bexley apartments redevelopments
In December 2024, The Community Builders (TCB) submitted project applications for a split site redevelopment for two affordable housing complexes in Bexley at 420 N. Cassady Avenue and 2300 E. Livingston Avenue. The new multi-family complexes will add a combined 43 residential apartments, ranging in size from one-to three-bedrooms, and anticipated rents will accommodate households with a wide range of incomes. The plans for Cassady Avenue also incorporates 3,500 sq. ft. of first floor commercial space which the City plans to build out as a new senior center space.
At their March 2025 meetings, the Board of Zoning and Planning, Architectrual Review Board, and Tree and Public Garden Commission approved plans for the project. More information will be shared here as demolition and construction schedules become known.
In the meantime, questions may also be emailed to Building Director Matt Klinger or Administration and Development Director Megan Meyer.
Construction Timeline:
The exact timeline for demolition and construction of each site is still being determined.
In the meantime, TCB is moving forward with BUSTR remediation at 420 N. Cassady Avenue to remove underground storage tanks. This work is anticipated to last two weeks from October 6-21, with the Senior Center temporarily closing for safety reasons.
Please stay tuned for more information as it comes available.
420 N. Cassady Overview
Mixed-use building including for-rent housing units and a +/- 3,500 square foot commercial space; If approved, commercial space likely to be built out by the City of Bexley as a new senior center (replacing temporary +/- 1,900 square foot space on same site).
Proposed Use: 3,500 square feet of commercial and 16 apartment units
Proposed Stories: 3 stories
Parking Count: 24 off-street spots (plus 7 on-street)
2300 E. Livingston Overview
Multi-family residential building with a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units; Redesign incorporates wider set back from Livingston Avenue and other adjustments in line with the new Livingston Avenue design overlay requirements.
Proposed Use: 27 apartment units
Proposed Stories: 3 stories
Parking Count: 27 off-street spots
Redevelopment Proposal Background
In late 2020, TCB submitted zoning applications for mixed-income redevelopments, substaintially similar to what has been submitted as of December 2024. TCB sought zoning approval for the proposals, which was granted by the Board of Zoning and Planning (BZAP) by way of conditional use permits. In 2021, residents in the vicinity of the Livingston Avenue site appealed the BZAP's decision. City Council initially declined to hear the appeal out of concern that some council members had a conflict of interest, but after a Common Pleas judge determined their conflict of interest concerns were not relevant, Council heard the appeal and upheld BZAP's decision. The Council decision was then appealed to the Common Pleas Court, where it was reversed in a decision released in August of 2022.
The developer and the City of Bexley both separately appealed that decision, however, the Common Please Court decision was ultimately upheld by the 10th District Court of Appeals in September 2023, citing that the section of Bexley's zoning code that allowed for conditional use permits was ambiguous. View that decision here.
Because the 10th District Court of Appeals ruling called into question the wording of the City's zoning code, in early 2024, the City worked to correct that ambiguity by way of Ordinance 04-24 which was passed by Bexley City Council in May 2024. One goal of the ordinance was to address conditional uses (community-wide, not just along Livingston) to clarify residential conditional uses in commercial districts.
Since that time, TCB has hosted a series of public input meetings geared toward the general community, senior center users, and neighbors of the Livingston Avenue site before submitting new plan sets.
In early 2025, TCB submitted new plan sets for both sites. As of March, Board of Zoning and Planning, Architectural Review Board, and Tree and Public Gardens Commission have given all final approvals for the projects. Demolition and construction schedules are not yet known (as of April 2025).