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    Urban Neighborhoods Seeing More New Single-Family Homes

    As new construction reaches a fevered pitch in the central city neighborhoods of Columbus, it’s worth pointing out that it’s not just multi-story apartment buildings with ground-floor retail that are getting approved and built. New single-family housing is increasingly being offered as an alternative, both for people interested in more space than an apartment offers and for those looking for urban living without the maintenance that an older house requires.

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    A number of new projects feature a single-family component; the final plans for the Barrett Middle School site in Merion Village call for 22 new homes, Grandview Yard will be adding 20 new homes along with 25 for-sale townhomes, and in Weinland Park the first handful of what will eventually be 41 market-rate homes on the former Columbus Coated Fabric site are already completed.

    Kolby Turnock of Casto, which is developing the Barrett project along with Homeport, said that they expect a lot of interest in the homes.

    “The single-family will follow the multi-family part of the development,” he said. “How fast the homes are built will be determined by the market, and we think that’s going to be a pretty strong market.”

    The infill trend is not limited to these larger projects, though. New single-family houses have been a regular fixture on the agenda of the Italian Village Commission for a number of years.

    Architect Juliet Bullock has worked on a variety of smaller-scale projects in Italian Village, both for developers like Joe Armeni and for individuals looking to build their dream house on one of the many small, vacant lots scattered throughout the neighborhood.

    “A lot of people are starting to be interested in these smaller-lot infill projects,” she said, adding that the commission tends to look at such projects favorably since they fill spaces that at one time held housing, helping to restore the historic fabric of the neighborhood.

    Bullock said that she has worked on similar projects in Victorian Village and Harrison West, and recently has also taken on a number of jobs in Olde Towne East.

    D.J. Coon, a realtor with Keller Williams Classic Properties, said that he has fielded lots of inquiries about new-builds, with most of the interest focused on Italian Village, Victorian Village, and Harrison West.

    “There is a palpable energy within the area so it’s attracting a much larger range of potential buyers,” he said. “Many of the people moving into the neighborhood are either relocating from out of town or migrating from the suburban markets. They are attracted to the lifestyle and convenience that the Short North neighborhoods offer, but not all buyers are interested in the maintenance and upkeep that can accompany a historic home.”

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    Brent Warren
    Brent Warrenhttps://columbusunderground.com/author/brent-warren
    Brent Warren is a staff reporter for Columbus Underground covering urban development, transportation, city planning, neighborhoods, and other related topics. He grew up in Grandview Heights, lives in the University District and studied City and Regional Planning at OSU.
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