Network Restoration II –1326 Indianola Ave. Columbus, OH 43201
Network Restoration II on 1326 Indianola Ave is an affordable housing unit. It is an apartment like complex with 10 housing units. The overall structure of the building looks to be in great condition and safe to house people. The building is made out of bricks which match the building on its side of the road but the complex does not match the homes on the opposite side of the street. The height of the complex stays consistent with the other homes in the area. A problem that we saw was that the building is built in a different direction then all the other homes that share the street with this housing unit. The complex is surrounded by mostly other apartment complexes with the exception of a few small homes across the street. This building is definitely not attractive but it is also not the ugliest affordable housing unit that we have seen. The side of the complex on Indianola is very well kept. No trash is visible on the facility from the street and the grass and bushes are cut and well maintained. The side of the complex on Frances Pl trash can be seen on the street and around the garbage cans but nothing that any apartment complex would have. One problem we found was the parking situation. There are only two parking spots directly on the plot of land. Many of the people living in these units are either forced to park on the street in front of the complex or further down Frances in a larger parking lot. The area around the complex is mostly residential with commercial buildings scattered around the area.
When reviewing the crime history in the area of this affordable housing unit we found that no crimes were committed within 500 feet on the complex. When using the 1000 foot buffer we see two thefts, one vehicle theft and one robbery. When the buffer is increased to .25 miles we see three more thefts and a home burglary. When using the density map within the .5 mile buffer we found that most of the crimes in the area were around N High Street, which is around three blocks from the unit. The area to the east of the complex only has one crime which is a vehicle theft. The area in the immediate area looks to be safe and free of any major criminal activity which many people would think is not the case. When viewing the property values of surrounding area we concluded that there is no significant price increase or decrease the further you went away from the property. This is because the value of the properties in this area are all mostly the same and because the housing unit is in good condition there would be no reason why there would be a change in property value. Near the housing unit there is an Elementary school that is within walking distance. This school received a three out of 10 rating.
CHN University District – 1535 W 3rd Ave. Columbus, OH 43212
1535 W 3rd Ave. is a condo building for the housing around the arena district. It matches the surrounding area in that every building is brick and has the white pillars and window frames. The building also fits the scale of the other buildings in that they have two stories and also two sides to each building. I would consider this building to be attractive in that it is almost uniform to surrounding buildings. The building is well maintained and easy on the eye from the road view. The house could use more flowers and plants to accent the house but overall it is well maintained. The surrounding area is used almost explicitly for residential and more affordable housing but to pair with that, there is a school just down the road. This area is very nice in terms of more affordable housing, and is a good area to raise children with the parks and the school on the surrounding area.
After reviewing the crime history around the complex we found the area seems to be fairly safe. Within 500 feet of the complex there were no crimes reported in the area. 1000 feet from the complex there were only two total crimes committed in this 6 month span. Using a quarter mile buffer we found that still only 6 crimes had occurred in the area. When using the half mile buffer is when crime rates shot up to 61 crimes in the past 6 months. With 30 of them being thefts, 10 burglaries and, 9 vehicle thefts. When turning on the density map we found that crime was prominent north west of the complex between 5th ave and 4th ave. A Lot of these crimes were thefts and vehicle thefts. Another hot spot for crimes was to the south east around W 2nd ave. When looking at the neighboring housing values we found that the values tend to increase the further sound of the unit you go. We believe this is because there is a large park and recreation facility that a block down that would increase property value the closer you are to that. The housing unit is also on a major road that crosses over the Olentangy river. The Hubbard Master School is the closest school to the housing units and it received a 2/10.