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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Open Source: Madison grad plans Ashland condo community
Early stages of the project date back to February 2021 when Hunsinger Builders purchased the nearly 60-acre farmland property.
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Richland County Land Bank approves sale of Ocie Hill for affordable senior housing
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank board voted Wednesday to sell the site of the former Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center to an affordable housing developer for $300,000. The buyer, Wisconsin-based firm Volker, intends to construct affordable housing for seniors at 445 and 455 Bowman Street. The proposed facility would be an independent, senior housing complex […]
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Richland County Land Bank to sell Ocie Hill property to senior housing developer
MANSFIELD — A new affordable senior housing development could be on its way to the corner of Harker and Bowman streets. The Richland County Land Bank board voted unanimously Wednesday to pursue an agreement with Völker to sell two lots to the Wisconsin-based developer. The lots include 455 and 445 Bowman street, where the former Ocie […]
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Land Bank to host public meeting on future of Ocie Hill site
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank is inviting public comments about the redevelopment of the property formerly known as Ocie Hill, located at 455 Bowman St. Land Bank officials said they hope to gather input from community members regarding the proposed senior housing project before the Land Bank Board of Directors makes a decision on […]
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Walker Woods duplexes on Home Road receive approval on Phase One
MANSFIELD — Jerry Holden said the duplex development at the intersection of Home and Walker Lake roads will be catered to “active adults.”
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Mansfield Rising’s Ideas of March: Housing First for Mansfield
MANSFIELD — In 2023 alone there were 257 students in Mansfield City Schools experiencing housing insecurity. Mansfield has a poverty rate which is double the national average. For kids experiencing homelessness, there are not enough shelter beds or accessible affordable housing options to meet their needs. Often times, couch surfing is the only attainable solution […]
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200-plus single-family homes proposed for Ontario near Stowell Park
Planning commission members heard from Holden Agency CEO Jerry Holden and engineer Keith Amstutz Wednesday on a proposed planned unit development zone for the land near Stowell Park and Maple Ridge Villas.
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Ontario, Pioneer senior proposes ‘affordable housing act’ to Ontario Council
ONTARIO — Nicholas Wray, age 18, attended the March 5 Ontario council meeting to propose a “community revitalization and affordable housing act.”
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Land bank approves three more properties for Lead Ohio grant
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank board approved three more residences for a lead remediation program Friday. The land bank is in charge of overseeing Richland County’s Lead Safe Ohio Program, which is funded through the Ohio Department of Development. The Land Bank was allocated $1,358,000 last year for the program, which funds exterior […]