Housing

Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin is a convert and it’s part of his overall housing plan for the city.

In August, the Ohio Department of Health told Kaleidoscope Youth Center in Columbus they would not get funding for this year. That money supported KYC's housing program.

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner and Ohio's two U.S. Senators, Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted, toured two Columbus locations on Friday. The three say the government should take less of a role in addressing the nationwide housing shortage.

A Texas-based student housing developer wants to demolish The Little Bar at 2195 N. High St. to make way for a 9-story apartment tower with more than 800 beds.

Columbus announced its next phase for the Zone-In plan, which seeks to modernize and update its zoning code and land-use policy to encourage development. This next set of parcels include more than 40% of the city, mainly in commercial and industrial areas.

On April 16, Mayor Andrew J. Ginther gave his “State of the City” address and formally announced the Division of Housing Stability, which will be part of the Department of Development.

Lead Architect at Red House Studio Chris Maurer is using construction and demolition waste to grow edible mushrooms, converting the waste material into bricks as durable as wood.

In 2024, the National Weather Service recorded more tornadoes in Ohio than ever before. Now, communities are reckoning with what that means for housing.

Last fall, Newark promised to create a diversion program from those charged with a misdemeanor crime for sleeping outside. Its HOME Court program is now in full swing.

Combined with the staggering 22% increase in homelessness in 2022, Franklin County is experiencing the largest cumulative increase in homelessness in the community’s history.