COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — The opening of Starling Yard continues to address the affordable housing need in Central Ohio. The new complex, which revitalizes the former Starling Middle School and adds two new buildings, offers 97 affordable units with rents ranging from $401 to $1,300 a month.
For Kimyatta Smith, a resident and former student of Starling Middle School, the move is deeply personal.
“Tears, my struggles are over, tears, that’s what it was, peace, calm,” said an emotional Smith, who works two jobs to make ends meet. She described her journey to stable housing as “essential,” having experienced homelessness and hardship in the past…