Affordable Housing

The Downtown Columbus Development Corporation has set ambitious goals for growth in Columbus. It wants to nearly quadruple the number of residents downtown, increase the workforce and create more green space and pedestrian-friendly ways to get around the area all by 2040.

The one-to-three-bedroom townhouses and flats will be reserved for people who make between 30% and 60% of the $55,000 median household income.

Columbus city officials met in Linden Monday morning to share their plans on spending the proposed $200 million affordable housing bond package if voters pass it this fall.

The City of Columbus is proposing a $1.5 billion bond issue on the November ballot that includes $200 million to expand affordable housing. It is four times more than what the city proposed in 2019.

Columbus city attorney Zach Klein said police have been called to Southpark Apartments over 800 times in the last year.

The city of Columbus is voting on an ordinance that will use taxes generated from a new hotel to create affordable housing.

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther announced Monday a new effort to build more affordable housing. It's called the Columbus Housing Strategy.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge made the announcement from a south Columbus residential construction site.

Homeless advocates say pandemic relief funds helped many stay afloat, but with that money gone, paying the rent will become a struggle again.

We’ll look at all sides of affordable housing, from how it’s defined, to solutions to overcome its challenges and how it can be better designed.