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The New Albany Company plans to build 40 new homes worth at least $1.5 million each along the New Albany Country Club golf course.The New Albany Planning Commission approved the company’s requests for the 30-acre development.The project includes dedicating land for a new city park.
The New Albany Co. is proposing 40 new single-family homes worth at least $1.5 million along the New Albany Country Club golf course.
The New Albany Planning Commission on June 16 unanimously approved the company’s four requests related to developing a 30-acre undeveloped site in the middle of the “east nine” portion of the golf course.
A subdivision of 36 lots was approved for the property in 2021. While public infrastructure and utilities have been constructed, no lots have been sold and no homes built. Among the requests, The New Albany Co. is asking to reconfigure the parcels to create 40 residential lots, eight reserves and 3 subareas, according to city planning documents.
Roadways inside the subdivision have already been constructed, including extensions of Head of Pond Road, from Lambton Park Road on the southwest, and Baughman Grant from the north, city planning documents state.
Due to the prime location, developers anticipate each home will be valued at least $1.5 million, with the average value likely to be even higher. Homes will be custom-built for each property owner, and construction is expected to occur over the next five years or more, Aaron Underhill, an attorney for the development, wrote in a letter to the city.
The neighborhood will have unique features, setting it apart from other New Albany subdivisions. At the north and south entry points, as well as the entry for a loop road in the southeast corner, lots will have detached accessory buildings that will span over the roadway. The buildings will be 14 feet, 7 inches high to allow for fire trucks and moving vehicles to pass underneath, Tom Rubey, the company’s development director, told the commission.
As part of the project, the company will dedicate about an acre of current privately owned land at the western corner of Lambton Park Road and Brandon Road to the city for a park, city planning documents show.
Two of the company’s requests, a proposed rezoning and the final plat, must also be approved by the City Council. They are expected to come before the council sometime soon, city planning staff told The Dispatch.
Eastern Columbus suburbs reporter Maria DeVito can be reached at mdevito@dispatch.com and @mariadevito13.dispatch.com on Bluesky and @MariaDeVito13 on X.
