Architectural Review Board approves amended final plan for Cohatch River View Village with conditions, waivers

The Dublin Architectural Review Board on an unanimous vote approved an amended final development plan for Cohatch River View Village, a 0.86‑acre mixed‑use redevelopment in the city’s historic core that includes restored buildings, a new commercial building, expanded public plaza and a proposed pedestrian landing to a future park.

The project matters because it is a public–private redevelopment of a sensitive historic area: the plan includes restoration of existing houses on the west side of North Riverview Street, renovation and partial reuse of the “Red House” on the east side, a new multi‑story building, and public‑improvement commitments (storm, streetscape, lighting and paths) that the city and developer tied to a September 2023 development agreement.

Staff and consultants told the board the project has been the result of a multi‑year process that included concept, rezoning to Historic Core, preliminary approvals and public‑improvement design work. The approved amended final development plan (AFDP) resolves several items left from the final plan: the riverbank descent and terraced steps, the…