Developers call Columbus proposed zoning code good first step
Columbus Dispatch, April 7, 2024
Developers largely welcomed Columbus’ proposed new zoning code, which allows them to build taller buildings with fewer obstacles, but cautioned that it could be years before the code has a real impact on the city’s housing shortage. The proposed code…
Sarah Higgins Hired at Arch City Development
Columbus Business First, March 15, 2024
Sarah has spent the better part of the past 15 years working in the affordable housing industry. She has worked in property management, low-income housing development accounting, project management, and HUD compliance throughout the balance of her career…
The Punch List: This Central Ohio developer wants to buy more than just your land
Columbus Business First, January 8, 2024
A relatively new player in the Central Ohio commercial real estate scene is working to
build a business buying shovel-ready development projects right off the shelf. Late last year, Vu Ho, who works in IT…
Arch City Development sells Clintonville site, but apartments still planned
Columbus Business First, January 3, 2024
Arch City Development sold the site at 3021 N. High St. on Nov. 1 to TDA Family LLC for $1 million. Arch City’s Brian Higgins had proposed a five-story building with 45 units. Here’s a rendering of what a new 45-unit mixed-use building…
Central Ohio developers say interest rates, costs and zoning keeping projects from happening
Columbus Business First, December 26, 2023
Central Ohio developers are putting projects on hold because of current market conditions. “Everyone is trying to contort themselves to make things work right now.” Here’s why Central Ohio developers are putting projects on hold…
Downtown Columbus, Near East Side projects awarded Ohio Historic Tax Credits
Columbus Business First, December 21, 2023
Three projects to transform historic Central Ohio buildings were granted states historic tax credits. The Ohio Department of Development announced on Thursday that redevelopment projects at 145 S. Front St. and 879 Long St…
Building Columbus Awards: These are the best new multifamily projects in Central Ohio
Columbus Business First, September 1, 2023
This year we added an awards program specifically recognizing projects elevating the city’s skyline and contributing to the community’s growth. Below you’ll find small profiles of the honorees in our Best New Multifamily Project category…
Building Columbus Awards: Here are the region’s best new real estate projects
Columbus Business First, July 19, 2023
The Building Columbus Awards highlight new construction and renovation projects that showcase professional excellence in design, development and construction, and that have strong community impact through investment…
‘The narrative has flipped’ on Franklinton as developer proposes new apartment complex
The Columbus Dispatch, March 20, 2023
A Columbus developer sees a bright future for Franklinton and hopes a new apartment complex on West Town Street will be part of it. Arch City Development, working with Bianchi Enterprises of Columbus, is proposing the 42-unit apartment…
Brian E. Higgins has been Inducted into the Prestigious Marquis Who’s Who Biographical Registry
24-7PressRelease, February 21, 2023
Leveraging more than two decades of excellence in planning and development, Mr. Higgins is the principal and founder of Arch City Development. Since 2008, he has focused his efforts on multifamily housing, project development…
Larger Development Now Planned for Parsons Site
ColumbusUnderground.com, January 12, 2023
A proposal for a mixed-use development on Parsons Avenue has grown from 12 units to 43, while also adding a couple of familiar names to its tenant mix. The project, from the Parsons Avenue Redevelopment Corporation (PARC), originally called for replacing…
What needs to change in Columbus’ zoning code? Local power players weigh in
Columbus Business First, January 3, 2023
Developers regularly tell us changes to this code will play a vital role in fixing the region’s housing shortage and preparing us for the onslaught of new residents that were headed here even before tech giant Intel Corp. announced…
Starbucks to replace vacant fitness center in Graceland
ThisWeek, December 21, 2022
