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Fifth by Northwest
A quiet wedge between Grandview and the Olentangy — half homes, half research-park frontage.
- Landmark
- The Olentangy Trail runs the neighborhood's river edge.
- City Council
- District 3
- Local civic body
- 5th by Northwest Area CommissionCity-recognized area commissionMeets 7:00 pm, 1st Tuesday of each month · Cityview Church. Meeting schedule & map
- Zone In status
- Phase 2 draft districts are published and open for public comment through Oct 24, 2026; today the parcels keep their current zoning.
What's in the public record
Recent building permits
1,002 permits on record inside the 5th by Northwest Area Commission’s boundary since 2024.
- New structure (commercial) · 1515 GERRARD AVE UNIT GRGE2026
- Plumbing (commercial) · 1515 GERRARD AVE UNIT GRGE2026
- Electrical (commercial) · 1515 GERRARD AVE UNIT GRGE2026
- Electrical (multi-family) · 1515 GERRARD AVE UNIT 1032026
- New structure (multi-family) · 1515 GERRARD AVE UNIT 1032026
How the Fifth by Northwest community compares
The Fifth by Northwest community’s standing across Civic Worth’s civic maps. Open any measure to see it on the map.
Ranked across the City of Columbus’s Columbus Communities planning areas, which the City notes aren’t a substitute for area commission boundaries.
- Code-enforcement & blight pressure28.1 code cases per 1,000 parcels · #18 of 35 · as of Oct 9, 2026
- 311 requests resolved within 7 days49% share resolved within 7 days · #9 of 35 · as of Oct 9, 2026
- Development pulse (2025 building permits)121 permits per 1,000 parcels · #21 of 40 · as of Oct 9, 2026
- Rent burden (studio)23.2% fair-market rent as % of median income · #18 of 41 · as of Oct 9, 2026
- Digital divide6.1% households without home broadband (%) · #25 of 41 · as of Oct 9, 2026
- Aging housing stock76 median age of homes (years) · #15 of 36 · as of Oct 9, 2026
Zone In Phase 2 in the Fifth by Northwest community
Under the City’s Phase 2 Public Review Draft, 27.1% of the Fifth by Northwest community’s land is proposed for a new zoning district, across 72 draft districts.
Most-proposed districts (by parcels)
- UCT · Urban Center — 565 parcels
- UGN-1 · Urban General 1 — 131 parcels
- EMX · Emerging Mixed-Use — 40 parcels
Public Review Draft, Aug 2026 — subject to change. Source: City of Columbus Zone In Phase 2 draft map (ArcGIS layer 808), as of 2026-10-09.
Example Fifth by Northwest parcels
Three real addresses inside the neighborhood — open one to see its full civic record.
ZIP codes in the 5th by Northwest Area Commission’s area
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