Projects Page admin August 9, 2021
Columbus Next Generation

Projects

Initiatives

Owner-Occupied Initiative

The Owner-Occupied Initiative is designed to help senior homeowners remain safely and stably housed by addressing housing code violations. Through a partnership with the City of Columbus Attorney’s Office and community organizations such as Columbus Next Generation Corporation, eligible low-income elderly residents may receive essential code violation repairs at no cost to the homeowner if they qualify. Participants are referred to the program through housing code violation cases connected to the City Attorney’s Office. To qualify, participants must:
 
    • Be 60 years of age or older
    • Own their home
    • Occupy the home as their primary residence
    • Meet program income eligibility requirements
The initiative is intended to preserve housing stability, improve living conditions, and help longtime residents remain in the communities they call home.

Real Estate Projects

677 Parsons Avenue

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Purchased 677 Parsons Avenue (formerly an adult bookstore) in 2018 and redeveloped it into a vegan restaurant in 2019.

New Poindexter village old Carl L. Brown site on Mt Vernon Ave.

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In 2014 the City of Columbus purchased the site after it had been closed for many years and deeded it over to Columbus NextGen for redevelopment of the site in 2015.  The site was sold to Columbus Metropolitan Housing in 2017 to complete the rebuilding of the new Poindexter Housing Development.  Pictured above is the former Carl L. Brown Grocery Store and the New Poindexter Village Development that took its place.

The Adelphi

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This historic location, once home to a funeral parlor and the inaugural African American-owned financial institution in the city known as Adelphi Savings and Loan, had remained vacant for years on East Long Street. NextGen acquired the Near East Side property in 2016, leading to its transformation by Borror into a mixed-use development featuring residential units and business storefronts. The complex reached completion in 2021.

 

Mulby Place

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Since 2017, Columbus NextGen has acquired more than two acres of property within the Linden community, specifically bordering Cleveland Avenue between Arlington Avenue and Briarwood Avenue. To facilitate the development of a 100-unit senior housing complex featuring mixed-use commercial elements and affordable residential space, several dilapidated buildings were removed. NextGen subsequently partnered with Homeport to bring this significant venture to fruition.

 

All People's Fresh Market

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In 2017, NextGen acquired a former drive-thru facility to collaborate with Community Development for All People. This partnership successfully transformed the property into a free fresh produce market, now providing nutritious food access to over 4,000 Franklin County residents every month.

 

Linden Fresh Market

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For the Linden Fresh Market project, NextGen partnered with the City of Columbus, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and several nonprofits to convert an abandoned corner store on Chittenden and Cleveland Avenues into a community market providing fresh food and pharmacy access.