Starbucks is to replace the vacant Victory Fitness Center in the Graceland Shopping Center. Local developer CASTO is to bulldoze the former gym and create a new 2,533-square-foot building that is to house the international coffee giant, according to a site plan…
Columbus developer Arch City Development is bringing small warehouse space to Milo Grogan
Columbus Business First, November 10, 2022
Arch City Development’s Brian Higgins is in the rezoning process to build a 13,500 square foot speculative warehouse in Milo Grogan. The warehouse Arch City Development will build in Milo Grogan…
Community Development for All People, Parsons Avenue Redevelopment Corp. teaming up on housing development
Columbus Business First, November 8, 2022
Community Development for All People is teaming up with another nonprofit to build affordable housing and new locations for the All People’s Fresh Market and the Bikes for All People shop…
The Weekly Rundown: Parsons Avenue’s NYC vibe, collaboration in Linden, Fed killing the housing market
Columbus Business First, November 4, 2022
Parsons Avenue has come a long way over the past decade, so much so that advocates for the corridor are beginning to worry about maintaining its character in the face of rising…
Buyer beware: Even in the heart of Columbus, some properties don’t have sewer service
Columbus Dispatch, September 16, 2022
Tom Kerekanich and his husband, Timothy Sante, were planning to build their dream house on South 4th Street in Columbus’ Merion Village neighborhood. The house was to cost between $550,000 and $600,000, with three bedrooms…
Anything but a used car lot
Columbus Business First, September 2, 2022
I don’t know when it happened, but at some point a lot of used car lots opened along North High Street in Clintonville. It’s not a bad thing, really, that they operate in my neighborhood. People need cars. And I must admit I once took a car from a Clintonville used lot out for a spin when our oldest daughter Mara was learning to drive. (For the record…
Arch City Development’s Clintonville apartment complex moving forward
Columbus Business First, September 2, 2022
After years of attempts, a used car lot in Clintonville is one step closer to welcoming a new apartment complex. A rendering of what a new 45-unit mixed-use building could look like in Clintonville. Brian Higgins, of Arch City Development…
Revised mixed-use project slated to return to CAC
Columbus Dispatch, August 23, 2022
Arch City Development’s revised design of The Loop Apartments is to be reviewed by the Clintonville Area Commission. The latest version has a total of 45 residential units − 42 one-unit and two two-unit apartments – and 2,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor…
New Development Proposal Submitted for Clintonville Site
ColumbusUnderground.com, August 23, 2022
A new proposal to redevelop a used car lot on High Street will be heard by the Clintonville Area Commission’s zoning and variance committee this week. The latest plan for the half-acre lot near the Weber Road intersection calls for a five-story, 45-unit…
Arch City Development plans 45-unit apartment complex in Clintonville
Columbus Business First, August 23, 2022
Brian Higgins, of Arch City Development, is developing a new 45-unit mixed-use building in Clintonville. This would be Higgins’ first project in Clintonville. Most of his developments are in neighborhoods in need of revitalization…
Going smaller to solve a huge problem
Columbus Business First, July 22, 2022
Columbus officials say it’s going to take an all-hands-on-deck approach to solve the affordable housing problem in Central Ohio. Columbus needs more affordable housing of all kinds. We have to have diversity in unit types to meet all budgets,” said Erin Prosser…
Columbus affordable housing need creates market for small developers, but barriers linger
Columbus Business First, July 6, 2022
As Columbus works to address its affordable housing shortage, leaders hope to lean on small- and mid-sized developers and give them more incentive to build residential units at all price points…
John Edgar retiring after leading transformative South Side nonprofit
Columbus Dispatch, June 6, 2022
In 1999, the United Methodist Church opened a free store on Parsons Avenue on Columbus’ South Side, a part of town where good-paying, blue-collar jobs were once plentiful but quickly disappeared. The church…
Avenue for All festival seeks to bridge gap between South Side neighborhoods
Columbus Dispatch, June 6, 2022
