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University District
The dense, student-shaped neighborhoods wrapped around Ohio State and the 'Shoe.
- Landmark
- Ohio Stadium — the 'Shoe — rises over the Olentangy.
- City Council
- District 1District 2
- Local civic body
- University Area CommissionCity-recognized area commissionMeets 6:30 pm, 3rd Wednesday of each month · Northwood & High Building. 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
2,174 permits on record inside the University Area Commission’s boundary since 2024.
- Electrical (commercial) · 50 W LANE AVE UNIT 10032026
- New structure (commercial) · 50 W LANE AVE UNIT 10032026
- Demolition (1–3 family) · 31-33 W NORWICH AVE2026
- Demolition (1–3 family) · 33 W NORWICH AVE2026
- New structure (1–3 family) · 1360 SUMMIT ST2026
How the University District community compares
The University District 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 pressure71.4 code cases per 1,000 parcels · #2 of 35 · as of Oct 11, 2026
- 311 requests resolved within 7 days46% share resolved within 7 days · #18 of 35 · as of Oct 11, 2026
- Development pulse (2025 building permits)115 permits per 1,000 parcels · #24 of 40 · as of Oct 11, 2026
- Rent burden (studio)35.3% fair-market rent as % of median income · #5 of 41 · as of Oct 11, 2026
- Digital divide8.2% households without home broadband (%) · #20 of 41 · as of Oct 11, 2026
- Aging housing stock116 median age of homes (years) · #5 of 36 · as of Oct 11, 2026
Zone In Phase 2 in the University District community
Under the City’s Phase 2 Public Review Draft, 37.5% of the University District community’s land is proposed for a new zoning district, across 216 draft districts.
Most-proposed districts (by parcels)
- EMX · Emerging Mixed-Use — 936 parcels
- UGN-1 · Urban General 1 — 455 parcels
- CMP · Campus — 288 parcels
Public Review Draft, Aug 2026 — subject to change. Source: City of Columbus Zone In Phase 2 draft map (ArcGIS layer 808), as of 2026-10-11.
Example University District parcels
Three real addresses inside the neighborhood — open one to see its full civic record.
ZIP codes in the University Area Commission’s area
Explore other Columbus neighborhoods
See these patterns across the whole city on the Columbus civic maps — zoning, permits, 311 response times, displacement risk, and more.