Grandview

By medwards on February 2, 2011

From USA Today.
A record 1 in 9 U.S. homes are vacant, a glut created by the housing boom and subsequent collapse.
“The numbers are further documentation of the gravity of the housing problem,” says Nicolas Retsinas, head of Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. “This inventory is delaying any kind of housing recovery.”
The surge in [...]

By amurphy on December 14, 2010

Freddie Mac analysts point to five features that they believe will likely characterize the 2011 housing and mortgage markets:

By medwards on September 19, 2010

The city of Upper Arlington has taken the first step to tie Zollinger Road in with Ackerman Road to the east.
Council members voted Sept. 13 to apply for $4.3-million in federal road improvement and traffic mitigation grants through the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission to connect the two roads between North Star and Kenny Roads, according [...]

By medwards on September 19, 2010

Sidewalk cafes, edgy boutiques and independent shops mix with chain stores and fast-food restaurants in the Fifth by Northwest neighborhood.
But plans for continued commercial growth in the neighborhood just north of Grandview Heights mobilized residents to organize an area commission, whose development plan was approved by the Columbus City Council last week.
“Developers have had free [...]

By medwards on September 4, 2010

Nationwide Realty Investors CEO Brian Ellis addresses the crowd Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the grand opening of Grandview Yard.
After a tour for public officials in the morning and an open house for the public in the evening, many residents and local leaders left the Grandview Yard development last Wednesday, Sept. 1, impressed with the transformation.
Around [...]