Affordable Housing
Income-restricted housing, public financing, and housing access.
Worthington Referendum Petition Targets Harding Hospital Rezoning
A residents' group turned in 3,976 signatures to put Worthington's rezoning of the former Harding Hospital site, cleared for 246 apartments, before voters.
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DevelopmentColumbus Breaks Ground on 23 Affordable East Side Condos
Columbus broke ground on 23 land-trust condos at Broad and Gould, priced near $199,000 for income-qualified buyers.
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DevelopmentColumbus Near East Side Affordable Modular Apartments Open Sept. 16
The 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.
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NeighborhoodsSecond Baptist Opens 2.4 Acres on Columbus Near East Side to Developers
A 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.
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DevelopmentGrove City, Columbus Add 240 Affordable Assisted Living Units
Evergreen 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.
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DevelopmentColumbus State Breaks Ground on 166-Unit Housing in Discovery District
Columbus State and Woda Cooper broke ground on Opportunity Pointe, a 186-unit affordable housing project set to open in the Discovery District by 2027.
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NeighborhoodsCMHA Seeks 216 Affordable Apartments at Closed Garver YMCA Site
The 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.
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housing-policyOhio Opens $45.6M Welcome Home Round for Columbus Nonprofits
Ohio 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.
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DevelopmentMercy on Main Wins Conditional Credits for 65 Columbus Homes
OHFA conditionally reserved federal tax credits for the 65-unit Mercy on Main proposal, but the award is not final financing, construction or completed housing.
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Local PoliticsColumbus Begins Deploying $500 Million Housing Bond
Columbus 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.
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NeighborhoodsHilltop RISE Purchase Is Funded; Renovation Outcomes Need Proof
Columbus funded Hilltop RISE’s acquisition of two West Broad Street properties, but affordability, renovation and corridor effects need later records.
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DevelopmentCMHA Opens 82-Home Senior Community in Grove City
Cobblestone Manor opened as CMHA’s first Grove City development, providing 82 income-restricted senior apartments at a reported cost of $28.6 million.
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DevelopmentState Credit Advances 380-Unit Sawyer Boulevard Proposal
Ohio approved a $10 million state housing-tax-credit allocation for 380 proposed affordable apartments at 525 Sawyer Boulevard.