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Have a nice weekend!Live MusicWindborne’s The Music of QueenHead to Nelsonville for a summer concert.Big…New Affordable Homes Going up in Milo-Grogan, City-Owned Lots for Sale
September 28, 2017 9:00 am
Brent Warren
Affordable housing nonprofit Homeport has broken ground on the first of what will eventually be 33 new homes in Milo-Grogan. The single-family houses are being constructed on scattered lots east of I-71, on either side of East Fifth Avenue. Meanwhile, the City of Columbus has issued a Request for Proposals for 23 city-owned parcels located […]
Stretch of East Long Street Primed for Development after Purchase
February 19, 2017 2:29 pm Brent Warren
A prominent two-block stretch of East Long Street in the King-Lincoln District is poised for a major mixed-use development, although what exactly it will look like is still very much up in the air. A one-acre parcel on the north side of Long, between North Garfield Avenue and Talmadge Street, was bought by the Columbus […]
Affordable Housing Coming to Former Hospital Site
February 8, 2017 8:00 am Brent Warren
More affordable housing is coming to the Hilltop. Construction is well underway on a three-story, 42-unit building at 180 Wheatland Avenue. The new project, called Wheatland Crossing Senior Apartments, sits on the northern end of a 20-acre site that was once home to the Central Ohio Psychiatric Hospital. The City of Columbus bought the land […]
Rehab Activity Picking up Steam on Near East Side
March 12, 2016 9:52 am Brent Warren
Neighborhood leaders and city officials are cautiously optimistic about a recent uptick in rehab activity on the Near East Side. John Turner, Administrator of the city’s Land Redevelopment Office, said that 23 homes — all vacant and in need of serious work when they were bought from the city’s land bank — are currently in […]
Historic Building Saved from Endangered List
December 2, 2015 1:02 pm
Walker Evans
Each year, the historic preservation advocates at Columbus Landmarks compile a list of the region’s most endangered buildings in order to shine a spotlight on what may be lost to the wrecking ball if locals are not paying close enough attention. Their 2015 list included 14 buildings, and thanks to a collaborative effort, one of […]
City Land Bank Looks to Shore up Properties Before Demolition Required
June 20, 2013 1:45 pm Brent Warren
With over 500 properties for sale, most at prices in the sub-$10,000 range, the city’s land bank is actively looking for buyers. That’s nothing new, of course; the land bank has been acquiring and selling houses, multi-family buildings and vacant lots since its inception in 1994. Over the years, they’ve sold hundreds of properties to […]
