Brent Warren is a Reporter at Columbus Underground. He covers urban development, neighborhoods, and transit, with a focus on themes such as construction, real estate, and architecture. Brent's work has been featured in Columbus Underground.
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Brent Warren's reporting predominantly focuses on local urban development, housing, and city planning in Columbus, Ohio. His articles often highlight government announcements and press releases related to sustainability, business & industry as well.
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By: Brent Warren
A building long home to a campus staple would be demolished under a new plan to build a seven-story mixed-use development at the corner of Woodruff Avenue and High Street. The proposal, from Texas-based RPM Living, calls for a 228-unit apartment building with 866 beds, about 4,000 square feet of ground floor retail space, and […]
The City of Columbus is moving forward with repair work on the Olentangy Trail that will require sections of the greenway to temporarily close this fall and next spring. About half a mile of the trail near the OSU wetlands (officially known as the Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park) will be closed […]
Both Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy have talked about the need to bring down costs by increasing the supply of housing, but it’s been hard to find specifics about what either candidate would do as governor to make that happen. Columbus Underground reached out to the campaigns, asking for specific examples of actions they would […]
The renovation of two long-vacant buildings on Arcadia Avenue can move forward after the project was approved by the University Impact District Review Board last month. First proposed last spring, the plan for the site calls for turning it into a food destination, with multiple kitchens and seating areas both inside and outside the buildings. […]
A request to demolish a vacant building at 195 S. Washington Ave. has been submitted to the Downtown Commission for the second time. The new plan, though, calls for replacing the building with a small pocket park, not more surface parking. The commission denied the initial demolition request earlier this year, citing its guidelines, which […]
Residents and advocates voiced their concerns last night about the proposed demolition of the former Holy Family School in Franklinton, but an upcoming meeting could prove more significant in determining whether the plan actually moves forward as currently envisioned. The October 13 meeting of the Franklinton Area Commission featured several speakers, including Chris Hune of […]
By: Brent Warren
In the last month, the City of Columbus has issued several notices to the owner of the long-vacant Cooper Stadium site for code and zoning violations. Code issues include overgrown weeds on the site’s perimeter, graffiti, and a failure to properly secure certain buildings, while the zoning violations pertain to dumpsters placed without approval and […]
By: Brent Warren
Many of the largest donors to Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign for governor are Columbus-based developers, corporate leaders and Political Action Committees formed by local corporations. Jeff Edwards, CEO and President of the Edwards Companies, donated the maximum allowable amount to the campaign ($16,615.67) in 2025 and 2026, as did his wife, Lisa, according to a spreadsheet […]
Healthy Homes recently held an open house to celebrate the completion of a new four-unit development in North Linden. Beyond adding affordable housing for families – each unit has three bedrooms, nine-foot ceilings, a basement, and one-and-a-half baths – the team behind the project hopes that it can also serve as a template for adding […]
By: Brent Warren
A report funded by Columbus City Council offers a breakdown of all of the publicly-owned, tax-exempt land in the city and suggests several ways that the land could be used to help build more housing. Columbus could follow the lead of cities like Atlanta, where a Housing Strike Force was created in 2022 to bring […]
