Housing Section

• Windsor to return to Planning Commission with 96-unit apartment proposal

  By Reilly DixonJune 6, 2025

  

  Last month, the developer had requested Planning Commission’s approval for a 128-unit apartment complex; when met with sizable public pushback on the density of the proposal, Windsor went back to the drawing table to come up with a plan for fewer units.

• Low-income housing project not selected for funding

  By Reilly DixonJune 2, 2025

  

  The Ohio Housing Finance Agency’s recent announcement means that plans to build a 60-unit apartment complex — one that would have provided rentals for individuals who fall between 30% and 80% of the area median income — are now stalled indefinitely.

• Villagers sound off on proposed apartments at Antioch College

  By Reilly DixonMay 28, 2025

  

  Responding to sizable public dissatisfaction regarding the 128-unit density on the two acres at the Antioch College student union site, Windsor CEO Alex Dorsey proposed, near the end of the most recent Planning Commission meeting, a reduction to 96 units at that location.

• Ohio budget bill targets affordable housing funds

  By Lauren ShowsMay 24, 2025

  

  HB 96 includes a provision that would eliminate a requirement for counties to contribute 50% of county recorder fees to the state’s Ohio Housing Trust Fund — a central state funding source that supports affordable housing opportunities and services for low-income residents.

• Woda Cooper proposes 71 low-income units for LIHTC project

  By Reilly DixonFebruary 17, 2025

  

  Woda Cooper Companies aims to develop a three-story, low-income housing complex in Yellow Springs comprised of 71 one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Monthly rents, excluding utilities, would range from $345 to $1,150.

• Home, Inc. set to award $500K home-repair grants

  By YS News StaffJanuary 18, 2025

  

  Most grants will be up to $16,500 for projects starting in February, including accessibility upgrades, health and safety repairs and weatherization.

• First steps toward 128 more apartments in Yellow Springs

  By Reilly DixonOctober 9, 2024

  

  Tentatively dubbed “Unity Village” by Columbus-based real estate developer Windsor Companies, the planned buildings will be composed of 32 two-bedroom and 96 one-bedroom units — 128 in total — ranging from 650 to 1,100 square feet.

• YS Home, Inc. breaks ground on The Cascades

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 11, 2024

  

  Last week, local affordable housing nonprofit YS Home, Inc. broke ground on the first phase of The Cascades, a 32-unit development focused on rental housing for seniors.

• The value of a soccer field

  By Reilly DixonJuly 11, 2024

  

  If, in the coming months, all the local stakeholders agree that the Morgan Fields are, in fact, the best site to build the future housing development, then where would all the soccer players go?

• Springers 4 More Springers seeks zoning reform, more low-income housing

  By Reilly DixonJuly 2, 2024

  

  Springers 4 More Springers is a citizens action group that seeks to work with local elected bodies and residents to reform the Village zoning code, support affordable housing initiatives such as Home, Inc’s 50-unit project and serve as an advocate for tenants.