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DevelopmentColumbus Near East Side Affordable Modular Apartments Open Sept. 16The Reserve at Maryland's second modular building opens Sept. 16 on Columbus's Near East Side — 84 units total at 60% AMI, buildings 3 and 4 follow Oct. 16.NeighborhoodsSecond Baptist Opens 2.4 Acres on Columbus Near East Side to DevelopersA Near East Side church is shopping 2.4 acres to development partners, including a full block on East Long Street. The RFP is live at eastpact.org/rfp.DevelopmentGrove City, Columbus Add 240 Affordable Assisted Living UnitsEvergreen Real Estate Group broke ground on 240 units of affordable senior housing in Grove City and Columbus, funded by $74 million in OHFA-approved bonds.DevelopmentColumbus State Breaks Ground on 166-Unit Housing in Discovery DistrictColumbus State and Woda Cooper broke ground on Opportunity Pointe, a 186-unit affordable housing project set to open in the Discovery District by 2027.NeighborhoodsCMHA Seeks 216 Affordable Apartments at Closed Garver YMCA SiteThe YMCA agreed to sell its closed 1827 Livingston Ave. branch to CMHA, which is asking a Columbus area commission to back 216 income-restricted apartments.housing-policyOhio Opens $45.6M Welcome Home Round for Columbus NonprofitsOhio opened a new $45.6M Welcome Home grant round today — $22.8M for foreclosure purchases and $22.8M for rehab and new construction — with Columbus nonprofits and Franklin County eligible to apply.DevelopmentMercy on Main Wins Conditional Credits for 65 Columbus HomesOHFA conditionally reserved federal tax credits for the 65-unit Mercy on Main proposal, but the award is not final financing, construction or completed housing.Local PoliticsColumbus Begins Deploying $500 Million Housing BondColumbus voters approved a $500 million affordable-housing bond in 2025. The city has begun funding rounds, but the authorization is not 500 million new construction.NeighborhoodsHilltop RISE Purchase Is Funded; Renovation Outcomes Need ProofColumbus funded Hilltop RISE’s acquisition of two West Broad Street properties, but affordability, renovation and corridor effects need later records.DevelopmentCMHA Opens 82-Home Senior Community in Grove CityCobblestone Manor opened as CMHA’s first Grove City development, providing 82 income-restricted senior apartments at a reported cost of $28.6 million.DevelopmentState Credit Advances 380-Unit Sawyer Boulevard ProposalOhio approved a $10 million state housing-tax-credit allocation for 380 proposed affordable apartments at 525 Sawyer Boulevard.
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