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Near East
The historic King-Lincoln district — jazz-era landmarks along Mt Vernon Avenue.
- Landmark
- The King Arts Complex anchors Mt Vernon Avenue.
- City Council
- District 1District 6
- Local civic body
- Near East Area CommissionCity-recognized area commissionMeets 6:30 pm, 2nd Thursday of each month · Near East Neighborhood Pride Center. Meeting schedule & map
- Zone In status
- Phase 1 corridors here are rezoned and enacted under the new Title 34 code — the new districts already apply.
What's in the public record
Recent building permits
3,137 permits on record inside the Near East Area Commission’s boundary since 2024.
- New structure (1–3 family) · 1222 MADISON AVE2026
- Mechanical (1–3 family) · 1710 OAK ST2026
- Plumbing (1–3 family) · 1710 OAK ST2026
- New structure (1–3 family) · 437 S 22ND ST2026
- New structure (1–3 family) · 1523 ROSETHORNE AVE2026
How the Near East community compares
The Near East 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 pressure61.9 code cases per 1,000 parcels · #6 of 35 · as of Oct 9, 2026
- 311 requests resolved within 7 days42% share resolved within 7 days · #26 of 35 · as of Oct 9, 2026
- Development pulse (2025 building permits)150 permits per 1,000 parcels · #11 of 40 · as of Oct 9, 2026
- Rent burden (studio)27.0% fair-market rent as % of median income · #13 of 41 · as of Oct 9, 2026
- Digital divide9.1% households without home broadband (%) · #17 of 41 · as of Oct 9, 2026
- Aging housing stock121 median age of homes (years) · #2 of 36 · as of Oct 9, 2026
Zone In Phase 2 in the Near East community
Under the City’s Phase 2 Public Review Draft, 11.2% of the Near East community’s land is proposed for a new zoning district, across 118 draft districts.
Most-proposed districts (by parcels)
- EMX · Emerging Mixed-Use — 246 parcels
- UCT · Urban Center — 244 parcels
- UGN-1 · Urban General 1 — 118 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 Near East parcels
Three real addresses inside the neighborhood — open one to see its full civic record.
ZIP codes in the Near East Area Commission’s area
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