Victorian Village in the short North to get some good looking homes

The former parking lot never looked so good. I'm always amazed by how much can go in a tight spot. Urban Density is a good thing for Columbus.
excerpts from today's Daily Reporter article. . . . .

A new Plaza Properties development will bring 86 condominium residences to Victorian Village in the next year and a half.

The firm's latest undertaking, The Valerian in Victorian Village, will occupy a 1.7 acre site on Starr and Third avenues, on land that formerly was home to a parking lot used by the staff of the nearby Victorian Village Health Center.

Plaza acquired the property from Third Apollo Co. on Dec. 5, 2005.The Valerian will consist of four distinct housing segments.

-The Homes at The Valerian will feature five, three-story, two family duplexes. The 10 residences - 1,500-square feet each - all have two to three bedrooms and two-car garages with private entrances.

-The Crescent at The Valerian will be comprised of 30 two-bedroom residences fronting Starr and Third avenues. Six street-entry flats will measure 1,200-square feet each, 14 "crescent" flats and 10 top-level flats will be 1,075- to 1,600-square feet each. Eighteen units will have one bedroom, while the remainder will have two bedrooms.One parking space will be reserved for each of the street-entry and crescent flats, while the top-level flats each will have two spaces per unit.

-The Flats at The Valerian will consist of 30 common hall units, ranging in size from 825- to 1,120-square feet each. The building will have elevator service and each residence will have one parking space.The Carriage Houses at The Valerian, to be located behind the Homes, will consist of eight townhomes measuring 1,200-square feet each and eight flats at 900-square feet each. All the townhomes will have one-car garages with private entrances.

All the buildings are brick and stone, and several feature gables and large front porches - features that are popular in Victorian architecture, said Shane Bell, project manager at Architectural Alliance, The Valerian's architect of record.

A contractor for the project has not yet been chosen.The Valerian is expected to break ground in the fall, with construction completed in late 2007. All residences at The Valerian are expected to range in price from $180,000 to $375,000.

(picture curtesy of the Daily Reporter via artists rendering belonging to Plaza Properties.)