Strip centers · Ohio

195 E. Broad Street

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit builtColumbus, OH

Retrofitted to housing near urban core; peer-reinhabited sites nearby; housing market strong but no site-specific permit data. · summary, model-written

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 6 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 5,940 units, Franklin County census-bps · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: …residential housing to the urban core record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …residential housing to the urban core newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtWikipedia no source
Strategy	ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	residential housing to the urban corenewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Franklin County (OH), 2024	5,940 units in 5+ unit buildings, 169 in 2–4, 2,013 single-family; 2023: 5,113 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	6 within 10 km, 10 within 25 km: City Center (0.5 km); Northland (0.5 km); Columbus Bus Station (0.5 km); Trolley District (3.2 km); Indianola Park Shopping Center (4.5 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	67,133 jobs in 3,800 establishments; average annual pay $45,092; employment location quotient 0.86; employment -0.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	26,266 jobs; 131 in retail trade, 722 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 39049004002)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 33th income percentile as adults; 8.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (24 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 28.5%; median family income $138,519; 543 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Columbus City School District (PK-12); 8 public schools within 1 mile: Early College Academy; United Preparatory Academy East; South Columbus Preparatory Academy at German Village; Fort Hayes Career CenterNCES EDGE
Elevation	757 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	330 county-logged events: 159 thunderstorm wind, 83 hail, 51 flood, 26 flash flood; $2,543,050 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 43215, 2026-09	median list price $395,000 (-6.3% on the year); 126 active listings; median 81 days on market; 21% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	3,600 establishments (-1%); 65,828 jobs (+2%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $292,001 (+0% 1 yr, +23% 5 yr); typical rent $1,511/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	19,605 vehicles a day on N 3RD ST (principal arterial, 3 lanes); 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Converted to residential housing (status: built) after original use as WCOL radio station. Strategy: reinhabit.

Why. Peer sites like Trolley District (3km, built) and Indianola Park (4km, built) used same reinhabit strategy. Housing market strong: ZHVI $292k (23% 5-yr growth), 5,940 housing units permitted in Franklin County 2024.

Where it stands. Within 0.5km of City Center (built) and Northland (demolished). Traffic: 19,605 ADT on principal arterial (N 3RD ST).

For a planner

No site-specific permits listed
County growth rate (3.6%) cited but not verified in context

For a developer

Housing market validated by ZHVI/ZORI
Peer comparisons show similar reinhabitation success
No new construction permits for this site in record

What we do not know yet

Original radio station use details unknown
No specific timeline for conversion
County growth rate not in context data

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Similar sites

Indianola Park Shopping Center, Columbus, OH · Strip centers · same strategy: reinhabit; also in OH; 4 km away
Trolley District, Columbus, OH · Industrial sites · same strategy: reinhabit; also in OH; 3 km away
Portside Festival Marketplace, Toledo, OH · Malls · same strategy: reinhabit; also in OH
Community Center at Woodhill Homes Estates, Cleveland, OH · Other · same strategy: reinhabit; also in OH

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retrofit already built
county grew 3.6% 2018–23
housing in the record

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History and original facts

County	Franklin County
Census division	3 · East North Central
Notes	Draft from kephart.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: Two historic buildings that once housed WCOL were revitalized while introducing residential housing to the urban core.

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Sources

Transforming Retail into Residential Spaces - KEPHART
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195 E. Broad Street

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "195 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH." Record n-e6fa0d6a6f, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/oh/columbus-195-e-broad-street/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_columbus195ebroadstreet,
  title = {195 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/oh/columbus-195-e-broad-street/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-e6fa0d6a6f, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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