COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. It also continues to face an affordable housing crisis. As the city’s population rapidly rises, the need for affordable housing might be greater than ever before.
A new project backed by Nationwide Children’s Hospital is tackling that issue. Four brand new duplexes now sit on Reeb Avenue. They were unveiled last Monday, and all of the units have already been leased.
According to Nick Jones, vice president of community wellness at Nationwide Children’s, years ago, the hospital planned to turn the former South Side Learning and Development Center into affordable homes as part of the hospital’s Healthy Homes initiative.
“This just allows more families to be able to make the choice on where they want to live and not have that choice be made for them,” Jones said.
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The $2.35 million project was made possible through City of Columbus grant funding, the South Side Renaissance Fund, and private funding.