"There are many more projects like this to come because of the growth of our region," Wilkos said. Meanwhile, the city is revamping its zoning code the base zoning code was adopted in the 1950s. He said his group will be talking with the residents who filed the suit to see whether they want to go forward with another appeal. "I felt we were on solid footing with our arguments," said Clark, a German Village resident. John Clark, a leader with Neighborhoods for Responsible Development, which supports the residents' appeal, said he is extremely disappointed with the judge's decision. The store was demolished in September, and the court order signed earlier this month noted Pizzuti had already spent $3 million in construction-related costs. In his order, Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Dan Hawkins cited case law that residents filing the appeal failed to obtain a stay, and construction had already started, which meant the appeal was moot. Pizzuti redesigned the project several times after a series of neighborhood meetings, including reducing the number of apartments from 330 to 262. They are expected to rent for between $1,100 and $3,000 a month. The residential units will be 80% one-bedroom and 20% two-bedroom. Hune said she just hoped the design would be better. We just want to make sure if the project is moving forward it's done with thoughtfulness with the surrounding neighbors, with the least impact on neighborhoods during the construction process," she said. "Beyond that, we’re caught in the middle of this. "Obviously we were disappointed in the decision," said Chris Hune, president of the German Village Society. Others were not happy with the judge's order. "There is not one neighborhood in the city of Columbus untouched by the growth of our city and the housing demand this growth has placed on neighborhoods." "Columbus just experienced the largest numerical population growth in our history," said Wilkos, a Census numbers cruncher who has studied demographic changes in Columbus for years and was formerly a researcher with The Columbus Foundation. The project at Whittier and Jaeger is a site that fits that definition," the Weinland Park resident said. "Where should this growth occur? You want this growth to happen in walkable neighborhoods on transit corridors. Michael Wilkos, a member of the group and the senior vice president of community impact for the United Way of Central Ohio, said Pizzuti's plan makes sense in a region that continues to grow. Others, including a group calling itself Neighbors for More Neighbors, billed as a "grass-roots, resident-driven advocacy group" named after one in Minneapolis, supports more housing development in Columbus and supports the Pizzuti project. The developer had gone back and forth with the Schumacher Place Civic Association and Columbus South Side Area Commission, and residents last year held "whale walks" in protest of the development's size. Many residents have opposed the plans for two years, saying the project's scale is too big for the neighborhood. History behind controversial Schumacher Place apartment project Messages were left by The Dispatch with a Pizzuti official. It was not immediately clear when Pizzuti would resume work at the fenced site. Work at the site has been stopped for months since the store was demolished in September, apparently while Pizzuti awaited the outcome of the lawsuit. Pizzuti plans to build a 4 1/2-story building with 262 residential units on the site. to continue construction of a controversial development on the site of a former Giant Eagle store in the Schumacher Place neighborhood next to German Village.įranklin County Common Pleas Judge Dan Hawkins ruled in favor of Pizzuti and Columbus City Council in dismissing an appeal by residents opposed to the council's decision to rezone the site at 280 E. A judge has cleared the way for Pizzuti Cos.
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