Summary
Three buildings totaling 161,700 square feet on 16.875 acres west of Britton Parkway, expected to house research, tech, and clean-manufacturing employers. The site's stream corridor and sewer easement forced an unusual layout needing multiple variances.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 7
- Last 30 days
- 0
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 10, 2026, up from 1 in the two months before.
Impact analysis
The applicant has significant money invested and faces a closing deadline on the land this week, but no public dollar impact was identified.
Local workers and the city's tax base if the employment-based tech firms staff hopes for move in.
Neighboring residential properties north of the ditch could face erosion and truck-traffic visibility issues if the buffer is reduced.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Committee of the Whole - Sep 28 2026
A long-vacant, sewer-split site on Anson Drive gets a 50% tax abatement and Jobs Ohio funding for a flex-industrial building; the developer honored the full 60-foot stream corridor.
City Council - Sep 28 2026
A long-vacant, sewer-constrained site on Anson Drive will finally get developed as tech flex industrial space, helped by a 50% tax abatement and JobsOhio funding. The developer revised the plan to protect a stream corridor at the city's 60-foot standard.
Board of Zoning Appeals - Sep 17 2026
Three buildings totaling 161,700 square feet on 16.875 acres west of Britton Parkway, expected to house research, tech, and clean-manufacturing employers. The site's stream corridor and sewer easement forced an unusual layout needing multiple variances.
Planning & Zoning Commission - Sep 10 2026
Three flex employment buildings totaling 161,700 square feet are coming to 16.875 acres at 4480 Anson Drive. The applicant reworked truck bays and setbacks to fit around the stream corridor, and the commission approved the site plan 7-0 with six conditions.
Planning & Zoning Commission - Aug 13 2026
A developer wants three flex industrial buildings totaling 160,600 square feet on Anson Drive, but wants to build within 25 feet of the Holcomb Ditch while the city's design standard calls for a 66-foot stream corridor. The city engineer warned that squeezing the buffer could cause erosion and drainage problems downstream, and the project was postponed a month.
Related development
BZA-26-28 – Anson Drive flex office development
Brings modern metal-panel employment buildings to the Anson Drive corridor, visually matching Rock City Church across the street; the loading-dock-facing elevation on Building A drew the most visual concern.
Anson Drive Flex Industrial / CRA Agreement
Activates a long-vacant site while preserving a 60-foot stream protection corridor revised into the plan.
Ansmil LLC Property — Flex Employment Development
New employment buildings rise along Britton Parkway and Anson Drive, with Building C sitting about 9 feet from the Britton Parkway right-of-way.
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