that may house an expansion for Barley’s Brewery.

    “We’re excited about Downtown and really focused on the workforce housing side of things because the more people we have working Downtown the better,” said Trautner. “We’ll continue to explore more opportunities Downtown as they come up.”

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    Renderings by Jonathan Barnes Architecture and Design.

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