Columbus Metropolitan Club - UPdate on DOWNtown Housing
June 3, 2009
Columbus Metropolitan Club - UPdate on DOWNtown Housing
Description
Michael DeAscentis, Principle, Lifestyle Communities; Jeff Edwards, The Edwards Companies; Kyle Katz, The Katz Interests; Kevin Wood, M E Companies, co-founder Downtown Residents' Association of Columbus (DRAC); Moderator, Walker Evans, Founder, ColumbusUnderground.com Ever since Mayor Michael Coleman threw out the challenge to local developers to produce 10,000 units, building downtown housing has been all the rage. How's that working out for you? In some cases, great. Others, not so good. One project sells before units are finished and others languish on the realtor websites. So what is it that creates hot demand for some downtown housing and other units gather cobwebs? Let's find out from some of the leading developers of downtown housing.