A festival championing Parsons Avenue and its changing character is scheduled for Saturday. First held in 2019, Avenue for All was created by the nonprofit Community Development for All People to help bridge the divide…
The 2022 Power 100: Here are Columbus’ most influential leaders, Part 1
Columbus Business First, June 1, 2022
Brian Higgins, Principal at Arch City Development, is an active developer in the Near East Side, along the Parsons Avenue corridor, and in Franklinton. He recently wrapped up a more than $15 million 67-unit…
Franklin County land bank to restore historic Edna building in King-Lincoln-Bronzeville
Columbus Dispatch, May 4, 2022
Franklin County’s designated land bank plans to move its offices to a historic building in the King-Lincoln-Bronzeville neighborhood that holds a special place in the city’s Black community. The land bank…
Proposals Pile Up in Franklinton as Development Activity Continues
ColumbusUnderground.com, April 22, 2022
The East Franklinton Review Board will hear several new development proposals at its meeting this month, while new phases of existing projects continue to work their way through the approval process. The most significant of the new proposals is a plan for a seven-story building…
New life on the near East side
Columbus Business First, April 14, 2022
Creative partnerships are building redevelopment opportunities in King-Lincoln and nearby neighborhoods. Shiloh Baptist Church Pastor Otha Gilyard is pictured in an adjacent lot that the church is developing. Also pictured is developer Michael Kelley who is working with Gilyard on the project…
Two apartment buildings proposed for Dodge Park area in Franklinton
Columbus Business First, February 23, 2022
The new proposal from Arch City Development to redevelop the corner of West Town and South Grubb streets. The Dodge Park area in Franklinton could see two new apartment buildings go up this year. Brian Higgins of Arch City Development…
Arch City Development plans 4-story apartment building in Franklinton
NBC4, January 27, 2022
A four-story, 47-unit apartment building has been proposed to replace a former gas station and single-family house near Dodge Park in Franklinton. Brian Higgins, of Arch City Development, said if he gets the necessary approvals, he hopes to…
Arch City Development plans 4-story apartment building in Franklinton
Columbus Business First, January 27, 2022
A four-story, 47-unit apartment building has been proposed to replace a former gas station and single-family house in Franklinton’s Dodge Park area. A rendering showing where the proposed project at 640 W. Town Street would be located…
Four-Story Building Proposed for Clintonville Site
ColumbusUnderground.com, January 19, 2022
A revised development proposal for a used car lot on High Street is set to be heard by the zoning committee of the Clintonville Area Commission. A four-story, 32-unit apartment building is now being proposed for the 0.46-acre site at 3021 N. High St. The new building would contain…
Clintonville Area Commission committee to review scaled-back development on High Street
Columbus Dispatch, January 5, 2022
A revised mixed-use development with 32 residential units and 2,000 square feet of commercial space is back on the table in Clintonville. The proposed 4-story development, known as 3021 N. High, reflecting its address…
Experts: City’s ‘wonderful magic carpet ride’ might end if housing crisis isn’t fixed
Columbus Dispatch, December 17, 2021
There was a time when far more people saw “affordable housing” as solely a social issue. Those days are long over in Columbus, a community projected to grow to 3 million people by 2050. Greater Columbus’ affordable housing crisis…
Join the next Columbus Conversation: ‘Can people afford to live here?’
Columbus Dispatch, December 8, 2021
The Dispatch presents Columbus Conversation: “Can People Afford to Live Here?” will stream 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14. on this newspaper’s website and Facebook page. You don’t have to be in the hunt for a new place…
Announcing Columbus CEO’s Future 50 class of 2022 of visionaries, leaders, doers
Columbus Dispatch, October 28, 2021
It’s my favorite time of year: We’re proud to announce the 2022 class of Columbus CEO’s Future 50. This outstanding group of people has the determination, the vision and the heart to help usher the region into a brighter future….
