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    180-Unit Building Proposed for Densifying Corridor in Fifth by Northwest

    A proposal to build a five-story, 180-unit mixed-use development in Fifth by Northwest will be heard by the Columbus Development Commission this afternoon.

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    The project would require the demolition of three single-story buildings, located at 1138-1156 Chambers Rd. The buildings sit just to the east of Meister’s Bar, which is not a part of the development and will remain.

    The new building would have a 2,000-square-foot restaurant space on the first floor and a two-level parking garage with space for 290 cars, according to zoning documents submitted to the city.

    Preferred Living is the developer, a company that has been very active in the immediate area – directly across the street from the proposed building, the five-story Essex apartment building was recently completed and is now leasing, while the five-story Fairfax building, at 1550 Kenny Road, is listed as “coming soon” on Preferred Living’s website.

    Other developers have also found the Chambers Road corridor attractive for new multifamily projects. Avenue Partners’ Steel House, a four-story, 113-unit apartment building, opened at 1211 Chambers Rd. several years ago, and Metropolitan Holdings developed the 168-unit Grandview Village Apartments complex, which occupies land south of Chambers, between the Kroger store and North Star Road.

    Fifth by Northwest, a Columbus neighborhood bordered by Grandview Heights to the south, Upper Arlington to the west, and OSU’s west campus to the north, has seen lots of development activity in recent years.

    For more information on the Development Commission, see www.columbus.gov.

    All photos by Brent Warren.

    A drawing of the proposed building, from zoning documents – by Advanced Civil Design Engineers.
    The Essex, a recently-opened apartment building developed by Preferred Living, sits across the street from the proposed project.
    Steel House apartments, with the Essex visible down the street.
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    Brent Warren
    Brent Warrenhttps://columbusunderground.com/author/brent-warren
    Brent Warren is a staff reporter for Columbus Underground covering urban development, transportation, city planning, neighborhoods, and other related topics. He grew up in Grandview Heights, lives in the University District and studied City and Regional Planning at OSU.
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