July 9th, 2025
Historic adaptive reuse is a big undertaking and transforming the 117-year-old Starling school building into modern apartments was no different. The revitalization of the long-vacant school building was the result of extensive research and careful design by the project’s architects, careful selection of materials to ensure complementing the building’s historic architectural components, and expert craftsmanship to complete the construction work needed to mold modern apartments into the existing building. Funding…
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held July 8, 2025, to celebrate Starling Yard, a stunning new 97-unit affordable housing community featuring the adaptive reuse of a long-vacant 1908 historic school, combined with two new construction buildings. Starling Yard is in the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus. The event was hosted by developer Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. and co-developer Franklinton Development Association (FDA). The celebration featured Mayor Andrew Ginther and Ohio Department of…
July 9, 2025 - Woda Cooper Companies, Inc.