A planned low-income housing development at the site of the former St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in downtown Columbus has cleared another hurdle after the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals agreed to a number of variances. Nick Surak is with the WODA Group, the developer of the proposed project…

Surak says that the development calls for 60 units in three buildings, with 42 one-bedroom units and 18 two-bedroom units. He explains this will reduce the need for on-site parking spaces…

Surak talks about the expected tenants…

The BZA agreed to the variances during its meeting Tuesday night. They include: building setbacks from the street, a reduced number of parking spaces and an entrance to the development.

As for the next step, Surak says that he must file applications with the state for the development to receive the necessary tax credit to make this project economically feasible. He says that these applications must be filed by November 7th with a response coming in the next few months. Surak says that while he can’t guarantee that this project will get the tax credits needed, he told the BZA, “I feel good about it.”