COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to turn sites that used to be considered hazardous into bustling new attractions.
Earlier this month, the state announced its fourth round of Brownfield Remediation Funding. The announcement was made as a project from that has come to fruition.
What You Need To Know
- The state has announced its fourth round of Brownfield Remediation Funding
- Brownfield grants help clean up contaminated sites that are abandoned or underutilized
- The state funding has helped Grandview Crossing become a place to eat, live, work and socialize
Brownfield grants help clean up contaminated sites that are abandoned or underutilized. Grandview Crossing was one example of that.
"We couldn't have got this project off the ground without it. It needed a lot of remediation, a lot. We had to bring in a lot of fills to level out the site and remediate it,” said president and CFO of Thrive Companies Joel Lilly.
Because of Brownfield grant funding, the 60 acres of land has become a place to eat, live, work and socialize.
Since 2021, the state has distributed $450 million for 374 projects across nearly every county in Ohio.
Thrive Companies has helped with 17 of those projects selecting each location carefully.
The project's latest addition, The Little Grand Market, opened over the weekend. It’s a new food hall that’s home to a dozen restaurants and bars, but they're not stopping there.
Lilly said they're hoping to add more residential units, retailers and a hotel there in the next couple years.