Archives for "residential"

Dublin Grows Upward: The Bridge Street Corridor Calls for Urban Development

Dublin Grows Upward: The Bridge Street Corridor Calls for Urban Development

29 Walker / February 2, 2012 8:00 am

The City of Dublin is an affluent Columbus suburb typically known for it’s good schools, easy access to jobs, and low density housing and retail developments that have rapidly sprawled outward over the past forty years. Overall, a fairly average… [Read More]

Local Experts Predict the Real Estate and Urban Development Trends of 2012

Local Experts Predict the Real Estate and Urban Development Trends of 2012

16 Walker / January 3, 2012 1:00 pm

A new year brings about new change, and there’s no better place to look than across our urban landscape and into communities where people choose to live their lives in Central Ohio. We asked several local real estate and development… [Read More]

Be My Neighbor: 5XNW Edition

Be My Neighbor: 5XNW Edition

10 Angie Meeker / December 16, 2011 11:30 am

Tucked between Grandview Heights and Upper Arlington, is a slice of Columbus called Fifth by Northwest. We lovingly call it 5xNW. You may never have heard of us – most people assume our neighborhood is part of Grandview. The truth… [Read More]

Wood Companies New Short North Apartments Going Skyward

Wood Companies New Short North Apartments Going Skyward

6 Walker / December 14, 2011 7:00 am

If you’ve been to the Northstar Cafe or zpizza in The Short North lately, then you’ve probably noticed the construction occurring at 937-951 North High Street. The Wood Companies are in the process of adding three additional stories of apartment… [Read More]

The List: 12 New Apartment Developments Around Columbus

The List: 12 New Apartment Developments Around Columbus

29 Walker / November 20, 2011 8:00 pm

If apartment buildings were flowers, Downtown Columbus would be on the verge of a full bloom next season. Over a dozen new apartment projects have been announced over the past few months with hundreds of new units coming online over… [Read More]

Be My Neighbor – Colonial Hills Edition

Be My Neighbor – Colonial Hills Edition

7 Donnie Austin / November 9, 2011 3:30 pm

I’ve been a resident of Colonial Hills in Worthington for almost eight years. It’s a neighborhood that I’d call a hidden treasure, located on the south edge where Worthington meets Clintonville and flanked by the Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian-inspired Rush… [Read More]

Benchmark Apartments Planned for Kenny Road Corridor

Benchmark Apartments Planned for Kenny Road Corridor

11 Walker / November 2, 2011 11:00 am

The iconic building that was once home to an open multi-level market bazaar and one of the most well known Max & Erma’s locations will be razed this month to make way for a new apartment development next year. “The… [Read More]

New Construction in American Addition Signals Neighborhood Rebirth

New Construction in American Addition Signals Neighborhood Rebirth

0 Walker / November 1, 2011 1:45 pm

Ground was broken last week on four new homes in the American Addition neighborhood, signaling the start of a renovation effort being led by Homeport. “These revitalization efforts in American Addition are an outstanding example of the strategic use of… [Read More]

The Rebirth of Weinland Park

The Rebirth of Weinland Park

14 Walker / October 17, 2011 7:00 am

Weinland Park is a neighborhood in transition. Situated between the Ohio State University and The Short North, this largely residential area is on the cusp of a renaissance, thanks largely in part to one of the most ambitious collaborative efforts… [Read More]

NoBo on Long Development Celebrates Opening with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

NoBo on Long Development Celebrates Opening with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

8 Anne / October 10, 2011 8:00 am

Nine new housing units in the King Lincoln District will be completed as the NoBo on Long development celebrates with a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, October 11 at 1:30pm. The new condos were developed by Homeport, formerly the Columbus Housing… [Read More]

Be My Neighbor: Harrison West Edition

Be My Neighbor: Harrison West Edition

15 Mary Martineau / September 6, 2011 8:00 am

After 11 (lovely) years of home ownership in Old North Columbus, my husband and I decided that we really wanted to move back to the Short North. After all, we’d lived there as renters for 5 years before getting married,… [Read More]

New Development Proposed for former Ibiza Site in The Short North

New Development Proposed for former Ibiza Site in The Short North

29 Walker / August 8, 2011 12:00 pm

A new joint venture between Elford Development and Wagenbrenner Development recently announced that they have entered into a purchasing agreement with Apex Realty Enterprises on the former Ibiza condo development site, located at 830 North High Street in the Short… [Read More]

Be My Neighbor: Westgate Edition

Be My Neighbor: Westgate Edition

15 Josh Quinn / July 15, 2011 8:00 am

After an exhausting search, my wife and I purchased our first home in Westgate; a neighborhood on the city’s west side. In the three years since, we have put in a new kitchen, removed the carpet in favor of the… [Read More]

Old National Road Condos Completed on East Main

Old National Road Condos Completed on East Main

4 Walker / May 2, 2011 1:30 pm

This Wednesday, May 4th, the Columbus Compact Corporation will be cutting the ribbons on their latest development. The Old National Road Condominiums is a set of eight renovated units on East Main Street in Olde Towne East. We recently spoke… [Read More]

Ibiza Site Changes Hands, New Project Planned

Ibiza Site Changes Hands, New Project Planned

21 Walker / March 29, 2011 11:45 pm

According to this article posted this evening on Dispatch.com, the locally infamous Ibiza condo development has officially come to an end. The site at Hubbard and High is now in the hands of Schiff Capital Group, who is planning a… [Read More]