NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMERCIAL
REVITALIZATION
DESIGN
neighborhood center 2023 -2024
COMMERCIAL INVENTORY WASHINGTON BLVD. TO CENTRAL AVE
FRANKLINTON NCR LEADER
Trent E Smith
trent@franklintonboardoftrade.com
614.746.0287
1091 W. Broad St. Columbus, OH 43222
NCR PROGRAM LEADER
Kasia Richey
KLRichey@columbus.gov
614.645.8172
The Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization Program (NCR), sponsored by the City of Columbus, historically consisted of matching grants for interior and exterior improvements to commercial properties in designated corridors. The program also historically consisted of competitive interest loan programs, technical assistance, capital improvements, and planning services available to tenants and business owners within the following eligible areas: Franklinton (W Broad St), Hilltop (W Broad St), East Main (E Main St), Parsons (Parsons Ave), KingLincoln (E Long St/Mt Vernon Ave), and Linden (Cleveland Ave).
This series of reports consist of collected data and on-site assessments of commercial properties in each corridor, serving as a planning resource to assist in strategically selecting sites and areas of targeted redevelopment to enhance the impact of collaborative and unified NCR development.
This document provides data for each commercial property within the Franklinton NCR corridor. The Franklinton NCR corridor consists of properties along W Broad Street from Central Avenue to the Scioto River. Several overall conclusions are illustrated by the graphs in the following pages. The Franklinton NCR corridor is predominantly comprised of Convenience Services. Of the commercial storefronts, 29% are vacant. As for the exterior condition of buildings, 39% were in good condition, followed by 31% in average condition.
This document inventories the current built condition of the corridor using a combination of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, City of Columbus, MORPC, The Franklin County Auditor, and Esri with on-site assessment. Data collected is represented by a series of maps, charts, and infographics highlighting property details, vacancy data, demographic trends, and commercial type. Property data, commercial typology, building condition, and vacancy rates utilize data of NCR eligible properties only, while data trends encompass the 20 minutes walkshed from the section of W. Broad Street part of the NCR corridor. Collected data is representative of conditions present at the time of the inventory and are subject to change.
In order to evaluate the condition of the built commercial environment, each commercial property was evaluated on three dimensions. These three dimensions were evaluated in-person for every corridor. The first is the existing building, which was judged at three levels: front facade, visible side facade(s), and window and door conditions. The second dimension is the condition of the site, including paving and landscaping in the front and side yards. The third is the condition of the signage. All levels were comparatively graded as excellent, good, average, or poor. Excellent building examples include COSI, Columbus Fire Fighter’s Museum, and Ohio Department of Rehab and Correction. Poor buildings included those requiring a substantial amount of rehabilitation to bring them up to a good standing.
Regarding site conditions, well-maintained sidewalks, paved entrances, parking lots, and landscaped areas were judged excellent. Parking lots with potholes and/or areas of overgrown vegetation, site debris, abandoned temporary structures, or refuse were deemed poor. Regarding signage, excellent signs were those newly installed or newly maintained (or changed), while “homemade” signs, not maintained or vacant copy signs were judged poor. Some addresses were part of or attached to other buildings and had only front facades. These were judged only on the merit of the front. Buildings directly adjacent to the pavement and have neither private paving nor landscaping were not assigned a value.
20 MIN WALKSHED
Franklinton Area Commission
The total population is a 6% annual change. Area Commission Population: 9,124
16,921
$55 K
The median income is years old and $47 k median disposable income
The median home value is
The median age is
37.4
9,082 1.73 18% 17% 71%
Living in total households, a 11% annual change. is the average households size is under 18 years old are living in nonfamily households is 65+ years old
$292 K 75 9% 32% 20% 61% 19%
The housing affordability index is The % of income for mortgage is housing ownership is owner occupied is renter occupied vacant and 53 wealth index # of housing units increased an average of
The # of businesses is
3,066
and a total of approximately
88,274
915
There are Serving and Travel time to worK: employees people are both living and employed within the 20-minute walkshed
17
2
12.73
The % of businesses by type is
commercial properties within the NCR boundary is the commercial vacancy of the NCR corridor
CONVENIENCE SERVICES RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS CONVENIENCE GOODS
ENTERTAINMENT and the remaining 6% are other uses
The building exterior condition improved from last assessment:
Notable improvements documented across 2022 to 2024 inventories
NEW BUSINESS
1205 W Broad Street
Notable construction documented across 2022 to 2024 inventories
NEW BUSINESS
455 W Broad Street
Sample from Central Ave. to West Park Ave. CONTRIBUTING NON-CONTRIBUTING
BUILDING FRONTAGE
VACANT
OCCUPIED RESIDENTIAL
PARKING LOT VACANT LOT GRASS/PERMEABLE
Sample from West Park Ave. to Dakota Ave.
BUILDING FRONTAGE
CONTRIBUTING NON-CONTRIBUTING
VACANT
OCCUPIED RESIDENTIAL
PARKING LOT VACANT LOT GRASS/PERMEABLE
Sample from Dakota Ave. to Souder Ave.
BUILDING FRONTAGE
CONTRIBUTING NON-CONTRIBUTING
VACANT
OCCUPIED RESIDENTIAL
PARKING LOT VACANT LOT GRASS/PERMEABLE
Sample from Souder Ave. to Skidmore St.
BUILDING FRONTAGE
CONTRIBUTING
NON-CONTRIBUTING
OCCUPIED
VACANT
RESIDENTIAL
PARKING LOT VACANT LOT GRASS/PERMEABLE
Sample from Skidmore St. to C&R Railroad
BUILDING FRONTAGE
CONTRIBUTING
NON-CONTRIBUTING
VACANT
OCCUPIED RESIDENTIAL
PARKING LOT VACANT LOT GRASS/PERMEABLE
Sample from C&R Railroad to Washington Blvd.
CONTRIBUTING
BUILDING FRONTAGE
NON-CONTRIBUTING
Page 3: Corridor Overview
• Parcel GIS layer provided by Franklin County Auditor
• Other GIS layers provided through City of Columbus Open Data Portal
• Walkshed calculated through ArcGIS Online
Page 4: Residents
• ArcGIS Business Analyst Demographic Profile
• ArcGIS Business Analyst Population Trends
Page 4: Housing
• ArcGIS Business Analyst Market Profile
• ArcGIS Business Analyst Population Trends
Page 5: Employment
• ArcGIS Business Analyst Business Summary
• ArcGIS Business Analyst Market Profile
• Census OnTheMap Inflow/Outflow Analysis
Page 5: Mobility
• ArcGIS Business Analyst Commute Profile
• MORPC Mid-Ohio Open Data Portal
Page 6: Commercial Corridor
• Parcel and building ArcGIS layers provided by Franklin County Auditor
• Corridor conditions assessed by Neighborhood Design Center through windshield survey
Page 7: Commercial Development
• Imagery provided through Google Images
• Corridor conditions assessed by Neighborhood Design Center through windshield survey
Page 9: Corridor Conditions
• Parcel and building ArcGIS layers provided by Franklin County Auditor
• Street ArcGIS layers provided through City of Columbus Open Data Portal
• Corridor conditions assessed by Neighborhood Design Center through windshield survey
Page 11: Building Analysis
• Parcel and building ArcGIS layers provided by Franklin County Auditor
• Street ArcGIS layers provided through City of Columbus Open Data Portal
• Corridor conditions assessed by Neighborhood Design Center through windshield survey
• Imagery provided through Google Earth