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    Construction on New Boys & Girls Club in Milo-Grogan to Start Soon

    Construction is set to begin next month on a new Boys & Girls Club at 1012 Cleveland Ave. in Milo-Grogan.

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    Demolition of the building that has served as the club’s home base for 65 years got started earlier this week.

    The Champion Companies, a local development and property management firm, is managing the permitting, design and engineering for the new building, while also taking the lead on fundraising.

    About $10 million has been raised so far, including a lead gift of $2.5 million from Champion. A group of partners that includes the Nationwide Foundation, HCS Foundation, club alumni Jordan Miller and others, has set a goal of raising an additional $3 million to support the project.

    “This project really is the epitome of what can happen when business and community leaders come together — even in the toughest of times,” Brian Yeager, president and CEO of The Champion Companies, said in a statement. “Undertaking this project during COVID-19 and its economic turmoil is a shining example of the ‘Columbus Way.’” 

    In addition to serving as a traditional club for neighborhood children, the new 24,160-square-foot building will also serve as the headquarters for Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Ohio.

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    Work is scheduled to start soon on the new building, rendering by Berardi Partners.
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    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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