$50 Million Mixed-Use Development Planned for Whitehall

via Continental Real Estate

For a widely-used stretch of East Broad in Whitehall, a $50 million development plan is in the works to bring in retail, restaurants, offices and residencies via one-to-three story buildings, according to plans given to the city.

Columbus is working with Continental Real Estate Cos. to lead the enormous project, redeveloping an area many believe to be crime-ridden. The Commons at Royal Landing apartment complex was purchased nearly nine months ago in the first steps of this process.

“Whitehall is a burgeoning community that significantly benefits from its location within I-270 and its proximity to both the John Glenn (Columbus International) Airport and downtown Columbus,” Continental Chairman Frank Kass said in a press release. “With forward thinking city leadership, Whitehall is poised to become the next great redevelopment story and we’re pleased to partner with them to serve the needs of a growing office and residential population.”

The city considers this a “critical city entry point” via on-ramps, off-ramps and highways, as well as using East Broad to venture deeper into downtown.

“As a community, we are laser-focused on economic development and attracting as residents young professionals and empty nesters who are working in the city,” Mayor Kim Maggard said in the release. “Continental Real Estate Development has decades of experience creating high quality projects that withstand the test of time in Central Ohio and beyond. We are looking forward to reimagining this important area with them to attract even more jobs, amenities and residents.”

There will be a tax increment financing district that will help the $4.7 million acquisition of old housing complex. The East Broad Street/Hamilton Road intersection is looking to cost 7.2 million according to the release.

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