Adelphi Quarter wrapping up as other developments getting started on Long Street (slideshow)
Columbus Business First, October 12, 2021
As East Long Street in Bronzeville and the Near East Side continues to develop, one of the biggest new developments along the corridor is wrapping up. Adelphi Quart sits on the site at the former Adelphi Bank and McKnabb Funeral Home…
Nonprofit hopes to bring more affordable housing to Parsons Avenue with apartment project
Columbus Business First, September 27, 2021
The Parsons Avenue Redevelopment Corporation, or PARC, is planning to put up a three-story, mixed-use building at 921 Parsons Ave. that would include 12 apartment units and about 850 square feet of office space on the ground floor…
$15M Near East Side apartment complex nearing completion
Columbus Business First, September 17, 2021
The local developer behind a $15 million residential building rising on the Near East Side just east of downtown hopes to get future residents of the building integrated into the community. The $15 million apartment building at 750 E. Broad Street that Arch City Development is developing…
Historic building in King-Lincoln neighborhood to be redeveloped
Columbus Business First, July 8, 2021
The Central Ohio Community Improvement Corporation wants to redevelop the Edna building at 879 E. Long St. in the city’s King-Lincoln neighborhood. It’s the second such proposal for the property, which is currently owned by the city land bank. In 2017…
Two Proposals Would Bring More Apartments to Clintonville
ColumbusUnderground.com, June 22, 2021
The zoning committee of the Clintonville Area Commission will hear two proposals this week that would bring new apartments to the neighborhood. A five-story, 43-unit apartment building has been proposed for the used car lot at 3021 N. High St., near Weber Road…
Mixed-Use Project Planned for Parsons Avenue
ColumbusUnderground.com, May 20, 2021
A nonprofit organization has decided to replace two single family homes on Parsons Avenue with a new, three-story building that will hold 12 apartments. Brian Higgins, Executive Director of the Parsons Avenue Redevelopment Corporation (PARC), said that the organization has been renting out…
The unprecedented lumber shortage, in 8 charts
Fortune, May 12, 2021
Homebuyers across the nation are up against one of the tightest housing markets in modern history. It’s so hot that even amid a pandemic, median home prices are up 16% over the past year. Building more homes would be the most straightforward way to help buyers.
East Side Story
Columbus Monthly, May 2021
Can King-Lincoln Bronzeville retain its central role in the life of Black Columbus as white residents and investment dollars pour into the neighborhood? On a Saturday afternoon in March, Ori Segev and Josh Nowak stand outside the Alebrijes food truck in a parking lot near the corner of Long Street and Taylor Avenue across from the Ohio State East Hospital.
Board Weighs in on Proposed 15-Story Building in Franklinton
ColumbusUnderground.com, April 29 2021
A proposal to build a 15-story building at 567 W. Broad St. was brought before the East Franklinton Review Board this week, spurring a wide-ranging conversation about density, affordable housing, transit-supportive development and historic preservation.
Planned 15-story mixed-use tower could be Franklinton’s tallest, provide some affordable housing
Columbus Business First, April 28, 2021
The Mondrian would be a 15-story mixed-use tower with 200 residential units in Franklinton. Brian Higgins has built affordable housing in a few neighborhoods across Columbus, but his next project would be the biggest yet…
15-story tower with apartments, retail, parking proposed for Franklinton
The Columbus Dispatch, April 27, 2021
A pair of Columbus developers is proposing a 15-story tower on West Broad Street in Franklinton, continuing the transformation of the neighborhood. The $50 million tower, on the southwest corner of West Broad and South Gift streets…
I am your density.
