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Case studies
From acquisition to completion — six properties NextGen has repositioned, and one initiative keeping longtime homeowners safely housed.
Initiative
Through a partnership with the City of Columbus Attorney’s Office and community organizations including NextGen, eligible low-income elderly residents receive essential code-violation repairs at no cost to the homeowner. Participants are referred to the program through housing code violation cases connected to the City Attorney’s Office.
The initiative is intended to preserve housing stability, improve living conditions, and help longtime residents remain in the communities they call home.
Real estate projects
Founded in 2006 by Chef Henry Butcher and his family, Creole Kitchen cooked authentic New Orleans flavors to Columbus. As the business prepared to relocate to a new space along East Long Street from Mt. Vernon Avenue as a part of the Ogden mixed-use development, funds from NextGen enable the restaurant to continue operating and serving the historic King Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood it has called home for many years. The transition from Mt. Vernon will continue to support local employment, allowing the restaurant to retain and hire new employees and continue providing opportunities within the community. The new location will enable Creole’s Kitchen to reach more residents and visitors will still remaining a staple in the King Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood.
NextGen purchased property on the west side of Cleveland Avenue, between Briarwood, Myrtle, and Arlington Avenues, for future development. The goal is to provide workforce housing along with office and retail opportunities.
NextGen unlocked this site at the corner of Cleveland and Hudson in 2025, positioning it for future development that will bring lasting economic momentum to the corridor.
This historic Near East Side property once housed a funeral parlor and Adelphi Savings and Loan — the city’s first African American–owned financial institution — before sitting vacant for years. NextGen acquired it in 2016; Borror completed a mixed-use residential and retail development in 2021.
The City acquired the closed Carl L. Brown grocery site in 2014 after years of vacancy and deeded it to NextGen in 2015. The site was sold to Columbus Metropolitan Housing in 2017 to complete the rebuild of Poindexter Village.
In 2020, NextGen purchased a public nuisance corner store at Chittenden and Cleveland Avenues. Along with the City of Columbus, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and Charitable Pharmacy, NextGen converted the store into a community market offering fresh food and pharmacy access. Each quarter, the market serves more than 12,000 households, reaching over 45,000 people.
In 2017, NextGen acquired approximately three acres along Cleveland Avenue at its intersection with Myrtle Avenue in the North Linden community, removing several dilapidated buildings to make way for new development. Partnering with Homeport, NextGen helped build a 100-unit senior housing complex that includes affordable housing and commercial space.
In 2017, NextGen acquired a former drive-thru facility and partnered with Community Development for All People to turn it into a free fresh produce market. It now serves over 4,000 Franklin County residents every month.
Purchased a former adult bookstore in 2018 and redeveloped it into a vegan restaurant in 2019, supporting the Parsons Avenue Redevelopment Corporation’s efforts along the corridor.
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