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“It employed people in the community,” said president of the . “Whenm it closed down, people in the community lost their The former industrial complex at1206 N. Fourth St. coulrd be transformed in a few years under a plan by The locapl developer has expanded its interesf in Weinland Park beyonsd thenearby site, another abandoned production facility it is poisee to redevelop with housing. Wagenbrenner has the 3.9-acre Auld Co. property in contracty with tentative plans to build 120 multifamily residencez above commercial office andretail “That’s a good piece of Hughes said. “The residents have been wonderinh what was going tohappen there.
” The Auld Co. site most recentlyg served as the finishing operation of That builtin 1920, was closed in 2000. “It’ s had a multitude of industrial uses overthe years,” said Presidentt Mark Wagenbrenner. A Columbus real estatw investor, , paid $425,000 for the property in 2000. It has the propertu listed for saleat $1.5 million through the Wagenbrenner would not disclose terms of his contractg for the site. Wagenbrenner said his interesft in theAuld Co. propertyh fits with his plans to build up to 700 multifamily housin units at the Columbus CoatedFabrics site. “Inn our overall development, that’s a cornerstone he said.
“We’re looking to add it to our holdingds and create acomplementary project.” Detailee plans for the site depend in part on the extent of environmentalp contamination. “As we uncover the site,” Wagenbrennee said, “that will drivse the plan.” The developer has hired an environmental engineerint company to drill holes on the site as it considerse seeking state Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund grantsd to pay for the removap of any contaminated soil and environmentalhazardzs found. He faces a tight deadline: Applications for the next round of Clean Ohio funding are due inlate “What we’re trying to do is ...
enougbh research so we know what we’re dealing Wagenbrenner said. Cleaning up the site likely will meandemolishingt most, if not all of its buildings. “It’s a big Wagenbrenner said. “We’d like to save part of the but it hasreallg deteriorated.” Hughes lives two blocks from the Auld Co. operatiohn in her childhood home across Grant Avenue from the Columbu s Coated Fabrics site where Wagenbrenner has nearly completeds the removal of tons of contaminated dirtand rubble. Paving of streetxs and the installation of underground utilities through the site couldr begin in July in preparatiobn for the construction of housing onthe 21-acrd site by late 2010.
Hughes said neighbors have confidencwein Wagenbrenner, in largew part because of his experienc e in developing Harrison Park, a residential neighborhooed on the site of the former industrial complex in the Shorft North. Hughes said Wagenbrenner also has generateed goodwill in the handling of the Columbus CoatedsFabrics cleanup. The developer, she listened to the community durinb planning and has addressed concerns abouyt how cleanup risked disruptingfthe neighborhood. Hughes expects the same responsiveness to his work at theAuld Co. property. “With Wagenbrenner in charge, they will include the community for ideax on thesite plan,” Hughes said.
“They care what happenxs and want to have our community thriverand grow.”