Neighbors for More Neighbors Columbus, April 15, 2021
When the Parsons Avenue Redevelopment Corporation (PARC) was created in 2014, it was done with the intent to remove blight on The Avenue while creating new spaces for businesses and residents. For a small, bare bones non-profit, I’d say we’ve been pretty successful! In partnership with the City of Columbus and Nationwide Children’s…
Development Roundup: November 2020 Edition
ColumbusUnderground.com, November 20, 2020
The latest installment of our ongoing Development Roundup series features news from Clintonville, Driving Park, Italian Village and more. Read on for an assortment of project updates, new proposals, and other nuggets from the world of Columbus development:
UPDATED: Proposal Calls For Colorful Apartment Tower in Franklinton
ColumbusUnderground.com, November 17, 2020
A new proposal calls for a 13-story apartment building at 567-575 W. Broad St. in Franklinton. The development, which would contain 80 residential units and about 2,700 square feet of ground floor commercial space, would require…
Artistic Apartment Building Opens in Franklinton
ColumbusUnderground.com, June 26, 2020
A new apartment building at the corner of State and Mill streets in Franklinton is now complete and ready for its first occupants. It will add 12 one-bedroom apartments to the neighborhood, along with a new piece of art – a mural by local artist Andrew Lundberg…
Coronavirus has pumped brakes on Parsons Avenue growth and full reopening for some businesses
Columbus Dispatch, May 15, 2020
Parsons Avenue on Columbus’ South Side was on a roll. Now, with a festival planned for Saturday shut down, and some new businesses struggling, can the corridor regain that momentum?
Crane Watch update: New details emerged for several major projects in January
Columbus Business First, January 31, 2020
While it was a quiet month for big projects in Central Ohio, don’t expect any shortage of cranes and orange barrels in 2020. Construction continues on the 5th and Long development in downtown Columbus in January.
Newsmaker: Here’s why Brian Higgins left his cubicle and became a neighborhood developer
Columbus Business First, January 9, 2020
“With new people comes new economic power,” Higgins said of Columbus’ growth. “Striking the balance will be a challenge, but it’s one we’re up for – benefitting from the growth but preserving…
New apartments fueling Near East Side revival
Columbus Dispatch, November 13, 2019
A new South African restaurant is being planned for Columbus’ King-Lincoln area, another sign that people are willing to invest in the neighborhood as new apartments go up nearby. Brad Ransier already lives in the King-Lincoln District on Columbus’ Near East Side.
Columbus hires firm for analysis of East Dublin-Granville Road
ThisWeek News, October 21, 2019
A local agency is casting a sharper eye on East Dublin-Granville Road in hopes it can attract more development. Arch City Development was given a contract for $50,000 from the city of Columbus for a real-estate…
Apartment building planned for E. Broad Street
Columbus Dispatch, September 3, 2019
A Columbus developer has proposed a 67-unit apartment building on E. Broad Street, just east of Downtown. Arch City Development is seeking to build the four-story building at 750 E. Broad, on the northeast corner of E. Broad and Hamilton Avenue.
Affordable housing project pitched for Near East Side
Columbus Business First, September 3, 2019
Brian Higgins and Arch City Development has proposed a four-story residential complex at 750 E. Broad St., what is today a medical office building about a block away from the I-71 corridor and the eastern edge of downtown. A street corner just east of downtown could be home to…
Apartments Proposed for East Broad Street
ColumbusUnderground.com, August 30, 2019
A new proposal calls for a four-story, 67-unit apartment building at 750 E. Broad St., just east of Downtown. The Near East Side Area Commission will get its first chance to weigh in on the project on September 17. Local firm Arch City Development is behind the proposed building…
Columbus to study ways to boost the economic vitality of Route 161 corridor
The Columbus Dispatch, July 27, 2019
Columbus city officials are taking a closer look at the Northland area in an effort to attract more businesses and customers to boost the neighborhood’s economy. The city Council voted Monday to enter into a contract with Arch City Development…
Community Grounds on Parsons Avenue is percolating with purpose
This Week News, May 21, 2019
Community Grounds Coffee & Meeting House coffee shop’s mission, obviously, is to serve a high-quality cup of joe — but it also serves as a community gathering place and helps raise money for local charities.
South Side neighborhoods love development, hate related parking issues
The Columbus Dispatch, April 8, 2019
A developer came to the Columbus South Side Area Commission in March with a proposal to build a restaurant and bar — perhaps a brewpub — and a five-unit, three-story apartment building on the site…
Planned apartments will be affordable, close to workplaces, developers say
The Columbus Dispatch, February 20, 2019
Two affordable-housing developers are teaming up on a Far West Side project that would create 116 apartments geared toward people working at nearby warehouses, retail centers and similar workplaces.
