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Council approves University District mixed-use redevelopment with brick condition

5477168 · July 24, 2025
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Summary

On July 24, the Columbus City Council approved a conditional permit for a two-building mixed-use project in the University District, requiring additional brick on the south elevation between the second and sixth floors.

On July 24, the Columbus City Council approved a conditional development application for a two-building redevelopment in the University District near Lane Avenue and High Street that includes student-oriented housing and street-level space for University Baptist Church.

The council’s approval requires the project team to extend masonry (brick) on the south elevation from the second through sixth floors as a condition of staff sign-off. City staff and commissioners discussed building massing, façade materials and pedestrian setbacks before the vote.

City staff’s presentation described the proposal as a coordinated redevelopment of two adjacent buildings that together create student housing and ground-floor institutional…

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