Photo provided An artist’s rendition of the Rubicon project, a planned five-story, 120-unit apartment building.
City officials on Tuesday accepted additional right-of-way associated with a planned mixed-use development at 11th and Washington streets.
Columbus Board of Public Works and Safety members accepted right-of-way along Jackson Street as part of Rubicon Development’s five-story, 120-unit, mixed-used development, referred to in city documents at Ten20 North.
The right-of-way dedication was required as part of the approval the plan commission gave regarding the project in June 2024.
The Ten20 North Administrative plat, reviewed by the planning department, consolidates three existing lots between Jackson and Washington streets, just south of 11th Street, including 921 Jackson St. and 1008 and 1020 Washington streets.
Rubicon gained ownership of the three parcels from Sprague Rentals LLC on July 11, according to online property records.
According to site plans, the development would include a ground floor with 61,000 square feet for parking, 2,700 square feet of entry space and 2,600 square feet for office/commercial space. It will also have a 143-space parking garage.
Floors two through five will be 32,000 square feet each for residential space, including eight three-bedroom units, 40 two-bedroom units, 48 one-bedroom units and 24 studio units.
Studio units start at $1,320 per month, one-bedroom units at $1,435 per month, two-bedrooms up to $2,167 per month and three-bedroom units up to $2,376 per month, Rubicon representatives said previously, with 10% of the units considered “workforce” units at a 20% rent reduction.
The project received $6.4 million in tax-increment-financing (TIF) dollars in the form of a forgivable loan the redevelopment commission provided to the developer to make the financing of the $30.9 million project work, according to city officials.
Columbus City Council members earlier this year voted against creating a new TIF district as part of the project agreement, which meant redevelopment will recoup just over $2.4 million of that $6.4 million for other purposes, with the remainder of the $4 million returning to the tax base.
Before construction can start, the developer must record the plat approved by the board of works with the county’s recorders office. The planning department will in turn issue a zoning compliance certificate. Then, county technical enforcement must issue a building permit before construction can begin, according to Planning Director Jeff Bergman.
Rubicon had previously presented plans for a potential restaurant at 1034 Washington St., the former Joe Willy’s site, as late as June 2024 during the site development plan approval process, but were asked to remove that material by planning department staff because it wasn’t part of the mixed-use development.
Bergman also said that Rubicon has not yet submitted an application to his department regarding the former Joe Willy’s property, also known as the Overstreet Home.
The parcel at 1034 Washington St. is currently owned by the Columbus Capital Foundation. It was purchased in 2023 for $412,500, according to the county GIS system.