CBF Morning Run: How to host Airbnb like a rock star, singing a terrible…
Columbus Business First, November 16, 2018
Another great idea I had is to let our Airbnb guests interact with all the animals on the property – kind of like a working farm or dude ranch out West. But in this case, the animals are two cats – Bob and Jerry – and the “work” really is…
Tour the new affordable apartments opening in Franklinton – PHOTOS
Columbus Business First, November 15, 2018
The latest addition to Franklinton certainly stands out. With its bright orange paint accents and angled rooftops, the 45-unit Out of Town complex at at Town Street and Mead Alley is a looker on a block in Franklinton that has…
Franklinton apartments offer half at lower rent
The Columbus Dispatch, November 13, 2018
Rent on half the one-bedroom apartments in new Out of Town complex in Franklinton will be reduced for five years. Nestled in the heart of Franklinton, Out of Town apartments has welcomed its first residents, offering an alternative to the area’s rising housing costs.
Along Parsons Avenue, an experiment in inclusive development…
Columbus Business First, November 9, 2018
Development has percolated along many of the major avenues in Columbus, but fewer big projects have come to the south side’s main corridors. Instead, change there has been driven largely by groups of local business owners…
Parsons Avenue corridor: Landscape architects invest…
This Week News, September 5, 2018
Noah Mabry and Singleton Hicks are the latest businessmen to take interest in the Parsons Avenue corridor Their new landscape-architect firm, Foreground Studios, is a bit south of the core of the strip’s busy revival area.
Landscape design group plans new HQ on the south side
Columbus Business First, September 14, 2018
A landscape design company is planning a new office building on the Parsons Avenue corridor. Foreground Studios is looking at two city land-bank lots at 1632-1638 Parsons Ave. for a new office. Principals Noah Mabry and Singleton Hicks…
Group says land banks are boosting local economy
The Columbus Dispatch, April 1, 2018
The Columbus and Franklin County land banks have demolished scores of houses in the years after the housing crisis that erupted a decade ago. And, according to a recent report, the work they’ve done has generated $180 million in economic activity.
Extended hours will help Parsons Avenue food pantry serve more people
The Columbus Dispatch, March 8, 2018
A new South Side food pantry that opened Thursday is part of a pilot program that local officials and advocates will be monitoring closely. The All People’s Fresh Market at 945 Parsons Ave. will be open 28 hours a week from Tuesday through Saturday.
Bar with deep history changes hands, will get fresh look
This Week News, March 5, 2018
The new owner of Hank & Tom’s Chatter Box Bar said he will put a fresh coat of paint on the interior and spruce up things a bit, but wants to maintain the heritage of the south Columbus tavern. “I have a lot of work to do,” said Ron Dezalovski…
As Franklinton grows, will affordable housing shrink?
The Columbus Dispatch, January 28, 2018
Franklinton developments continue to rise. The latest: Arch City Development’s $4 million project with Metropolitan Holdings on West Town Street, where workers were busy framing the buildings last week. The project — 36 one-bedroom and nine two-bedroom apartments…
City investing in design work for Franklinton apartments
Columbus Business First, September 18, 2017
A 45-unit apartment project going up in east Franklinton is getting a boost from the city. Legislation before Columbus City Council Monday would authorize the Department of Development to provide a $135,730 grant for ongoing design and engineering services for Out of Town…
Former Parsons Drive-Through Will Soon Serve up Fresh Produce…
ColumbusUnderground.com, June 23, 2017
Work is scheduled to start soon on the conversion of a former beer and wine drive-through on Parsons Avenue into the new location for the Church for All People’s Fresh Market. The Parsons Avenue Redevelopment Corporation (PARC)…
Brewpub nixed in plan for Italian Village townhomes
Columbus Business First, June 16, 2017
A Columbus developer is moving forward with a plan for townhomes in Italian Village, albeit without a brewpub anchoring the site. Arch City Development LLC plans to build 11 town homes in an L shape at the southwest corner of Fourth Street and Fifth Avenue.
