COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new apartment building Downtown will feature affordable units as some say the city is experiencing a housing crisis.
Columbus is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country and is trying to keep up with that growth through multiple projects, but it’s also dealing with a different yet related issue, affordable housing.
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“We’re grappling with supply and demand here,” Columbus City Councilmember Shayla Favor said. “We are growing at a rapid rate to the tune of around 40 folks a day and, unfortunately, we don’t have enough housing units.”
Carlie Boos, executive director at the Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio, called the city’s housing crisis “unprecedented.”
“We’ve never seen a pinch like this, not in central Ohio, not ever,” Boos said. “I think we’ve always been the kind of community that defines ourselves by our quality of life, where we’re a place where you can raise a family and you can start a business and you can create. And it’s getting harder and harder to do that.”