Sterkel Heights will be targeted to residents earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income.
Housing
News on housing developments, affordability and efforts to address housing insecurity and shortages in Richland County and beyond.
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Meet Woda Cooper, the Columbus developer seeking to build 60+ housing units in Mansfield’s north end
A central Ohio company wants to build around 70 affordable housing units on more than 60 vacant lots owned by the land bank.
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Richland County Land Bank kicks off home repair assistance program
Two single mothers on the southeast side of Mansfield will get help with home repairs through a new Richland County Land Bank initiative.
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What’s next for former Ocie Hill site? Land Bank discusses next steps after project fails to secure funds
Richland County Land Bank Executive Director Amy Hamrick said she hasn’t given up on plans for an affordable senior housing complex on Mansfield’s north end.
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Land bank moves forward on scattered site affordable rentals
MANSFIELD — It’s been decades since specific pockets of Mansfield’s North End have experienced a new housing development. That may change with the construction of new rental housing units on 63 scattered sites throughout the city. The Richland County Land Bank board took the next step in that process during a special meeting on Friday. […]
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State denies tax credit for affordable senior housing at Ocie Hill, OKs Third Street project
Efforts to build affordable housing for seniors at the site of the former Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center hit a roadblock this week.
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Land bank to pursue scattered site development contracts with Columbus-based Woda Cooper
Editor’s note: This story has been edited to correct the misspelling of a last name. MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank board will likely vote next week on a tentative sales agreement to sell more than 70 residential lots across Mansfield to a Columbus-based affordable housing developer. The agreement would grant Woda Cooper Companies […]
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Developers vie for Mansfield’s share of federal low-income housing funds
Mansfield City Council heard proposals Tuesday from two developers hoping to bring more low income housing to the city.
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Affordable senior housing developer gets contingent deal with Richland County Land Bank
MANSFIELD — More senior housing, rental housing and affordable housing are all well-documented needs in Richland County. A Cleveland-based housing developer hopes to address all three with a three-story, 65-unit development on Third Street. Mark Ciepiel of CHN Housing Partners presented his company’s preliminary vision Wednesday during a meeting of the Richland County Land Bank. The […]
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Richland County Land Bank could receive $400k more Lead Safe funding from state
The Richland County Land Bank may receive more state money to help homeowners update properties and reduce lead exposure.