Prairie Township: Three lots crucial to revitalization plans
This Week News, May 4, 2017
The vacant lots outside Prairie Township’s government building are unsightly, filled with heaps of stones, tall patches of uncut grass and dandelions. Most people likely pay little attention to the nearly 1.5 acres, which have sat vacant since the 1980s. But township Administrator…
The South Side is evolving
Columbus Neighborhoods, March 30, 2017
…especially near Livingston and Parsons avenues, where Nationwide Children’s Hospital is expanding. We asked Mark Ferenchik, who writes about neighborhoods for The Columbus Dispatch, to talk about the changes with Brian Higgins of the Parsons Avenue Redevelopment Corp.
Prairie Township hopes it’s poised for growth
The Columbus Dispatch, May 1, 2017
The vacant lots outside Prairie Township’s government building are unsightly, filled with heaps of stones, tall patches of uncut grass and dandelions. Most people likely pay little attention to the nearly 1 1/2 acres, which have sat vacant since the 1980s. But township Administrator…
Parsons revitalization: Produce market expansion planned
This Week News, April 24, 2017
Fresh fruits and vegetables have become popular on Parsons Avenue, prompting a community market to relocate to a bigger storefront across the street. Community Development for All People, a nonprofit organization that serves the needy…
Neighborhood food market replacing Parsons Avenue drive-through
Columbus Business First, April 21, 2017
A beer-and-wine drive-through is giving way to a low-income fresh foods market on Parsons Avenue, another incremental improvement to a corridor seen as key to revitalizing the city’s south side. Fresh Market will replace…
Prairie Township seeking developer for vacant West Broad…
Columbus Business First, March 29, 2017
The Prairie Township Community Improvement Corp. is requesting development proposals for a 1.46-acre property involving three parcels at the corner of West Broad Street and Pasadena Avenue. Vacant land fronting West…
$500M Scioto Peninsula plan has early Franklinton investor touting critical mass
Columbus Business First, February 10, 2017
With Friday’s announcement that a master developer is being sought to lead a $500 million project on city-owned land, investors are hopeful critical mass will create the next popular destination.
Developers snapping up Franklinton parcels as boom heats up
Columbus Business First, March 17, 2017
On the Scioto River peninsula between Route 315 and the COSI museum, real estate developers have been strategically snapping up land like the board game Risk, mapping their next long-term play in an area…
East Franklinton to get more apartments after sale of city-owned land
Columbus Business First, November 11, 2016
Metropolitan Holdings and Arch City Development are planning 45 affordable rental units in a pair of three-story buildings at Town Street and Mead Alley in Franklinton. More apartments are planned for the developing…
Donatos founder set to speak at reinvestment forum tonight
This Week News, October 18, 2016
Jim Grote, founder of Donatos Pizza, will be the featured speaker at a public forum tonight on the continued reinvestment of Parsons Avenue. The discussion, led by the Parsons Avenue Redevelopment Corp., will take place from 5:30…
Historic Bryden Road Building Bought, Apartments Planned
ColumbusUnderground.com, February 4, 2015
Another historic Olde Towne East building has been purchased by an owner with preservation and renovation in mind. A prominent three-story building at 738 Bryden Road – which has sat empty for years and…
A look at Parsons Avenue
The Columbus Dispatch, May 14, 2015
The Parsons Avenue Redevelopment Corp. put together the tour for more than 50 people, many of whom hadn’t seen some of the changes that boosters hope will ultimately make the area more attractive for businesses. So the members of the group visited Nationwide Children’s Hospital which completed…
Zoning board OKs controversial Olde Towne East apartments
The Columbus Dispatch, March 22, 2014
Brian Higgins, a Columbus developer, said he just wants to put up a modern building that would diversify Olde Towne East’s housing options. Ann Heffernan, who has lived for 30 years in a house adjacent to the abandoned lot…
