Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation

Management of public parking garages and an attached retail center.

In 2017, Capitol South substantially completed construction of a park and underground parking garage on the scioto peninsula. The garage opened in november 2017, and the park celebrated its grand opening on june 7, 2018. In 2020, Capitol South entered into a contract with the city of columbus for the design and construction of two parking garages totaling 1,400 spaces to the serve the scioto peninsula development. Construction of the garages continued though out 2021. The garages opened to the public in 2022.see schedule o.during 2021, Capitol South contributed $3,584,193 of its downtown housing incentive fund to cddc in order to assist with funding of the topiary park crossing project, a 98-unit affordable housing project being developed in downtown columbus. Construction of the project commenced in 2022 and is expected to open in the fall of 2023.beginning in the summer of 2021, Capitol South provided additional security and programming to the columbus riverfront park area known as the scioto mile. These services were coordinated with the city of columbus department of recreation and parks in an effort to activate the area after the covid pandemic. These services continued in 2022.

The columbus commons park had a closer-to-normal event season in 2022 after the covid-19 pandemic reduced the number of events in 2020 and 2021. The park provides a variety of events for the Community to enjoy, with the majority of them being free and open to all. In addition to events, the park draws people downtown with free carousel rides and two onsite cafes, which supports the ongoing development of downtown columbus.

Downtown housing incentive fund (provided "gap" financing to downtown residential developers). Currently originating no new loans.