Ohio EPA will hold a public hearing Wednesday on a wetland permit tied to a proposed $1B Google data center in Franklin Furnace. Locals have raised urgent concerns about wetlands and river impacts.

Multiple seven-figure closings in April pushed Central Ohio's luxury market higher, led by a Bexley sale near $3.2M and several suburban estates above $2.5M.

The Shumaker, a century‑old Essex factory at 219 N. Columbus St., has reopened after a $24M conversion into 60 apartments, short‑term rentals and ground‑floor commercial space. Leasing is now rolling out this spring.

Clark County will host a May 21 public meeting at Kenton Ridge HS to review a proposed TIF for the 159‑home Liberty Place subdivision.

Fyda Freightliner appears to have paid $5.69M for a 32,940‑sqft Obetz warehouse at 3960 Groveport Rd that could become an expanded truck sales and service hub near Rickenbacker.

A scheduling mix-up between a contractor and a state agency pushed demolition for the $54M Opportunity Pointe affordable-housing project in Columbus to May 6. The pause delays plans to clear the block for workforce and student units near Columbus State.

Columbus-based Rockford Homes plans about 740 units across three Dayton-area developments, including subdivisions in Huber Heights and Beavercreek.

Woda Cooper cut the ribbon on Granville Woods Lofts on Columbus’s East Side — a roughly $21M, two‑phase project that adds about 118 mixed‑income apartments. The build pairs affordable units with street‑level retail and community space.

Amgen is expanding its New Albany manufacturing campus with a second building, solar arrays and low‑emission systems as it pushes toward company carbon goals. The project blends large‑scale production with a range of green technologies.

New BEA data show Greene, Warren and Butler counties posted some of Ohio’s strongest GDP gains in 2024, with defense spending and big developments helping drive growth.

VanTrust says its 300,400‑SF New Albany 300 is fully leased ahead of June delivery, and the developer is already moving forward with New Albany 302 and BoltonTwo across Central Ohio.

Habitat for Humanity–MidOhio is launching 14 affordable townhomes in the Devon Triangle, marking its first multifamily build in Columbus. The city is backing the pilot with bond funds as organizers test gentle-density homeownership.

Columbus City Council approved a final $2 million payment to finish the Gravity Greenhouse phase in Franklinton, closing the city's financial role as the project nears completion.