Zoning board tables Olde Towne East apartment proposal
The Columbus Dispatch, February 27, 2014
An empty lot laced with arsenic and oil has become a sticking point for Olde Towne East residents
with competing visions for their neighborhood. On Tuesday night, the city Board of Zoning Adjustment tabled an application seeking eight variances…
Olde Towne East prime for housing upgrade
Columbus Business First, February 7, 2014
A joint venture of three developers hopes to build 40 market-rate apartments on a
vacant South Parsons Avenue site north of Bryden Road in Columbus. Brexton LLC, Woods Development Group and Arch City Development have asked…
40 apartments planned for vacant Olde Towne East lot
Columbus Business First, February 5, 2014
A residential project may rise from the ashes of a former warehouse on Parsons Avenue in the Olde
Towne East neighborhood. Columbus developers Brexton LLC, Woods Development Group and Arch City Development are banding
together…
Out-of-state landlords blamed by some for King-Lincoln’s slow progress
The Columbus Dispatch, February 4, 2014
Residents of the King-Lincoln neighborhood say out-of-state property owners buy properties for a song, put little into them and either rent them as is or let them sit vacant. And those properties in need of repair…
Forty-Unit Apartment Development Proposed for Olde Towne East
ColumbusUnderground.com, January 31, 2014
A 40-unit, three-building apartment development has been proposed for a long-vacant lot at 122 Parsons Avenue. The project, which is being developed jointly by Woods Development Group, Brexton, and Arch City Development…
Arch City Development quarterbacking projects as one-man consulting firm
Columbus Business First, August 3, 2012
Brian Higgins is helping to find funding to turn a vacant building at 937 W. Broad St. into a restaurant and residences. The building at West Broad Street and Hawkes Avenue in Columbus is dilapidated and empty.
Healthy influence
The Columbus Dispatch, June 3, 2012
When a major employer does well, the community around it naturally benefits – especially when, as with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, that institution also does so much good for children and families from central Ohio and around the world. This month will mark another…
Columbus Business First Forty Under 40: Brian Higgins
Columbus Business First, May 25, 2012
Brian Higgins, 39, is principal at Arch City Development LLC. Why this profession: I always thought Columbus would be a temporary stop – four years at Ohio State, then back to Pittsburgh. When I graduated, I found…
Business First announces 2012 Forty Under 40 honorees
Columbus Business First, April 5, 2012
Columbus Business First will fete the latest Forty Under 40 class May 23 at Hollywood Casino Columbus. Columbus Business First has chosen its 20th class of Central Ohio young professionals in its annual Forty Under 40 program.
Two-Way, or Not Two-Way
ColumbusUnderground.com, February 20, 2012
Like many cities, Downtown Columbus is full of one-way streets. Traffic engineers of the mid-twentieth century utilized them as a way of moving as many automobiles as quickly as possible through what were previously congested urban areas. Today one could argue that one-way…
More business and higher profiles in Linden’s future
Columbus Business First, January 5, 2006
The intersection of Cleveland and 11th avenues was a historic hub of activity for nearly a century. It had easy access to major highways, thriving local businesses and was a gateway to the Linden community. But as local industry faded…
Downtown has lots to offer besides short commute
The Columbus Dispatch, October 9, 2000
Everyone expects Miranova residents to live swanky downtown lives, but others in the business district live just as richly. These urbanites know firsthand Columbus’ undiscovered treasures: its topiaries and bike paths, its free library videos…
Downtown arena issue is roaring into focus
The Columbus Dispatch, April 19, 1997
Many of the opponents of Issue 1 are people who pride themselves on their commitment to social justice. Yet, as they argue against the merits of a Downtown stadium and arena, they continually avoid discussing the social…