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Residents press council over alleged 'party hotel' on West 4th after repeated weekend disturbances

Columbus City Council — Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee · April 21, 2026
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Summary

Residents described recurring weekend parties, gunfire and predictable disturbances at a multi-unit property on West 4th that they say operates as a de facto hotel; staff said it holds multiple licenses and will meet the owner and consider enforcement, but said code gaps limit immediate revocation.

Multiple residents told the committee that a specific multi-unit property on West 4th is operating like a hotel and repeatedly draws large parties and police responses, sometimes including violence.

Christopher Schiller, who lives across the street in Harrison West, said the operator advertises large-capacity stays and that platform enforcement no longer lists the property because it was removed by the platforms; he said the operator runs a separate website and that the property draws predictable weekend crowds and serious incidents. "This property is so bad that Airbnb and Vrbo do not…

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