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Columbus Approves 300-Unit Grandview Crossing Expansion on Dublin Road
Read the full articleThe council variance allows four four-story apartment buildings, a clubhouse and reduced parking on 6.14 acres at 966 Dublin Road.
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Council passed Ordinance 2588-2026 on Sept. 28, 2026, followed by the acting mayor's signature on Oct. 1 and formal attestation by the city clerk on Oct. 2.
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09/28/2026Zoning Committee
The approved measure, filed under application CV26-050, grants several code variances across the site, which consists of portions of three undeveloped parcels in Manufacturing (M) and Commercial Planned Development (CPD) zoning districts according to city legislative records.
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The 6.1± acre site consists of portions of three undeveloped parcels in the M, Manufacturing District and CPD, Commercial Planned Development District.
The variance authorizes multi-family residential construction, raises allowable building heights from 35 feet to 60 feet, and lowers required parking from 450 spaces to 347 spaces—or approximately 1.16 spaces per apartment compared to the standard requirement of 1.5 per unit.
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The request includes variances to increase the allowable building height from 35 feet to 60 feet, allowing four story apartment buildings, a reduction in parking from 450 required spaces to 347 spaces
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The variance authorizes multi-family residential construction, raises allowable building heights from 35 feet to 60 feet, and lowers required parking from 450 spaces to 347 spaces—or approximately 1.16 spaces per apartment compared to the standard requirement of 1.5 per unit.
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WHEREAS, Section 3312.49(C), Required parking, requires 1.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit for a total of 450 parking spaces for 300 dwelling units, while the applicant proposes a total of 347 parking spaces; and
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The ordinance also amends the binding CPD plan originally approved under Ordinance 1996-2021 to accommodate residential construction and parking on the commercial planned tract.
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2). Section 3361.07, Affect of Development Plan (Ordinance 1996-2021, Z21-021, to permit the southwest corner of apartment building 01 to be located in the CPD and to permit parking on the north side of the apartment building to be located in the CPD.
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Ferris and Associates and submitted on Aug. 27, 2026, the community will feature four four-story residential buildings.
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SECTION 3. That this ordinance is further conditioned on the subject site being developed in general conformance with the site plans titled, "ZONING PLAN SHEETS 1 & 2" both dated August 27, 2026, and signed by David B. Perry, Agent for the Applicant, and Robert Castor, Attorney for the Applicant.
Thrive must obtain full site engineering approvals and municipal building permits before groundbreaking and construction can begin.
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SECTION 34. That this ordinance is further conditioned upon the applicant obtaining all applicable permits and a Certificate of Occupancy for the proposed development.
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The 6.14-acre site incorporates surplus property previously belonging to the Franklin County Engineer's Office facility, combined with parcels held by Thrive affiliate 810 Grandview LLC.
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being part of a 7.005 acre tract as conveyed to The Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County, Ohio in Deed Book 1176, Page 90, being part of a 5.195 acre tract as conveyed to 810 Grandview LLC
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City legislative records note that Alyssa Saltzman is the assigned municipal city planner administering the review, rather than a developer representative.
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Contact Name/No.: Alyssa Saltzman; 614-645-9625